Both Sides of the Table

MAY 24, 2021

It has historically been the case that VCs would rather fund the promise of 100x in a company with almost no revenue than the reality of a company growing at 50% but doing $20+ million in sales. sold to Disney for $670 million and since our first investment was at < $10 million valuation we did quite well. Maker Studios?—?sold

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Venture Capital Capital Funding Startup 363

Berkonomics

MARCH 7, 2019

When you started the business, you took investments from friends and family in small amounts just to get you started. Enter the need for larger investments. Currently that standard requires a minimum of $200,000 in annual income or over one million in net assets, including the value of the investor’s principal residence.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 17, 2014

Usually the investors are non-accredited, and only invest a small amount. These are the more likely candidate companies and investors. 10% of the annual income or net worth of the investor, as applicable, if either the annual income or net worth of the investor is equal to more than $100,000, capped at a maximum of $100,000 invested.

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.Net Pricing Ideas Invest 209

Berkonomics

APRIL 4, 2019

Every investor wants regular information from companies taking their money. And most of us investors are frustrated by the lack of regular communication – unless of course – the company needs more money. First, let’s cover the absolute minimum legal requirement a company must provide to its investors.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2017

The conclusion of our report was that winter did come, but it was mild and short. We are now publishing some of the VC survey data the report used and the results are clear — it’s a great time to be a startup raising venture capital.

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Venture Capital Artificial Inteligence Capital Startup 277

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 31, 2023

Revenue performance needs to be applied to each individual program, and also rolled up to show the overall performance per dollar invested. Return on investment for demand generation. Obviously, you are looking for demand generation programs that have a positive return on investment (ROI).

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Metrics Demand Paramount Content 102

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2022

Smart entrepreneurs are now starting to look at this option again, as well as the challenges of running a public company. Last year was quite a year for IPOs, largely influenced by the significant rise in the number of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) who went public, despite almost uniformly negative returns.

Startup 98

Startup Report IBM IBM 98

socalTECH

AUGUST 2, 2013

San Diego-based sports and activity registration provider Active Network appears to be looking for a buyer, or maybe an outside investment, saying yesterday that it has created a committee to evaluate "strategic transactions". Active Network reported a net loss of $2.7M The disclosure came in Active Network''s quarterly results.

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Activity Networking San Diego .Net 100

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 16, 2014

The speaks to the continued confidence in the venture capital markets and as I had predicted some time ago the VC markets right now are a great place to invest – especially relative to other places to put one’s money. Our last fund we raised was in 2012 and we began investing it in April of 2012. But that’s it.

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Venture Capital Funding Technical Review Startup 396

socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2010

Morgan Stanley, UBS Investment Bank, Allen & Company LLC, Jefferies & Company, Stifel Nicolaus Weisel, RBC Capital Markets, Pacific Crest Securities, Raine Securities, and JMP Securities. According to Demand's IPO filing, the firm had a net loss of $6.00M on revenues of $114.0M in the first six months of 2010.

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Demand Media .Net Santa Monica 184

Berkonomics

APRIL 14, 2012

There is a natural fear of giving too much information to investors after the initial investment is received. First, let’s cover the absolute minimum legal requirement a company has to provide to its investors. These could include the need for audited financials, monthly financial and narrative reporting and more.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2022

There are dozens of sources to help you construct your business model, and a good example is a classic book by venture capital investor Elizabeth Edwards, simply named “ Startup ,” which is really designed as a handbook for launching a company for less. Test your projections against actual published reports from similar companies.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 8, 2012

And even more recently, “crowd sourcing” has been enabled by the Internet – seeking many investors at a small amount per investment. The problem in taking such money rests in the legality of taking money from non-accredited investors, people who do not meet the SEC standard for making non-public company investments.

Invest 185

Invest Entrepreneur .Net Course 185

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2019

Smart entrepreneurs are just now starting to look at this option again, due to its unpredictability and the challenges of running a public company. Today around 90 percent of successful startups are still acquired by bigger companies, as the safer and preferred method of growth and funding. Increased liability risk exposure.

Startup 84

Startup Technical Review Report IBM 84

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

Not all of these products & companies came from Silicon Valley but the overwhelming majority did. Open source computing, which reduced costs to start a company by 90%. To be clear we will continue to see great infrastructure companies built and these will mostly come from Silicon Valley. All great communication companies.

Startup 390

Startup Venture Capital Capital Funding 390

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2010

Clearstone currently invests out of a $200 million fund based in LA with offices in Menlo Park and in India. Segment One: Jim’s background and Clearstone’s investment strategy. And I made the prediction that within the next 2 years RIM (the parent company of Blackberry) will not be independent.

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Clearstone Venture Capital ReachLocal Google 236

Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Almost anyone who has sold a company has a story to tell about their good deal, the problems with the buyer, a last-minute change of terms, or more. I’ve been offered $15 million for my company and my partner is suing me for all I am worth. How the industry was growing around the company. The year was 1998. What can I do?”.

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Sales Web Design Web Design 120

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Smart entrepreneurs are just now starting to look at this option again, due to its unpredictability and the challenges of running a public company. According to a recent Ernst & Young global report , the first half of 2017 was the most active first half by global number of IPOs since 2007. Increased liability risk exposure.

Startup 87

Startup Technical Review Report Entrepreneur 87

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2013

This followed an investment late last year by Time Warner in the company in a round totaling $36 million , led by Rachel Lam , head of their investment group. My estimate is that the top 5 YouTube networks will do > $200 million net revenue in 2013 (after Google’s share). This has been a very welcome addition.

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Media CTO Coach CTO Hire Los Angeles 320

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

Smart entrepreneurs now avoid this option like the plague, due to its unpredictability and the challenges of running a public company. According to a recent Ernst & Young global report , 2014 was a strong year with IPOs actually outperforming other indices by 10 percent. Public companies are always at risk for takeovers.

Startup 98

Startup Technical Review Report Entrepreneur 98

socalTECH

DECEMBER 9, 2011

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USC Southern California Study .Net 200

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Today the rate of startups going public (IPO – Initial Public Offering) is at an all-time low, and most entrepreneurs avoid this option like the plague, knowing the process is painful, and public company executives are seen as greedy sharks. Public companies of any size must comply immediately with the full reporting requirements of the SEC.

Startup 97

Startup Report Entrepreneur Statistics 97

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2015

Revenue performance needs to be applied to each individual program, and also rolled up to show the overall performance per dollar invested. Return on investment for demand generation. Obviously, you are looking for demand generation programs that have a positive return on investment (ROI).

Metrics 101

Metrics Marketing Demand Paramount 101

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 29, 2011

Randy Churchill and his team at PricewaterhouseCoopers meticulously prepare a quarterly report detailing the venture landscape, called Shaking The Money Tree. I do not advocate that you perform unnatural acts in an attempt to make your company more advantageous to venture funding.

Venture Capital 233

Venture Capital Capital Funding Technical Review 233

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2018

Revenue performance needs to be applied to each individual program, and also rolled up to show the overall performance per dollar invested. Return on investment for demand generation. Obviously, you are looking for demand generation programs that have a positive return on investment (ROI).

Metrics 57

Metrics Demand Marketing Paramount 57

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

“Cognitive computing,” artificial intelligence, machine learning, and advanced data analytics are evolving companies’ understanding of their customers in game-changing ways. Where security concerns may have previously put companies off cloud, the tide may now be turning. The Device-Agnostic Customer Experience.

Artificial Inteligence 106

Artificial Inteligence Screening Google Customer 106

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

View the Slideshow A little more than a year ago, amid a resurgence in San Diego’s software sector, Xconomy identified a baker’s dozen of local tech companies to watch in 2016. The idea was to feature early stage companies in the region that have not attracted much attention or raised a substantial amount of startup capital.

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San Diego Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Startup 40

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

The VC industry grew dramatically as a result of the Internet bubble - Before the Internet bubble the people who invested in VC funds (called LPs or Limited Partners) put about $50 billion into the industry and by 2001 this had grown precipitously to around $250 billion. So the people who invest in VC funds have two problems.

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Venture Capital Startup Seed Funding Rustic Canyon 311

Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

After presenting a “state of the company” report at a national meeting of resellers for a company where I sat on the board, I was approached by one of the audience members, complimenting my presentation and stating, “I have a problem. I’ve been offered $15 million for my company and my partner is suing me for all I am worth.

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Sales Web Design Web Entrepreneur 149

socalTECH

MAY 30, 2012

That's the idea behind a new startup, Fundable , headed by serial entrepreneur Wil Schroter , which allows you to use rewards -- product, company schwag, an even equity -- as a tool to get your startup to the next stage. If you start an apparel company, there's no YCombinator, no Sequoia Capital for that.

Startup 223

Startup Equity Venture Capital Ideas 223

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 16, 2011

After 4 years of retail she went to “the other side of the business&# working for a clothing brand where she sold apparel to department stores and other companies. She went to work running sales for Jason Calacanis at Silicon Alley Reporter (mid 90′s). This is where she first developed sales skills. Start early.

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Startup Sales Venture Capital Entrepreneur 311

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

” I hear it when I visit LPs (the people who invest in VCs) all across the country, “Yeah, I haven’t been out there for a few years but I keep hearing that something is going on there.” .” It’s the most common refrain I hear from investors and even entrepreneurs these days. billion dollars of regional GDP.

Entrepreneur 376

Entrepreneur Snapchat Startup Google 376

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

And she didn’t start her company in Northern California. Tracy built her company, Recycled Media , out of necessity. She drove her company to profitability before paying herself a modest salary. She put all of her savings into her company. In one year of Airbnb Tracy netted more than $28,000.

Startup 363

Startup Entrepreneur SEO Venture Capital 363

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

The result is that the Main Street Venture Fund consistently has more money available than good opportunities for investment. After considering about 200 investment opportunities over the past two years, we have established a decision making process to identify trophy entrepreneurs and startups. Participation. Partnership.

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Funding Startup Entrepreneur Activity 106

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

I used to fear that this would put me at a disadvantage in starting my own company, but now I’m convinced that it may be the other way around. For business professionals who aspire to an executive position in a large company, most people agree that an MBA is always positive. He built an overnight competitor to the U.S. Postal Service.

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Entrepreneur Education .Net Class 105

Tech Coast Venture Network

MARCH 9, 2011

Last year, venture capitalists and angels who co-invested with them placed $7 billion into seed and early-stage deals, an 11 percent increase from 2009, according to the most recent PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association MoneyTree report. The group invested $8.7 million in 2010. million in 2010.

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Tips Capital Tech Coast Angels Screening 100

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 31, 2014

A November 2014 report by Kiplinger asserts that economic momentum is back on track. Some companies turned to cutbacks over boosting financial reserves; others focused on reducing overhead and expenses. A healthy manufacturing sector, likely to gain even more strength in 2015, is creating an impetus to invest.

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Study Entrepreneur .Net Guide 102