Tech.Co

JANUARY 26, 2024

There are just five days left to enter the digital detox competition set up by Icelandic Yogurt company Siggi’s Dairy, which has pledged to give selected contestants $10,000 to spend an entire month “detoxing” without a smartphone or social media. The post Company Offering $10K for a 30 Day Phone Detox, Apply Now appeared first on Tech.co.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 26, 2018

If fixed expenses, especially payroll, are paid out before cash is received from services or shipments, the company is financing its growth with ever-increasing working capital needs. A fast-growing but undercapitalized company is not highly valued in an acquisition. Running out of money is not always synonymous with “going broke”.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 17, 2019

But what if you believe so strongly in your budding enterprise that this seems to be the most ill-advised directive you’ve ever heard? Could you pivot to save the company? Here’s a question that should strike close to home. Professional investors like to quote this mantra to anyone who will listen. Fail fast,” they say.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 17, 2019

But what if you believe so strongly in your budding enterprise that this seems to be the most ill-advised directive you’ve ever heard? Could you pivot to save the company? Here’s a question that should strike close to home. Professional investors like to quote this mantra to anyone who will listen. Fail fast,” they say.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 6, 2023

And good board members can add real value to you and the company. or “What if…” Or “What are the alternatives?” Which leads us to the second class of creative board thinking… Strategic thinking: Board members who ask: “What is the competitive landscape?” A better company is the goal. Is this idea sustainable?”

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 30, 2013

He said he wanted to found this company (he had founded a previous company that sold for about $300 million) because he thought the Internet was a big idea. His imagination of what is wrong with VC has captured perfectly in satirical format what ails our industry. He was interested in a few other big ideas.

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TechEmpower

JULY 24, 2023

After all, that’s what tech innovation is all about. What’s their specific need/pain? Can you provide specific examples of different types of customers, what they need, and what the system will do for them? What level of funding do you currently have? What are your big milestones?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

What Can You Do if a VC Pulls Their Term Sheet? I’m just writing verbatim what I wrote in a Quora response years ago. So, what can you do? Get even by getting funding, building a great company and always know that the best “f**k-you” in life is success. Sorry for using f**k two posts in a row.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 13, 2011

The powerful words are “What if…” followed by an ever-deeper question that follows the possible results of an action, or a decision based upon the last “What if” question. One stated that he asked “what if” the U.S. What if” are two very powerful words when used together.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Here’s one for executives of any company with next generation products in mind. In many companies, there are quiet geniuses, wanting to work on projects outside of the daily focus of the department or company. So, what is your strategic priority? Technology companies are prime targets for this problem. .

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

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. What if some past investors don’t meet that standard? Does issuing a PPM insulate the company? So, what is the problem?

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

As a rule of thumb, a company with a majority owner in control will be required to provide such a guarantee for most any borrowing of significant size in relation to assets. Then what happens when there are investors? A win-win for the investor and entrepreneur assuming the company does grow and have a liquidity event someday.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

More than ever before, people want to buy from, work for, and invest in companies that matter. Your company and team members have to be seen as going above and beyond to solve the problems of internal and external customers. Assemble the best team to assimilate and design what is needed.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 11, 2018

And good board members can add real value to you and the company. or “What if…” Or “What are the alternatives?” Strategic thinking: Board members who ask: “What is the competitive landscape?” Importantly, these also help a board to cover the legal “duty of care” for the health of the company. Generative.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 23, 2020

Some of the world’s best companies to work for are those that encourage employees to spend time following their own paths of curiosity toward development of new products or services. Every company has hidden talent, creative thinkers that are not in a position to demonstrate their talents. It’s more common than you think.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Most entrepreneurs quote a resource for market size but fail to then take the next step to eliminate all parts of that market unreachable by the company or product. What is your market size? But many decisions were made within my company walls, and surely by competitors, based upon those numbers. TAM, SAM, SOM?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

But what IS the right amount of burn for a company? Here’s overall what you need to know. Burn rate in case you don’t know is the amount of money a company is either spending (gross) or losing (net) per month. I often see companies burning $100,000 per month (net) looking to raise $6-8 million.

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Tech.Co

JUNE 24, 2022

A number of tech companies have made the headlines this week for hiring new members of staff, only to rescind such offers before they start. It comes amid what digital currency investors have dubbed ‘crypto winter’ – the mass sell-off of cryptocurrencies and a subsequent plummet in the value of assets like Bitcoin and Ether.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

In fact, only 100 of the 10,000 multimillion-dollar consumer companies around the world can claim to be an “apostle brand” – one that inspires enduring trust, loyalty, and endorsement. The challenge of every startup is finding that balance between solving a real problem today, and giving customers the courage to make a leap forward.

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TechEmpower

JULY 31, 2023

What does the business do? These two questions/answers can help define the early proof points for your company. Next, define what you need from a metrics and reporting standpoint. A : Activation - What % have a "happy" initial experience? How does it meet customers’ needs? And most importantly, how does it make money?

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 16, 2020

In my role as a mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs, I find that many of you have your most creative ideas for your company’s first big bang , but often get bogged down with details as the company grows. Send the message often that you want to hear what people really think, and they won’t be punished for disagreement or taking a risk.

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TechEmpower

AUGUST 7, 2023

What does it mean to be a CTO for a startup? What does the role demand? The role of a CTO varies as the company matures. And you certainly don’t want to be the company that spends time and money building something you could have picked up off the shelf. Should a startup CTO spend their time programming?

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 10, 2023

From the moment such an investor looks seriously at your company, the investor or VC partner is thinking of the end game, the ultimate sale of the company or even of an eventual initial public offering. There is no middle ground. Resetting your priorities Taking money from these sources involves resetting priorities over time.

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TechEmpower

AUGUST 21, 2023

What does a business leader do in this situation? At TechEmpower, we’ve conducted more than 50 technical reviews for companies of all sizes, industries, and technical stacks. 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.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 9, 2013

What I didn''t discuss was how you should go about selecting the right company. I just got an email asking about exactly this: I''m with a new company that needs some software built, but doesn''t need (or have the resources for) a large staff of software developers. Some of what I have below applies. Graphic design?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 10, 2021

Let me start by explaining what I mean about “mental psyche.” What I never expected of Peloton was how much of the amazing experience was MENTAL as well as physical. Peloton lifted my mental spirits in 2019/2020 through what were two emotionally draining years in the world (fires, protests, politics, he who shall not be named, etc).

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 29, 2019

For weeks, we’ve highlighted both good and bad things about boards of directors for your company (or non-profit.) This week, let’s focus upon number one – aside from the requirements of boards to protect the company itself (not the shareholders.). What should the CEO expect of his / her board? Normal functions of boards.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 22, 2011

Feature, not a company. Whether something is a feature or a company is clearly subjective. And sometimes features (say, Twitter) turn into companies. At minute eight I spoke about group messaging companies as “features, not companies.&# What do I think now? It has always stood out in my mind.

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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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Berkonomics

JANUARY 24, 2019

Usually that means one they once or recently spent time in as an employee or manager within a company where they had little or no ownership. Some of these entrepreneurs starting a new company are alumni from companies that would be a competitor to the enterprise being created or joined. Are you one of those? Digital or analog!

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 24, 2019

Usually that means one they once or recently spent time in as an employee or manager within a company where they had little or no ownership. Some of these entrepreneurs starting a new company are alumni from companies that would be a competitor to the enterprise being created or joined. Are you one of those? Digital or analog!

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 1, 2021

The challenge is how to know and exit gracefully when the right time has come, without trauma to either the company or themselves. Whether to return their enterprises to their former glory, or simply save themselves from boredom, these leaders left their company, but then returned with a vengeance. What matters most to you?

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Frank Addante

MAY 21, 2013

What would your company do if you declared a day without email or instant messenger? Businesses ran before email. Sure, not as efficiently, but I often wonder if that forced better prioritization. Remember – activity doesn’t equal results. Once a month, we now have RTT (Real-Time Talking) Events at our office.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Creating a gerat company in a relative vacuum is an exercise in complete trust that the entrepreneur knows what’s best for the customer, perhaps even without interaction with such a customer. So, I’ve developed the three step dance in order to help form a repeatable method of how to create a great company from an early idea.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Two years after the Los Angeles-based fintech startup Dave launched with a suite of money management tools to save consumers from overdraft fees , the company is now worth $1 billion thanks to a nascent banking practice that had investors lining up. “We think the company is quite a bit more valuable than [$1 billion].

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 11, 2024

It is statistically true that at least half of the young companies funded by angel or venture investors will not survive three years from funding to demise, and more than that percentage will die with two years if not well financed. What is flexibility worth in higher cost? Or honoring a personal guarantee if the company cannot pay.

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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.

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