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Master of Customer Acquisition, Matt Coffin, On Startups …

Both Sides of the Table

Since selling Matt has gone on to become one of the smartest angels I have seen operate. o Their strong skill was online media buying and optimization – they rarely would do CPA deals – mostly buying CPM. Mark: 10% warrant coverage is like stock options. Later they became big business in Financial services lead-gen.

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What Startups Need To Know About Business Valuation

YoungUpstarts

But it’s an important consideration, especially for companies that plan to offer alternative compensation such as employee stock options, which will usually require a 409A valuation. Valuations for startup entities are often highly complex due to the uncertain nature of early-stage operations.

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6 things to do today to prep your business for sale

Up and Running

Make sure to put in place incentives (like a sale bonus or stock options program) today to avoid eleventh-hour power plays. It is advisable to cut expenses that aren’t mission critical to operating your business (like the yearly “company conferences” in St. Establish key advisor relationships early. Bart’s, etc.)

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Early Growth Financial Services Welcomes New Tax Director

Early Growth Financial Services

Andy will direct tax efforts for the nine markets that EGFS currently operates in, bringing his 15 years of global tax experience to bear in working with EGFS’ 450+ clients. His specialities include preparing tax disclosures for SEC filings, implementing stock option plans, sales and use … Continue reading → In the News'

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Episode 5: Alex Blumberg, Business Credit, and Cloud-Based Subscription Services

Up and Running

I had a conversation with this CPA recently who’s probably in his late 50s and I’ve mentioned QuickBooks for example, he was talking about QuickBooks. It’s just raise them basically so that they can stand on their own and then watch them flourish. That’s my dream. It’s easy and it’s simple.

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Beware The Consultant

infochachkie.com

Thus, as your startup matures, many of your operational functions can be successfully outsourced. The final straw came when I asked the latest 25-year old a simple ‘yes / no’ question related to stock options. John is a CPA and holds an M.B.A. This is why BDC’s can often successfully outsource a wide variety functions.

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