InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

As crazy as this scenario sounds, it is very similar to the “scoring process” companies engage in when they track Net Promoter Scores. Net Promoter Scores (NPS) are the darling of many Big Dumb Company (BDC) product marketing and customer support executives. Turning Net Promoters Into Net Profits.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

As crazy as this scenario sounds, it is very similar to the “scoring process” companies engage in when they track Net Promoter Scores. Net Promoter Scores (NPS) are the darling of many Big Dumb Company (BDC) product marketing and customer support executives. Turning Net Promoters Into Net Profits.

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Berkonomics

JULY 30, 2015

500 entrepreneur, after years as a senior marketing manager of a large computer company. The good thing was that I had a certain ability to see ahead of the obvious horizon so I could often find resources we didn’t have, and grasp those issues we knew we didn’t know about. Editor’s note: Berni Jubb was an Inc.500

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 23, 2015

As crazy as this scenario sounds, it is very similar to the “scoring process” companies engage in when they track Net Promoter Scores. A company''s Net Promoter Score (NPS) is a beloved metric slavishly tracked and reported by product marketing and customer support executives of both established and nascent enterprises.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 4, 2017

I have many concerns about how the upcoming Trump administration will impact the overall tech economy. Some of my biggest worries are as follows: 1) More restrictive immigration laws will make it even harder for startups (as well as more established companies) to attract and retain the highly skilled workers that they need to be competitive.

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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. Keep good company.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 4, 2020

Let’s say that your company is exactly at breakeven. There is amazing leverage in high gross profit margins once a company is past breakeven. Every dollar of gross profit falls to the bottom line, increasing net profit faster with each transaction. Just to be fair, a 5% cut in costs would also double net profit.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 28, 2021

You, the lonely fisherman, must weave a net to catch your fish. Should your net be large and bulky, requiring more effort and expense to weave? Or should it be small and delicate, to catch those fish that would otherwise fall through the net? How about if you have no competitors? TAM, SAM & SOM?

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 28, 2019

One 11-year classic study of over 200 companies, detailed in “ Corporate Culture and Performance ,” found that those working on their culture improved revenue by 516%, and increased net income by 755%. Business ethics are more about religion than management or leadership. The reality is different.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 9, 2015

Regardless which side of the isle you stand politically, you can be rest assured that the passage of net neutrality is a positive for you, and your ability to access the Internet like you have since the 1990’s. Companies like Etsy, eBay, Craigslist, and Netflix have succeeded because everyone has fair access to the Internet.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

And I found from experience – after investing in many other entrepreneurial businesses over the years – that this stage typically occurs first at about twenty employees or $3 million in net revenues (or gross profit) for most any kind of company. In future weeks, we will dissect this $3 million-dollar phenomenon separately.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Last week, we talked about about the “de-stonkifying” of the market. The company’s stock tanked by more than 26 percent, representing a $230 billion reduction in market cap and a $31 billion drop in Zuckerberg’s personal net worth. Hello friends, and welcome back to Week in Review !

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2021

Being too late and you back an “also ran” You also need to be right about the team. I’ve sometimes been right about the market value but too early. You’re thinking about one bullet at a time. At Upfront we often talk about these as “shots on goal” (a fitting soccer analogy given the EURO 2020 tournament is on right now).

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Berkonomics

MARCH 11, 2021

Conversely, if less than ten percent say this, those companies or products would have a hard time getting traction in the marketplace. Using Sean again as a source, we might ask: “How did you discover our company?” Then “Have you recommended our company to anyone?” You’ll find more about this with a simple search.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 22, 2015

Their stated purpose is to further a policy of net neutrality by preventing Internet Service Providers from engaging in certain practices deemed anti-competitive by the agency. The fear was that companies, or consumers, that didn’t pay extra could face consequences. Business Op-Ed international Internet Net Neutrality'

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Berkonomics

JUNE 20, 2019

Should be an easy fix for companies making annual net profit. Companies that are successful with their first product must begin thinking about the costs of additional products or of that product’s replacement well before any evidence of a peak in sales is noticed. Not so much, as our rear view mirror makes obvious.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 3, 2023

There is a lot to say about retaining control. However, most often, these funds are solicited by a well-meaning entrepreneur from investors who are not qualified as accredited investors under the law (currently requiring a proved income of $200,000 a year or $1 million in net worth for an individual investor).

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

San Diego’s ResMed (NYSE: ticker[[RMD]]) announced its intention to buy the privately held tech company on Monday. The purchase price is 25 times MatrixCare’s pro forma 2018 earnings of about $30 million (without taking into account interest, taxes, depreciation or amortization) on anticipated net revenue of about $122 million.

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Berkonomics

JULY 11, 2013

There is such leverage in high gross profit margins once a company is past breakeven. Every dollar of gross profit falls to the bottom line, increasing net profit faster with each transaction. Just to be fair, a 5% cut in costs would also double net profit. That’s impressive sales leverage.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 7, 2009

As part of doing that, I've had the opportunity to interact with a wide variety of different chief technical officers from different kinds of companies over those years. This is a private group of CTOs who are responsible for software development within their companies. or focused on industry or type of company.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2014

Mid-level or even top executives who “grew up” in large companies often look with envy at startups, and dream of how easy it must be running a small organization, where you can see the whole picture and it appears you have total control. The job of a big-company executive is very different from the job of a small-company executive.

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socalTECH

JULY 15, 2013

In our Insights and Opinions section, we feature, today we''re feature more knowledge from angel investor and speaker Dave Berkus, who talks about the power of just one more incremental sale for your startup. There is such leverage in high gross profit margins once a company is past breakeven. Thats impressive sales leverage.

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Xconomy

JUNE 16, 2020

Gene sequencing company Pacific Biosciences of California is seeking two new leaders in the wake of retirement announcements by a pair of longtime top executives. Previously Hunkapiller, a DNA sequencing industry veteran, spent more than. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 28, 2013

One 11-year study of over 200 companies, detailed in “ Corporate Culture and Performance ,” found that those working on their culture improved revenue by 516%, and increased net income by 755%. times the return of other companies over the last 10 years. Business ethics are more about religion than management or leadership.

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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 company uses a local nonprofit organization called Chrysalis to build its units. The Culver City, Calif.-based

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 19, 2017

One of the hardest decisions entrepreneurs make when they start a company and raise outside capital is figuring out what an acceptable “burn rate” is. 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.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Companies that have leveraged technology to make the procurement and delivery of food more accessible to more people have been seeing a big surge of business this year, as millions of consumers are encouraged (or outright mandated, due to Covid-19) to socially distance or want to avoid the crowds of physical shopping and eating excursions.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Entrepreneurs are all about firsts, and the most important is you making a great first impression – on investors, customers, new team members, and strategic partners. Some people do all the right legwork, but then kill themselves by appearing arrogant or obsequious in the way that they can’t stop talking about everything that they know.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 13, 2022

How might you view your successful exit from the company you have spent so much effort to build? You no longer need to worry over daily cash or threats to your net worth. Email readers, continue here…] But what about the pause to celebrate? Think about investments and tax efficiency. Hit the beach.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 28, 2021

Entrepreneurs who require funding for their startup have long counted on self-accredited high net worth individuals (“angels”) to fill their needs, after friends and family, and before they qualify for institutional investments (“VCs”). Professional venture capitalists will tell you the same thing. Investing in startups is a numbers game.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 1, 2022

Since every business is built by unique individuals, I’m totally convinced that exceptional people are the key to an exceptional company. All the controversy is highlighted, but the message still seems to be that these guys were and are exceptional in their efforts to build a company. Technology alone does not make a great company.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 18, 2020

That’s an expensive proposition for small companies. On the other hand, your target audience is already talking to their friends and associates about products and services they like and use. Now companies engage and pay influencers to get your attention and want their products. The way to do this for most of us.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2021

I was reading an old article written by marketing guru Seth Godin a while back where he mentions that “it takes about six years of hard work to become an overnight success”. This company was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994. In 2005, Facebook still showed a yearly net loss of $3.63 In April, 1996, Yahoo!

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2023

In my experience, finding real innovation in existing company environments is even tougher. Whether we are talking about startups or corporations, innovation requires a leader who can inspire others to step into the unknown. Net result and reward. Followers and linear thinkers need not apply. Reward your people.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Right or wrong, the name you choose, or don’t choose, speaks volumes about your business savvy and understanding of the world you are about to enter. Every company wants a name that stands out from the crowd, a catchy handle that will remain fresh and memorable over time. In the trade, this is called “stickiness.” Give a clue.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 9, 2011

The study found that about 70 percent of the startups spun of USC are still in business, and about roughly half of those startups have been located in Los Angeles County. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 10, 2011

Mid-level or even top executives who “grew up” in large companies often look with envy at startups, and dream of how easy it must be running a small organization, where you can see the whole picture and it appears you have total control. The job of a big-company executive is very different from the job of a small-company executive.

Startup 105

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