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.

Venture Capital 277

Venture Capital Artificial Inteligence Capital Startup 277

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2022

You can’t succeed in business without an operational model that delivers value to customers at a reasonable price, with an underlying cost that allows you to make a profit. Test your projections against actual published reports from similar companies. What is the need you fill or problem you solve? Revenue model. Cost structure.

Sales 102

Sales Customer Custom Outsource 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

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. Today they announced that they acquired a large competitor in their space for what is reported to be a $100 million transaction.

Venture Capital 363

Venture Capital Capital Funding Startup 363

socalTECH

AUGUST 13, 2010

Pasadena-based Green Dot , the provider of prepaid credit cards which recently debuted on the markets, reported its quarterly earnings Thursday, saying that the tight financing environment continues to drive new customers to the company. The firm said it had net income of $4.6M in net income on operating revenues of $62.9M

Customer 160

Customer Custom .Net Southern California 160

Xconomy

JULY 7, 2016

Pernix Therapeutics is slashing its headcount by more than 20 percent as the specialty pharmaceutical company tries to move toward profitability after a streak of acquisitions. Morristown, NJ-based Pernix (NASDAQ: PTX ) will cut 60 workers , mostly from its neurology sales staff, the company said today. million net loss.

Sales 40

Sales San Diego .Net Report 40

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

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 6, 2011

I’m sure you have all been frustrated at least once at not being able to get the Internet domain name you want for your company. Kevin Ham was the most powerful dotcom mogul you've never heard of in 2007, reports Business 2.0 Today there is big money in this aftermarket, where these valuable names are driving prices to new heights.

Company 81

Company Companies Pricing Web 81

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 7, 2013

CapLinked, Cloud-based enterprise platform for deal management and investor reporting, Wednesday announced a new suite of enterprise features in a move to take transactions mobile. The new features launched include business tools for reporting, file management, discussions and first-of-its-kind functionality for managing deals on an iPad.

Mobile 91

Mobile Report Pricing Tool 91

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

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

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

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2014

No other company competes with Google Glass on the augmented reality (AR) market, but there are plenty of startups looking to take a bite at the market. ORA looks to improve upon what made Google’s creation great and do it all at a fraction of the price. ORA offers more features than Google Glass and at a price they can’t compete with.

Google 89

Google Screening Startup Pricing 89

socalTECH

MAY 14, 2012

Few people in the technology world are unfamiliar with the huge rise in the popularity of the photo sharing service Instagram, which was topped off by a $1 billion acquisition of that company by Facebook just a few weeks ago. We ended up selling that startup in 2003, and I went to work for the company I sold it to.

Startup 153

Startup Pricing Sites Acquisition 153

Xconomy

AUGUST 19, 2016

And once in a while, a defender uses his or her face, inadvertently, to block a ball spiked over the net. The CRISPR news this week doesn’t need a metaphor; the drama that MIT Technology Review reported can stand alone. STAT found the figures in Editas’s quarterly earnings report. Talk about sacrifice.

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Patents .Net Study 40

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2018

Test your pricing and packaging options, and tune them regularly. No company exists in a vacuum. Make your solution and company symbiotic but better than competitors. Use Net Promoter Score (NPS) to help you turn visitors into raving fans. Use Net Promoter Score (NPS) to help you turn visitors into raving fans.

SEO 53

SEO Tips Newsletter Statistics 53

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2012

You can’t succeed in business without an operational model that delivers value to customers at a reasonable price, with an underlying cost that allows you to make a profit. Test your projections against actual published reports from similar companies. What is the need you fill or problem you solve? Revenue model. Cost structure.

Sales 97

Sales Customer Custom Outsource 97

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. Recent drops in gas prices are now extending to diesel and even home heating oil.

Study 102

Study Entrepreneur .Net Guide 102

Xconomy

AUGUST 26, 2016

Mylan bumped up the price of the EpiPen 400 percent, presidential nominee Hillary Clinton responded with a tirade against drug price hikes, and—much like when Clinton railed against drug pricing last year—biotech indexes promptly plummeted more than 3 percent. It was the tweet heard around the biotech world, again.

Pricing 40

Pricing Thousand Oaks Startup Research 40

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

PE Hub reported that there were mass defections. It takes less to start a business these days – We all know that it takes less to start a technology company these days. So companies are running for the first 1-2 years on significantly less capital than they did 10 years ago. I know for a fact this isn’t true.

Venture Capital 311

Venture Capital Startup Seed Funding Rustic Canyon 311

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 29, 2011

You can’t succeed in business without an operational model that delivers value to customers at a reasonable price, with an underlying cost that allows you to make a profit. Test your projections against actual published reports from similar companies. What is the need you fill or problem you solve? Revenue model. Cost structure.

Sales 98

Sales Customer Custom Outsource 98

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

But a new poll this week shows support has dropped sharply since the summer as drug companies have poured near-record amounts into an anti-61 campaign. The firms will sell the data, stripped of patient identities, to drug companies looking for insights as they develop new cancer drugs or plan clinical trials.

Research 40

Research Report Pricing Journal 40

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

It’s nearly impossible to get a services company financed by VCs. And stop effing around trying to create a product company.&#. It would not be a big stretch to image a well run service business like this making 15-25% net profit margins. You’re a small fish. Why Shouldn’t Most Services Businesses Raise VC?

Services 332

Services Venture Capital IP Startup 332

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

” in 2014 the data seems pretty conclusive because LA has now become the fastest growing tech startup region by numbers of companies being started and those of us here have noticed this pace accelerating. Both are massively funding other LA tech companies through what Fred Wilson once defined as “recycled capital.”

Entrepreneur 376

Entrepreneur Snapchat Startup Google 376

socalTECH

OCTOBER 7, 2009

Nick Desai: FitOrbit delivers a proven solution for fitness and weight loss over the Internet, for the first time, at a price people can afford. If you're at the point that you are tracking your fitness and calories, self reporting and self tracking that every day, that's fantastic. We've also built a variety of pricing options.

Media 168

Media Pricing Sites Training 168

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 20, 2010

I’m sure you have all been frustrated at least once at not being able to get the Internet domain name you want for your company. Kevin Ham is the most powerful dotcom mogul you've never heard of, reports Business 2.0 Today there is big money in this aftermarket, where these valuable names are driving prices to new heights.

Pricing 49

Pricing Web Software Review .Net 49

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

The value proposition is a short statement that clearly communicates the target customer, the customer’s problem and the pain that it causes, the unique solution that addresses this problem, and the net benefit of this solution (value derived versus relative cost) from the customer's perspective.

Funding 106

Funding Startup Entrepreneur Activity 106

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

COMPANY FB COMPANY|FB. COMPANY GOOG COMPANY|GOOG. COMPANY YHOO COMPANY|YHOO. COMPANY MSFT COMPANY|MSFT. COMPANY TSLA COMPANY|TSLA. PIXELS IN PARADISE | Andrew Frame, founder of the Internet-telephone company Ooma, paid $5.5 Financial News. Professor Journal. SmartMoney.

Los Angeles 44

Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44