Up and Running

AUGUST 19, 2014

You might have held off paying yourself while launching your startup, but is it time to give yourself a salary? You may be the last on your list of creditors when you’re just starting a business, but at some stage, you’ve got to start earning yourself. You’ve been better than “break even” for one year.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 29, 2019

From a tourism business in the summer to a retailer during the holidays, every business has to deal with seasonal ups and downs and the cash flow challenges that come with them. As Kabbage customers explain, managing seasonal impact on revenue requires preparation – and if possible, alternate ways to bring money in the door.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

The business income statement, also referred to as a profit and loss (P&L) statement, is a useful tool for providing an overview of how your business is doing over time and breaks down the revenue generated by your business and the expenses incurred. Owner’s equity – “ What is left over for the owner(s)?”

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Growthink Blog

MAY 10, 2012

When seeking equity investments, the source of capital is, for the most part, tied to the stage of capital being raised. You see, equity capital is raised in stages or rounds. Mezzanine Financing Most companies that raise equity capital and are eventually acquired or go public receive multiple rounds of financing first.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 1, 2020

But other businesses like law firms, contracting firms, real estate firms, will take hits, too. Your revenue plans are no longer valid. What’s your monthly cash burn at your new low revenue level? Before layoffs, cut all salaries by 20%. Cut CXO salaries by at least 30%. How many months of cash do you have?

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grasshopper.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Getting Paid in Equity: A What to Do Guide. Equity-based pay is often used by the founders of young start-ups who want to grow their businesses but cannot offer big salaries to qualified professionals. Equity compensation can be a lucrative investment of your time if you work for the right business.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Revenue is driven by children’s parties, which cost $600-$4,000 for a two hour party for 15 kids, which apparently is the market price for kids parties in LA. The space can host 6-9 parties per weekend, and they generated $350,000 in revenue last year. To build the Coop the two founders took a $125,000 small business loan.

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Up and Running

JULY 22, 2014

A profit and loss statement is essentially an explanation of how your business made a profit (or incurred a loss) over a certain period of time. It’s a table that lists all of your revenue streams and all of your expenses—typically for a three-month period—and lists at the very bottom the total amount of net profit or loss.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Below are the characteristics your company should exhibit in order to be a sustainable lifestyle business. The goal for a lifestyle business is to build sustainable revenue streams that are set up to operate on their own. Remember to factor in costs in addition to salaries like payroll taxes, Social Security, and Medicare.

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www.virtuosimedia.com

MARCH 8, 2012

If the idea was reliant on ad revenue for profit, it quickly becomes apparent that there will be no incoming money at all. Gather your market research, your business plan, and your prototype and make your presentation to potential CTOs. Otherwise, you will have to offer actual compensation (read salary) in addition to corporate shares.

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www.huffingtonpost.com

MAY 10, 2011

Because we achieved our most aggressive revenue targets and built a strong community, we realized that we had a broader opportunity to change the world of graphic design. Size of Opportunity - market size, revenue or usage, exit outcome and their ability to get equity early are all important. HuffPosts QuickRead.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 23, 2023

The failure rate is just too high, and startups typically don’t have the assets or revenue stream to back up the loan. That’s why angel and equity investors are so sought after by entrepreneurs. Demonstrate an ability to repay from revenues, not collateral. Eliminate your salary from the use of funds.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Questions I ask David Barnett: [1:38] What are the steps someone needs to take to get their business ready to sell? [3:57] 3:57] If I’m that solo owner and I’ve been paying myself a nice salary and there’s maybe 10% profit at the end of it – is that considered cash flow or is that considered an expense of the business? [6:34]

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

For this article, we asked 14 SaaS CEOs a simple question: “How much did you spend on your MVP before you had your first dollar of revenue?”. The MVP took around four months to build, during which time the company earned no revenue. They then spent the first year qualifying the product and testing out their revenue model.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

The failure rate is just too high, and startups typically don’t have the assets or revenue stream to back up the loan. That’s why angel and equity investors are so sought after by entrepreneurs. Demonstrate an ability to repay from revenues, not collateral. Eliminate your salary from the use of funds. Marty Zwilling.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

For this article, we asked 14 SaaS CEOs a simple question: “How much did you spend on your MVP before you had your first dollar of revenue?”. The MVP took around four months to build, during which time the company earned no revenue. They then spent the first year qualifying the product and testing out their revenue model.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2022

One of the best parts of owning my own business is being able to teach others how to do the same. After working 10+ years in sustainable private equity and impact investing, I realized there is a significant lack of awareness regarding how to invest and where to invest your money sustainably which is what gave me the idea for my business.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 30, 2015

I was proud of my performance and our rocket ship trajectory, but internal politics and personalities led to a division between the owner, me and a third equity partner. For nearly a year, I built a consulting business while looking for a full-time job. This was, instead, monthly recurring revenue and a real product.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 14, 2017

I loved small business owners and their stories of success. If I can put it in a few words, I started my business to bring real change to the way small businesses and freelancers manage their accounting. I started my business back in 2004 when I wanted to escape the corporate rat race.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 21, 2014

The other thing that they’re going to ask you is average revenue per account or per user or per customer. You need to understand how much money is brought in by each individual account or user when looking at the overall revenue. It’s what’s going to make you most attractive to an investor. If we increase our-.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 29, 2020

Unfortunately, this pool of capital quickly dried up, leaving many small businesses empty handed and creating public backlash on how the money was distributed , stating that banks gave concierge treatment to their richest clients (which isn’t surprising). Israel – 500M NIS to cash strapped startups.

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 14, 2018

As far as my destiny, I get to set whatever goals for my income (or any other aspect of my business) that I want, and the sky truly is the limit. I cannot imagine negotiating with an employer over my salary or work terms. 3- Working with people, helping people and finding business solutions. Photo Credit: Rubin T.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

Something similar happened during a salary negotiation seminar years later. I hit over six figures in my first year in business – and the company revenue has increased annually ever since. Less than a year after launching, I had a small team of people in place. One of those diets was vegan.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MARCH 11, 2014

Edwin: Small to medium, so I have people that have teams of five people in their company, 20 people in their company up to 200. Jason: For example, like in America, small business is up to 150. I do think that most of my customers are small/medium businesses. Jason: Okay. I’m just clarifying. Edwin: Yes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2018

The failure rate is just too high, and startups typically don’t have the assets or revenue stream to back up the loan. That’s why angel and equity investors are so sought after by entrepreneurs. Demonstrate an ability to repay from revenues, not collateral. Eliminate your salary from the use of funds. Marty Zwilling.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

I would focus on one product and set a goal to generate $1M in yearly revenue from it. Outsourcing is something a big company, with a known customer / problem (that has revenue & traction) does to save cost. I don’t have any formal business training and I actually think it’s served me well. Once you’ve done that – then.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2013

The failure rate is just too high, and startups typically don’t have the assets or revenue stream to back up the loan. Demonstrate an ability to repay from revenues, not collateral. They actually prefer to see that you have a revenue stream to repay the loan, since they don’t want to own another home. Marty Zwilling.

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Don’t exacerbate the issue by needing to figure out how to deal with large equity deadweight on your hands (investors won’t like that the #2 stakeholder is absent, even estranged, from your company). So, the best way of dealing with this issue is to take a long, long vesting period for all major sweat equity founders.”.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 31, 2016

The failure rate is just too high, and startups typically don’t have the assets or revenue stream to back up the loan. Demonstrate an ability to repay from revenues, not collateral. They actually prefer to see that you have a revenue stream to repay the loan, since they don’t want to own another home. Marty Zwilling.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Peter and Jonathan discuss the pros and cons of being your own boss, interview Eric Cacciatore (creator of the Restaurant Unstoppable podcast) about what he’s learned from other restaurant owners, and examine Thumbtack’s list of the 10 friendliest cities for small business. The 10 Commandments of Being Your Own Boss .

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 13, 2012

The failure rate is just too high, and startups typically don’t have the assets or revenue stream to back up the loan. Demonstrate an ability to repay from revenues, not collateral. They actually prefer to see that you have a revenue stream to repay the loan, since they don’t want to own another home. Marty Zwilling.

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

spent $20 million to get back to the same revenue that I had when I was CEO. created a vastly higher cost structure; I had 80 people mostly on base salaries under $100,000 and was bringing in revenue at the rate of $20 million annually. .”). During this year they. deprecated the old feature-complete product (ACS 3.4)

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 2010

The failure rate is just too high, and startups typically don’t have the assets or revenue stream to back up the loan. Demonstrate an ability to repay from revenues, not collateral. They actually prefer to see that you have a revenue stream to repay the loan, since they don’t want to own another home. Marty Zwilling.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Starting a business does not have to be particularly expensive. Many companies are successfully bootstrapped from the outset and the list of major expenses fairly predictable, for example salaries and office rent. Our marketing software bill is the single biggest expense for the business after salaries.

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Up and Running

APRIL 29, 2014

Tax season has come and gone, but the main takeaway from our recent webinar on tax planning for small businesses is that the key to saving money on your taxes is to think ahead and plan. It’s never too early to start thinking about how to prepare for your business taxes. I’m really excited to have Ryan Clower from M.

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www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

There never has to be atime when you have no revenues. company has to be more than small and newly founded to be astartup. There are millions of small businesses in America, butonly a few thousand are startups. To be a startup, a company hasto be a product business, not a service business. No, not generally.A

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

[link] tenthings most business-grads are too arrogant to realize that they are selling technology, not hot air, so they need a tech team to build upon, not a product. Kellie This couldn’t have come at a better time… I’m about to step into that small business selfemployment arena. How many were started by MBAs?

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