Brad Kingsley, CEPA®, CFP® | Certified Value Builder

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Key Business Terms: Profit, Loss, Cash, and EBITDA

The Profit your business makes is the amount remaining after justified and approved expenses are subtracted from the revenue/income. So if you sell $1 million dollars worth of widgets and it costs you $500k to make them (cost of goods sold), another $200k in salaries, and another $200k in general overhead (rents, phones, licenses, legal, […]

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angel, Business, EBITDA, Finance, P&L, startups, value

Thoughts on Scaling Customer Acquisition

In addition to making sure you have momentum, you should understand your customer acquisition process. The customer acquisition plan/process can very well make the difference between scaling or not, success or failure. A very basic exercise that you should clearly understand as a business founder/owner/leader, and one that you may need to adequately communicate to any potential […]

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angel, Business, Finance, founders, growth, Investing, scaling, startups

Momentum Is The Key To Success

I meet with a lot of startup founders on a regular basis. Sometimes these discussions take place at pitch events and sometimes at a more informal coffee or lunch. Since the point of the talk usually has something to do with their venture, the founder gives some basic information about their status. How many staff […]

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angel, customers, Finance, Investing, startups, venture

Friends and Family “Round” Investing

A lot of people who approach angel investors are – or think they are – at a point that they’ve got most of their problems solved and they want a bunch of money to accelerate their plans. I want to clarify for my social followers though –

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angel, Business, founders, Investing, startups

How hard is it to give away your product?

“I’m going to give the first 1,000 customers a free X [whatever] to start using and spread the word. Since it is free, of course they’ll use it – why wouldn’t they?” Well, there are probably a million reasons why. This over-simplified statement, especially as

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angel, Business, Finance, startups
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About Brad…

Professional:
Certified Business Value Builder
Certified Financial Planner

Previously founder & CEO of OrcsWeb, CloudServers.com, and Cytanium (all sold).

Personal: Christian, husband, father, philanthropist, entrepreneur, and mentor.

Recent Posts

  • The Key to Scaling Up a Service Business
  • The Value of Financial Advice (Updated Research)
  • How to Defer Taxes on up to $55k when Self-Employed
  • How 8 Key Investing Indexes Performed In The Past 10 Years
  • How We Made Our Second Million

Disclaimer

The information contained on this web site is the opinion of the individual authors based on their personal observation, research, and years of experience.

Because each individual’s situation is different, the reader should consider working with a fee-only CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional for their specific financial needs.

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Investment advisory services are offered through Cast Financial LLC (“Cast Financial”), a registered investment advisor located in Nebraska.

Cast Financial is registered in NE & SC. Cast Financial may only transact business in those states in which it’s registered or qualifies for an exception or exclusion from registration requirements.

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