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5 Startup Cost Realities Most Founders Underestimate

Startup Professionals Musings

Image via Flickr by Phil Gyford Starting a new venture still costs real money, even though the entry price has come down dramatically in last few decades. For example, I come from a software background, and back in the early PC days, it could easily cost half a million dollars for a team of professionals to produce a commercial product.

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Airbnb S-1 (Part 1): So How Profitable Is This Thing Really?

View from Seed

Airbnb convinced travelers to part with 100% of their booking cost up front and then they pay out the required amount to hosts when the stay actually occurs. To be clear Airbnb posted a GAAP profit in Q3 2020 of over $200M which is impressive given travel remains materially depressed due to COVID.

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10 Ways Owners Often Jeopardize Their Business Growth

Startup Professionals Musings

The problem is that more SKUs dramatically increases complexity and cost, when you can least afford it. Buy too much inventory too soon to get unit costs down. Unit costs are important, but don’t forget about the cash flow hit, extra storage costs, and the probability of obsolete inventory due to necessary updates or pivots.

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8 Business Trends That Will Make Waves In 2019

YoungUpstarts

Technology has been one of the essential elements that makes a business more effective and successful. Technological innovations to improve logistics. Technology has made logistics more manageable, allowing for the production of real-time updates and reports. Digital technology in handling data and transactions.

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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

We had nascent revenues, ridiculous cost structures and unrealistic valuations. I learned to avoid unnecessary conferences, avoid non-essential costs and strive for at least a neutral EBITDA if for no other reason than nobody was interested in giving us any more money. Until we weren’t. Nobody cared about our valuations any more.

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10 Higher Education Trends To Watch For In 2019

YoungUpstarts

There are trends to watch for in 2019 and over the next few years that signal a recalibration of everything we thought we knew. Here are a few trends to watch for in 2019: 1. An oft-quoted 2013 Oxford University whitepaper forecasts that 47 percent of jobs could be lost to technology over the next 20 years.

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5 Effective Ways To Protect Your Tech Startup From Hackers In 2021

The Startup Magazine

There are several effective ways to protect your tech startup from hackers in 2021. As of 2019, the average cost of a data breach was over $3.9 For startups, this is a significant cost. As a tech entrepreneur, you need know the most effective ways to secure your tech startup while laying the foundation for company growth.