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Head, Heart, and Hands: 3 Essentials for Startup Success

Up and Running

For example, if you’re an aspiring entrepreneur who feels “mathematically challenged” (and many of us do), then you may feel intimidated by financial forecasting and fall into a pattern of prioritizing other tasks. Much has changed since Edison’s day, but sweat equity is still the most effective kind of startup capital.

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9 Things That Take a Pitch From Good to Great

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Investors want to hear about your first customers, other investments put into the company (including your own sweat equity), key media placement, signed letters of intent (LOI) to purchase/partner, product and customer milestones , key hires, and so on. 100,000 unique visits/month to our network of online sites.

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These 10 Key Elements Make a Business Plan Fundable

Startup Professionals Musings

Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it assumes at least 100M users and $50M investment. Quantify existing skin-in-the-game, by insiders and outsiders, including sweat equity and capital. Financial forecast and metrics. There are two problems with this assertion.

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Investors Expect Ten Essentials in a Business Plan

Startup Professionals Musings

Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it assumes at least 100M users and $50M investment. Quantify existing skin-in-the-game, by insiders and outsiders, including sweat equity and capital. Financial forecast and metrics. There are two problems with this assertion.

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9 Things That Take a Pitch From Good To Great

Up and Running

Investors want to hear about your first customers, other investments put into the company (including your own sweat equity), key media placement, signed letters of intent (LOI) to purchase/partner, product and customer milestones, key hires, etc. 100,000 unique visits/month to our network of online sites. 5% monthly churn rate.

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These 10 Key Elements Make a Business Plan Fundable

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Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it assumes at least 100M users and $50M investment. Quantify existing skin-in-the-game, by insiders and outsiders, including sweat equity and capital. Financial forecast and metrics. There are two problems with this assertion.

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Ten Tips for an Investment-Grade Business Plan

Startup Professionals Musings

Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it requires at least 100M users and $50M investment. Quantify existing skin-in-the-game, by insiders and outsiders, including sweat equity and capital. Financial forecast and metrics. There are two problems with this assertion.