New venture creation
by Jeffry Timmons, Stephen Spinelli · first published 2003
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Hi, firstly you're not alone when struggling with the financials part of a business plan... I most certainly did. What I suggest is getting a second hand copy of Timmons' "New Venture Creation" book and look at (and copy) the Business Plan template. You can pick up this book for $5 via Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/New-Venture-Creation-Entrepreneurship-...) and IMHO it'll be the best $5 investment…
on “Ask HN: What is the best way to make business plan when we are in Idea stage?” ↗…in reality most entrepreneurs are so busy trying to execute that strategies are pretty quickly thrown out the window :) Check it out in the library or bookstore before you buy it. An alternative is New Venture Creation by Timmons and Spinelli, which I quite like.
on “Takin' a class, readin' a book.” ↗…thing gets obsolete the moment it hits the printer but I've found the discipline of writing one and doing the financials a very good thing. If you don't have a business plan I would honestly start there. New Venture Creation: Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century by Timmons has an excellent Business Plan Template. In my younger years I won a business plan competition at my university with it. The book also has a good opportunity…
on “Ask HN: How to set and achieve goals in small startup?” ↗