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What’s your personal-business end game?

Berkonomics

Some of us build our businesses to be lifestyle creations, destined to provide for our families but not necessarily as creators of great equity upon an eventual sale. But most of us dream of selling the business someday for lots of money and building our wealth upon that event. Your distribution channel relationships?

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Why Pitching Your Product Is Not Enough For Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

Potential investors love to see gross margins in the fifty percent range or greater, with recurring revenue through subscriptions, follow-on sales, or services. Customized marketing strategy and realistic sales plans. “If Discussion of likely liquidity events and exit strategy.

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Envision the end game. Advance toward the goal.

Berkonomics

Some of us build our businesses to be lifestyle creations, destined to provide for our families but not necessarily as creators of great equity upon an eventual sale. But most of us dream of selling the business someday for lots of money and building our wealth upon that event. Your distribution channel relationships?

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Why not share your liquidity success with those who got you there?

Berkonomics

Some companies, especially those financed by angel or VC investors, have good, formal stock option plans with properly priced options set to reward all employees and managers in the event of a corporate sale. I found myself in such a situation upon a sale of my computer software company. And a lack of plans for others.

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Can you list ten buyers for your business?

Berkonomics

Most entrepreneurs and certainly all investors would like to see “a positive liquidity event” (a good sale of the business) someday. Would it be more cash for expansion, new intellectual property, better distribution, completion of drug trials, or more? So, that’s the reason for this insight. The magic of the exercise.

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8 Ways An Investor Pitch Differs From A Product Pitch

Startup Professionals Musings

Customers may be attracted to your marketing message, but investors look harder at the startup team, seeking superior expertise in the key areas of growing a business, product domain, financial, marketing and sales. Specific elements of your marketing and sales plans. Projected revenues and expenses over the strategic period.

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In 15 Years From Now Half of US Universities May Be in Bankruptcy. My Surprise Discussion with @ClayChristensen

Both Sides of the Table

Obviously that barrier has been brought down with low-cost ability to capture, stream and distribute content over the Internet. The numerator (return) encourages more sales, which is fine. He talked about a unique model where you don’t have to become liquid in venture capital and can target singles & doubles.