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5 “What-Ifs” To Include In A Startup Financial Model

Startup Professionals Musings

If you think that financial modeling for a new business is arcane magic, limited in value to financial wizards and professional investors, then you have been listening to the wrong advisors. The manual calculations to translate market assumptions into costs, volumes, expenses and net return are massive.

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5 Startup Financial Questions Every Investor Will Ask

Startup Professionals Musings

If you think that financial modeling for a new business is arcane magic, limited in value to financial wizards and professional investors, then you have been listening to the wrong advisors. The manual calculations to translate market assumptions into costs, volumes, expenses and net return are massive.

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Add Real Value To Your Startup With A Financial Model

Startup Professionals Musings

If you think that financial modeling for a new business is arcane magic, limited in value to financial wizards and professional investors, then you have been listening to the wrong advisors. The way to start is with a sample financial model, freely available from many sources on the Internet, such as this one from Entrepreneur.

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Should Startups Focus on Profitability or Not?

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To grow faster businesses need resources in today’s financial period to fund growth that may not come for 6 months to a year. Do you plan to run this as a smaller business but maintain healthy profits? Gross Profit (also called Gross Margin or sometimes “Net Revenue”). What’s your objective?

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Track the Ten Elements of Value for Your Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

Net Income: The five factors listed above all contribute to something that is directly measurable: net income. Items that paint a big picture include revenue by major product area, cost of goods, and operating expenses by category. Keep track of what you’re doing to develop and enhance your sustainable competitive advantages.

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