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Pull Investors to Your Business Plan With a Summary

Startup Professionals Musings

Modern investors love to first read a two-page summary of your business plan, formatted like a glossy marketing collateral sheet, with text well laid out in columns and sidebars, and a couple of relevant graphics. You may have already found several articles, web pages, or books about writing the perfect executive summary.

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Give Investors an Executive Summary That Rocks

Startup Professionals Musings

Modern investors love to first read a two-page summary of your business plan, formatted like a glossy marketing collateral sheet, with text well laid out in columns and sidebars, and a couple of relevant graphics. You may have already found several articles, web pages, or books about writing the perfect executive summary.

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7 Startup Laws Of Finance That You Dare Not Shortcut

Startup Professionals Musings

I found a good summary of the most common mistakes in a classic book by Kelly Clifford, “ Profit Rocket ,” written primarily to help you on the other side of the equation – skyrocket your profits. Always use a break-even analysis to measure what volume and price are required to offset total costs.

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Investors Love a Concise Executive Summary

Startup Professionals Musings

Modern investors love to first read a two-page summary of your business plan, formatted like a glossy marketing collateral sheet, with text well laid out in columns and sidebars, and a couple of relevant graphics. You may have already found several articles, web pages, or books about writing the perfect executive summary.

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7 Entrepreneur Oversights That Will Crash Profits

Startup Professionals Musings

I found a good summary of the most common mistakes in a recent book by Kelly Clifford, “ Profit Rocket ,” written primarily to help you on the other side of the equation – skyrocket your profits. Always use a break-even analysis to measure what volume and price are required to offset total costs. Marty Zwilling.

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When Did Profit Become A Bad Word For Entrepreneurs?

Startup Professionals Musings

As a startup advisor and investor, I find that more and more entrepreneurs avoid using the term “profit” in pitching their new venture. Thus I was pleased and a bit surprised to see a new book, “ The Purpose Is Profit ,” by Ed “Skip” McLaughlin, an entrepreneur who has both succeeded and failed in starting multiple businesses.

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How Great, Operationally-Focused CFO’s Can Transform Your Business

Both Sides of the Table

For a well-funded A or B round company I have recommended “ leveling up ,” which entails many things but in summary I tell people to “act your stage.” It’s the nature of most entrepreneurs, honestly. They can help you with pricing. Another thing entrepreneurs f**k up? Timing of cash payments.