financial insights for startups
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Cash flow is where the essential properties of a business model are determined. Do the quiz and check if you understand the importance of cash flow for your business model. Understand which models are successful applied by Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, Symantic, vmware, RealDolmen, Cegeka, A.C.A. IT Solutions, Salesforce, LinkedIn, Netsuite, Constant Contact, Amazon, 99designs, Zalando, Elance, Facebook, Twitter, Zynga, Yelp, Yahoo! and GoogleTRANSCRIPT
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Financial Business Models for Tech StartupsOmar Mohout
Question 1
Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5
Profit is the difference between income and expenses
Profit is the difference between income and expenses
WRONG
Question 2Q1 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6
Bankruptcy has nothing to do with profit or loss
Bankruptcy has nothing to do with profit or loss
CORRECT
Question 3 Q4 Q5Q2Q3 Q6 Q7
Cash is an indicator of how healthy a business is
Cash is an indicator of how healthy a business is
WRONG
Question 4 Q5Q3
Q1 Q2 Q6 Q7 Q8
Depreciation and profit are objective parameters
Depreciation and profit are objective parameters
WRONG
Question 5 Q6Q4
Q2 Q3 Q7 Q8 Q9Q1
Profit is fiscally inspired
Profit is fiscally inspired
CORRECT
Question 6 Q7Q5
Q3 Q4 Q8 Q9 Q10Q2
The majority of companies try to make the lowest profit possible
The majority of companies try to make the lowest profit possible
WRONG
Question 7 Q8Q6
Q4 Q5 Q9 Q10Q3
Profit can be manipulated
Profit can be manipulated
CORRECT
Question 8 Q9Q7
Q5 Q6 Q10Q4
A client with a solvability ratio of 40% can always pays invoices
A client with a solvability ratio of 40% can always pays invoices
WRONG
Question 9 Q10Q8
Q6 Q7Q5
Most companies give free loans
Most companies give free loans
CORRECT
Question 10Q9
Q7 Q8Q6
A company with lots of cash on the balance sheet will not have cash
problems
A company with lots of cash on the balance sheet will not have cash
problems
WRONG
CASH FLOWis more important than your mother
Cash flow is where the essential properties of a business model are determined On-premise PAY NOW (client-bootstrap)
Services PAY SOON (bank-bootstrap)
SaaS PAY LATER (reverse-bootstrap)
Escrow PAY FIRST (supplier-bootstrap)
Power law PAY NEVER (VC-bootstrap)
COST OF SALESis the name of the
game
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Omar Mohout, Growth Engineer