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Are MBAs Necessary for Start-ups or VC?

Both Sides of the Table

I told people privately my perfect spec: computer science undergrad from MIT (or any other great school), 2-years at McKinsey but no more than that (I love the analytical framework that the top strategy consulting firms provide. My first job after college was as a developer at Andersen Consulting. I installed Windows 3.1

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Eight accounting tips every Kiwi startup needs to know

NZ Entrepreneur

Don’t hesitate to consult with an accountant to determine which business structure suits you best. A separate business bank account draws a clear distinction between your personal and business finances. A budget, on the other hand, provides a financial framework for the startup’s operations.

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Virtual Data Rooms: The Unsung Hero of Biotech Financing

Andreessen Horowitz

But how can biotech teams effectively communicate to investors and partners how they will, with each round of financing, incrementally reduce the risks of discovering and developing successful new drugs? How much of the total financing is allocated towards the lead program? Pipeline prioritization framework Top-down or bottom-up?

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The business model of the future

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Read on to learn why Joachimsthaler believes this framework encourages innovation more than any other business model. It has become an essential way to pay—whether you’re purchasing a water bottle at the kiosk around the corner or financing your wedding plans. John Deere is an example, and so is Ant Financial.

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Zero-based budgeting: A proven framework for extending runway

TechCrunch

Healy Jones Contributor Share on Twitter Healy Jones runs financial planning and analysis for Kruze Consulting. As part of the finance consulting team at Kruze , I’ve worked with many startups that needed to extend their runways and realign their spending — many of them drastically. Enter zero-based budgeting. <span

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5 Steps to prepare your business for a cashless future

Entrepreneurs' Organization

You can adopt that framework to encourage cashless payments, too. Create a more secure framework for payments. Contributed to EO by By Ross Hansen, digital media consultant, and principal of Hansen Ross Media. Encourage contactless payments with a rewards scheme.

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How Old Dogs Can Learn New Tricks: 3 Tips for Real Organizational Change

Entrepreneurs' Organization

You might say that, as a Fortune 500 executive recently told me (only half-jokingly), that “reorganizations are highly successful, if you’re a management consulting firm.”. Determine frameworks for communicating ROI and benefits to different stakeholders, from the C-suite, to finance and procurement teams, to R&D.