Berkonomics

JANUARY 5, 2023

If you are experiencing 20% annual growth and 20% net profit before depreciation and tax, or any combination that adds to 40% (such as 10% profit and 30% growth), you are a prime target. That’s quite a goal to achieve. But there are obvious and not–so obvious ways to make it happen, even if over time. The second rule: The 20/20 rule.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

Further, scaling the enterprise and its infrastructure to go after the few very large accounts would be at the cost of development for the midrange of the market and perhaps subsequent loss of that share to others. One day a sixteen wheeler full of returned product drove into his loading area.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 25, 2010

Chris Dixon wrote a blog post last week titled, “ Techies and Normals &# in which he defined “Techies&# as people who are not just “early adopters&# but also have more of a geeky, technical, product bent. They use products because the products solve a need they have. Launch a product, iterate, fail fast.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 20, 2019

One of the most obvious reasons mature businesses die away – when we look in the rear view mirror – is that they did not spend to renew their product or service when newer entrants into the business arrived with better products and services built upon newer technology. Should be an easy fix for companies making annual net profit.

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MAY 14, 2021

According to Cohu, it sold its Printed Circuit Board Test Group (PTG) business to Mycronic AB, a Swedish company involved in development, manufacture and marketing of production equipment, including atg Luther & Maelzer GmbH and other affiliated entities and assets. The deal is worth $125M in cash.

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OCTOBER 20, 2016

Sonnen , the energy storage and battery technology developer which set up its U.S. headquarters in Los Angeles in January, says it has deployed its products in Vermont, as part of an affordable housing development there. Financial impact of the deployment was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Los Angeles-based Phyn , which develops "smart home" technology to both monitor water usage and also help prevent major water damage, has inked a deal with an insurance company to offer up its technology to consumers. PURE Insurance provides its insurance to high net worth individuals and families. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2023

New product process. Business risks are not just development risks. Make sure all team members have some connection with the product – has either used it, or sold it, or assembled it. Product life cycles keep getting shorter and shorter, which mandates accelerated innovation cycles. Net result and reward.

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JUNE 14, 2017

Pasadena-based Episona has raised $4M in seed funding, to go towards expansion of its male fertility testing product, Seed, the company said last week. According to Episona, the funding came from the Pasadena Angeles, as well as other high-net worth individuals from Pasadena and San Francisco. The company is led by Dr. Alan Horsager.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2019

In one of the biggest acquisitions out of Southern California's technology startup industry in recent years, Los Angeles-based Honey Science Corporation , which develops a savings discovery and price tracking tool, has been acquired by PayPal , in a deal worth approximately $4 billion. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Camarillo-based Power-One , which develops both photovoltaic inverters and other poser conversion products, saw its fourth quarter results surge on demand for its photovoltaic inverter products. The firm said that for the full year, it had net sales of $1.05 The firm said that for the full year, it had net sales of $1.05

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JULY 3, 2018

Los Angeles-based Funraise , the Los Angeles startup which develops customer relationship management (CRM) and other technology for nonprofits, says it has created a new, $600,000 fund to provide grants to nonprofits. Application for its first round of grants are due by July 31st. Funraise is led by CEO Justin Wheeler.

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MARCH 13, 2018

Los Angeles-based advertising exchange and technology developer OpenX said on Tuesday that its net revenues rose to $172M in 2017, as it saw 20 percent growth in its revenues for the fourth quarter. The company said it invested over $50M in R&D efforts towards its technology an product in 2017. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2013

Calabasas-based network testing products developer Ixia said Wednesday that it has linked with log and security information and event analysis provider LogRhythm , to develop a network security incident remediation product. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 9, 2015

Calabasas-based network testing equipment and software developer Ixia is reporting a win with the University of Texas at Austin this morning, saying that its products have been selected to provide end-to-end network visibility in a security effort at the school. FInancial details of the win were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Poway-based Cohu said late Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire Kita Manufacturing Co LTD , a Japanese companies that develops products used in electronics manufacturing. net of cash acquired. Cohua said it would pay $15M in cash for Kita, funded out of its cash reserves and through assumption of operating debt of $2.6M

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 10, 2017

Since this number is budgeted and pre-authorized, managers tend to focus upon other things such as sales, marketing and product development issues. There is an art to efficient management of a process, whether that is the process of bringing a product to market from R&D to production or developing a new product’s launch program.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 25, 2020

New product process. Business risks are not just development risks. Make sure all team members have some connection with the product – has either used it, or sold it, or assembled it. Product life cycles keep getting shorter and shorter, which mandates accelerated innovation cycles. Net result and reward.

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socalTECH

JULY 13, 2010

Santa Barbara-based RingRevenue , the pay-per-call services firm headed by Jason Spievak, has signed on a new customer today, Rex Direct Net. According to Rex Direct Net, it will offer pay-per-call services powered by RingRevenue's products. Financial details of the win were not nanounced.

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Berkonomics

JULY 19, 2012

There is a life cycle for any product, and it is much shorter on average today than five years ago, especially in the technology world. 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.

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APRIL 8, 2013

Los Angeles-based digital advertising technology developer OpenX has launched a new service today, which it says will combine content optimization and ad monetization for publishers. Pricing on the new product was not announced. The new product comes thanks to the acquisition last fall of JumpTime. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 11, 2012

San Diego-based Somaxon , a developer of treatments for insomnia, has been acquired by Pernix Therapeutics Holdings , in a deal worth $25M. Pernix said the buy will help expand its product portfolio. Somaxon had 12 months net sales of approximately $11.7M as of September 30th.

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OCTOBER 16, 2012

Irvine-based HireRight has launched a new outplacement service and "career transition" product, which is powered by Los Angeles-based CareerArc Group, the developer of TweetMyJobs and Internships.com. Details of the business deal between HireRight and CareerArc Group were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Here are eight key insights that will help you find a productive match: Angels want equity ownership, not causes. Each has met legal securities minimums for net worth and professionalism, to reduce the risk to entrepreneurs. Early stage research and development won’t excite angels.

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APRIL 6, 2012

Irvine-based Broadcom said late Thursday that it has completed its acquisition of BroadLight , the developer of networking and fiber access passive optical network (PON) processors. Broadcom said the deal was worth approximately $195M net of cash assumed. The deal had originally been announced on March 21st.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 23, 2022

New entrepreneurs tend to focus only on getting the product right, and assume that the right culture and ethics will come later simply by hiring good people. In fact, they need an early focus on developing their moral compass, as well as setting the right ethical tone. We’ve never broken the law so we must be ethical.

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JULY 28, 2010

San Diego-based Entropic Communications , a publicly held developer of semiconductors used in home entertainment and consumer electronics products, reported today that it had an increase of 56 percent in its second quarter net revenues, compared with last year. The firm said it earned $3.1M it saw in the first quarter of 2010.

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JANUARY 13, 2015

San Juan Capistrano-based Allegro Opthalmics , a developer of treatments for eye diseases such as wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD), reported this morning that it has raised $20M in a strategic investment from Hanmi Pharmaceutical. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 17, 2012

Calabasas-based KYTHERA Biopharmaceuticals , a developer of biopharmaceuticals for the aesthetic medicine market, has filed for an IPO. The firm reported a net loss of $11.1M Kythera's products are used for fat reduction. The firm's offering is being underwritten by J.P. Morgan, Goldman, Sachs & Co., READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 22, 2016

[Email readers, continue here…] Accounting and HR operations are combined as quickly as possible, as are customer service call centers, retaining specific product skills on the front line from the acquired company. Facilities may become redundant or oversized after these efforts, allowing for consolidation of facilities as well.

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MAY 2, 2012

Amazon said it will option one new project a month--worth $10,000--and will pay $55,000 plus 5 percent of Amazon's net receipts from toy and t-shirt licensing, as well as other royalties to any proposal it decides to make into a full-budget series. Amazon Studios launched in November of 2010. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 21, 2009

where Astellas will pay the firm $40M in cash, and up to $350M in pre-commercialization milestones, in a joint partnership to develop and commercialize Ambit's FLT3 kinase inhibitors. San Diego-based Ambit Biosciences inked a deal Friday with Astellas Pharma Inc.,

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MAY 6, 2009

Agoura Hills-based video game maker THQ reported its yearly results Wednesday afternoon, reporting that it saw a net loss of $431.1M For the quarter, the firm said it had a net loss of $96.9M on net sales of $170.3M, compared with a net loss of $34.5M on sales of $830.0M. the firm lost on sales of $1,030.5M a year ago.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Have you ever found yourself in a conversation with developers and found yourself lost or even overwhelmed with new information? In a collaborative effort, Ria Consulting, LLC and Los Angeles Net Developers Group are hosting this event on November 10th, 2012 at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, California.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 9, 2019

To refresh your memory, angel investors are typically high net worth individuals, accredited by the SEC and willing to invest their own money in a high-potential startup for a share of the ownership. Business-to-business products need professional investors. In the real world, most angels are regular business people like you and me.

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socalTECH

MARCH 31, 2010

San Diego-based Advanced Telemetry , a developer of smart energy management systems for the residential and light commercial market, reported Tuesday that it has been selected for the ZENERGY House, a demonstration net-zero-energy remodeling project in Studio City. Financial impact of the win was not disclosed.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2021

Here is some data from Wikipedia: Microsoft – Bill Gates founded Microsoft in 1975, to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800. Even then, it struggled through the 80’s and 90’s, until the advent of the iMac and consumer products. In 2005, Facebook still showed a yearly net loss of $3.63 In April, 1996, Yahoo!

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