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What Is a Cash Flow Statement?

Up and Running

The cash flow statement is one of the three main financial statements (along with the income statement and balance sheet ) that shows the financial position and health of a business. How the cash flow statement works with the Income Statement and Balance Sheet. Learn more about cash runway.

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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

And then in the late 90’s money crept in, swept in to town by public markets, instant wealth and an absurd sky-rocketing of valuations based on no reasonable metrics. Within 5 years I was on the board of real businesses with meaningful revenue, strong balance sheets, no debt and on the path to a few interesting exits.

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The Very Best Digital Metrics For 15 Different Companies!

Occam's Razor

There is no golden metric for everyone, we are all unique snowflakes! :). and tell you what are the best key performance indicators (metrics) for them. In the past I’ve shared a cluster of metrics that small, medium and large businesses can use as a springboard…. If you want to play along. Don’t read what I’ve chosen.

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The Balance Beam: Perfecting Financial Poise for Startup Growth

The Startup Magazine

Guest Author: Shagun Malhotra , Founder of SkyStem LLC An area on the financial side of startup growth that is often left by the wayside is the balance sheet. Let’s take a look at what a balance sheet is and why it holds for startups. What Are Some of The Benefits of a Well-made Balance Sheet?

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Working Capital vs. Cash Flow: The Differences and How to Better Manage Them

Up and Running

Both of these are paramount to the running of a business, and while they might seem to have some overlap, they look at two distinct metrics. For most companies, it tends to be in thirty-day increments, as it gives the best balance between the big picture and small picture. Metrics and management. What is cash flow?

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Why large companies acquire small companies

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

Revenue multiples, profit multiples, premium over the previous financing — these are metrics used by sellers to help determine a minimum acceptable price. In terms of acquisition, they ask more specifically: “How can we trade balance sheet assets (cash, equity) in exchange for executing our strategy better?”.

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The 7 Key Metrics Every Business Owner Should Monitor

Up and Running

If you don’t understand your key financial metrics, you have no way of monitoring your business’s health—and you risk mingling assets, incurring penalties for filing taxes late, overlooking expenses, and running into difficulties paying bills and employees, just to mention a few! Each article will give you: A brief definition of the metric.

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