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Airbnb S-1 (Part 1): So How Profitable Is This Thing Really?

View from Seed

Everybody has known that for awhile, even without perusing a prospectus. Airbnb’s bookings have rebounded to roughly 70-80% of what they were in 2019 pre-COVID whereas global hotel companies like Marriott and Hilton are operating at roughly 35-40% of where they were in fall 2019. Expedia 8%. Booking Holdings 35%. Hilton 17%.

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Revenue-Based Investing: A New Option for Founders who Care About Control

David Teten

Factoring, MCA and receivables-based solutions are also typically tied to a customer contract, invoice, credit card throughput or some other specific collateral or cash-collection mechanism, while RBI is not involved with monetizing individual receivables or credit card payments. Investor prospectus . One-Page Term Sheet.

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One Little Ice Cream Cart That’s About to Have Big Growth

Up and Running

In addition to law, Stuart was involved in various business ventures, including building subdivisions, as well as owning or operating restaurants, a grocery store, and a farm. In order to operate according to their vision, Red Wagon had to comply with every regulation, from permits to labeling and more.

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Don’t Pitch A Venture Capitalist Without This Checklist

David Teten

Customer/user. We are particularly focused on low CapEx high operating leverage businesses. If you’re talking with an investor competent enough that you’d want her to invest in you, that investor will also be competent enough to surface the negative information you’re trying to hide. Business Model. How do you make money? Competition.

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Transcript And MP3 Of My $180,000 Website Flipping Presentation

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

I have a few contractors to do the technical side of my work and a customer support person, but that’s it. As I said, I have a very small operation and I’m able to make much more than the average person. I didn’t have that contractor doing customer support. I don’t actually have any employees. I’m the content creator.

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How Andreessen Horowitz Evaluates CEOs

Ben's Blog

The CEO must set the context that every employee operates within. When a company clearly articulates its story, the context for everyone—employees, partners, customers, investors, and the press—becomes clear: When a company fails to tell its story, you hear phrases like: “These reporters don’t get it.”. The Strategy and the Story.