Up and Running

JUNE 16, 2014

They are not there to run your business unless that’s part of the agreement. That’s what you’re supposed to be doing and what your partners and employees are supposed to help with. Make no mistake, you will need to have a business model or a business plan that shows just where you sit in relation to your competitors.

Exit Strategy 91

Exit Strategy Advisory Board Business Plan Portfolio 91

Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 10, 2023

2- Yes, to build a customer-centric business model Photo Credit: David Brewer We based and built it around the idea that our industry could, and should do better and that was the model that we were going to implement that idea as our core objective. Thanks to Evan Tunis, Florida Healthcare Insurance ! #2-

Business Plan 137

Business Plan Jordan Entrepreneur Florida 137

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2021

Most good ones I see are in the range of 25 pages, which is more than enough to describe concisely all the business what, when, where, and how. The plan must simply answer every relevant business question that you could imagine from your team, partners, and investors.

Silicon Valley 342

Silicon Valley Exit Strategy Business Plan Restful 342

Up and Running

AUGUST 28, 2018

Financial summary: Explain your business model, startup costs, revenues, and liabilities to the company. Now is the time to lay out what you’ll do to attract patients and set up a viable business model with healthy financials. Your funding ask and exit strategy, if applicable. Be specific. Financial plan.

Business Plan 72

Business Plan Technical Review Exit Strategy Oregon 72

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2021

Make sure these cover your business model and exit strategy, so the angels see how both of you will make a reasonable return. Every angel looks to scale the business after you have funded product design, perhaps with friends and family. Look to grants and strategic partners for seed funding.

Search 317

Search Accredited Investor Angel Investor Venture Capital 317

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 4, 2020

If your financial model projects a negative cash flow in this period of $400,000, you should buffer this amount by 25 percent, and ask for $500,000. Be prepared to explain your business model. Can you justify your use of funds to this investor?

Startup 337

Startup Preferred Stock Exit Strategy Equity 337

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 13, 2011

Explain the business model. Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it assumes at least 100M users and $50M investment. Marketing, sales, and partners. Describe your market penetration strategy, sales channels, pricing, and strategic partnerships. Exit strategy.

Business Plan 290

Business Plan Sweat Equity Exit Strategy Intellectual Property 290

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 27, 2012

Business model. Marketing, sales, and partners. Describe marketing strategy, sales plan, licensing, and partnership plans. Exit strategy. What is the planned exit strategy (IPO, merger, sale, including likely candidates)? What is the timeframe for the exit?

Elevator Pitch 247

Elevator Pitch Exit Strategy Burn Rate Merger 247

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2012

Explain the business model. Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it assumes at least 100M users and $50M investment. Marketing, sales, and partners. Describe your market penetration strategy, sales channels, pricing, and strategic partnerships. Exit strategy.

Business Plan 283

Business Plan Sweat Equity Exit Strategy Intellectual Property 283

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 7, 2022

If your financial model projects a negative cash flow in this period of $400,000, you should buffer this amount by 25 percent, and ask for $500,000. Be prepared to explain your business model. Can you justify your use of funds to this investor?

Preferred Stock 304

Preferred Stock Exit Strategy Equity Angel Investor 304

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2023

Most good ones I see are in the range of 25 pages, which is more than enough to describe concisely all the business what, when, where, and how. The plan must simply answer every relevant business question that you could imagine from your team, partners, and investors.

Silicon Valley 257

Silicon Valley Exit Strategy Startup Business Plan 257

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 19, 2010

Business model. Marketing, sales, and partners. Describe marketing strategy, sales plan, licensing, and partnership plans. Exit strategy. What is the planned exit strategy (IPO, merger, sale, including likely candidates)? What is the timeframe for the exit?

Elevator Pitch 235

Elevator Pitch Exit Strategy Burn Rate Merger 235

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Make sure these cover your business model and exit strategy, so the angels see how both of you will make a reasonable return. Every angel looks to scale the business after you have funded product design, perhaps with friends and family. Look to grants and strategic partners for seed funding.

Accredited Investor 265

Accredited Investor Venture Capital Syndication Syndicate 265

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 10, 2011

Business model. Marketing, sales, and partners. Describe marketing strategy, sales plan, licensing, and partnership plans. Exit strategy. What is the planned exit strategy (IPO, merger, sale, including likely candidates)? What is the timeframe for the exit?

Elevator Pitch 234

Elevator Pitch Exit Strategy Burn Rate Merger 234

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

In this post, I want to lay out the details involved in how I first realized the opportunity, the formation of the business idea, the search for my supplier, the establishment and growth of the business, problems encountered and lessons learned, as well as the exit strategy that resulted in the $250,000 sale of the business.

SEO 86

SEO PPC America Search 86

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 21, 2012

Make sure your plan answers every relevant question that you could possibly imagine from your business partners, spouse, and potential investors. My advice here is to swallow your pride, and find a partner or give it away to someone who has the “domain knowledge” and the business experience to get you going.

Business Plan 240

Business Plan Exit Strategy Partner Business Model 240

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2013

Make sure your plan answers every relevant question that you could possibly imagine from your business partners, spouse, and potential investors. My advice here is to swallow your pride, and find a partner or give it away to someone who has the “domain knowledge” and the business experience to get you going.

Business Plan 230

Business Plan Exit Strategy Partner Business Model 230

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Make sure your plan answers every relevant question that you could possibly imagine from your business partners, spouse, and potential investors. My advice here is to swallow your pride, and find a partner or give it away to someone who has the “domain knowledge” and the business experience to get you going.

Exit Strategy 227

Exit Strategy Startup Business Plan Partner 227

NZ Entrepreneur

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

One of the main (and early) steps is to make a considered decision about what IP means to your business and what IP tools will be used to support your business model. Not doing so can cause big problems later for your business. Anton Blijlevens is a Partner at AJ Park. Make IP decisions and do so early.

Intellectual Property 45

Intellectual Property IP Software Review New Zealand 45

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

Up and Running

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Financial Summary: Explain your business model, startup costs, revenues, and liabilities to the company. Your funding ask and exit strategy, if applicable. A real estate company can consider partnering with an online listing site like Zillow , organizing neighborhood tours, or using an array of other marketing tactics.

El Paso 61

El Paso Business Plan Technical Review Forecast 61

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

But in business, you want a lot of partners. In the private equity universe, most Partners have primary training as deal-makers, not as managers. See Bessemer Venture Partners’ A comprehensive guide to security for startups. Cobalt for General Partners helps GPs to optimize their fundraising strategy.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2010

Explain the business model. Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it requires at least 100M users and $50M investment. Marketing, sales, and partners. Describe your market penetration strategy, sales channels, pricing, and strategic partnerships. Exit strategy.

Business Plan 186

Business Plan Exit Strategy Sweat Equity Intellectual Property 186

Up and Running

AUGUST 29, 2011

While I have three part-time employees working with me in the company, it will never be a sustainable business model because without me, there is no product. However, ItsYourBiz.com is a company I helped launch that has the operational processes in place to become a sustainable business with a clear exit strategy.

Exit Strategy 153

Exit Strategy Operations Business Model Media 153

Gust

AUGUST 5, 2012

Explain the business model. Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it assumes at least 100M users and $50M investment. Marketing, sales, and partners. Describe your market penetration strategy, sales channels, pricing, and strategic partnerships. Exit strategy.

Business Plan 182

Business Plan Sweat Equity Exit Strategy Intellectual Property 182

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Pricing Strategy. Financing A Small Business. Business Taxes. Selling A Business. Exit Strategies. Strategy and Planning. One of the ways vendors and partners--whose behind-the-scenes assistance often is crucial to a start-ups success--can get a piece of the action is to exchange services for equity.

Arizona 40

Arizona Equity Iowa Venture Capital 40

Gust

AUGUST 19, 2012

Business model. Marketing, sales, and partners. Describe marketing strategy, sales plan, licensing, and partnership plans. Exit strategy. What is the planned exit strategy (IPO, merger, sale, including likely candidates)? What is the timeframe for the exit?

Elevator Pitch 146

Elevator Pitch Exit Strategy Burn Rate Merger 146

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2015

Most good ones I see are in the range of 25 pages, which is more than enough to describe concisely all the business what, when, where, and how. The plan must simply answer every relevant business question that you could imagine from your team, partners, and investors.

Business Plan 120

Business Plan Silicon Valley Startup Exit Strategy 120

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

Make sure these cover your business model and exit strategy, so the angels see how both of you will make a reasonable return. Every angel looks to scale the business after you have funded product design, perhaps with friends and family. Look to grants and strategic partners for seed funding.

Angel Investor 120

Angel Investor Accredited Investor Venture Capital Startup 120

The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 28, 2019

One of the most significant hurdles that many aspiring entrepreneurs must face involves raising capital to launch their business. With some business models, it may take many months or even a few years until the company can break even or turn a profit on a regular basis. This means that the funding amount may be substantial.

Entrepreneur 110

Entrepreneur Venture Capital Small Business Administration Exit Strategy 110

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2016

How does your business model make money? Good causes such as feeding the world’s hungry may help your marketing but may not sustain a business. The business model has to clearly define who is your customer, market penetration expected, how much customers pay versus total costs and the investment required to sustain cash flow.

Sweat Equity 120

Sweat Equity Advisory Board Liquidity Event Startup 120

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Investors expect nothing less than a full-time commitment, even in the early stages when the business model has not yet been proven. You can use it best to entice outstanding team members and partners, building a level of commitment you don’t get with salaries alone. Keep your exit strategy options open as you learn.

Bootstrapping 120

Bootstrapping Entrepreneur Startup Exit Strategy 120

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 7, 2015

If your financial model projects a negative cash flow in this period of $400,000, you should buffer this amount by 25 percent, and ask for $500,000. Be prepared to explain your business model. Can you justify your use of funds to this investor?

Preferred Stock 120

Preferred Stock Exit Strategy Equity Angel Investor 120

Jeff Hilimire

AUGUST 20, 2013

Case in point, I recently met an entrepreneur in town who has a very interesting business model. This is one the areas that I think a lot of startups ignore so I was excited to hear more about her business. Tell me about your business. Is there an exit strategy? Who are you and what do you do?

Mobile 51

Mobile Design Atlanta Exit Strategy 51

Up and Running

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

A lean plan is a simple, one-page plan that outlines your core business strategy, target market, and business model. A lean business plan is the foundation of all other planning because it’s the document that you’ll keep the most current. It’s also the easiest to update and share with business partners.

Business Plan 83

Business Plan Lean Forecast Exit Strategy 83

Up and Running

APRIL 28, 2015

Your business model has to truly be similar to the company you are referencing. If you aren’t solving some problem in the world, you are going to have a long uphill climb with your business. Exit strategy. Some businesses have key strategic partnerships that are critical to their success.

Forecast 60

Forecast Hockey Stick Exit Strategy Intellectual Property 60

www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

are just emerging for business people (customer development, business model generation,). Developers who understand and can execute on a business model. I'll partner any time with a pervert midget and a pair of over-sexed penguins if that increases the chances of success.

Technical Review 51

Technical Review Startup CTO Hire Cofounder 51