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How to Write a Business Plan for a Subscription Box Service

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The subscription box industry is growing rapidly thanks to a steady revenue model and tapping into people’s love for surprises. Marketing and sales plan. Financial summary : Project your revenue for the first few years. Creating a buyer persona puts you in the customer’s shoes to guide marketing and sales decisions.

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How to Write a Business Plan

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Marketing and Sales Plan. What marketing and sales tactics will you be using? Highlight the key aspects of your financial plan, ideally with a chart that shows your planned sales, expenses, and profitability. Intellectual Property : Again, this mostly applies to technology and scientific ventures. Read more ».

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

I previously posted a detailed presentation with sales technology tools useful for B2B sales. Many VC funds rely on general-purpose CRM and sales funnel solutions like Copper , Pipedrive, Salesforce , Streak , and ZenDesk. Lighter Capital, a Revenue Based Investing VC, offers a Cost of Capital Calculator.