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MAY 3, 2012

Eric Ries , author of The Lean Start-up , puts it best: ‘ The grim reality is that most start-ups fail. For technology entrepreneurs, we need to encourage them to understand the lean startup methodology, as a means to help them validate their assumptions. Most products are not successful. Collectively, we need to do better.

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AUGUST 8, 2018

This article, which originally appeared on our LivePlan Blog , is part of our “Business Planning Guide” —a curated list of our articles that will help you with the planning process! How did we do last month compared to our forecast? What does our cash flow forecast look like for the next few months? They’re right.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Lots of new box companies have trouble ironing out the kinks in their process: their customer can’t easily unsubscribe, their boxes just aren’t exciting or well-curated, and more. But if you’re writing a plan as an internal guide for strategic growth, you should consider a lighter version— a Lean Plan. Any of these can lead to failure.

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OCTOBER 30, 2017

This article is part of our “ Business Startup Guide ”—a curated list of our articles that will get you up and running in no time! People often ask us for a list of steps they can use to start their own business. From business type to business model to physical location, there are so many variables!

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NOVEMBER 10, 2015

I have been able to curate a list of free online courses, videos, webinars, and other useful resources that should give you the confidence boost to get out there and get started. It’s the lean format of the business plan—the format that will allow you to adapt fastest as you progress through the startup phase. Census Bureau website.

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AUGUST 28, 2018

A Lean Business Plan might be a better fit if you simply need to think through all the different aspects of your business. A Lean Plan will be shorter, and it lends itself to quick revisions, but both types follow the same general outline. They tend to be lengthier and more detailed. Use it as a tool, especially around your financials.

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APRIL 19, 2017

When it comes to starting and managing a business, forecasting your sales is essential. Having a sales forecast can help you budget and manage your business’s funds, create a plan for expansion, and avoid unpleasant surprises. The basics of sales forecasting. How to Forecast Sales. Just Do a Sales Forecast.

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Specifically, if you have an ongoing sales forecast , and expense budgets linked to that forecast, then you have instant visibility for making quick adjustments to sudden change. . It shows how the actual sales (in blue) were above the forecast (in green) until the sudden drop when the crisis hit. H ow to do a sales forecast.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

This article is part of our Business Planning Guide —a curated list of our articles that will help you with the planning process! You can actually put together a Lean Plan in less than 30 minutes. Here’s a free downloadable Lean Plan Template to help. Here’s how we suggest creating your sales forecast. Fear and dread.

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OCTOBER 10, 2018

This article is part of our Business Planning Guide —a curated list of our articles that will help you with the planning process! This is an excellent use of the Lean Business Planning methodology , based on a simple Lean Plan combined with regular updates and revisions. Try using a Lean Plan template to get you started.

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DECEMBER 5, 2016

Lean Planning is a concept that we introduced back in 2012 as an evolution in business planning. We proposed Lean Planning as the next step in business planning. But, where did Lean Planning come from? Here’s a quick history of how we developed Lean Planning. See Also: Lean Planning: A Curated List of Our Best Content.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2018

This article is part of our Business Planning Guide —a curated list of our articles that will help you with the planning process! My favorite is the Lean Business Plan , a collection of bullet-point lists and tables that lay out strategy, tactics, milestones, and essential numbers. The Lean Business Plan. Where do you start?

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NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Make sure your phone is packing a good weather app that allows you to see the local forecast for whatever city you’re in or the next one on your schedule. I really like Yahoo’s weather app – it’s a super simple interface, clean and usable and it displays beautifully curated photos of your location (from Flickr , of course).

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