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What Does the Post Crash VC Market Look Like?

Both Sides of the Table

Should SaaS companies trade at a 24x Enterprise Value (EV) to Next Twelve Month (NTM) Revenue multiple as they did in November 2021? But it will be patiently deployed, waiting for a cohort of founders who aren’t artificially clinging to 2021 valuation metrics. By 2021 we had to write a $3.5m

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Nowadays puts its spin on plant-based nuggets

TechCrunch LA

The alternative protein space is hot, hot, hot as evidenced by both the number of companies developing products and the venture capital going into the space. Investment into alternative proteins, for example, plant-based meats and dairy substitutes was $5 billion in 2021, according to both the Good Food Institute and Crunchbase data.

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8 New Business Keys To Success For Real Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

The rate of new entrepreneurs increased between 2013 and 2021, from 280 to 360 out of 100,000 of the adult population. Before you bring on partners, develop intellectual property, raise capital, or generate revenues, you need to establish an official business entity. Incorporating a business entity early through online services.

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7 Short-Term Business Mistakes Can Limit Your Impact

Startup Professionals Musings

Hypermetricemia – metrics for everything. My advice is to focus on a handful of high-level metrics that matter , and are simple and relevant to organizational objectives. Now is the time to develop a new mindset and stick to it. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 09/28/2021.

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New markets emerge for carbon accounting businesses as cities like LA push proposals

TechCrunch LA

In Los Angeles, the city council tasked the Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation and Chief Legislative Analyst to report back on the feasibility of developing or buying technology to provide a more accurate accounting of the city’s carbon footprint.

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7 Ways To Highlight Your Personal Value To Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

Develop a personal story as a visionary and learner. These show a focus on the business elements required for success, and metrics for ensuring accountability, management control, and feedback along the way. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 09/09/2021. He didn’t have any big technical shoe innovations.

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7 Keys To Scaling Your Startup To Be The Next Unicorn

Startup Professionals Musings

Switch your focus from product development to sales. Explosive growth to an enterprise normally requires a scalable sales model, a well-documented process with incentives, training, and metrics for tracking and management. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 08/04/2021.

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