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Why cash is king

BeyondVC

Consider the situation from a global perspective and follow it all the way to Wall Street. This is quite similar to a lot of SAAS oriented businesses that may sign up customers for one year contracts and collect the cash today but recognize the revenue over the life of the contract. Oil prices are skyrocketing. technology sector.

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Why cash is king

BeyondVC

Consider the situation from a global perspective and follow it all the way to Wall Street. This is quite similar to a lot of SAAS oriented businesses that may sign up customers for one year contracts and collect the cash today but recognize the revenue over the life of the contract. Oil prices are skyrocketing. technology sector.

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How to Identify the Financial Strengths and Weaknesses of Your Business

The Startup Magazine

IFRS, used globally, focuses on broader principles. Having enough cash on hand to pay your bills and make investments in future development is ensured by a strong cash flow. You can determine qualities like robust profitability or a sound cash position by examining these financial documents.

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a16z Podcast: Growth in Turbulent Times

Ben's Blog

But I also see founders who are in an amazing cash position, even though they’re not experiencing massive tailwinds, doing very aggressive things. And this really depends on where your cash position is, what the status of your investors is that, and how easy it is to go out and generate more cash if one of the extremes happens.

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Financial Planning For A Recession

YoungUpstarts

Global trade wars and raw material shortages can also be a larger-scale indicator of an upcoming recession. If you are in a secure cash position and have weathered the initial downturn, it’s time to make bold moves and seize opportunities. When this upward-sloping curve inverts, it is a good indicator of an upcoming recession.

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How to Improve Financial Metrics That Matter

Up and Running

Cary Collins, director of the Global Entrepreneurship Program and associate professor of finance at Bryant University. How to improve your cash-assets ratio. A key way to boost a business’s cash-assets ratio is to boost its cash position, and there are numerous approaches to do this.

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Cracking The Code: The Bessemer 10 laws of SaaS - Fall 2008.

Cracking the Code

To be fair, visibility into the current cash position and the change in the cash position has always been important for software executives, but is even more critical for SaaS businesses because the working capital requirements are higher and the payment terms are often stretched out over the term of the contract.