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Here you are, ready to start your new venture. You know you need a business plan early on in order to talk to investors, potential partners, and entice people to work for you. You disregard the naysayers who tell you a business plan isn’t needed (a smart move on your part, these people just want […]
In the quest for capital, many entrepreneurs stretch the truth. One venture capitalist calls them out. As a venture capitalist, I get pitched dozens of times every year, and every pitch contains at least three or four of the lies below. Are you guilty? 1. “Our projections are conservative.” An entrepreneur’s projections are never conservative. […]
There are two major issues facing a start-up considering an IPO: how to do it most effectively, and, secondly, whether to do it at all. The second is the threshold question. Will the issuer be able to raise capital cheaply and more efficiently on the wings of an IPO than with any other method, taking […]
The Mystery of Valuation I get asked often either directly or indirectly “what is my company worth”? Usually it comes in the form of “I want to get $X investment. I don’t want to give away more than Y%. How does it all work”? Well, it all comes down to valuation. There’s plenty of ways […]
Strategy 1: Get your pricing right Determining the price to charge for a product is frustrating for most businesses. However, getting your pricing strategy right is critical to your success in business because it affects many areas of your business. The pricing strategy impacts the type of customers attracted to your business, the quantity of […]
The XBRL is an electronic reporting format mandated by the SEC and over 30 other regulators across the globe. It is the result of a push toward a universal electronic financial reporting standard, which would make financial information easier to retrieve and analyze. This move towards the digital ensures a more comprehensive format in which […]
The cost if an IPO largely depends on the company that is about to go public. There are a lot of hidden factors that would affect the bottom line. In an IPO, a company usually undergoes a transformation, because in the process of becoming publicly traded various information is released which could lead to disaster. […]
It’s often a key buzz word to include in your pitch: Our Competitive Advantage: We’re the First in the Market. Terrific. Here’s why you probably just turned off your audience. What is it about First Mover Advantage anyways? Let’s start with a definition of First Mover Advantage. FMA is defined as being the first company […]
Money management is as important to a business as getting new customers. Of course, there is always to option of hiring an accountant or a bookkeeper but understanding money management for yourself is still very important. In this article we will treat some of the basics of money management. First you need a commercial bank […]
Congratulations! You are starting a company, now you have to think about how to end it before getting started. In the following I discuss a high level overview of why exit strategies are important, who the players are, and what the options for exit are. What is an Exit Strategy? Let’s start with a […]
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