The median investor looking at your proposal is in her 40s. Her eyes are going, not to mention her brain. I look at a lot of spreadsheets and analytic reports, and way too many are difficult to read and therefore hard to understand.In an effort to make my life easier, I’ve summarized here the [...continue reading]
Ten experiments to test your new business hypothesis
You know that a new idea has gained dominance when it becomes practically a cliché. That is what I’ve seen happen with the “Lean Startup” philosophy of viewing your startup as a scientific experiment in search of a business model. This started as a new idea, then became popularized, and now people [...continue reading]
Jobs for the autistic/creating a new business
I recently learned about an entrepreneur with a very clever business model: Thorkil Sonne, founder of Danish software testing company Specialisterne. The 55-person firm's clients include CSC, Microsoft, and Oracle.Specialisterne claims to be the world's first company focused on leveraging [...continue reading]
How to Calculate Lifetime Customer Value
How to Calculate Lifetime Customer ValueSee http://www.clickz.com/experts/crm/analyze_data/article.php/3359611 for background, andhttp://www.zeromillion.com/excel/lifetime-value-profit.xls for a very detailed calculator.courtesy of Jeremy KaganJeremy Kagan is a New York City-based entrepreneur and [...continue reading]
