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SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Franchises Franchises Home Franchise 500 Home-Based Low Cost Top New Fast Growing Top Global Biz Opportunities Franchises for Sale Franchises A Bright Forecast for a Solar Panel Installation Franchise. What is Sweat Equity Worth? Determining how to value sweat equity is key when negotiating with investors and employees.

Sweat Equity 55

Sweat Equity Equity Fractional CTO CTO 55

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 13, 2011

Explain in terms your mother could understand, and quantify the “cost-of-pain” in dollars or time. Quantify existing skin-in-the-game, by insiders and outsiders, including sweat equity and capital. The most credible sizing approach is to do your financial model first with the volume, cost, and pricing parameters you want.

Business Plan 290

Business Plan Sweat Equity Exit Strategy Intellectual Property 290

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2012

Explain in terms your mother could understand, and quantify the “cost-of-pain” in dollars or time. Quantify existing skin-in-the-game, by insiders and outsiders, including sweat equity and capital. The most credible sizing approach is to do your financial model first with the volume, cost, and pricing parameters you want.

Business Plan 283

Business Plan Sweat Equity Exit Strategy Intellectual Property 283

Berkonomics

OCTOBER 15, 2020

It extends the cash available for research and other necessary fixed costs and gives the fragile, young company more “runway” to get to breakeven. But when forecasting the ultimate viability of a business, many times an entrepreneurial founder uses a low, unsustainable salary rate for him or herself in order to show early breakeven.

Sweat Equity 62

Sweat Equity Equity Business Plan Balance Sheet 62

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2010

Explain in terms your mother could understand, and quantify the “cost-of-pain” in dollars or time. Quantify existing skin-in-the-game, by insiders and outsiders, including sweat equity and capital. The most credible sizing approach is to do your financial model first with the volume, cost, and pricing parameters you want.

Business Plan 186

Business Plan Exit Strategy Sweat Equity Intellectual Property 186

Gust

AUGUST 5, 2012

Explain in terms your mother could understand, and quantify the “cost-of-pain” in dollars or time. Quantify existing skin-in-the-game, by insiders and outsiders, including sweat equity and capital. The most credible sizing approach is to do your financial model first with the volume, cost, and pricing parameters you want.

Business Plan 182

Business Plan Sweat Equity Exit Strategy Intellectual Property 182

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2016

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. Quantify founder investments, both cash and sweat-equity. What are your forecasts for revenue, expenses and cash flow?

Sweat Equity 120

Sweat Equity Advisory Board Liquidity Event Startup 120