TechEmpower
JULY 31, 2023
Proving your Business Model Works - Build, Define, and Review But how do you prove your numbers? Finally, review the numbers with your partners. The metrics, and how they relate, are captured in his slide: Note the relationship between retention/referral efforts and lifetime value. Please write us at blog@techempower.com !
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 12, 2021
The size of the document should be based on your style, but 10-20 pages or slides are usually more than adequate to outline even a complex business. In fact, they are probably in such a hurry to give you money that they don’t want you to waste time writing anything down and passing it along to new investors.
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Both Sides of the Table
JULY 23, 2014
Note the full presentation deck with additional slides can be found on SlideShare here or you can simply scroll through it at the bottom of this post.]. Just 3 years ago there was talk of institutional investors “not being able to write small enough checks.” From a technology perspective our journey is nowhere near over.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 7, 2014
They cite sources like the BusinessWeek story, “ Real Entrepreneurs Don’t Write Business Plans ” and this Forbes article. The size of the document should be based on your style, but 10-20 pages or slides are usually more than adequate to outline even a complex business. You need funding, and plan to get it from friends and family.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 4, 2019
Thus, I’m more impressed with entrepreneurs who ask me to review their implementation plan, rather than listen again to their idea. Some dreams sound great, but may not yet be viable or proven with today’s technology. Writing down key parameters will force you solidify the specifics, and mentally commit to them.
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 14, 2013
They cite sources like a recent BusinessWeek story, “ Real Entrepreneurs Don’t Write Business Plans ” and this NY Times article. Of course there are scenarios where a written business plan is not critical, but I haven’t seen one yet where a well-written 15-page document, or at least a 10-slide pitch, is a negative.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 19, 2009
I had seen many cycles and decided that since I was going to do it all over again I should write about it. I decided to write about my experience and to be blunt. It became a huge kerfuffle with many VC partners writing to thank me for the post, which exposed those that gave their industry a bad name. And covered we did.
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