Ask HN: How to write a business plan for an Internet startup?

Re:Ask HN: How to write a business plan for an Internet star... by KLAW on Thursday January 08, 2009 @12:13PM (#425188)

Your salary should be basic, covering your costs and giving you a bit of spending money. This assumes you're working full time for the startup. Remember that the bigger picture is equity.

Some good tips here: http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2007/07/how-to-write-a-.html

Whatever you do don't spend a month writing a 60 page document. Keep it short and sweet. Use lots of bullet points / bold highlighting to ease readability. No complex multi-idea paragraphs. And most of all, just answer the key questions.

Good luck.

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Re:Ask HN: How to write a business plan for an Internet star... by tptacek on Thursday January 08, 2009 @12:59PM (#425282)

Do we believe Kawasaki on this one? He says, paraphrasing, "a pitch is a great communication tool, but no substitute for a plan", which he says you should write in 12 point type for people over 50. I feel like webwright at least would contradict this advice.

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