YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Pivoting’ is spoken about a lot in the tech world. Indeed some of the biggest names out there started off as a completely different business; including Twitter, Nintendo and most recently, Slack. But pivoting applies to all businesses and the theory behind it is exactly the same. Business architecture pivot. Is it clear?

Technical Review 157

Technical Review Architecture Revenue Channel 157

Up and Running

JULY 22, 2014

GAAP standards don’t apply to small businesses, so you don’t really need to worry about distinguishing your financial statements as “pro forma” or not—everyone you show them to expects that they’re not GAAP-compliant. But if you want to be technically correct in your terminology, go ahead and call your financial statements “pro forma.”.

Balance Sheet 148

Balance Sheet Forecast Equity .Net 148

BeyondVC

AUGUST 9, 2006

The best plan in my mind is to make sure that any company we invest in has a tremendous market opportunity with a real business model and high operating margins that can eventually generate real cash flow. This is due, in large part, to the overall "bearishness" in the market. technology sector.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review IPO SEC Stock 78

BeyondVC

AUGUST 9, 2006

The best plan in my mind is to make sure that any company we invest in has a tremendous market opportunity with a real business model and high operating margins that can eventually generate real cash flow. This is due, in large part, to the overall "bearishness" in the market. technology sector.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review IPO SEC Stock 60

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Defining the problem you’re trying to solve is an important part of your business plan because it’s the first place where you’ll demonstrate that idea is viable—that you can actually make money with your business model and idea. Share of the Market (SOM) : Your SOM is who you will reach in your first few years of business.

Business Plan 63

Business Plan Curation Balance Sheet Intellectual Property 63

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

You validated our business model and added huge value to our efforts. The top performing SaaS companies typically achieve annual customer renewal rates above 90% - with most of the churn due to death (bankruptcies) or marriage (acquisitions) - and over 100% renewals on a dollar value basis due to up-sells into this installed base.

Software Review 48

Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48

Ben's Blog

MAY 15, 2020

Finally, we’ll zoom out and assess the big picture: how various categories of company may be impacted long-term, how this crisis compares to 2008 (and what that means for early-stage founders), and the industries and business models that are now prime for growth. I’m excited about Yelp.

Founder 36

Founder Conversion Technical Review Cash Position 36