How do I assess my risk without a maths degree?

Image via Wikipedia How big are your risks? What is the outcome? What can I do about it? Simply treating all risks that you may be exposed to in your business “as equal” in your business plan doesn’t really help you manage them effectively, nor will it help an investor understand them. Further, whilst you [...]

Guy Kawasaki – The Art of the Start

Guy Kawasaki is the Managing Director of Garage Technology Ventures, and has two separate stints at Apple under his belt. He is highly regarded in the Venture Capital and entrepreneurial communities.

Importance of valuation in the venture capital equation

Valuation raises its head as a subject after an investor has determined that the business is worth looking at. It is not the first thing that an investor will look at. In fact, considering the number of business plans that don’t get read past the executive summary, it is something which business owners spend far [...]

Systems needed to grow – background for any company seeking venture capital

“If you don’t have a system, you have a job not a business. You need to upgrade the engine (the systems) before you accelerate the vehicle (sales).” – Tony Gittari Tony was the GM of Harvey Norman’s computer division, and worked with Gerry Harvey to increase the computer division’s turnover from a healthy $12 to [...]

What’s Driving The Growth?

There’s apparently only about seven movie themes, and every movie is a mash up of these, with a few variations thrown in. There’s the underdog coming out on top (any Rocky movie), impending doom and the lessons it teaches us about ourselves (Titanic or any disaster movie), love lost, revenge, love won… In fact, there [...]

Venture Capital – 2009 Industry Overview

2009 AVCAL Venture Capital Report 2009 – A year in summary 2009 AUSTRALIAN PRIVATE EQUITY AND VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATION LIMITED (AVCAL) AVCAL was established in 1992 as a forum for participants in the private equity and venture capital industry. AVCAL is the central voice of the Australian industry and its membership includes almost all the [...]

Writing An Effective Venture Capital Business Plan

Writing an effective venture capital business plan can be a challenging task to say the least. Business plans for venture capital require strength, determination and quality since you are going to be talking to the investors that hold the key to the future of your company in their hands.