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Why Misunderstanding Startup Metrics Can Cost You Your Business

Both Sides of the Table

There has been a lot of public debate over the past several weeks about whether it’s a good thing to be “gross margin positive” or not and commentary always reminds me that some people at startups don’t quite understand financial metrics or even how to think about which ones are healthy. Gross margin positive != End of story.

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Netflix employees stage a trans solidarity walkout, pose list of demands

TechCrunch LA

Netflix employees staged a walkout yesterday in response to the company’s handling of a Dave Chappelle special that premiered on October 5. Netflix has decided to air Chappelle’s special, which contains jokes about transgender people, even though some employees have voiced concerns they feel have been ignored by the company.

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8 Indicators Of The Innovation Focus In Your Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Their challenge to me is how to integrate innovation into the thinking and process of every team, and measure the “ risk versus reward ” of resources expended. The focus at this level, primarily in companies that have a long history of success, usually in very stable markets, is to continue sustaining and exploiting existing advantages.

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7 Ways To Keep Your Business Working Like A Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

I remember too many once thriving and growing companies, such as Blockbuster and BlackBerry, who somehow changed their way of thinking, and were overtaken by more nimble and astute peers or newcomers, like Netflix and Apple. Limit resources to be applied to optimizing processes. How about in your industry? Don’t forget these.

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8 Tactics To Make You A Fearless Business Innovator

Startup Professionals Musings

I can think of many companies that waited too long to react to change, including Polaroid and Blockbuster , and were never able to recover. Don’t be lulled into a false sense of security by an initial innovation that has served your company well so far. Define realistic metrics to keep track of progress.

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What I’ve Learned About Venture Funding

Both Sides of the Table

VC funding. We love capital efficiency until we love land grabs until we abhor over funding until we get huge payouts and ring the bell for more funding until we attract every non-VC on the planet to invest in startups until it crashes and we start the cycle all over again none the wiser. We’ll see in time. ” Well.

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Reflections On 2019: Peter Cowen, Sutton Capital Partners

socalTECH

What was the biggest news for you/your company this year? While it was a good year for our merger and acquisition practice in the SaaS and fintech space, our most exciting news is in our merchant banking sector where we invest in and advise growth companies often for several years. What is the biggest lesson you learned this year?

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