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. A Net Promoter Score of 10 and a bank account of 0 equal a failed venture.

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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. A Net Promoter Score of 10 and a bank account of 0 equal a failed venture.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 4, 2020

Every dollar of gross profit falls to the bottom line, increasing net profit faster with each transaction. A ten percent increase in revenues for a company with 50% gross margin and 5% net profit before the increase would double net profit for the period with that ten percent increase in revenue. An example to make this clear.

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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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Berkonomics

JULY 30, 2015

Or as one of the richest guys in the world is quoted as saying, “A real entrepreneur is somebody who has no safety net underneath him.”. The problem is that we weave that safety net even as we sit in it, making the job doubly difficult. Of course it wasn’t just one event that was the cause, as you might guess.

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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. Email readers, continue here…] Here are some of the checklist items your acquirer will consider. The second rule: The 20/20 rule.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

Email readers continue here.] Even though there are many advantages to casting your net to attract the big fish, you should be well aware of the risks involved and have resources available to manage those risks. It is hard to recover from any failure to perform, but doubly so when the customer is highly visible in the industry.

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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? TAM, SAM & SOM? The post How big is your ocean?

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 12, 2023

Management undertakes a simple exercise of calculating the increased profitability of shutting down all R&D, sales and subordinate operations, and universally notes with shock the high net profit that results – from shutting down all operations except customer service to recurring customers (as in software support operations.).

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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. Email readers, continue here…] My story of “that rock” in one paragraph.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 11, 2021

Email readers, continue here…] And there is always the great open-door question: “Would it be OK if we followed up by email to request a clarification to one or more of your responses?” Most of us know of the “net promoter score” which is the ultimate survey. and the closing question for your survey. One question. “On

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Berkonomics

JULY 11, 2013

Every dollar of gross profit falls to the bottom line, increasing net profit faster with each transaction. A ten percent increase in revenues for a company with 50% gross margin and 5% net profit before the increase would double net profit for the period with that ten percent increase in revenue.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

But that is a number in a vacuum without at least two other measures: return on investment (ROI) and percentage of net profit to revenue. Microsoft, Google, Amazon and other great firms generate billions of revenues and profits and even have a high ROI and high net profit percentage. Comparing ourselves to the giants.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 20, 2019

Should be an easy fix for companies making annual net profit. Email readers, continue here…] There are rules of thumb for various industries in creating a reserve for research and development. Not so much, as our rear view mirror makes obvious. The life cycle of any product. The R&D “tax”.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 31, 2023

Nurturing stage email performance. That makes it easier to collect results indicators, including number of emails sent, open rate, click rate, and email bounce rates. The nurturing stage is the link between the engagement and conversion stages, and is most often the automated area of demand generation.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Can expenses be put off until the next period to increase income, or accelerated into this period by prepayment to decrease net income? Email readers, continue here…] It is perfectly legal to hold delivery of goods until after the start of the next period and take the income next year rather than this.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2020

Nurturing stage email performance. That makes it easier to collect results indicators, including number of emails sent, open rate, click rate, and email bounce rates. The nurturing stage is the link between the engagement and conversion stages, and is most often the automated area of demand generation.

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Berkonomics

JULY 16, 2020

Email readers, continue here… ] The banks want to maintain their venture relationships and of course, want to use the existing company cash in their bank as collateral for – you guessed it – their loans to the company. Ironically, the term is “compensating balances”. Read the loan covenants carefully.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Although young companies rarely measure profitability this repeatedly, more mature companies usually can bring from five to ten percent of revenues to the bottom line in the form of net profit.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 31, 2015

Telecom has announced that it has filed suit against the United States government in response to the recent ruling by the Federal Communications Commission on Net Neutrality. On March 25, 2015, the FCC issued an emailed statement that indicated that the lawsuit filed by U.S. The suit was filed in the U.S. The post U.S.

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socalTECH

MAY 6, 2016

Los Angeles-based j2 Global , which owns a wide range of cloud-based businesses, ranging from Internet fax, to email, to online backup and unified communications services--in addition to owning online publishing businesses such as Ziff Davis, IGN, and AskMen--has just passed up the $200M mark in quarterly revenues. percent versus Q1 of 2015.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 3, 2023

Friends, family and fools: [Email readers, continue here…] This term, although pejorative, describes the typical mix of early investors in a small, young growing business. But few businesses grow into the sweet spot of $20 million to $30 million in worth to an ultimate buyer without the injection of outside capital.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Email readers, continue here.] The net result of this exercise. You can list companies you know, have contacts within, or that fit your industry segment. Think of those who might need what you have to offer. In fact, that leads to the most important part of this process. Examine the four columns in the matrix.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 3, 2018

24 hrs) and users receive a text/email notification regarding the execution,” Wan wrote to me an email. “Sagewise seeks to bring transactional confidence into the blockchain industry by building a smart contract safety net where smart contracts do not fulfill the original transactional intent,” Wan wrote. .”

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Berkonomics

JUNE 11, 2020

Email readers, continue here…] As solar panel efficiency increases from the present average of 22% to 30% and more, and as electricity prices rise, the net break even for solar panels should decrease dramatically. Solar panels are getting closer to economic savings.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Management undertakes a simple exercise of calculating the increased profitability of shutting down all R&D, sales and subordinate operations, and universally notes with shock the high net profit that results – from shutting down all operations except customer service to recurring customers (as in software support operations.).

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

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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Berkonomics

MAY 7, 2015

You, the lonely fisherman, have to 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? Email readers, continue here…] This lesson is important.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 23, 2018

The net cost of such a failure to pre-think this event would have been in the millions, stated the CEO, but were successfully hedged against just as the dollar declined. The subordinate had not thought of this carefully enough and had no protections built into the agreement or any strategies to hedge currencies.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 18, 2020

Email readers, continue here…] How do you engage your customers in a conversation instead of merely broadcasting your message again and again in hope that some one remembers it? Plugging into those conversations gives you the power to multiply your message many times over, often at no cost at all.

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socalTECH

MARCH 29, 2011

San Diego-based MIR3 , which provides emergency notification messaging services, said today that it will donate the net proceeds for customer messages delivered to Japan for the seven weeks since the earthquake and tsunami to the Red Cross effort to aid Japan.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Currently that standard requires a minimum of $200,000 in annual income or over one million in net assets, including the value of the investor’s principal residence. What if some past investors don’t meet that standard?

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 13, 2022

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? First there comes a sense of relief and maybe guilt. Then the money…. What most entrepreneurs fail dramatically at is to celebrate the moment.

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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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Berkonomics

JULY 18, 2013

Email readers, continue here.] As solar panel efficiency increases from 20% to 40% and more, and as electricity prices rise, the net breakeven for solar panels should decrease dramatically. And adoption of solar technology for home and business has been relatively slow as a result.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

If you can meet the SEC “accredited investor” criteria ($1M net worth or $200K annual income), this is a great way to be seen by potential investors as peers before you need money. Don’t do cold calls or email blasts of your resume and business plan to potential investors. Join a local investment group.

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Berkonomics

JULY 25, 2013

Email readers, continue here.] How do you engage your customers in a conversation instead of merely broadcasting your message again and again in hope that some one remembers it? On the other hand, your target audience is already talking to their friends and associates about products and services they like and use.

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