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Investors cozy up to LA-based ettitude’s bamboo bedding and sleep wear with $1.6 million

TechCrunch LA

“Phoebe sent me a sample and I had the best night of sleep in my life,” Dey said. Sales are growing, according to the two women, and the company’s chances have certainly been improved by the capital infusion from Drumbeat Ventures and TA Ventures, a European female-founded fund focusing on technology innovation.

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

Startup Professionals Musings

The way to start is with a sample financial model, available from many sources on the Internet, such as over 200 downloadable free from the Corporate Finance Institute website. In my experience, the top candidates will include the following: What if you have to cut your targeted price? Pricing is always a tricky issue.

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5 Startup Financial Questions Every Investor Will Ask

Startup Professionals Musings

The way to start is with a sample financial model, available from many sources on the Internet, such as over 200 downloadable free from the Corporate Finance Institute website. In my experience, the top candidates will include the following: What if you have to cut your targeted price? Pricing is always a tricky issue.

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Investors Don’t Fund Startups Without a Good Plan

Startup Professionals Musings

I’ll even send you a free sample of my own business plan via email, if you drop me a note. You really need a business plan for you own efforts, even if external funding is not a requirement. A few thousand dollars is a small price to pay for a successful business, or for that $1M investment you expect the plan to entice.

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Interview with Adam Bernhard, HauteLook

socalTECH

Last week, Los Angeles-based HauteLook (www.hautelook.com), an online private sales site, scored a major round of funding--raising $31M from Insight Venture Partners. Adam Bernhard: We're a platform that does flash sales. Adam, thanks for the time. We work on behalf of brands, as a web site that has a membership base of over 2.5

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Why are Good Business Plans So Rare These Days?

Startup Professionals Musings

I’ll even send you a free sample of my own business plan via email, if you drop me a note. You really need a business plan for you own efforts, even if external funding is not a requirement. A few thousand dollars is a small price to pay for a successful business, or for that $1M investment you expect the plan to entice.

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A Business Plan is for You First, Then for Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

I’ll even send you a free sample of my own business plan via email, if you drop me a note. You really need a business plan for you own efforts, even if external funding is not a requirement. A few thousand dollars is a small price to pay for a successful business, or for that $1M investment you expect the plan to entice.

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