YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

by Michelle Seiler Tucker , author of “ EXIT RICH: The 6 P Method to Sell Your Business for Huge Profit “ Successfully starting and growing a business can be a tough challenge for even the most adept entrepreneurs. Exiting a business for maximum profit, however, can prove even more difficult.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 6, 2013

To complement local face-to-face networking, you can always use one of the many online matchmaking sites that have sprung up in the last few years, like CoFoundersLab and Founder2be (think eHarmony™ for entrepreneurs, or Match.com meets LinkedIn). He must nail down a sales process that fits the domain and economy. Everybody wins.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

I have often been asked about Startup Funding by entrepreneurs. Here is Startup Funding, a Comprehensive Guide for Entrepreneurs. Instead of funding, you pay the investors a structured royalty, which is a portion of the sales. Often entrepreneurs pitch from the viewpoint of market shares. Pre-Requisites of Funding.

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Up and Running

MARCH 14, 2018

I’ve seen too many entrepreneurs think, “Oh, I know my business inside and out—pitching will be a breeze!” I’ve seen many entrepreneurs crash and burn when delivering their investor pitch—and ramble on and on. Customer acquisition: Marketing and sales strategy. Your exit strategy. Don’t wing it.

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Hockey Stick Exit Strategy Technical Review Angel Investor 164

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 2, 2012

He must nail down a sales process that fits the domain and economy. Make certain you as the founder and the CEO are on the same page on mission, company values, exit strategy, and workplace model. The CEO is the check and balance on the constant parallel pushes for more development, more marketing, and more growth.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 2, 2013

I’ve seen too many entrepreneurs think, “oh, I know my business inside and out – pitching will be a breeze!” I’ve also seen many entrepreneurs crash and burn when delivering their investor pitch – and ramble on and on. ” Good luck! Take some time to share the relevant traction you’ve had.

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Hockey Stick Exit Strategy Technical Review Due Diligence 164

Up and Running

MAY 12, 2020

While many traditional jobs still can’t function remotely, or have difficulty adjusting, many entrepreneurs have found success in starting a business from home. Think about an exit strategy. But establishing an exit strategy is another important piece that forces you to look toward the future of your business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

He must nail down a sales process that fits the domain and economy. Make certain you as the founder and the CEO are on the same page on mission, company values, exit strategy, and workplace model. The CEO is the check and balance on the constant parallel pushes for more development, more marketing, and more growth.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

One of the biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make is misunderstanding the role of venture capital investors. There’s lots of lore, emotion, and misconceptions of what VC’s do or don’t do for entrepreneurs. billion for a company with less than $50 million in sales. What Do VC’s Do?

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

I’m a mom, a full-time sales manager, and recruiter. Entrepreneurs need to find a way to get traction (sales) without funding. If entrepreneurs are only pitching to angel groups, they’re only pitching to 6% of the active angels, and 0.4% Wait, you didn’t want to be a sales person? I’m not your average angel.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2016

The last thing a new entrepreneur wants to think about for a new startup is how it will end. Yet one of the first things a potential equity investor asks about is your exit strategy. Here are three important reasons for the question: Good investment paybacks normally require an exit event.

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mashable.com

MARCH 20, 2014

Thats why I asked 10 entrepreneurs from the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) what questions they would pose for an interviewer at a startup. Whats your exit strategy? Before accepting an offer with a startup, ask what their exit strategy is, and make sure youre on board. What is the sales strategy?

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Up and Running

MAY 1, 2014

The vast majority of business owners and entrepreneurs aren’t business experts. Marketing and Sales Plan. What marketing and sales tactics will you be using? Highlight the key aspects of your financial plan, ideally with a chart that shows your planned sales, expenses, and profitability. > Don’t be intimidated.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 9, 2021

Once an entrepreneur, always an entrepreneur. Although many won’t admit it, true entrepreneurs can’t wait to exit their current startup, and build a new and better one with their next great idea. For these reasons, I always look for an overt exit strategy in every startup I might consider for an angel investment.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Too many entrepreneurs look for that one magic bullet -- an exciting new technology, perhaps, or their own determination to make the world a better place -- to override any shortcomings in their startup model. Investors look for specifics on sales channels, marketing collateral, social media initiatives and customer incentives.

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Hearpreneur

MAY 15, 2020

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1- Make learning to swim more convenient. I started our business and took the leap to become an entrepreneur because I am so passionate about seeing people get ahead in their careers. Each story is different though the reasons may be the same.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 10, 2018

by Ryan Gould, Vice President of Strategy and Marketing Services at Elevation Marketing. As an entrepreneur, when you started your business, you most likely had dreams of rocket-speed growth and a multi-million dollar exit to a huge conglomerate, like Google or Facebook or Amazon. Profile Your Customer Base. Wrapping Up.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 3, 2021

Based on my own years of experience in startups and big business, and more recently as an angel investor, I often cringe when I see one of you entrepreneurs missing a cue that I have seen work for many before you. A passionate entrepreneur I met a while back had found that a certain algae could be grown cheaply, and could end world hunger.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 7, 2020

I recognize that entrepreneurs tend to substitute vision and passion for formal processes, but using no discipline or process in building something new is a sure way to spend money, rather than see any return and build a self-sustaining business. Marketing, sales, support, and service operations. Solution development and delivery.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2016

What every entrepreneur is asking me these days, is “How do I get to be a unicorn?” Yet there are a common set of driving factors that every entrepreneur should know, including the following: Extraordinary marketplace traction. Credible yet flexible exit strategy. These are popularly called “unicorns.”

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Up and Running

AUGUST 19, 2014

Many angels are entrepreneurs themselves, or executives and business or community leaders. what’s behind your financials, your go-to-market strategy, your current traction in the marketplace, your competition and why you’re better, your intellectual property or “secret sauce,” your exit strategy, etc.). Tweet This Tip.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Benjamin Yee is the entrepreneur behind an innovative software, EMERGE App, that makes it easy to manage the process. Business software isn’t glamorous but it’s nonetheless important to help sales, operations, purchasing and fulfilment teams to process sales orders and ship them out on time. Listen to them.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 12, 2021

You should plan an exit strategy, and optimize your activities and timing to get top dollar. What you don’t need is a buyer dealing directly with your landlord to get your key asset, leaving you with no leverage and minimum value for the sale. Neither perspective is good for credibility or a fair result from your sale.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 20, 2018

Every business has long-term and short-term goals, sales targets, and expense budgets—a business plan encompasses all of those things and is as useful to a startup trying to raise funds as it is to a 10-year-old business that’s looking to grow. The projections include sales, costs, expenses, and cash flow. Market trends.

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Up and Running

JULY 24, 2017

For example, with an existing company, that information might be as simple as adding recent annual sales or number of employees to the basic company information in the first bullet here. For a startup, it might be a brief description of aspirations, such as a sales goal for the next year or three years from now. Write it last.

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Up and Running

JUNE 16, 2014

Starups.co, a company founded with the intention of connecting entrepreneurs and investors, advises business owners on what will attract an investors attention. To demonstrate traction you might recruit a good management team, start making sales, build an advisory board or secure strategic partnerships. Cash Flow and a Financial Plan.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Once you identify your ideal customer, you can tailor your marketing and sales plan to that person. Components of this section include: Your marketing and sales plan. Your funding ask and exit strategy, if applicable. Marketing and sales plan. Exit strategy : Needed if you’re seeking investment.

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Business Plan Technical Review Forecast Software Review 154

Gust

JANUARY 5, 2012

But, this SEC limit has created some problems for these high-tech phenoms, both in raising additional capital and in private sales through secondary markets in which early investors resell shares to a large number of smaller US buyers. But, the SEC limit on the number of shareholders is not the only issue entrepreneurs should consider.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 20, 2018

I was at a crossroads in my career and debating about starting my own sales and marketing consulting business. In my refreshed state, I reviewed what others said I had accomplished which was; empowering businesses with the ability to manifest sales results. Thanks to Jonas Sickler, Reputation Management ! #4- 4- Created a new word.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 28, 2018

Components of this section include: Your marketing and sales plan. Your funding ask and exit strategy, if applicable. Marketing and sales plan. Sometimes you can increase sales by upselling and cross-selling , or offering complementary services. Strategic partnerships or alliances. Your operations plan.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2021

Based on my experience as an investor and mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley and elsewhere, one of the quickest ways to kill your credibility and your startup is to offer a poorly written business plan, or none at all. An entrepreneur who can’t manage a plan, probably won’t be able to manage the new business.

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Silicon Valley Exit Strategy Business Plan Restful 342

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Once an entrepreneur, always an entrepreneur. Although many won’t admit it, true entrepreneurs can’t wait to exit their current startup, and build a new and better one with their next great idea. For these reasons, I always look for an overt exit strategy in every startup I might consider for an angel investment.

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Exit Strategy Valuation Acquisition Metrics 248

Berkonomics

JANUARY 16, 2014

JJ is a successful entrepreneur and technologist giving back to the entrepreneurial. community in many ways, including his weekly Internet TV program on entrepreneurism, and participation in several mentoring programs. . By JJ Richa. Dave’s note: Our guest insight this week is from JJ Richa. Is it by committee?

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Up and Running

JULY 15, 2016

While one approach is to attempt to build smart ties with China for your existing business while remaining abroad, an increasing number of foreign entrepreneurs decide to actually live in the U.S. This is clearly the best way for foreign entrepreneurs to retain control of the company and transfer money abroad. The TAS method.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 13, 2011

Many entrepreneurs scare away potential investors by claiming that their technology represents “truly disruptive technology.” It always amazes me how an entrepreneur can define his market opportunity so broadly, and then assess his competition so narrowly in the next breath. Marketing, sales, and partners. Exit strategy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2012

Many entrepreneurs scare away potential investors by claiming that their technology represents “truly disruptive technology.” It always amazes me how an entrepreneur can define his market opportunity so broadly, and then assess his competition so narrowly in the next breath. Marketing, sales, and partners. Exit strategy.

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Business Plan Sweat Equity Exit Strategy Intellectual Property 283

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

One of those ventures was the creation, establishment, growth and sale of an e-commerce business. In other words, rather than rely on stores to sell the designer products, entrepreneurs were designing websites that delivered the products straight to the consumers, at a significantly lower price.

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