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Strategies to Improve Cash Flow Management for Startups

The Startup Magazine

Image source Startups often face unpredictable revenue streams and mounting operational costs, making cash flow management particularly challenging. Their advanced understanding of financial analysis, forecasting, and strategic planning enables them to identify inefficiencies and implement solutions that enhance financial stability.

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Revenue Recognition’s Effect On M&A

YoungUpstarts

There has been a lot of chatter regarding changes in revenue recognition criteria lately, but the effects it will have on the evaluation of companies planning an exit is just beginning to emerge. Specifically, the new standard will follow a five step model for revenue recognition: Identify the contract (the deal that has been reached).

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10 Manageable Risks That An Entrepreneur Should Take

Startup Professionals Musings

As a long-time mentor to entrepreneurs, here is my collection of smart risks that investors and I look for in new startups: Focus on a tough customer problem rather than a fun technology. Investors hate technology solutions looking for a problem, due to the high risk of no customers. Don’t rely on conservative forecasts to reduce risk.

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What Makes an Entrepreneur? Four Letters: JFDI

Both Sides of the Table

The technology team disagrees on direction and wants resolutions. He was a really nice and personable guy who had deep domain knowledge in an industry that he’d worked in for 10 years that is in need of technological advancement. Your head of sales thinks she should fire somebody. He wanted to be the guy who did it.

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10 Strategies To Avoid Bad Risks In Your New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

As a long-time mentor to entrepreneurs, here is my collection of smart risks that investors and I look for in new startups: Focus on a tough customer problem rather than a fun technology. Investors hate technology solutions looking for a problem, due to the high risk of no customers. Don’t rely on conservative forecasts to reduce risk.

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10 Calculated Risks That Lead To Startup Success

Startup Professionals Musings

As a long-time mentor to entrepreneurs, here is my collection of smart risks that investors and I look for in new startups: Focus on a tough customer problem rather than a fun technology. Investors hate technology solutions looking for a problem, due to the high risk of no customers. Don’t rely on conservative forecasts to reduce risk.

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30 Entrepreneurs Forecast Where Their Business Will Be In Five Years

Hearpreneur

When an entrepreneur can forecast his next moves, even his/her employees become part of the moves the business makes. We asked entrepreneurs and business owners where they forecast their business will be in the next five years. #1- Both technologies can perform multiple tasks automatically without manual interference.

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