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Crawl Walk Run
High-potential startups are ultimately successful as they transform innovative product and service offerings that address important unmet needs into profitable businesses. One of the significant value step changes occurs when the startup begins to connect the dots and advance commercially into its chosen target market.
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Section 1202 Tax Matters
Recently, I was reminded of the “downside” of a successful exit, specifically, that capital gains earned on investment in a startup are, generally speaking, subject to taxes. In other words, the IRS wants its piece of that nice big check. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could just keep it all instead?
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Milestones
While building a startup, leaders must make critical strategic decisions about what to focus on to derisk and add value. One manifestation of this planning work is determining the key milestones that must be accomplished and the resources required to take each step. Because this is so important, it is a key focus for investors who are evaluating startup investment…
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Making Bets
As a startup leader forging new paths into the future, there is always uncertainty about the consequences of significant decisions. We cannot see what will happen perfectly, so we have to gather the best information available, test assumptions when possible, and ultimately pull the trigger and make a bet.
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Funding Foundations
A house built on sand is unstable, indeed. A house built on a solid foundation can support itself even when the winds howl, the rain comes, and the floodwaters rise. In business, cash is the lifeblood, and the source of that cash reveals the nature of your foundation.
