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Are Business Plans Still Necessary?

Both Sides of the Table

People mistook extra doses of Ajax for a successful product. Many of these businesses were what First Round Capital called FNACs (features, not companies – this acronym has always stuck with me). I have seen really great product people espouse the death of the business plan. portfolios. Do so at your peril.

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Founder Interview: Bill Walsh on Eliminating Small Business Failure

The Startup Magazine

Bill is an accomplished author, speaker, radio personality and movie celebrity, With a very successful background in finance and marketing, he has spent two decades working with start-ups to major global brands increasing sales, productivity and overall success. Get access to low cost capital. Call all of your best customers.

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11 Things I've learned from running a micro VC in the last year

Hippoland

more on this later) Much like running a product-startup, you’re your own boss, so you sometimes end up working really hard and at all hours depending on where you are in your fund life cycle. 2) Starting a micro VC is just like starting a product company. And then later, when the fund needs money, the fund does a capital call.

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11 Things I've learned from running a micro VC in the last year

Hippoland

more on this later) Much like running a product-startup, you’re your own boss, so you sometimes end up working really hard and at all hours depending on where you are in your fund life cycle. 2) Starting a micro VC is just like starting a product company. And then later, when the fund needs money, the fund does a capital call.

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Group Finance Director

Transformify

Key responsibilities in this role include: Overseeing and sign-off of the financial statements and management accounts; Overseeing the developing the budgeting and forecasting process and contributing to the strategic direction of the business; Overseeing production of the fund accounts and the general administration of the funds; Overseeing the carried (..)

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The Loneliness of Success that Nobody Talks About

Both Sides of the Table

As an industry we need to pay attention to those who are struggling as they build their startups and make sure we pay as much attention to the mental stresses of the job as we do to the business challenges like shipping product, hiring staff and raising money.

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The Collapse of the VC Ecosystem & What It Will Look Like Post.

Altgate

Growth stage investors are usually the Series B or C investors who come in when the product is in the market but there is little or no revenue and the team is probably in the 20-something range with the goal to ramp it up to 40-50 employees with the new money, build out a sales team, etc. “dry powder&# ) and $1.5 Also, the $1.5