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DEAL MATTERS: Up In the Air--Is there a balance between Entrepreneurship and Life activities?
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Talking about what deals matter to you and me. Tuesday, August 2, 2011. Up In the Air- Is there a balance between Entrepreneurship and Life activities? I applaud the chutzpah of the three founders of airbnb who, in 3-4 short years, started their venture and have recently raised $112M from VCs (famed Marc Andreesen. And them taking 10% of rental deals off the top to broker the transaction, we can estimate their cash flow to be as follows:. Average rental period: 4 nights. Of listings that rent: 50%. To do...
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DEAL MATTERS: Feels good to help the small guy (& gal) price their business
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Talking about what deals matter to you and me. Monday, April 25, 2011. Feels good to help the small guy (& gal) price their business. Great news: Just heard from a client that they sold their pool maintenance and repair business and the Valuation work I did for them made a big difference! In fact, real US GDP (in constant 2000 dollars) as reported by the US Dept. of Commerce was:. Q1 2002: $11.47B. Q4 2010: $13.38B. 1 The owners bought an undervalued business. (Maybe). 3 The owners were very smart to get...
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DEAL MATTERS: October 2007
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Talking about what deals matter to you and me. Friday, October 26, 2007. In the end, what I learned from all that Excel jiggling was that I let the potential and ultimately faux investors decide my financial fate and commitment. Mistake. In hindsight, it showed my immaturity and lack of clarity and knowledge. Tuesday, October 23, 2007. Where are the breadcrumbs? Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). My Business Consulting brochureware. Fintel - Benchmarking and Valuation Tool. WebKPI - QuickBooks dashboard.
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DEAL MATTERS: Shall we call it a Budget or Spending Plan?
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Talking about what deals matter to you and me. Thursday, October 24, 2013. Shall we call it a Budget or Spending Plan? I like the latter. For those who like to spend, "Budget time" might sound like a ball and chain, a rein to be pulled by someone else, a collar that restricts. Do I have more analogies? Probably, but I think you get my point. It's October and that is the time I bring up the word "Budget" with all of my clients. "Time to create next year's Budget! Let's pick a Revenue Goal for the year.
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DEAL MATTERS: April 2011
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Talking about what deals matter to you and me. Wednesday, April 27, 2011. OK, am I the last to know? Two weeks ago, we just gave our employee a Flip Video for his birthday because he wanted one, and he's a videographer, and a young guy who likes cool and convenient gadgets. It was even branded with Tina Malia. S image. He was psyched! So then I am out yesterday and I hear that Cisco killed the Flip Video. WHAT? So that got me to wondering. Why did Cisco kill the Flip Video? And do they do this often?
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DEAL MATTERS: August 2011
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Talking about what deals matter to you and me. Tuesday, August 2, 2011. Up In the Air- Is there a balance between Entrepreneurship and Life activities? I applaud the chutzpah of the three founders of airbnb who, in 3-4 short years, started their venture and have recently raised $112M from VCs (famed Marc Andreesen. And them taking 10% of rental deals off the top to broker the transaction, we can estimate their cash flow to be as follows:. Average rental period: 4 nights. Of listings that rent: 50%. To do...
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DEAL MATTERS: Flip Out!?
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Talking about what deals matter to you and me. Wednesday, April 27, 2011. OK, am I the last to know? Two weeks ago, we just gave our employee a Flip Video for his birthday because he wanted one, and he's a videographer, and a young guy who likes cool and convenient gadgets. It was even branded with Tina Malia. S image. He was psyched! So then I am out yesterday and I hear that Cisco killed the Flip Video. WHAT? So that got me to wondering. Why did Cisco kill the Flip Video? And do they do this often?
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DEAL MATTERS: Valuation Obsession
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Talking about what deals matter to you and me. Thursday, August 21, 2008. As a Business Consultant to small companies (2-200 employees), I often come across the owner dilemma of fading interest in their venture and a desire to leave the business. But then what? Who takes the reigns? Who is willing to buy the venture? And my God, at what price? I feel like I have hit paydirt. With a combo software that has come to market: webKPI. Load up a QuickBooks. File (P&L and Bal. Sheet) to the webKPI. Fintel - Benc...
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DEAL MATTERS: Selling a Business - Private Equity? Investment Bank?
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Talking about what deals matter to you and me. Wednesday, November 14, 2007. Selling a Business - Private Equity? High or bio tech.). For small businesses (yes, $10M in revenues is small), that tells me that their capital needs are limited to the usual list of friends and family, angel investors, and banks. We all know banks don't give money without collateral so venture money for these businesses is quite limited. If I come across more realistic ideas for selling "small" businesses I'll gladly share them.
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DEAL MATTERS: August 2008
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Talking about what deals matter to you and me. Thursday, August 21, 2008. As a Business Consultant to small companies (2-200 employees), I often come across the owner dilemma of fading interest in their venture and a desire to leave the business. But then what? Who takes the reigns? Who is willing to buy the venture? And my God, at what price? I feel like I have hit paydirt. With a combo software that has come to market: webKPI. Load up a QuickBooks. File (P&L and Bal. Sheet) to the webKPI. Fintel - Benc...