mentor monday feb 11, 2013
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Epic Fail Fundraising - Top 10 startup mistakes with Dave Parker and Chris Dishman. Resources for how to build a startup proforma.TRANSCRIPT
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OverviewTop 10 List
Resources
Q&A
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Top 10 Mistakes 10 – One spreadsheet vs. multiple tabs
9 – Hard coded #s vs Sensitivity Analysis
8 – Top Down vs. Bottom Up – “Just 1%”
7 – Not connecting the financial model to the narrative
6 – Not knowing your Total Addressable and Serviceable Addressable Market, Share
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Top 10 Mistakes 5 – Not using GAAP language
4 – Not doing a cash flow analysis
3 – Expenses don’t increase with revenues
2 – Not knowing market metrics/comps
1 – $1B Revenues in year 5 (or >$100M)
BONUS: No Chart or Graphs Denali Financial Consulting LLC
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Resources Markets - http://goo.gl/5bpIU
Benchmark Data – http://goo.gl/b7R3K
Product Pricing - http://goo.gl/ohKWZ
Unrealistic Growth: http://goo.gl/NVOgh
Spreadsheet Template - http://goo.gl/SWNhb
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Q&A Chris Dishman – www.denalifc.com [email protected]
Dave Parker – www.dkparker.com [email protected]
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