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Silicon Flatirons is pleased to host Rally Software's Zach Nies for a Crash Course about some of the surprising science behind building successful startups. Even though building a startup is hard work with high failure risk, entrepreneurs Steve Blank and Eric Ries have popularized practices that can increase the odds of success. Following the Customer Development or Lean Startup practices will show you what to do. This talk will give you an understanding of why these techniques work, which will allow you to better apply them to your startup or scale them into your enterprise. The event will focus on high growth business based on the deep experience. Entrepreneurs are by nature execution-oriented and you will walk away from the talk with concrete, actionable ideas that will help you make better decisions tomorrow. The subject matter should be relevant to both entrepreneurs creating new companies and entrepreneurs reinventing existing enterprises.
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Check out the most reliable methodologies and become aware of the risk factors. More information on getting investor-ready: www.startups.be/fundraising
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Silicon Flatirons is pleased to host Rally Software's Zach Nies for a Crash Course about some of the surprising science behind building successful startups. Even though building a startup is hard work with high failure risk, entrepreneurs Steve Blank and Eric Ries have popularized practices that can increase the odds of success. Following the Customer Development or Lean Startup practices will show you what to do. This talk will give you an understanding of why these techniques work, which will allow you to better apply them to your startup or scale them into your enterprise. The event will focus on high growth business based on the deep experience. Entrepreneurs are by nature execution-oriented and you will walk away from the talk with concrete, actionable ideas that will help you make better decisions tomorrow. The subject matter should be relevant to both entrepreneurs creating new companies and entrepreneurs reinventing existing enterprises.
According to Jason Fried, (founder of 37 signals) copy has to be your first priority, not your last! Fried believes that it’s all about communicating what you’re selling rather than what it’s going to look like.
Lean Startup for Finance: Using Innovation Accounting for Valuation and Risk ...Lean Startup Co.
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Whether you’re in Finance — or just report *to* Finance — you’ll want to catch David Binetti’s talk on Innovation Accounting. David will show how to calculate the ROI and Risk of innovation projects while avoiding common traps that can doom entrepreneurs before they begin.
What goes into a useful set of financial projections for a startup? How do you go about building a set of projections that meet your needs and best position you for success?
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• A high level overview of how to construct a set of projections
• How to break down the components of financial projections into actionable blocks
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Discover the innovative and creative projects that highlight my journey through Full Sail University. Below, you’ll find a collection of my work showcasing my skills and expertise in digital marketing, event planning, and media production.
Personal Brand Statement:
As an Army veteran dedicated to lifelong learning, I bring a disciplined, strategic mindset to my pursuits. I am constantly expanding my knowledge to innovate and lead effectively. My journey is driven by a commitment to excellence, and to make a meaningful impact in the world.
2. INTRODUCTION
StartNowHow
• Open seminar series for active and prospective entrepreneurs
• 10 sessions on monthly basis until summer 2016
• Covers relevant theoretical and practical aspects of entrepreneurship
• Based on lecture „entrepreneurship“ @Bogazici University
• Based on experiences of entrepreneurs, investors, mentors and consultants
• Each session with guest speaker (entrepreneurs, investors, mentors, etc.)
• Language: English / Turkish
• Thursdays 17.15h – 19.30h
• Next session: Thu 10. March 2016
• Topic: Digital Marketing Planning and Control
• Certificate provided for participants joining at least 70% of the sessions
• Early registration for each session required (eventbrite), limited capacity!
• Priority for regular participants
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3. INTRODUCTION
StartNowHow - Seminar Topics (preliminary)
1. Thu 1.10.15: The entrepreneurial ecosystem in Turkey
2. Thu 15.10.15. Entrepreneurship as a profession
3. Thu 12.11.15: Opportunity recognition and evaluation
4. Thu 10.12.15: Planning, developing and testing a business model
5. Thu 7.1.16: Market and competitor research
6. Thu 11.2.16: Financial planning for startups
7. Thu 10.3.16: Digital Marketing planning and control
8. Thu 14.4.16: Funding the startup – stage financing for ventures
9. Thu 12.5.16: The investment process – pitching, negotiations and termsheet
10. Thu 9.6.16: Success and failure as an entrepreneur
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4. FINANCIALPLANNING
Step 1: Revenues and Cost of Goods Sold Planning
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• Revenue Estimation
• Identify all sources of revenues
• Estimate future revenues after establishment per day (or month, depending on industry)
• Understand revenue drivers
• Number of customers
• Number of products / average ticket per customer
• Average Revenue per customer (net, after VAT)
• Cost of Goods Sold Estimation (Direct Cost)
• Calculation of direct cost of goods sold (Examples: buying price, direct production cost)
• Calculation of gross margin (revenues minus direct cost) per unit and product / service
• Aggregation for income statement calculation
• Calculation of monthly revenues / COGS / gross margin based on assumptions about
seasonality / sales growth over time / time until business is established
• Calculation of first three years on monthly (or quarterly) basis, years 4 + 5 on yearly basis
• Result: Revenues / COGS / Gross margin years 1- 5
• Consideration of risk for gross margin part of income statement
• Scenario analysis (e.g. Best / expected / worst case)
• Sensitivity analysis (for full, integrated set of financial statements)
• Simulation (possible with probabilities / Monte-Carlo-Simulation as well)
6. FINANCIALPLANNING
Cost of Goods Sold
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Source: Bygrave, W.D. / Zacharakis, A., The Portable MBA in Entrepreneurship, p.145
7. FINANCIALPLANNING
Step 2: Completion of Pro-Forma Income Statements
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• Other Operating Expenses (indirect production cost, marketing + sales, gen.admin.cost)
• Calculation of personnel cost
• Personnel planning for full five years (position x number of employees / position x
average salary incl. Employer part of social security contributions, other personnel-
dependent cost)
• Calculation of all other time-dependent operating expenses
• Calculation of start-up cost during setup period
• Calculation of depreciation / amortization based on investment plan / depreciation plan
• Calculation of cost on monthly basis for years 1-3, yearly basis years 4-5
• Other Operating Income
• Calculation of other operating income positions for 5-year period
• Gross margin – operating expenses + other operating income = EBIT
• EBITDA = EBIT + depreciation / amortization
• Calculation of financial result
• Consideration of interest expenses for long-term loans or other types of debt
• If applicable, calculation of other regular financial income / financial expenses
• EBIT +/- financial result = EBT (earnings before taxes)
• Calculation of taxes on income
• Normally in % of EBT, if applicable consideration of losses carried forward
• Net Profit / Loss = EBT ./. Taxes on income
13. FINANCIALPLANNING
Seasonality and Sales Growth
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Source: Bygrave, W.D. / Zacharakis, A., The Portable MBA in Entrepreneurship, p.155
14. FINANCIALPLANNING
Step 4: Determination of Operative Cash Flow
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• Indirect calculation of operative cash flow: Starting point net profit / loss of period
• + adding back: depreciation / amortization of that period
• +/- changes in working capital
• - increases in accounts receivables
• - increases in inventories
• + increases in accounts payables
• Alternative: direct calculation of operative cash flow
• Consideration of cash-effective revenues in month of cash effectiveness
• Example: 70% cash, 20% credit card = 1 month later, 10% per invoice with 5% payment
within one month, 5% payment within two months after purchase
• Consideration of cash-effective expenses in month of cash effectiveness
• Example: standard payment term for suppliers of 30 days = consideration of cash
outflow one month after purchase
• No consideration of non-cash-effective expenses, e.g. depreciation
• = Operative cash flow
15. FINANCIALPLANNING
Operative Cash Flow Months 1-6
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Source: Bygrave, W.D. / Zacharakis, A., The Portable MBA in Entrepreneurship, p.157
16. FINANCIALPLANNING
Step 5: Determination of Complete Cash Flow Statements
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• Calculation of investment plan
• Calculation of all investments in fixed assets for full five-year period (material,
immatierial, financial investments)
• If applicable, consideration of desinvestments
• All investments / desinvestments with full cash amounts
• Calculation of financing plan
• Consideration of long-term loans for financing the venture
• Consideration of interest expenses in income statement
• Consideration of principal repayments
• Consideration of equity measures (increases / decreases)
• Consideration of dividend payouts
• Cash Flow Statement Structure
• Cash at beginning of period
• +/- Operative cash flow
• +/- Cash flow from investment activities
• +/- Cash flow from financing activities
• = Cash at end of period
• Cumulative cash flow statement (for full five years) is used for iterative funds required
calculation / funds planning
17. FINANCIALPLANNING
Total Cash Flow / Funds Needed
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Source: Bygrave, W.D. / Zacharakis, A., The Portable MBA in Entrepreneurship, p.158
18. FINANCIALPLANNING
Step 6: Completion of Pro-Forma Financial Statements
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• Balance sheet at beginning of venture
• Normally only initial equity + cash
• Balance sheet at end of each period
• Consideration of income statement for period
• Consideration of changes in working capital (accounts receivables, inventories, accounts
payables) in balance sheet at end of period
• Consideration of investments and depreciation in balance sheet at end of period
• Consideration of loan repayments / additional loans in balance sheet at end of period
• Consideration of equity measures / dividend payouts in balance sheet at end of period
• Result: Full set of integrated pro-forma financial statements
• Balance sheets for t = 0 to t = 6
• Income statements for periods t0-1 to t4-5
• Cash flow statements for periods t0-1 to t4-5
• Investment plans for periods t0-1 to t4-5
• Financing plans for periods t0-1 to t4-5
19. OUTLOOK
StartNowHow - Outlook
• Today‘s materials will be made available to participants for downloading
• Next Seminar: „Digital Marketing planning and control ”
• Guest Speaker: Esra Günel, BIC Angels / Havas
• Thursday, 10.3.2016, 17.15 – 19.30h
• Don‘t forget to register early (eventbrite) - capacity 50 people!
• Priority for participants / registrants from today‘s session
• General rule: Allocation of seats according to participation
• Regular participation = certificate (70% participation)
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