socalTECH

OCTOBER 15, 2020

San Diego-based AlphaTrAI , a fintech startup which is backed by venture capital investor Analytics Ventures, says it is launching its own, extrenal fund, and is expanding its leadership team. the founder of Hightree Advisors, to its advisory board. the founder of Hightree Advisors, to its advisory board. READ MORE>>.

Artificial Inteligence 100

Artificial Inteligence Invest San Diego .Net 100

Berkonomics

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Since this number is budgeted and pre-authorized, managers tend to focus upon other things such as sales, marketing and product development issues. Although young companies rarely measure profitability this repeatedly, more mature companies usually can bring from five to ten percent of revenues to the bottom line in the form of net profit.

Venture Capital 296

Venture Capital Product Marketing Resource 296

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 20, 2018

Every entrepreneur wants to hear “yes” during the fund-raising process but I would argue that being too risk averse and not pushing hard enough and be willing to hear a “no” is what holds back many people from “yes.” These are similar to the pipeline reviews I used to do with sales reps when I was a CEO.

Funding 189

Funding Software Review Entrepreneur Venture Capital 189

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

Gross Burn vs. Net Burn. Burn rate in case you don’t know is the amount of money a company is either spending (gross) or losing (net) per month. (it Net burn is the amount of money you are losing per month. I often see companies burning $100,000 per month (net) looking to raise $6-8 million.

Startup 383

Startup Company Companies .Net 383

socalTECH

JUNE 14, 2017

Pasadena-based Episona has raised $4M in seed funding, to go towards expansion of its male fertility testing product, Seed, the company said last week. According to Episona, the funding came from the Pasadena Angeles, as well as other high-net worth individuals from Pasadena and San Francisco.

Pasadena 133

Pasadena Pasadena Angels Seed Funding .Net 133

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Cohua said it would pay $15M in cash for Kita, funded out of its cash reserves and through assumption of operating debt of $2.6M net of cash acquired. The company said Kita had current year sales of estimated $17M.

Company 100

Company Companies .Net Design 100

socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2014

The sale netted the company $20M, which it will use to fund its U.S. Moviepilot , the online film review and publishing site led by Tobias Bauckhage, has sold off its German website, moviepilot.de , to French publisher Webedia. The move puts the company''s focused squarely on its Los Angeles operations.

Social Media 164

Social Media Marketing .Net Entertainment 164

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Today, one of the companies that is supplying produce and other items both to consumers and other services that are in turn selling food and groceries to them, is announcing a new round of funding as it gears up to take its next step, an IPO. Source tell us it is now between $400 million and $500 million.

Technical Review 343

Technical Review Startup Marketing San Diego 343

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2022

I expect that should seem intuitive to all entrepreneurs, but every investor I know has many stories about startup funding requests with major business model elements missing. A target market is the group of customers that the startup plans to attract through marketing and sales their product or service. Sales/Marketing.

Sales 102

Sales Customer Custom Outsource 102

Berkonomics

JUNE 8, 2017

Some businesses require very little capital and the founder can self-finance the enterprise and retain 100% of its ownership and control from ignition through liquidity event (startup through sale). And just for measure, VC’s fund less than 2% of all deals they do investigate. For you who fit that description, nice work.

Venture Capital 266

Venture Capital Class Invest Equity 266

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 19, 2017

That is, how much should your company be willing to lose in cash every month as you make investments in staff and equipment that funds technology, sales, marketing and management. The Basics The starting point — the 101 — is knowing the difference between gross burn and net burn.

Startup 212

Startup Venture Capital .Net Capital 212

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2022

The manual calculations to translate market assumptions into costs, volumes, expenses and net return are massive. This can be projected top down from market share assumptions, or bottom up from actual costs and sales results. Each has a different set of variables for sales, revenue flow, marketing costs and personnel.

Startup 147

Startup Pricing Sample Customer 147

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

To grow faster businesses need resources in today’s financial period to fund growth that may not come for 6 months to a year. The most obvious way to explain this is with sales people. You may have leverage when you DO need to fund raise. Gross Profit (also called Gross Margin or sometimes “Net Revenue”).

Startup 418

Startup Venture Capital Sales Technical Review 418

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 17, 2017

To grow faster businesses need resources in today to fund growth that may not come for 6 months to a year. The most obvious way to explain this is with sales people. They don’t want high burn rates but they will never fund slow growth. COGS” represents the amount that each sale costs you.

Startup 227

Startup Venture Capital Sales Course 227

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 7, 2021

range in the $20 to $40 range for a year registration, but you may be able to find sales on certain extensions for as little as fifty cents per year. First you have to find the current owner, using WHOIS , or other lookup functions available on the net. Certain extensions such as.tv Negotiate for the name.

Startup 136

Startup Pricing Tips .Net 136

Berkonomics

AUGUST 10, 2017

Since this number is budgeted and pre-authorized, managers tend to focus upon other things such as sales, marketing and product development issues. Although young companies rarely measure profitability this repeatedly, more mature companies usually can bring from five to ten percent of revenues to the bottom line in the form of net profit.

Venture Capital 243

Venture Capital Product Resource Marketing 243

TechCrunch LA

MAY 19, 2020

These are companies like the recent Y Combinator graduates Homestead and Rent the Backyard and United Dwelling, which has just raised $10 million in funding from investors including Lightspeed Venture Partners and Alpha Edison. The Culver City, Calif.-based

Los Angeles 191

Los Angeles Startup Culver City .Net 191

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Two founders have spent $200K of personal and family funds over a one year period to start the company, get a prototype site up and running, and have already generated some “buzz” in the Internet community. Assign probabilities to active customer sales efforts, just as sales managers do in quantifying a salesman’s forecast.

Funding 98

Funding Startup Patents Outsource Development 98

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2020

The manual calculations to translate market assumptions into costs, volumes, expenses and net return are massive. This can be projected top down from market share assumptions, or bottom up from actual costs and sales results. Each has a different set of variables for sales, revenue flow, marketing costs and personnel.

Startup 123

Startup Pricing Sample Customer 123

InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 7, 2015

There’s no question that many VCs (especially those who manage large funds), are underworked and overpaid. Even if their fund fails, they will receive a hefty salary during its ten year life, although they will likely be unsuccessful if they attempt to raise a subsequent fund. My Experiences. Possibly.

Venture Capital 100

Venture Capital Capital .Net Entrepreneur 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 4, 2008

CalPERS, the California pension fund which is a major limited partner in venture capital funds here, apparently sold its stake in Palomar Ventures III, L.P. CalPERS has been selling funds on the secondary market as it seeks to pare down its holdings. sometime earlier this year.

Palomar 100

Palomar .Net Venture Capital Equity 100

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

It would not be a big stretch to image a well run service business like this making 15-25% net profit margins. I could go on-and-on with all of the sales-blocking messages you will hear when you try to charge for a product. That is $12 million in profits over 3 years. Who are your competitors – how much do they charge?&#.

Services 332

Services Venture Capital IP Startup 332

InfoChachkie

JULY 28, 2015

My House Is Not For Sale. Our response was that there was no “price” as our company was not for sale. Run A Sales Process – Establishing an auction was the least attractive option, even though this approach might have driven up the purchase price. VC Funding Alternative. We were not rude nor indignant. Who’s There?

Company 100

Company Companies Santa Barbara Pricing 100

socalTECH

AUGUST 2, 2017

Let's talk about the recent funding round? Alan Horsager: The funding originally started with a convertible note, through the Pasadena Angels. We then got some additional funding, of essentially high net worth individuals, not insittutional funds. We hired a VP of Sales, have been building out a sales team.

USC 100

USC Technical Review Startup Southern California 100

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 1, 2010

Self-funding from your savings is the preferred source of cash for your startup – if you have it. After bootstrapping, friends and family are the most common funding sources for early-stage startups. It’s not a quick solution, but the government and other funding agencies do not want ownership or interest payments from your company.

Funding 59

Funding Startup Technical Review Equity 59

socalTECH

APRIL 23, 2009

The firm said it will use the funding to restructure its debt, plus for working capital and strategic initiatives. The capital injection came as the firm said it had a 17% decrease in its net sales, to $97.8M, in the first quarter. Power-One said its revenue was affected by the weakening global economy.

Silver Lake 100

Silver Lake .Net Equity Invest 100

Berkonomics

APRIL 10, 2014

Often, the lender then tracks the pledged assets until money is received or inventory sold, expecting repayment from the proceeds of sale. This type of funding is great for startup companies, refinancing existing loans, and financing for growth, mergers and acquisitions.

Report 166

Report .Net Customer Custom 166

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Senate on May 6 passed the third version of Senate Bill 743, otherwise known as the Marketplace Fairness Act, which requires consumers to pay sales tax on all Internet purchases. Initially, it affects reward-based crowdfunding because the moment anyone takes money in exchange for an item, the transaction becomes subject to sales tax.

Sales 102

Sales Course .Net Capital 102

Tech Coast Venture Network

APRIL 22, 2010

Once you have some skin in the game, if you personally can’t get to some level of revenues in the business, or at a minimum, pre-sales or letters of intent, then on to round two – asking family and friends for help. In order to qualify, you have to have high net worth, a strong credit score and significant skin in the game.

Startup 124

Startup Tech Coast Angels TCVN Incubator 124

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 5, 2010

They often make great team members such as head of products, CTO, head of sales, CFO, etc. If your idea is so amazing that it warrants my hard-earned angel money or the money of my LP investors from our fund then why should I take a risk on you if you won’t take a risk on yourself? I’ll help you raise the fund. Why should I be?

Entrepreneur 293

Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital CTO Hire 293

Berkonomics

JANUARY 20, 2010

Some businesses require very little capital and the founder is able to self-finance the enterprise and retain 100% of its ownership and control from ignition through liquidity event (startup through sale). Bootstrapping: This term describes your ability to start a business with little investment and grow it using internally-generated funds.

Venture Capital 174

Venture Capital Invest Class Entrepreneur 174

InfoChachkie

JULY 11, 2011

In the past, venture debt was often viewed as a funding vehicle of last resort. The nature of the company’s business model requires it to fund certain costs before it is paid by its customers. Thus, even though the company is cash flow positive, its growth is constrained by the amount of payables it can fund. welcome back.

Equity 235

Equity Startup Invest Funding 235

socalTECH

JULY 10, 2017

What we typically see when we implement or test our scores against applications they have previously funded and taken a loss on, is that we could have reduced net chargeoffs from 40 to 60 percent. Tim Grace: We were quite busy even before the funding. You've done this before in other industries--what led to new company?

Artificial Inteligence 124

Artificial Inteligence Software Review San Diego .Net 124

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2013

The sad truth is that cash flow surprises kill many startups, even though they should have been adequately funded to survive. Seasonal sales fluctuations eat cash. Fluctuating sales means more inventory is required to cover the ups and downs. Sales volumes are still ramping up while marketing expenses are at max.

Startup 114

Startup Sales Layoffs Slides 114

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.

Venture Capital 311

Venture Capital Startup Seed Funding Rustic Canyon 311

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 7, 2013

CapLinked also netted in new customers such as Thomson Reuters, Sun Capital, and Equity Partners, NextView Ventures and crowd-funding service AI Verified which will take advantage of its iPad compatibility, bulk uploading, and reporting tools. According to Eric M. The innovation is in line with the industry trends.

Mobile 91

Mobile Report Pricing Tool 91

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

When someone asks me for the best way to fund a startup, I always say bootstrap it, meaning fund it yourself and grow organically. Despite all the focus you hear on external investors, over 90% of startups today are self-funded. Despite all the focus you hear on external investors, over 90% of startups today are self-funded.

Organization 111

Organization Startup Summary Entrepreneur 111