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Why you should never have a data room — the most counter-intuitive fund-raising advice you’ll ever…

Both Sides of the Table

Your historical trading information including financials and a “customer file” which shows the history of your transactions so that investors can run “cohort” analyses Customer reference, personal references, key team members, compensation, cap table, stock option plan, etc. against a broad range of similar companies.

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Your LTV Math is Wrong

Seeing Both Sides

There has been a lot of good stuff written over the years on the topic of calculating customer lifetime value (LTV). One important component to an LTV calculation is the churn rate or cancellation rate. A monthly churn rate of 1%? Then multiply that monthly revenue by 100.

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How to Write a Business Plan

Up and Running

Your business plan isn’t complete without a financial forecast. Every business is solving a problem for its customers and filling a need in the market. Who is your ideal customer? If you can show that your potential customers are already interested in—or perhaps already buying—your product or service, this is great to highlight.