Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Financial Summary: Explain your business model, startup costs, revenues, and liabilities to the company. With the rise of new cannabis companies, it is important to differentiate your cannabis company from the competition, whether you are opening a farm, extraction operation, or dispensary. Your operations plan. Operations.

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Business Plan Technical Review Forecast Software Review 154

Up and Running

MARCH 14, 2018

How much will it cost? Your financials should easily allow you to calculate your customer acquisition costs. Most startup teams are missing some key talent—be it marketing, management expertise, programmers, sales, operations, financial management, and so on. Your exit strategy. How will you reach your customers?

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Hockey Stick Exit Strategy Technical Review Angel Investor 164

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2016

Yet one of the first things a potential equity investor asks about is your exit strategy. Here are three important reasons for the question: Good investment paybacks normally require an exit event. Most experts don’t recommend this approach as your default strategy anymore. You can kick-off your next startup.

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Equity Exit Strategy Private Equity Startup 120

Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 10, 2023

It's your persuasive pitch to potential investors, outlining your startup's objectives and profitability strategy. Beyond that, it acts as your business's guiding roadmap, ensuring you stay aligned with your goals as your operations adapt to evolving circumstances. Thanks Stephanie Venn Watson, Fatty15 ! #9-

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Business Plan Jordan Entrepreneur Florida 127

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 10, 2023

Products and services for a business need to be attuned to customer requirements, cost and quality tradeoffs, with milestones for pricing and completion. External investors expect a documented business plan, with clear targets on funding needed, use of funds, revenue projections, return potential, and exit strategy.

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Exit Strategy Metrics Operations Cost 288

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 23, 2021

A business is never a solo operation. You need complementary skills for marketing, financials, and operations. A winning strategy today is to combine these objectives, by committing a portion of your profits for a higher cause. The return was far greater than the cost of donated shoes.

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Startup Exit Strategy Cofounder Equity 399

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Initial Public Offerings (IPO) are back as an exit strategy. According to a report just out, a record 156 operating companies went public in the U.S. Cost of entry for a startup is at an all-time low. A year from now that’s projected to go as high as 100. in 2013, with aggregate proceeds of over $38 billion.

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IPO Entrepreneur Social Media Startup 273

Up and Running

AUGUST 28, 2018

Financial summary: Explain your business model, startup costs, revenues, and liabilities to the company. Or maybe you will want to extend your practice’s hours of operation. Your operations plan. Your funding ask and exit strategy, if applicable. Operations. Do they self-pay or use insurance? Be specific.

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Business Plan Technical Review Exit Strategy Oregon 72

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 7, 2020

Products and services for a business need to be attuned to customer requirements, cost and quality tradeoffs, with milestones for pricing and completion. External investors expect a documented business plan, with clear targets on funding needed, use of funds, revenue projections, return potential, and exit strategy.

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Entrepreneur Exit Strategy Metrics Operations 328

Up and Running

JANUARY 2, 2013

How much will it cost? Your financials should easily allow you to calculate your customer acquisition costs. Most start-up teams are missing some key talent – be it marketing, management expertise, programmers, sales, operations, financial management, etc. How will you reach your customers? How will you measure success?

Hockey Stick 164

Hockey Stick Exit Strategy Technical Review Due Diligence 164

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

Reasons for funding. ? Scale up your operations. One of the most prominent reasons for funding is to scale up your operations, for expansion and achieve economies of scale. Now you may want to scale up your operations or expand your presence. The third reason is to fund your short term operational expenses or working capital.

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Startup Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch Seed Stage 150

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 13, 2020

Demonstrate an understanding of business operation realities. Even if you work harder than everyone else, you probably won’t stay ahead of rising costs and new competitors. > Define an exit strategy for investors to liquidate their share. > Market penetration and revenue targets related to opportunity size.

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Liquidity Event Forecast Exit Strategy Bootstrapping 308

Up and Running

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Financial Summary: Explain your business model, startup costs, revenues, and liabilities to the company. The solution: PARE shoulders the cost of renovations for young people who do not have the time, knowledge, or money to do it themselves. Your operations plan. Your funding ask and exit strategy, if applicable.

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El Paso Business Plan Technical Review Forecast 61

Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 5, 2018

It’s a user-friendly and affordable app that businesses can utilize to help increase efficiency while reducing overall costs involved. I hope that my software will help them to get out of a growth rut by reducing their costs, increasing productivity and achieving efficiency in their workflow. Tell us your story. Listen to them.

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Software Management Entrepreneur Vietnam 55

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Operations. Now, you’ll describe your marketing strategies, sales plans, operations information, milestones, your team and company basics, and your financial plan. With the total cost of each box in hand, calculate a price with at least a 40 percent profit margin, as suggested by CrateJoy. Operations. Fulfillment.

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Business Plan Curation Balance Sheet Intellectual Property 63

Up and Running

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Sure, you can get up to speed eventually, perhaps by hiring the right people, or doing the training, but at what cost? In this way, your combined strength will give you a competitive advantage, leading to lower costs of production, minimized risk, and greater profits. For your joint venture to operate, you will need to employ workers.

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Intellectual Property Technical Review Exit Strategy Due Diligence 60

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

You can use them for your everyday operations such as paying suppliers. But this will cost you in terms of control. When approaching angel investors, keep your pitch to the point and always present an exit strategy. If the business fails to succeed, you can lose your savings and house. Use a Credit Card. Angel Investors.

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Finance Small Business Angel Investor Exit Strategy 194

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

They don’t realize that this option would likely be their worst nightmare, since it costs millions for the road show, usually dilutes your equity to a tiny fraction, and takes away all your entrepreneurial control. Their synopsis of the key risks should make you look hard for an alternate exit strategy: Increased risk of liability.

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IPO Founder Exit Strategy Investment Bankers 224

Up and Running

JULY 2, 2014

You can’t underestimate the importance of selecting an attorney who “gets” your business model, your market opportunity, and most importantly, your fundraising and exit strategy. We shared all of this with our attorney before she helped us write our Operating Agreement (OA), so we assumed we were in good hands.

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Technical Review Angel Investor Due Diligence Dilution 118

Up and Running

MAY 15, 2018

This means being able to increase profits without increasing costs at an equal (or higher) rate. You should forecast the expected cost the investment or loan will cover, and the returns it will generate in future. Your business model must show the potential to increase the revenue with minimal expenditure in the coming months or years.

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SBA Angel Investor Technical Review Startup 84

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2011

They don’t realize that this option would likely be their worst nightmare, since it costs millions for the road show, usually dilutes your equity to a tiny fraction, and takes away all your entrepreneurial control. Their synopsis of the key risks should make you look hard for an alternate exit strategy: Increased risk of liability.

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Exit Strategy IPO Investment Bankers Entrepreneur 235

Up and Running

MAY 1, 2014

Deciding on your price can feel more like an art than a science, but there are some basic rules that you should follow: Your pricing should cover your costs. There are certainly exceptions to this, but for the most part you should be charging your customers more than it costs you to deliver your product or service. Personnel Plan.

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Business Plan Forecast Balance Sheet Distribution 163

Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 18, 2024

As a former business exit advisor, she crafts exit strategies, adding up to five figures to clients’ net profit monthly so they can focus on growth. John (04:26): So a lot of books consulting around this idea of scaling, making a business run without you really all come down to systems and process and operations.

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Framework Sales Cycle Sales Hiring 63

Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

These businesses were helping people straighten their teeth at a much lower cost and with less pain than traditional alternatives such as braces. If manufacturers can increase productivity , they can produce more without increasing costs, then they are more globally competitive. Photo Credit: Alex Dask. I didn't like it much.

Entrepreneur 144

Entrepreneur Software Review LLC Web Development 144

Up and Running

MAY 14, 2015

Business plans go by many names: Strategic plans, operational plans, internal plans, and many others. Feasibility plans, internal plans, operations plan, annual plans, and strategic plans. All businesses can use a lean plan to manage strategy, tactics, dates, deadlines, activities, and cash flow. Operations plan or annual plan.

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Business Plan Lean Forecast Balance Sheet 60

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 28, 2016

Products and services for a business need to be attuned to customer requirements, cost and quality tradeoffs, with milestones for pricing and completion. External investors expect a documented business plan, with clear targets on funding needed, use of funds, revenue projections, return potential, and exit strategy.

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Exit Strategy Metrics Operations Cost 155

Up and Running

JULY 15, 2016

Depending on your field of business, there are different challenges to overcome and strategies to employ to run a successful China operation. Despite the fact that production costs for certain products are now cheaper in some Southeast Asian countries, China remains the factory of the world. See Also: Starting a Business Guide.

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China Entrepreneur Technical Review Framework 60

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

MARCH 10, 2011

This article picks up from that point onward, discussing the challenges we ran into once we went into operation mode, the invaluable lessons that only first-hand experience can teach, the exit strategy which was the $250,000 sale of the website, and finally my overall concluding thoughts on the entire experience.

Technical Review 71

Technical Review PPC Due Diligence Exit Strategy 71

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

In this post, I want to lay out the details involved in how I first realized the opportunity, the formation of the business idea, the search for my supplier, the establishment and growth of the business, problems encountered and lessons learned, as well as the exit strategy that resulted in the $250,000 sale of the business.

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SEO PPC America Design 86

Transformify

AUGUST 7, 2022

Lots of entrepreneurs consider subsidiaries overseas to tap into a new talent pool or optimize costs. Starting a new venture is tough in the best of circumstances, it is even tougher when you are involved in remote operations and uncertain environments. It is especially more difficult if you are planning to start a business abroad.

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Due Diligence Exit Strategy Singapore Government 52

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2015

Products and services for a business need to be attuned to customer requirements, cost and quality tradeoffs, with milestones for pricing and completion. External investors expect a documented business plan, with clear targets on funding needed, use of funds, revenue projections, return potential, and exit strategy.

Exit Strategy 120

Exit Strategy Metrics Operations Cost 120

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2016

Despite the fact that the number of IPOs (Initial Public Offerings) for startups have continued to decrease, I still hear it touted often as the preferred exit strategy. There are real ongoing costs of maintaining a public company. million in annual recurring costs as a result of being public.

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IPO Initial Public Offering SEC Stock Options 120

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

I walk through below how progressive investors are using technology and analytics throughout all of their operations. We are also seeing technology evaluation as an increasingly important part of LP operational due diligence. Capital has built a free online tool for founders to calculate their cost of capital.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2016

You need to convince family and friends, in terms they can relate to, that your idea makes logical business sense, and you have done your homework on real customers, competitors, and costs. Most new entrepreneurs are not surrounded by people who understand convertible notes, startup equity investing, and exit strategies.

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Elevator Pitch Exit Strategy Angel Investor Equity 151

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2015

As an advisor and mentor to startups, I try to make sure entrepreneurs understand both the pros and cons of an IPO as an exit strategy. When including lawyers and a chief compliance officer, many experts argue that the costs can quadruple those of a private company. All strategy and operational moves become public.

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IPO Initial Public Offering Entrepreneur Private Equity 120

Up and Running

AUGUST 20, 2018

The need becomes obvious as soon as you recognize that you don’t know how much money you need, and when you need it, without laying out projected sales , costs, expenses, and timing of payments. You don’t do an exit strategy section of your business plan if you’re not writing for investors and therefore you aren’t concerned with an exit.

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Business Plan Technical Review Lean Forecast 119

Growthink Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

What is the company's exit strategy? The process of creating the business plan helps to minimize opportunity costs. The business plan provides a roadmap from which to operate, and to look to for direction in times of doubt. The business plan answers investors' questions such as: Is there a need for this product/service?

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Business Plan Private Placement Exit Strategy Finance 128