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Noah Parsons

Before joining Palo Alto Software, Noah Parsons was an early Internet marketing and product expert in the Silicon Valley. He joined Yahoo! in 1996 as one of its first 101 employees and become Producer of the Yahoo! Employment property as part of the Yahoo! Classifieds team before leaving to serve as Director of Production at Epinions.com. He is a graduate of Princeton University. Noah devotes most of his free time to his three young sons. In the winter you'll find him giving them lessons on the ski slopes, and in summer they're usually involved in a variety of outdoor pursuits. Noah is currently the COO at Palo Alto Software, makers of the online business plan app LivePlan.

LivePlan Posts Written By Noah Parsons

Posted May 16, 2019 By Noah Parsons

A Fast and Easy Way to Build an Expense Budget

Your expense budget is one of the keys to good business management. Here’s a detailed guide on how to build an expense budget—including what not to do.

Posted April 18, 2019 By Noah Parsons

What’s New in LivePlan: Copy Forecast Items, Links, and GDPR

LivePlan has some new updates: You can now copy forecast items, add links to your business plan text, and manage GDPR compliance. Here are the details on what’s new this month.

Posted March 22, 2019 By Noah Parsons

LivePlan Feature Update: Print Your Pitch to PDF

We’re excited to announce that we’ve added a “print to PDF” feature to the LivePlan pitch. You can now easily download a PDF of your pitch in seconds and print it or share it via email—or any other way you’d like to distribute copies for review and feedback.

Posted February 14, 2019 By Noah Parsons

What Is Accounts Payable?

Accounts payable is the total of the bills that you have to pay, but that you haven’t paid yet. Here’s why accounts payable matters for your business, and how to manage it.

Posted January 31, 2019 By Noah Parsons

What Is a Balance Sheet, and How Do You Read It?

The balance sheet is the most misunderstood financial statement—which is problematic because it is also one of the most useful. Here’s why the balance sheet matters, and how to read and create one.

Posted January 3, 2019 By Noah Parsons

What Is Cash Flow?

Cash flow is critical to running a business. Without money in your bank account, you can’t pay your bills. Find out how to calculate and improve operating cash flow.

Posted December 20, 2018 By Noah Parsons

Profit Margin: What It Is and How to Calculate It

Profit margin (also called operating margin) shows how much profit your business makes on every dollar of sales, before paying interest payments or taxes. It is usually expressed as a percentage. Here’s why it matters, and how to calculate the profit margin for your business.

Posted November 1, 2018 By Noah Parsons

LivePlan Update: Easier Forecasting, Improved Help, and More

We’ve just released some exciting updates to LivePlan that make it easier to create new financial forecasts. We’ve also given you a new option to forecast cost of goods sold and improved how we provide help.

Posted September 20, 2018 By Noah Parsons

A Scientifically-Proven Method to Help You Achieve Your Goals

Setting goals is a fundamental part of improving. Here’s how to set goals within your business and track your progress—which better improves your chances for achieving your goals.

Posted September 6, 2018 By Noah Parsons

Key Financial Metrics for Your Business Plan

Whatever type of business plan you’re writing, there are a few key financial items that you should definitely include. Here’s what they are, why they’re important, and how you should create them.

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