YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 4, 2016
From manufacturing to sales to finance, the supply chain routinely fails to command the respect it deserve. Too many startups mistakenly believe that their “widget” comes from one source. Too often, businesses view their supply chain as a necessary evil as opposed to a valuable resource.
Up and Running
AUGUST 1, 2014
You think about what it’ll cost to manufacture your widgets, how many widgets you can sell, and how much you can sell them for. If you buy a widget for $100 and sell it for $150, you should end up with $50 profit, and you have $150 in the bank. Sell a widget . And so on … sell three widgets . How does this happen?
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Feld Thoughts
OCTOBER 28, 2011
It is simple in that it forecasts how much cash will be coming in the door (revenues + equity financing + debt financing) and then subtracts from that amount how much cash is expected to be going out the door. A simple cash forecast is just that – it is a model that helps anticipate cash balances over time.
Mike Michalowicz
JANUARY 8, 2022
We all do that, even with our personal finances. Engineer profitable alliances: S o often competitive advantage focuses on having a better widget or happier customers. Sales are not always the answer. . When your business begins to feel unsteady, what’s your first reaction? Create more cash flow! This isn’t a mystery topic either.
The Next Web
FEBRUARY 27, 2014
This is typically in conjunction with an upcoming financing or pending takeover offer. A competitive commodity business, or a “me too” story , will be less demanded, and hence, will require a lower valuation to close your financing. Freshman are a piece of paper to beta site (bootstrap financed—raise $50K to $500K).
Up and Running
JULY 3, 2014
It might look like this: “We make the absolute-best purple widgets on the planet.”. “We We will export purple widgets.”. “We We will export purple widgets to France.”. “We We will consider making other type widgets, say in red, if a customer in France is large enough to justify the change.”.
YoungUpstarts
NOVEMBER 12, 2012
Being just be another widget maker won’t get you anywhere. If you try to be everything to everyone you’ll get crushed by the bigger, better financed incumbent. by Fred Perrotta , freelance marketer and co-founder of Tortuga Backpacks. Most market segments can only support one, maybe two, companies.
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