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A heartbreaking story about time and money.

Berkonomics

Although young companies rarely measure profitability this repeatedly, more mature companies usually can bring from five to ten percent of revenues to the bottom line in the form of net profit. So, the company turned the ship, slowly it seemed, as R&D worked to develop an appropriate product using the base of the original design.

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10 Business Model Components Required In Every Plan

Startup Professionals Musings

There are dozens of sources to help you construct your business model, and a good example is a classic book by venture capital investor Elizabeth Edwards, simply named “ Startup ,” which is really designed as a handbook for launching a company for less. Investors look for a sustainable competitive advantage, like a patent.

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Wasted time is money lost.

Berkonomics

Although young companies rarely measure profitability this repeatedly, more mature companies usually can bring from five to ten percent of revenues to the bottom line in the form of net profit. So the company turned the ship, slowly it seemed, as R&D worked to develop an appropriate product using the base of the original design.

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Marissa Mayer Yahoo’s New CEO

Tech Zulu Event

in Computer Science from Stanford University, she specialized in artificial intelligence in both her degrees and has several patents in artificial intelligence and interface design credited to her. Marissa Mayer has a B.S. in Symbolic Systems and an M.S. 13 plus years of product development. at this time of enormous opportunity.”

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10 Rules of Thumb for Startup Investment Valuation

Startup Professionals Musings

The value of patents and trademarks is not certifiable, especially if you are only at the provisional stage. NewCo has filed a patent on one of their software tool algorithms, which is very positive, and puts them several steps ahead of others who may be venturing into the same area. NewCo doesn’t have any of these yet.

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Wasted time is money lost. (And another story of lost opportunity.)

Berkonomics

Although young companies rarely measure profitability this repeatedly, more mature companies usually can bring from five to ten percent of revenues to the bottom line in the form of net profit. Time slipped; fixed overhead continued. Lots of good jobs were lost and many investors including myself were left with the question.

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10 Ways to Size Your Company’s Value for Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

The value of patents and trademarks is not certifiable, especially if you are only at the provisional stage. NewCo has filed a patent on one of their software tool algorithms, which is very positive, and puts them several steps ahead of others who may be venturing into the same area. NewCo doesn’t have any of these yet.

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