Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 13, 2020

In that context, I offer the following financial projection strategies, from my own experience: Forecast a business that has plenty of room to grow quickly. Demonstrate an understanding of business operation realities. Define an exit strategy for investors to liquidate their share.

Liquidity Event 308

Liquidity Event Forecast Exit Strategy Bootstrapping 308

The Next Web

MARCH 2, 2014

This process included several rounds of financial forecasting to understand the cost of achieving where we wanted the business and brand to be, and whether we could pay for that cost ourselves. This will have a significant impact on the amount business owners could realize on the sale or other liquidity event for the company.

Liquidity Event 139

Liquidity Event Equity Finance Stock Options 139

Berkonomics

JANUARY 3, 2019

Eighty percent of all businesses purchased by another company or by a new investor-operator fail to meet the stated expectations of the buyer after one year. As with the fifty percent rule discussed last week (fifty percent of startups fail within two years), this rule is hard to find an author willing to be quoted as the source.

Acquisition 48

Acquisition Due Diligence Forecast Employee 48

Berkonomics

JANUARY 3, 2019

Eighty percent of all businesses purchased by another company or by a new investor-operator fail to meet the stated expectations of the buyer after one year. As with the fifty percent rule discussed last week (fifty percent of startups fail within two years), this rule is hard to find an author willing to be quoted as the source.

Acquisition 48

Acquisition Due Diligence Forecast Employee 48

Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

A financial buyer will analyze your numbers, past and forecast, to the n’th degree, and calculate the price based upon the result, after carefully comparing your numbers with those of others in the same and similar industries.

Intellectual Property 240

Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Acquisition Forecast 240

Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

A financial buyer will analyze your numbers, past and forecast, to the n’th degree, and calculate the price based upon the result, after carefully comparing your numbers with those of others in the same and similar industries.

Intellectual Property 88

Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Acquisition Forecast 88