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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

And then in the late 90’s money crept in, swept in to town by public markets, instant wealth and an absurd sky-rocketing of valuations based on no reasonable metrics. I started my first company in 1999 and was admittedly swept up in all of this: Magazine covers, fancy conferences, artificial valuations and easy money.

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5 Steps To Get You From Your First Idea To A Business

Startup Professionals Musings

His challenge is to focus on one market, with a specific design, cost, and price. Create a written plan, with target milestones and metrics. For example, I have a friend with a Ph.D. in Physics who talks passionately about starting a business producing nuclear powered batteries. Yes, there are a lot of bridges to cross.

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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. Set pricing to assure both revenue and profit. They expect reviews and testimonials from other clients.

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

Both Sides of the Table

Ask for short conference calls. Ask them for a meeting to review your pricing strategy with you. When we recommended that Rob get a CEO coach he not only embraced it but craved it and thanked us for suggesting it. If anything we feel indebted to him for his hard work. Already covered. But seriously. Assign away. Ask for intros.

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Interview with Jonathan Lehmann and James Chung, KarmaGoat

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Our marketplace is organized like a used item marketplace, like Amazon or eBay, or Craiglist, in that a seller lists an item, picks a cause, and sets a price. Jonathan Lehmann: I was awarded the Larry Wolfen Entrepreneurial Spirit Award at UCLA, after getting amazing coaching from Matt Ridenour in our business plan development class.

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