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Hypothesis-Driven Growth: How to Turn Data into Revenue

Duct Tape Marketing

Hypothesis-Driven Growth: How to Turn Data into Revenue written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interviewed Doug Davidoff, the founder and CEO of Lift Enablement and the author of The Revenue Acceleration Framework.

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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. Setting aside a percentage of monthly revenue creates a financial buffer that can cover urgent expenses when needed. This is where an emergency reserve fund comes into play.

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How to Make Sense of the PPP Loan Program for VC-Backed Startups

Both Sides of the Table

Who is this program for and why does it exist? 350 billion of this money is dedicated to small businesses under a loan program called the PPP (payroll protection plan). The goal of the program is in the name?—?payroll Below lists how the loan program is calculated. payroll protection. Do I need to repay the loan?

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Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning– Explained

Steve Blank

It uses new words to define programming steps, job descriptions, development tools, etc. or decision-making processes (like understanding text and images) without being explicitly programmed to do so. Machine learning algorithms – computer programs that adjust themselves to perform better as they are exposed to more data.

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Beyond the Lemonade Stand: How to Teach High School Students Lean Startups

Steve Blank

Their seniors just completed the school’s first-ever 3-credit semester program in evidence-based entrepreneurship. We realized that past K-12 Entrepreneurial classes taught students “the lemonade stand” version of how to start a company: 1) come up with an idea, 2) execute the idea, 3) do the accounting (revenue, costs, etc.).

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Why GE’s Jeff Immelt Lost His Job – Disruption and Activist Investors

Steve Blank

In response to reading Eric Ries’s The Lean Startup , GE adopted Lean and built their Fastworks program around it. Instead of lean innovation programs, there is a mandate to cut $2 billion in expenses by the end of next year, lift profits and raise the dividend. Things will not stay the same at GE.”. So what happened?

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7 Due Diligence Checks On Your Idea To Save Some Pain

Startup Professionals Musings

Even good social causes need to bring in revenue to continue their worthy efforts. New smartphone apps cost only a few thousand, if you have the programming skills. Ask domain experts to quantify value for you. Choose projects with financial resources within your reach.