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Is your CFO a bookkeeper or a strategist?

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I recently coached a CFO in a small company to urge the CEO to stop working upon the operational issues and focus upon the future, even if that meant a pivot to protect the business as the world was changing in that industry at an accelerated rate. Here’s one that most small company founders and CEO’s miss until it may be too late.

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Why you should never have a data room — the most counter-intuitive fund-raising advice you’ll ever…

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Or if you’re a VC raising from LPs you have to list all of your deals, your investment value, your carrying value, your multiples, your IRRs, TVPIs, DPIs, etc along with net cashflows plus your previous LPAs. These collective sets of documents form the basis of what somebody looking at investing would call “financial due diligence.”

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8 Tips To Get the Most Out of Your Investors and Board

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Understanding where your VC partner sits in their respective fund and where their fund is in the cycle of its investment lifecycle will help you understand your VCs behavior. Email updates frequently. Each of your angels or seed investors may have 20-30 investments. Make your emails actionable. How much is too much?

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Launchpad LA Receives VC Funding: $50,000 Per Startup

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But the most important metric has been the deep and lasting relationships that have been built with startups and also between senior executives. Or if you need to reach us our email is launchpadla@gmail.com. 23 companies have gone through Launchpad LA. This education will continue. Each company will receive $50,000.

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8 Key Ingredients to a Profitable Consulting Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Yet, according to statistics from the Small Business Association (SBA), over half of new businesses offer something else - personal professional services, including consulting, business coaching, and advisory services. They match individual customer preferences, whether it be voice, email, texting, or social media, to close deals.