TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 8, 2020

The funding is being led by QED Investors; Founders Fund, Susa Ventures, Navitas Capital, and Prudence Holdings also participated. ” That’s not to say that selling on a marketplace will remove that self-interest but it creates the option for more balanced dynamics where a seller might at least have more competition to consider.

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Sales Demand San Diego Funding 282

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

You have to understand whether they’re likely to yield revenue growth in the near term OR whether you have access to cheap enough capital to fund your losses until your investments pay off. Have easy access to capital by investors who are committed to building businesses at Interent scale. Internet scale. Simplifying: Revenue -.

Startup 418

Startup Venture Capital Sales Technical Review 418

InfoChachkie

JULY 28, 2015

Even the eccentric King of Pop communicated the price he was willing to pay for Neverland. Our response was that there was no “price” as our company was not for sale. We then turned Citrix’s question around, saying, “You knocked on our door with an intent to buy so you obviously have some idea of the price you are willing to pay.

Company 100

Company Companies Santa Barbara Pricing 100

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2022

Because public shareholders usually take the short-term view, they want to see constant rises in the stock's price so they can sell their shares for a profit. There is no accommodation for smaller public companies, who can’t be competitive in their space with the new accounting, documenting, and reporting processes required.

Startup 98

Startup Report IBM IBM 98

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series of posts and I need to file this one under both Raising Venture Capital and Startup Advice. Many of these businesses were what First Round Capital called FNACs (features, not companies – this acronym has always stuck with me). What about your competition – how much do they charge?

Web 2.0 334

Web 2.0 Venture Capital Web Technical Review 334

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. How CapLinked Changes The Game.

Mobile 91

Mobile Report Pricing Tool 91

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

LP’s who invest in funds are typically university endowments, public & private pension funds, insurance companies, large corporations and very high net worth individuals called “family offices.&# To give you an indication of how bad, for example, university endowments are suffering check out this chart.

Venture Capital 311

Venture Capital Startup Seed Funding Rustic Canyon 311

Berkonomics

JANUARY 20, 2010

This post will be perhaps a bit longer than usual, but certainly of great interest for those with interest in or have need for more capital… This stage is critical to many businesses and a passing option to others, depending upon the capital efficiency of the enterprise. For you who fit that description, nice work.

Venture Capital 174

Venture Capital Invest Class Entrepreneur 174

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. Competition. Investors look for a sustainable competitive advantage. What is the need you fill or problem you solve? Target market. Who are you selling to?

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Sales Customer Custom Outsource 97

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2019

Because public shareholders usually take the short-term view, they want to see constant rises in the stock's price so they can sell their shares for a profit. There is no accommodation for smaller public companies, who can’t be competitive in their space with the new accounting, documenting, and reporting processes required.

Startup 84

Startup Technical Review Report IBM 84

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2014

Both have worked.Google reached $1 billion in revenue within five years of incorporation, and now has a market capitalization of over $400 billion. The purest form of capitalism has always meant charging a fair price and making a fair profit. Understanding competitive early-mover requirements.

Entrepreneur 98

Entrepreneur Organization Invest Customer 98

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. Competition. Investors look for a sustainable competitive advantage. What is the need you fill or problem you solve? Target market. Who are you selling to?

Sales 98

Sales Customer Custom Outsource 98

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2016

Google reached $1B in revenue within five years of incorporation, and now has a market capitalization of over $400B. The purest form of capitalism has always meant charging a fair price and making a fair profit. Understanding competitive early mover requirements. Both have worked.

Startup 58

Startup Organization Invest Customer 58

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Because public shareholders usually take the short-term view, they want to see constant rises in the stock's price so they can sell their shares for a profit. There is no accommodation for smaller public companies, who can’t be competitive in their space with the new accounting, documenting, and reporting processes required.

Startup 87

Startup Technical Review Report Entrepreneur 87

socalTECH

OCTOBER 7, 2009

The firm is co-founded by Jake Steinfeld, of Body by Jake, and ExerciseTV, and has received investment from prolific angel investor Ron Conway and Polar Capital, the investment firm of former Google President Tim Armstrong. The other founding investors are Ron Conway, who you know, and Polar Capital Group, Tim Armstrong fund.

Media 168

Media Pricing Sites Training 168

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

Because public shareholders usually take the short-term view, they want to see constant rises in the stock''s price so they can sell their shares for a profit. There is no accommodation for smaller public companies, who can’t be competitive in their space with the new accounting, documenting, and reporting processes required.

Startup 98

Startup Technical Review Report Entrepreneur 98

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Because public shareholders usually take the short-term view, they want to see constant rises in the stock''s price so they can sell their shares for a profit. There is no accommodation for smaller public companies, who can’t be competitive in their space with the new accounting, documenting, and reporting processes required.

Startup 97

Startup Report Entrepreneur Statistics 97

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

I recall being impressed with Jeff, but I was concerned that he was creating a platform, which often requires a significant amount of capital, takes an extended amount of time to establish and can be subject to margin pressure as the enabling technologies become commoditized. John Greathouse <john *@ *.com> com> 4/25/08.

Venture Capital 100

Venture Capital Technical Review Software Review Southern California 100

InfoChachkie

JULY 11, 2011

As with most negotiations, competition is the only way you will obtain an optimal result. Consistent with the advice I outline in Free Advice Worth Half The Price , I was paid solely in equity. Do we have a deal?” You have enough stress, without risking the loss of your house and other personal assets, in the event of default.

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Equity Startup Invest Funding 235

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 21, 2014

The conversation moves into Zeroblock’s upcoming plans to implement trading API’s, a robust front-end interface for trading, as well as goals to create a standardized protocol in connecting different exchanges (thereby leveling out bitcoin prices across the board). The ultimate plan? Be the Bloomberg of Bitcoin.

Startup 104

Startup Venture Capital Draper Invest 104

InfoChachkie

JULY 18, 2011

Such a deal ensures that your opponents will pay a higher price whenever they land on any of these properties, while you simultaneously increase your cash position by selling the lynchpin property at a premium. Monopoly is no different. The specific form that such payments will take varies depending on the underlying business model.

Entrepreneur 216

Entrepreneur Startup Outsource Development Paramount 216

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 7, 2013

Data centers are a strategic layer of the value chain: data center efficiencies and deployments are some of Google’s key competitive advantages and trade secrets. The first half of the value chain is far more capital-intensive, so they weren’t able to move into those layers until the company grew and matured.

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Google Web .Net Yahoo 92

socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2009

round of funding from the Pasadena Angels and Frontera Capital for a voice-over-IP service, and we thought we'd talk with Cliff Rees, the firm's CEO, to understand how the firm is different from those many providers. We think Asterisk is an entirely different marketplace, and therefore not a competitive threat.

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IP Pasadena Angels Pasadena Los Angeles 165

InfoChachkie

MARCH 16, 2010

Even the eccentric King of Pop communicated the price he was willing to pay. Our response was that there was no “price” as our company was not for sale. As we were not engaged in selling our company, a “price” was nonexistent. What is that price?”. We were not rude nor indignant. We simply stated the truth.

Company 160

Company Companies Pricing Santa Barbara 160

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

This market structure in which the few, large players use their market position to eliminate competition is inevitable. Breakout companies become much harder and this isn’t likely to improve unless we give new companies the tools and capital they need to flourish. It’s Hobbesian economics 101. Enter the decentralized Internet.

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Course Startup Framework Marketing 280