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The 7-Minute Investor Test
You’ve probably seen it happen on Shark Tank. A founder steps in with confidence (and background music), rehearsed lines, and perfect slides — only to be interrupted two minutes in. “Wait, how big is this market again?” Mark Cuban asks. […]Plan or Strategy (A Founder’s Dilemma)
Plan ≠ Strategy. (Yes, they both are different) I was recently explaining “planning” and “strategy” during a founder panel discussion. Some of those clueless faces made me realize this isn’t widely talked about, and people tend to blur the line […]Can AI Business Plan Generators Beat Human Writers?
I’ve been actively following newsletters, discussions, podcasts, and webinars that advocate and present their ideas on the topic. Honestly, I find most of these discussions biased. Sure, many might throw around accurate stats and facts, but it often feels like […]How to Execute a Business Plan (Practical Tips & Advice)
Creating a business plan is easy. With a tool like Upmetrics, you can put together a detailed business plan in just a few hours, but success comes down to executing all those strategies. Let me say this out loud: “EXECUTION […]The Easiest Way to Write a Business Plan Ever
Business plan templates have been around for a while now. AI business plan generators are comparatively new. We compared both—their good and bad aspects to see which comes on top as the easiest. If this were to be a popularity […]Is It Worth Getting Your Business Plan Professionally Reviewed?
With generative AI advancing and becoming easily accessible to everyone, this question has been on the trend like never before: Is it worth getting your plan professionally reviewed when you can always use ChatGPT? I see people using generative AI […]I Reviewed Airbnb’s Original Pitch Deck
Question: Are 14 slides enough to raise 600k or perhaps a million? If your slides look like these Airbnb slides, then absolutely—why not? Airbnb, the most disruptive tech startup in the hospitality industry, was recently valued at around $83 billion, […]Why Separate Marketing Plans Often Go Haywire?
A marketing plan isn’t meant to exist in isolation—it’s not a standalone entity. You need to back-it-up with a strong business strategy, or else it’s doomed to fail or go haywire. (more often than not) While some may argue on […]Start Your Year Strong, with a New Business!
Search Google for “How to start a new business in 2025”, and you see Google algo omitting SERPs with the same old steps and suggestions. While those articles do a decent job outlining steps, they often lack—fresh perspectives, hands-on tips, […]How to “Not” Fail Your New Year Resolutions?
This newsletter is a result of our pre-holiday excitement. Don’t expect serious business planning tips today. #christmas_is_coming As we send out the last newsletter of the year, I’ve decided to go slightly off-topic. Let’s talk about New Year resolutions: why […]
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