Up and Running

APRIL 19, 2017

Here, you’ll learn what not to do when forecasting sales, and how to build a forecast on realistic sales projections—rather than the dreaded “hockey stick” forecast. So, sales forecasts might not involve predicting the future—but they do need to rest on realistic assumptions. Industry-specific forecasting guides.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

This article is part of our Business Planning Guide —a curated list of our articles that will help you with the planning process! Hockey stick” shaped growth projections. What are the most common mistakes when writing a business plan ? Here is my list of the ones to make sure you avoid.

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thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

From big brands creating campaigns on Facebook to group buying sites like Groupon to subscription services such as Birchbox and Shoedazzle to highly curated specialty sites such as Fab.com , 2011 saw large increases in consumers buying online.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 31, 2010

Entrepreneur, investor and blogger Gabriel Weinberg has an excellent list of "traction verticals" that he curated earlier this year based on the dozens of interviews with fellow startup founders. There are a lot of different ways a startup can achieve traction for their product.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 26, 2017

Though I would say based on the numbers that I see it’s not like a hockey stick growth, but the growth in people’s desire to listen to the content and people’s desire to create terrific podcast content has really never been higher. So it’s good times for podcasting.

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