Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Business model”
It’s funny and annoying. There is a tonne of super capable people who simply can’t find a great idea for a startup. There are also a lot of incapable people with ostensibly great ideas! I get asked by really awesome people all the time ‘how do I find an idea for my startup!?’ And do you know what, I don’t …
Congrats, you got one of my financial models. Now you are thinking, how the heck do I forecast my startup in a financial model template? Yup, everyone is going to wonder this, so if you are feeling lost, you’re in common company! In this blog, I’m going to take you through at a high level the broad steps you should …
Passion is over-rated. ‘What are you crazy!?’ I’m sure you’re probably thinking. This is against everything you’ve read about the ‘visionary, passionate founder‘ that makes it big and inspires massive checks from eager investors, right? “I can’t find an idea that I’m really passionate about” say founders to me. I yawn and almost have a monologue I go on which …
Learning how companies execute and how they present them is not something you get to see often. When you find quality material, they’re worth reading and picking up ideas how they are presented. I’m finishing off a growth financial model so checked out some public tech companies to see which line items they focused on. Twilio popped into my head …
Tl;dr: Your startup business model needs to work. That model needs to pass the numbers and narrative test if you are to have a chance to ever make a profit Here’s a question for you. Do you want, no need to be successful? Are you working crazy hours and things just not quite sticking? Do you get emailed back from investors when fundraising, …
