by Emily Fata | Sep 18, 2019 | Business, Cannabis, Finance, Raising Money for Cannabis
I’ve seen dozens of automated financial projections and business plans from LivePlan floating around this past year, and look, I totally get it! When you’re starting a business or tracking down an investor, money isn’t always flowing abundantly. Using an online...
by Emily Fata | Sep 11, 2018 | Blockchain, Cannabis, Cryptocurrency, Digital Currency
In January of 2014, just as dispensaries in Colorado began opening their doors to anyone over the age of 21, Bitcoin went mainstream, receiving backing from major Silicon Valley venture capitalists.[1] The intersection between the two underground worlds seemed...
by Emily Fata | Apr 26, 2018 | Business, Cannabis, Finance, Valuation
Determining a valuation for a cannabis business is more of an art than a science. In any industry, investors and entrepreneurs or buyers and sellers come to the table with different ideas about how much a business is worth. When you combine this nuanced process with...
by Emily Fata | Nov 8, 2017 | Cannabis, Hemp, Politics
In July of 2017, Charlotte’s Web cannabidiol oil made a brief appearance on the shelves at Target. Charlotte’s Web— which is marketed as “a hemp extract oil dietary supplement”—was quickly removed from Target’s site, but not before stirring a murky pot of confusing...
by Emily Fata | Dec 15, 2016 | Cannabis, Election, Jobs, Politics
As an analyst, I spend a lot of time creating quantitative models that attempt to provide some insight into humans and their decision-making processes. In the real world, all basic assumptions of economics are off. Our minds are flooded with fears, aspirations,...
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