Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2013

The stock market reached a new all-time high in 2013, and is finally providing some liquidity relief to concerned investors and startups alike. Home prices are slowly coming back, and consumer spending reached a new high of almost $11 billion in May 2013. Otherwise, sales, marketing, and operational costs will kill you.

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Up and Running

MAY 16, 2016

In 2013, North America accounted for just over 40 percent of the global home health care revenue. Home health care is unique in many ways, but the one thing it has in common with every other new business venture is that a lack of adequate planning and forecasting is a sure way to undercut its potential success.

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Tim Keane

MARCH 9, 2011

How to prepare a sales forecast for a business plan » March 09, 2011. Example one: Sustainable net operating income with some growth in a stable market.  Example one: Sustainable net operating income with some growth in a stable market.  April 2013. January 2013. « Leaving a Trail | Main. |

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 10, 2014

The major concern of many companies in 2014 is not to reduce the volume of business travel, but to operate all possible measures to reduce the costs of it. Therefore the forecasts generate optimistic expectations with some spirit. “This year 27% are those that believe so, compared to 23% of last year,” he adds. .

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Up and Running

MAY 9, 2016

million in 2013—and the average firm had fewer than 10 employees. As you set up your construction company, you will face an important decision about how general to make your operation, or if you want to really specialize in a particular niche. Company Summary: Your business name, entity, and where your base of operations is located.

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gigaom.com

JULY 10, 2012

AT&T promised in April to open Watson up to general development, but on Monday AT&T SVP for technology and network operations John Donovan made the launch official in a blog post , revealing seven different “contexts,” or language libraries, that app builders can access to speechify their products. Sign up for a free trial.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 1, 2018

Founded in 2013, Genesis Mining allows users from around the world to mine both Litecoin, a popular digital currency, and other Scrypt-based cryptocurrencies without having to build or use mining rigs of their own. Gardner is also behind Augur – a blockchain-based market forecasting tool that raised $5.3 Jeremy Gardner.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 22, 2015

Source: “Forrester Research Online Retail Forecast, 2013 To 2018 (US),” Forrester Research, Inc., March 21, 2014; “Forrester Research Online Retail Forecast, 2013 To 2018 (Western Europe),” Forrester Research, Inc. December 12, 2013. December 12, 2013. trillion by 2018.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

You can pre-order on their site until February 10 th 2013, and after that on Amazon. As we head into 2013, it's a good time to reflect on how far the Lean Startup movement has come: When I first started blogging in August of 2008, I had no idea what to expect. Lean Startup has gone mainstream.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 15, 2015

The EIA compiled comparative graphics of the 2013/14 retail prices for gasoline vs the 2014/15 prices. The 2013/14 price of Crude oil futures was hovering above $95 per barrel. Maintenance can interrupt the supply of crude oil on the markets, but contingency plans are often put into operation to avoid such eventualities.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Fueled by economic growth in emerging markets, Ernst and Young forecasts Asia Pacific will account for two-thirds (3.3 There is also a trend to “bundled” solutions” where express operators help companies manage their complex supply chains with multi-tiered solutions to meet their cold chain transportation needs. [1] 1] [link]. [2]

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Up and Running

JULY 20, 2020

The trick is sticking with what’s necessary to operate effectively while minimizing any additional costs. Create a list of all items your business needs to start and operate, including things like computer equipment, POS systems, office supplies, furniture, and salaries. And to do that you need to develop your business plan.

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Tim Keane

APRIL 14, 2008

As one example, think about forecasting sales based on market potential and competition, rather than simply on historical results by salesperson. If that leads us to needing additional sales people, can we forecast the benchmark for productivity based on past results? Can we keep it to use as a war chest to expand in other areas?

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Up and Running

AUGUST 20, 2013

In his research, Jonathan uncovered existing services similar to RIDE in other cities— Be My DD , for example, operates in much of the country—but none of them were nonprofit organizations. Jonathan is doing RIDE’s forecasting and financial planning with LivePlan , a cloud-based business planning software.

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Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

This was supposed to start on January 1st 2013. As mentioned above, equity based crowdfunding was supposed to go live on January 1st 2013. You will have more data available to work into your plan and forecast. more on this below). So, what's the latest? But this never happened. Remember that.

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Haystack

JUNE 29, 2018

Those numbers are likely to go up and down a bit, and I’d guess many analysts have already baked Amazon’s moves here into their longer-term forecasts. One analyst estimated $15b+ of incumbent market value was wiped out. 5/ (Pill) Bottle Returns – This is the part where we talk about the venture-scale return.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 20, 2016

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, an entrepreneur is responsible for organizing and operating a business, as well as taking on risks to do so. Moreover, Forbes discovered earlier in 2013 that only two to three businesses out of ten will survive fifteen or more years. See Also: Fail Hard: 15 Quotes on Failing to Succeed.

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Up and Running

JULY 16, 2015

In addition to law, Stuart was involved in various business ventures, including building subdivisions, as well as owning or operating restaurants, a grocery store, and a farm. In order to operate according to their vision, Red Wagon had to comply with every regulation, from permits to labeling and more. The cash behind the cones.

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Up and Running

APRIL 28, 2016

Well, according to Bonnie Riggs, a restaurant industry analyst at the NPD, “Operators can increase combo meal orders by enabling consumers to pick and choose side items and by offering more side options or rotating the meal options on a regular basis.”. Why then are we including combo meals on the list? Consider: who are you targeting?

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Up and Running

APRIL 29, 2014

For example, if you spent $2,000 on marketing services in December 2013 that weren’t actually delivered to your company until January 2014, you probably couldn’t claim those marketing services as an expense for the 2013 tax year. Sabrina : You know, that’s a great question, Ryan. It’s the Medicare tax.

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Growthink Blog

AUGUST 9, 2012

The JOBS Act makes equity-based crowdfunding much easier What the JOBS Act does is make it possible to raise funds from investors and donors through certain crowdfunding sites in exchange for equity in your company, starting January 1st, 2013. You will have more data available to work into your plan and forecast. Remember that.

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