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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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An entrepreneur with a hot technology and venture-capital funding becomes a billionaire in his 20s. If failure is defined as failing to see the projected return on investment—say, a specific revenue growth rate or date to break even on cash flow—then more than 95% of start-ups fail, based on Mr. Ghoshs research. Blding Mat.,

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After 20 years: Updating the Berkus Method of valuation

Berkonomics

There is a universal truth: fewer than one in a thousand start-ups meet or exceed their projected revenues in the periods planned. I thought then that the best way to value a start-up is to give value to those elements of progress by the entrepreneur or team that reduce risk of success. The Method should allow for this.

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Expenses You Don't Think of When Starting a Business

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Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Internet - $20-60/month. Im a serial web entrepreneur here to share what Ive learned in my 11 years as a self-funded startup founder. Smartest thing I have read on the internet all day, well done sir. #8 Phone - $20/month for a land line. $50-100/month