David Teten

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Instead of budget approvals, monitor key metrics and give managers more flexibility. How should a growth company manage their budget? I encourage entrepreneurs to correct course with a re-forecast early and often. The organization replaced the budget with a quarterly forecasting and planning process.…

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Tim Keane

MARCH 9, 2011

How to prepare a sales forecast for a business plan » March 09, 2011. Managing Company Growth. Wisconsin Angel Network Find Information about all of the networks in Wisconsin here! Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. September 2011. March 2011.

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Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

Good investors use the valuation discussions to gauge the business savvy of the management team and to understand their ability to appreciate and deal with economic market forces that set values.   For individual angels and others investing their own money, this may be more fluid than for someone with responsibility for a managed fund.

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Tim Keane

JUNE 21, 2011

How to prepare a sales forecast for a business plan.   Think about having the same discussion in a different way - by preparing your sales forecast by making your assumptions explicit. Listed below are links to weblogs that reference How to prepare a sales forecast for a business plan : Comments. Managing Company Growth.

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Tim Keane

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

OVP Venture Partners) My own take on this is that a business plan with a bottom up forecast demonstrates an understanding of the potential market that investors love.  OVP Venture Partners) My own take on this is that a business plan with a bottom up forecast demonstrates an understanding of the potential market that investors love. 

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Tim Keane

APRIL 14, 2008

Now, as their revenue grows substantially, its time to make the shift toward a more quantitative management environment. To me, this means moving in the direction of managing more to factual data to help managers make key decisions. Also, are we waterfall forecasting every month to spot trends and react more quickly?

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Tim Keane

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

« How to prepare a sales forecast for a business plan | Main. Managing Company Growth. Wisconsin Angel Network Find Information about all of the networks in Wisconsin here! Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. Picking Ventures: Part 1. March 2011.

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