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Managing At Any Level

Presenting to SDSU ABA

Vu Tran

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The Gamut

  • Startup, Independent
    • Restaurants, Hotels, Supermarkets, Commercial Real Estate, Internet Marketing, Crypto Hedge Fund
  • Startup, Venture Capitalist (VC) Backed
    • Robotics, Software, hardware
  • Fortune 500
    • Hardware, Software, Services, M&A

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Gladiator Sport

  • % of businesses failed
    • Year 1 – 20%-81%*
    • Year 2 – 36%-90%*
    • Year 5 – 50%-90%*
    • Year 10 – 65%-90%*
    • Year >15 – 25%-95%*

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  • * Higher percentages are for restaurants and high-risk consumer based businesses
  • Source: Entrepreneur Weekly, Small Business Development Center, Bradley Univ, University of Tennessee Research; July 23, 2013, US Bureau of Labor Statistics 2020

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Business Revenue Stats

  • Revenue Levels
    • >$1 MM – <4%
    • >$10 MM – <0.4%
    • >$50 MM – <0.06%
    • >$100 MM – <0.0000045%
  • Source: Startups.com, 2020

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3 Business Roles

Manager

Entrepreneur

Artist

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Size Matters

  • From Independent to VC-Backed Startup to Fortune 500
    • SPEED: VC Backed, Independent, Fortune 500
    • IMPACT: Independent, VC Backed, Fortune 500
    • REACH: Independent, VC Backed, Fortune 500
    • GROWTH (PROFESSIONAL): Depends
    • LEGACY: Independent, VC Backed, Fortune 500

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Why You’re Needed

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Thank You

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“Don’t wish it were easier, wish you were better.” – Jim Rohn

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