David Teten

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Or executives fail to take advantage of a great marketing opportunity with a December 31 deadline because they do not have budget. . Paul Bianco, CEO of Graphite Financial *, says, “Entrepreneurs are characteristically optimistic by nature, and often present their board best-case-scenario budgets and projections.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 19, 2012

Made by Oles for Oles, JonnyPops , the frozen gourmet treats being sold on campus and in downtown Northfield, are a product of the time, energy, and ambition of four budding entrepreneurs. The sweet treats will also be distributed to visiting students at admissions events throughout the year. ” Making a plan. Olaf students.

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Tim Keane

OCTOBER 3, 2012

. | Long term thinking -- for entrepreneurs » October 03, 2012. Technology versus market risk in angel investments.  One of his points is that angels tend to lose money because they take on companies with high market risk and low technical risk.   You can think of this a couple of ways. 

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Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

Bottom Up Market Sizing » January 12, 2010. Please see later version of this post on May 16, 2010 Entrepreneurs are often not experts in the area of term-sheet negotiations and all of the surrounding issues.   Investors sometimes “present” the terms they’d like and expect the entrepreneurs to react.

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Tim Keane

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Market Math. If you only sell to half of the customers in your physical market, how many non-buyers have you called on?  If you are using a sales force making customer visits, how much behavior is driven by territory size and quotas as opposed to market coverage?  Market math is one important ingredient. 

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Tim Keane

MARCH 4, 2011

« Market Math | Main. |  I looked at a medical product recently and asked the obvious questions about competition, distribution strategy, pricing, and so forth.  I sort of knew a couple of the probable answers but assumed the entrepreneur knew more. " I wish that entrepreneur appreciated how that sounded.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 26, 2019

In our guide on how to start a small business , we suggest that aspiring entrepreneurs choose a niche for the best chance at success. The contract company would handle the other business aspects such as distribution, marketing, and sales. Alcohol production, distribution, and sales are all heavily shaped by laws.

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