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3 Things You can Learn from Netflix Q4 Results business growth financial strategy investment insights small business finance

What can you learn from Netflix Q4 results?

As an SMB owner (and avid student of good investments), the public markets offer an excellent source of lessons and benchmarks for us small-time pikers.

Let's take a look at Netflix Q4 results to find some nuggets of wisdom:

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Boards, Advisors, Coaches and Mentors business development coaching small business finance tools and concepts

Seeking help

Ever feel like running a business is a lonely endeavor?

When starting or running a business, going it alone certainly allows for more control but comes at the expense of added stress. I've heard some experts say that every business owner should have a coach, or mentor, or some other s...

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Founder Mode vs. Manager Mode financial analysis management small business finance tools and concepts

When it comes to managing a business, there are typically 2 schools of thought with staunch defenders on each side:

  1. Delegation
  2. Hands-on management

(The latter is sometimes referred to as micromanagement.)

In his recent article Founder Mode, Paul Graham (founder of startup incubator, Y Combin...

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Forecasting Made Simple budgeting expense planning forecasting small business finance

I'm tired of seeing crummy articles about building a budget, forecast, model, etc. so I decided to create this incredibly simple yet practical guide to budgeting. [In case you didn't pick it up, I use the terms budget, forecast, and model interchangeably.]

What are the steps?

You likely already kn...

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