Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

It’s more possible to bootstrap today than a few years ago, as the cost of entry continues to go down. It’s equally easy to go online and incorporate your new entity, register some intellectual property and have some fun with social media for marketing and interacting with customers. Operate small, but show a big-company image.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 11, 2022

Every business needs revenue to provide investor returns and offset costs. Free” is not an attractive revenue model to investors. Popular revenue models today include recurring subscription charges, licensing, as well the traditional sale or lease model. Key resources.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 29, 2024

Revenue streams are another critical component of your business model. Optimising Your Operations Efficiency is the name of the game when it comes to operations. Optimising Your Operations Efficiency is the name of the game when it comes to operations. Securing funding can also be a critical step for your venture.

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Intellectual Property Angel Investor Business Model Bootstrapping 130

Up and Running

AUGUST 24, 2020

Cutting costs , revisiting forecasts , and stabilizing your business. Not only because of its capability to accelerate and automate rule-based processes but also because it helps achieve better operational efficiency and reduces human error. The first stage in this crisis was survival. 5G Network.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2020

It’s more possible to bootstrap today than a few years ago, as the cost of entry continues to go down. It’s equally easy to go online and incorporate your new entity, register some intellectual property and have some fun with social media for marketing and interacting with customers. Operate small, but show a big-company image.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 27, 2016

Even social entrepreneurs need milestones, quantifiable results, and revenue to sustain their value. Investors like to see new intellectual property as a barrier to entry. Investors expect to hear annual revenues, average margins, customer acquisition costs and sales pipelines. Focus on customer needs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 28, 2022

In addition, you need to focus on the unique value you bring, and maintaining the gap between what customers are willing to pay versus your best cost. Smart companies use acquisitions to enhance momentum and accelerate revenue growth. In many cases, the return is not worth the cost. Avoid stock deals, and pay with cash.

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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.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

What will it cost to start that business? Many people underestimate startup costs and start their business in a haphazard, unplanned way. Estimating realistic startup costs is one of the key elements of your financial plan. What are startup costs? Second, money to be spent on operating expenses and buying inventory.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

According to Deloitte , 59% of companies outsource to cut costs. Whether you are a small business owner or are an entrepreneur trying to make money online , you need to know how to scale your operations successfully. But you do need to know your operating budget. Here is how to outsource as an entrepreneur. Know Your Budget.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

DECEMBER 15, 2021

in 2004 and has grown her project management company into a success that makes $1 million in revenue annually. trillion in sales, shipments, receipts or revenue and employed more than 10 million people. Sometimes covering these costs without insurance can force the business to close. Intellectual property theft.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2019

Every business needs revenue to provide investor returns and offset costs. Free” is not an attractive revenue model to investors. Popular revenue models today include recurring subscription charges, licensing, as well the traditional sale or lease model. Key resources.

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Intellectual Property Business Model Angel Investor Channel 250

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. Operations. Do they self-pay or use insurance? Be specific. Competition: Who else is offering similar services?

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Business Plan Technical Review Exit Strategy Oregon 72

Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

In fact, it was only 7 years ago that Apple shipped its first iPhone and Google introduced its Android operating system. Companies horde cash and squeeze the most revenue and margin from the money they use. For example they can reduce component cost, introduce a line extension or create new versions of the existing product.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

But why not learn as well from the mistakes of others, without suffering their cost, time, and pain? Even a non-profit has to generate revenue (or donations) to offset operating costs. No intellectual property. Don’t quit your day job until new revenue is flowing. Business model doesn’t make money.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2017

Every business needs revenue to provide investor returns and offset costs. Free” is not an attractive revenue model to investors. Popular revenue models today include recurring subscription charges, licensing, as well the traditional sale or lease model. Key resources.

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Business Model Intellectual Property Startup Angel Investor 143

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 1, 2012

But why not learn as well from the mistakes of others, without suffering their cost, time, and pain? Even a non-profit has to generate revenue (or donations) to offset operating costs. No intellectual property. Don’t quit your day job until new revenue is flowing. Business model doesn’t make money.

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Intellectual Property Entrepreneur Viral Early Stage 274

Up and Running

AUGUST 29, 2014

A venture feasibility study analyzes an idea from several perspectives: market opportunity, competition, resources available, resource gaps, financial viability, operational issues, intellectual property rights, development timeline and technology needs. Personal credit ratings and collateral are also important.

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Small Business CPA Government North America 87

ConversionXL

DECEMBER 7, 2017

The CEO cut costs. That latter term is used to describe an initial offer that generates enough revenue to offset the cost of acquiring a customer. Marketing where you don’t have to is called a subsidy cost. It’s one of the biggest hidden costs for any business. That’s a rapid turnaround. Why use tripwire marketing?

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

These included; identification of a compelling clinical need, large enough market, intellectual property, regulatory issues, and reimbursement, and whether there was a plausible exit. The heart of the therapeutics IRL also required “Proof of relevance” – was there a path to revenues fully articulated, an operational plan defined.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 12, 2019

Remember, profit is not the same thing as revenue, nor does high revenue equal profitability. Although there are dozens of competitive advantages , you will most likely find yours in your: Processes and practices, Products, Intellectual property, Team members, Organizational culture, Capital, Natural resources, or.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2013

Even in an open space, you need intellectual property, like patents, to keep potential competitors from overrunning you. For example, many new social websites proclaim that they will offer a free service, and live on ad revenues (not likely in the first year without a huge marketing investment). Operational risk.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Internal Revenue Service and Canada Revenue Agency both allow small business owners to write off or deduct the funds and intellectual property that they dedicate toward nonprofit causes and initiatives. Then, you can create a road map to ensure you’re fully equipped to get the operation off the ground.

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Intellectual Property Government Dividend Canada 78

Gust

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

But why not learn as well from the mistakes of others, without suffering their cost, time, and pain? Even a non-profit has to generate revenue (or donations) to offset operating costs. No intellectual property. Don’t quit your day job until new revenue is flowing. Business model doesn’t make money.

Intellectual Property 183

Intellectual Property Startup Viral Early Stage 183

The Next Web

AUGUST 30, 2013

The inspiration for my second post came from the many CEOs and entrepreneurs who come to me knowing they want to go after Asia and are aware of their target markets, but unsure of the best approach to start building out their operations on the ground. Another learning I’ve come across the hard way is to stay away from ‘sales consultants.’.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 6, 2016

It’s more possible to bootstrap today than a few years ago, as the cost of entry continues to go down. It’s equally easy to go online and incorporate your new entity, register some intellectual property and have some fun with social media for marketing and interacting with customers. Operate small, but show a big-company image.

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Bootstrapping Hockey Stick Sweat Equity Intellectual Property 120

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 25, 2012

Even in an open space, you need intellectual property, like patents, to keep potential competitors from overrunning you. For example, many new social websites proclaim that they will offer a free service, and live on ad revenues (not likely in the first year without a huge marketing investment). Operational risk.

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Intellectual Property Entrepreneur Mexico China 271

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2010

That’s because a company’s value is a composite of all of the quantitative and qualitative factors that comprise a company: revenues, expenses, risks, growth prospects, quality of the management team, competitive advantages, strength of the intellectual property, and so forth. Detail isn’t important; tracking your progress is.

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Intellectual Property .Net Valuation Distribution 223

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

A business plan is a document that outlines the financial and operational goals of your business. This section gives a brief overview of the industry sector your business will operate in. Operating plan. Any suppliers, manufacturing processes, and any other operating details also appear here. An industry overview.

Business Plan 64

Business Plan Small Business Administration Hiring Social Media 64

Women Entrepreneurs Can

APRIL 28, 2022

The FTC and Chamber of Commerce were the greatest supporters of the Revenue Act of 1938. It took three years and cost three million dollars. It made strides in patent law and protecting intellectual property. Through this initiative, they sought to address the following: Protecting intellectual property.

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Intellectual Property United States America Washington 59

The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 13, 2019

Intellectual property is one of the most valuable assets acquirers seek in startups. Or at least not as cost-effectively. . Acquiring customers can be far easier, certain and cost-effective. Acquiring revenues can be very important. You’ve excelled in product design, product/market fit, sales, and operations.

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Intellectual Property IP Acquisition Startup 101

YoungUpstarts

MAY 14, 2018

Then value the acquisition in the context of your business, giving consideration to the likely cost savings and potential revenue lift that can result from combined capabilities. Growth scenarios or turnarounds and fixes often require an infusion of cash beyond the cost of the acquisition.

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Acquisition Finance Raleigh Mezzanine 124

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Even in an open space, you need intellectual property, like patents, to keep potential competitors from overrunning you. For example, many new social websites proclaim that they will offer a free service, and live on ad revenues (not likely in the first year without a huge marketing investment). Operational risk.

Intellectual Property 223

Intellectual Property Mexico Startup China 223

The Equity Kicker

JUNE 18, 2012

Software prices are dropping and the importance of local operating systems and having locally installed productivity software is declining which makes the future for Microsoft’s consumers software a challenging one. The centrepiece of the ‘free’ argument is that the price of everything drops to its marginal cost of distribution.

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Software Intellectual Property Open Source Business Model 94

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Office and Operations. Intellectual Property. But with the help of Grahams company, which specializes in creating tech systems for start-ups, Jumpstart grew to more than $50 million in revenue--enough to make it an attractive acquisition for media conglomerate Hachette Filipacchi. Naming a Business. How to Incorporate.

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Gust

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Readers can anticipate my next point in continuing the analogy: It makes no more sense for a non-lawyer to prepare fundamental legal, governance, equity and intellectual property documents than it would for a patient to self-diagnose and begin taking prescription-strength antibiotics or other medications. Offer letters for employees.

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Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement Delaware Stock 139

Steve Blank

AUGUST 5, 2010

While individual VC’s inside venture firms specialized in particular domains (PC’s, peripherals, semiconductors, test equipment, operating systems, applications, etc.,) Finally the amount of capital needed to take a drug to FDA trials could be enormously expensive, at least 10x more than startup costs at an electron-based company.

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