Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

I figured if Matt was on the verge of bankruptcy and one mentor changed his trajectory, what if we had a formalized, community-wide program? He is very hands-on and helpful – especially for any company looking into customer acquisition. What better than to have capital from somebody who has actually done it in the trenches?

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2010

I think Twitter made a minor gaffe by announcing their Blackberry app and their acquisition of Atebits (Tweetie) before the Chirp conference. But in the long run this will all be forgotten, I’m just sayin’ But what should Twitter now do at Chirp and how should they treat the community? and listening for about 90 seconds.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2016

Tell our readers who haven't heard of Wpromote, what your business is all about? Mike Mothner: The business today, is we are a digital agency focused on customer acquisition and growth for businesses of all types. We also have an office now in Houston as well as a result of the acquisition. What are your thoughts on that?

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

A strategic buyer is one that understands what your company has to offer in its marketplace, and how your company will add extra value to the purchaser’s company. No matter what the emotional focus, the buyer cannot continue to stand by and watch its business challenged so effectively. The strategic buyer.

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TechEmpower

AUGUST 21, 2023

What does a business leader do in this situation? But what does the right team look like? A technical review can help you decide what team will work best both with you and for you. How it Works – The Review that’s Right For You We know what a review can do for you. But only you know what you really need.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Irvine-based Autobytel , which provides automotive marketing and information services, appears to be in the midst of some acquisition-related activity, according to regulatory filings filed by the firm today. Tags: autobytel acquisition merger automotive marketing. READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 4, 2022

Who, what, when, where and why are the five, with sometimes a “how” thrown in for those followers of the macabre. What about hiding the “why” from employees or investors? We chose to tell the employees, with the obvious risk that some would be scared into looking for another job right in the middle of the acquisition process.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 17, 2023

Preparing for the game… If you have been following our recent insights, you’ll be up to speed knowing that professional investors negotiate tough terms, from provisions of control over asset acquisition, eventual sale of the company, future investments, forced co-sale when others attempt to sell their shares and more. Trust works both ways.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

At our mid-year offsite our partnership at Upfront Ventures was discussing what the future of venture capital and the startup ecosystem looked like. We drew this conclusion after a meeting we had with Morgan Stanley where they showed us historical 15 & 20 year valuation trends and we all discussed what we thought this meant.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 10, 2022

Amazon could substantially expand their dominance over the ecommerce market, as the Seattle-based tech giant has announced the acquisition of Veeqo, a UK-based ecommerce startup. Everyone knows that Amazon has been pretty acquisition happy over the last few years. What does this mean for the ecommerce market?

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Berkonomics

JUNE 16, 2022

What is your leadership end game goal? For larger or later stage companies, it could be to increase market share through acquisitions with the attendant elimination of competition or increase in a company’s reach. Email readers, continue here…] More importantly, what if you as a leader haven’t a stated goal for your enterprise?

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 9, 2009

Tuesday, October 13, 2009 -- Process of an Acquisition: Successfully Navigating from LOI to Closing. People who are going through or anticipate going through an MandA event. Once you've agreed on a price, the work is just beginning. See [link] (more).

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socalTECH

AUGUST 30, 2012

Earlier this week, Los Angeles-based Wittlebee (www.wittlebee.com) announced the acquisition of its own, clothing company--Cottonseed Clothing Company--as it continues to build out its subscription, children's clothing service. As a quick refresher for those who haven't used Wittlebee yet, can you briefly talk about what you offer?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 5, 2023

First you have to listen carefully to what the other party is looking for, and then you have to follow-up to meet their connections, do personal dinner invitations for relationship building, and demonstrate traction. Customer acquisition, retention, and support. Meeting people and talking about your ideas won’t get you very far.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

What percentage of the total company shares should be reserved for what specific job titles? It should contain a mandatory sale clause in the event of separation of a founder, so that a major owner who is passive in the enterprise cannot easily vote against measures other active founders endorse. How about multiple classes of stock?

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socalTECH

MAY 17, 2021

Los Angeles-based electric vehicle developer Faraday Future says that its luxury electric ar, the FF 91, will include new voice controls and rear-seat video conferencing, as it continues to define what its upcoming electric car will include.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 25, 2020

This is the total expected revenue for a customer (usually calculated with a five year life no matter what the type of business) less the cost of acquisition (see below) less the recurring direct costs of serving the customer or of product estimated to be sent to the customer over the lifetime relationship. CPA (Cost per Acquisition).

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 2, 2012

We thought it might be interesting to talk with one of the fund's managing directors, Jeb Spencer about the fund's success in technology investments, plus how it managed to raise another fund in this kind of environment, plus its unique goal of getting companies to an acquisition--and not an IPO. That's what allows you to win in the end.

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socalTECH

MAY 9, 2019

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. According to Gregg Spiridellis, shortly after Storybots launched, the company was the brothers' "take on what Sesame Street would be if it were created today." READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

What can you tell us about MuteSix as an agency? We started out as a Facebook ad agency — as opposed to a lot of agencies that start out by saying they do everything, we decided to focus on what we were really good at. What type of clients do you work with? Image Credits: MuteSix. And then bit by bit, we grew the organization.

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Berkonomics

MAY 27, 2021

No matter what your size, if you intend to grow your business into more than just a lifestyle workplace, you should create a board of directors. They protect the company by overseeing the expenditure of company money for expansion, acquisitions, purchases of large assets, hiring of senior management and more. First, the short answer.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Everyone, including those connected with the newly acquired dominant player, wondered what changes would affect their company and their personal lives and fortunes. What if you had abandoned that market, reallocated your resources, and focused instead upon other non–competitive geographical or industry segments?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Here are some ideas of what I believe matters. What is it, really? There has always been tension between CPG (consumer packaged goods) companies and the retailers who sell their products to consumers. This is an age-old marketplace tension where leverage often determines the value captured. So Why Does This Matter?

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Ask you field representatives to debrief you about what they are hearing. Create metrics for customer acquisition, retention, conversion, reach, or anything that helps you to better understand the effects of your changes to the program. Focus upon you as marketing genius. There’s an answer for that. Memorize your use of “LALA”.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2021

What we discuss internally and what I discuss with my LPs is outlined as follows: We back 36–38 Series Seed / Series A companies per fund (we have a separate Growth Fund) Our median first check is $3.5 Being too early is the same as being wrong. Being too late and you back an “also ran” You also need to be right about the team.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

How Most Board Meeting Prep Works I’ve been sitting on tech boards for two decades so I have some experience with what goes wrong. Very few people turn up with a strong sense of “what we should be doing” or ready to lean into a productive conversation The financials were prepared by the VP of Finance / CFO.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 13, 2016

There are many factors to consider when your company is ready to embark upon an acquisition. Here are the top three tips for getting what you want out of your company: 1. However, it is also helpful to consider long term reach and the strategic impact that the acquisition can have on business overall. Setting the Price.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

We need to spend some time discussing what you do with the social web. It seems like a lot of what you are doing is about providing valuable information that accompanies the work that you do. What's keeping you up at night? That all sounds easy. ;) What are you doing with social media to drive business for MakeItWork?

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2023

If you intend to exit, or even if you don’t, it’s never too early to think what an acquirer or stockholder looks for to assess your business health. The best sale or acquisition is a gradual one, where the acquirer gets to know you through formal and informal relationships. Tune up your startup value and salability.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 26, 2021

We caught up with Jamey to learn more about the company, and also its recent move to merge with another company, Uphealth, via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). What is Cloudbreak Health? What's next for you? We bring language interpreters to the point of care. It's more important than testing.

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

If you think you have what it takes, click the link below. The grants can be used up to the business owner's discretion, but common uses include land acquisition, renovation, project planning, construction, and more. You can unsubscribe at any time. Want to browse the web privately? ? Or appear as if you're in another country?

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 17, 2018

Payback periods on customer acquisition way more important to you in the near-term. Or at least your employees will tell you what it means  —  @msuster 10/ Communicate to board early & often. Since I know not everybody reads Twitter I thought I’d collect them here in a blog post.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Offering too little in an acquisition to satisfy the seller? What power! Satisfy the seller’s need to claim a higher sales price victory by moving a substantial part of the price into a future earn–out or using the target company’s own cash to pay part of the price, or asking the seller to finance a significant piece of the sale.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2013

What could be more capitalist than that? It has even gone so far that we now have evocative headlines in the tech press such as “ Buy or Die ,” which is what got me thinking about this post. If I don’t commit to millions of dollars of acquisitions I will … die? in their 20′s. So I thought I would.

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socalTECH

MAY 1, 2013

In what looks to be a stunning quick exit for one of Southern California''s new YouTube networks, Awesomeness TV has been acquired by DreamWorks , in a deal worth as much as $117M. The acquisition is one of the fastest exits ever for a local, content-meets-online company--AwesomenessTV had only just raised $3.5M READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2020

For maximum value with the least effort, focus on only the “what ifs” that are the highest priority in your mind for your own startup. In my experience, the top candidates will include the following: What if you have to cut your targeted price? What if you need to change your market size and volume projections?

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 25, 2014

Fund Raising – No self respecting VC would admit (even to themselves) that they are influenced by what they read about you in the press. But human psychology can’t be ignore – we are all influenced by what we read. Customer Acquisition - I left customer acquisition for last intentionally. I promise.

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