Up and Running

JUNE 21, 2013

There are a series of “levers” in your business that will affect your cash position. You need to engage in Lean Planning. It was a business doing $20 million in revenue per year that had been around for 20 years. Do you depend on supplies that vary in price due to market conditions (fuel for instance)?

Small Business 153

Small Business Software Review Lean Advertising 153

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Your revenues are declining or you don’t have any revenue at all! Revenues don’t appear overnight; even the greatest success stories had to work hard to start getting traction and growth. Yet if revenues start to decline, or after a few months customers are still leaving you for other solutions, then you may have an issue.

Technical Review 157

Technical Review Architecture Revenue Channel 157

Up and Running

AUGUST 8, 2018

It only takes an hour each month, keeps the management team up to speed on everything that’s going on in the company, and helps us plan and manage in a lean and effective way. We always spend time drilling into the numbers, beyond the top-line revenue and expenses to better understand what the drivers were behind our performance.

Software Review 65

Software Review Business Plan Product Forecast 65

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

The subscription box industry is growing rapidly thanks to a steady revenue model and tapping into people’s love for surprises. But if you’re writing a plan as an internal guide for strategic growth, you should consider a lighter version— a Lean Plan. Financial summary : Project your revenue for the first few years.

Business Plan 63

Business Plan Curation Balance Sheet Intellectual Property 63

Ben's Blog

MAY 15, 2020

” At least at Reforge, a lot of our revenue comes from company education budgets. But I also see founders who are in an amazing cash position, even though they’re not experiencing massive tailwinds, doing very aggressive things. We’re not going to book any revenue for the next 12 months. Andrew : Right.

Founder 36

Founder Conversion Technical Review Cash Position 36

ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 26, 2022

I think every company’s portfolio is different, so they’re all different sizes, different stages, different geographies, different cash positions, and different market leadership positions. . I will say the one thing we tell all our portfolio companies is to get fit and lean in. Jonathan Siddharth .

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Partner Cofounder Retention Acquisition 132