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Writing a Business Plan as a Developer

Hey everyone!

I was wondering if there are any great tools or software that can help me write a solid business plan that I can use to start sending to investors, potential partners, etc.

Additionally, I am unsure of the necessary steps that I need to take in order to build a company, aside from building the product (e.g. marketing, fundraising, etc.), and I can't seem to find any good resources on this.

Please recommend me some good tools / services / apps that can help me and my team!

Thank you!

on April 20, 2020
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    Hey hey! Looks like it's time to dust off this thread and get to work on that business plan for your food delivery service. Have you checked out the food delivery business plan from OGScapital? It's a great resource that can help you get started and make sure you cover all the important bases. Here's the link in case you want to take a look: https://www.ogscapital.com/business-plan/food-delivery-business-plan/. Starting any new business can be a bit overwhelming, especially if you're new to the game. Take your time, do your research, and don't be afraid to ask for help when you need it.

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    Hey there. Time to revive this thread. Can anyone advise me on how to write a business plan for a food delivery service?

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    Check out some of the articles linked to in the Start Here section on IH.

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    I recently came across this tool.
    https://www.liveplan.com/

    I have not used this personally but I was attending a session from Bret J. Fox where he mentioned this tool.

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      I've been thinking about subscribing to liveplan too, but I'm not sure if it's worth the price. At least the have a refund policy ...
      The makers of liveplan provide a lot of free stuff/ templates here: https://www.bplans.com/

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      Do you recommend using such a tool tho? As an engineer myself I found it very difficult to write a quality business plan. I've tried the software you recommended but they don't provide any guidance about 'HOW I can do the specific parts such as financial plan, marketing strategy and so on..

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        I might not be 100% right here but isn't pitch decks are kind of replacing business plans. Ideally pitch deck is shorter version
        of business plan. Have a look at this article. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.slidebean.com/templates/business-plan-template%3Fformat=amp
        My strategy right now is I am studying existing pitch deck for successful companies and trying to come up with mine based on them.
        Not sure, if that would be helpful.