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Beware The Consultant

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Beware The Consultant John Greathouse – Posted in: Cash Flow Management , Launching Venture , Strategic Planning. For instance, many a BDC CEO has initiated a consultant to study cost cutting issues before announcing a significant layoff. John is a CPA and holds an M.B.A. Thanks for visiting! Pyramid Power.

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Lean Business Planning with Tim Berry [VIDEO]

Up and Running

Magda, the new business owner, knows this deli office park business, so she knows more or less to educated guess what it’s going to cost her for each cup of coffee, for each lunch. As we look at the categories, she’s not having ham sandwiches versus turkey sandwiches. When is the new launch? How important is that?

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Business ecology and the four customer currencies

Startup Lessons Learned

A business that strives for something like this should absolutely be charging money from day one, in order to establish baselines for their two key metrics: CPA (the cost to acquire a new customer) and LTV (the lifetime value of each acquired customer). This is the simplest ecosystem and simplest driver of growth. As soon as possible!&#

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Lousy Products Might Break Your Bones – But A Name Will Seldom Hurt You

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As noted in Beware The Consultant , such pay-for-hire charlatans barter their time for your money – the more time they trade with you, the more of your money they take. When the company was initially launched, its name was awkwardly similar to the chocolate drink YooHoo. infoChachkie. Hands-on startup advice for emerging entrepreneurs.

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