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73.6% of all Statistics are Made Up

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Often when they do I throw out my favorite statistic: 73.6% of all statistics are made up. One of our core tasks was “market analysis,&# which consistent of: market sizing, market forecasts, competitive analysis and then instructing customers on which direction to take. I say it deadpanned. It’s irony.

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Entrepreneurship: Nature vs. Nurture? A Religious Debate

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James Gillmore in the comments section offers these words to Fred Wilson, “I’d say this highly statistical evidence doesn’t counter your original stance.&# James’s overall point isn’t wrong. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Start-up Advice Startup Advice Tech Market Analysis. I like surveys.

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Interview with Ricardo Solar, LetSimonDecide.com

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The idea behind LetSimonDecide is there is now one place where you can structure your analysis process. Instead of having a typical survey, users will go to the site, ask specific questions, and we'll aggregate the data from an analytical and statistical perspective, which we will provide to our customers.

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Study: $48 Billion In Value Created Over 15 Years In SoCal IT VC-Backed Firms

SoCal Delicious

Funk initiated the study last fall to create an historical statistical analysis of the financial outcomes for the region's venture-backed information technology companies. Funk then focused the analysis on the 731 documented exits for the period 1995-2009.

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Are MBAs Necessary for Start-ups or VC?

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Okay, so maybe you never took statistics, microeconomics or macroeconomics. Don’t forget that long after you forget the CAPM pricing model, how to do regression analysis or how to calculate NPV without a spreadsheet – your network should endure. Tags: Start-up Advice. What you gain: 1. What about strategy?

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Interview Therese Tucker, BlackLine Systems

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Plus, they can start generating the statistics they need easily, rather than taking what normally would be hours and hours to pull that information together, at the click of a button. Wealth managers had very little in terms of good tools, especially things like options analysis and the tax impacts of that. READ MORE>>.

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How to Optimize Startup Financial Projections

Startup Professionals Musings

Check industry average statistics to make sure you are in the right range. With a few variables, like volume growth rate, and number of salesmen, a “what if” analysis is possible on cash flow, breakeven point, and revenue growth. Tags: financial model startup financial projections business. Cash flow is king.

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