InfoChachkie

JANUARY 5, 2015

In his premier film appearance in the blaxploitation send-up “I’m Gonna Git You Sucka,” Chris Rock inadvertently addresses a key pricing challenge faced by most entrepreneurs. Watch this 93-second clip and see if you can identify the pricing pitfall addressed in this humorous snippet. Price = Value. How Much For A Rib?

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Xconomy

JANUARY 11, 2017

The firm acknowledged price hikes on several drugs that stayed—sometimes barely—under the 10 percent limit that CEO Brent Saunders pledged last September, in what he called a “ social contract with patients.” The first test of pharmaceutical giant Allergan’s promise to behave responsibly came last week.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

Gross Burn vs. Net Burn. Burn rate in case you don’t know is the amount of money a company is either spending (gross) or losing (net) per month. (it Net burn is the amount of money you are losing per month. I often see companies burning $100,000 per month (net) looking to raise $6-8 million.

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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. It’s already happening in some sunny areas of the country.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 8, 2017

Email readers, continue here…] Bootstrapping: This term describes your ability to start a business with little investment and grow it using internally-generated funds. You will realize much more from the ultimate sale of your business even if at a considerably lower price than if splitting the proceeds with investors.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2021

In short: Access to great deals, ability to be invited to invest in these deals, ability to see where value in a market will be created and the luck to back the right team with the right market at the right time all matter. So if you truly want to be great at investing you need all the right skills and access AND a diversified portfolio.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 25, 2023

Every startup dreams of achieving that milestone, when they can focus more on scaling the business and enjoying their earnings, rather than fighting for another investment infusion. The purest form of capitalism has always meant charging a fair price and making a fair profit. Re-investing profits to grow the business is organic growth.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2020

Every startup dreams of achieving that milestone, when they can focus more on scaling the business and enjoying their earnings, rather than fighting for another investment infusion. The purest form of capitalism has always meant charging a fair price and making a fair profit. Re-investing profits to grow the business is organic growth.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

The Facebook parent-company saw its stock price get bludgeoned after a bad earnings report showcased that Apple’s ad-blocking changes are shaving billions off its books and the company’s crown jewel — the Facebook platform — has stopped growing and actually shrank this quarter. Image Credits: Facebook. the big thing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2022

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. A viable and investable business model is one of the first things you need to highlight in your business plan. What is the need you fill or problem you solve?

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socalTECH

APRIL 8, 2013

OpenX said the new Revenue Intelligence product uses algorithms to figure out the total value a page generates, based on a net present value calculation--taking into account page views and clicks, traffic, and more. Pricing on the new product was not announced. Pricing on the new product was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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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. If you have a market lead then raising capital and making investments now will help you as others enter the market. ” The Details.

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Berkonomics

JULY 18, 2013

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. Hybrid cars become attractive investments when the extra cost can be amortized over a year or two of savings in fuel. Email readers, continue here.]

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 8, 2020

With those two funding rounds all equity-based, to buy up property itself and provide $10,000 cash advances to all sellers, Sundae previously also raised a debt fund from high net worth individuals, and it has a “very large” debt facility from Goldman Sachs that it also non-dilutive, Stech said.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 10, 2017

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. And professional investors often penalize the company with lower-priced down rounds or expensive loans as a result.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 16, 2021

Don't invest in anything you don't need. My net recommendation is that if you consider yourself a do-it-yourself entrepreneur, preferring to do things yourself rather than forking over money to consultants, then definitely the micro-business approach is for you. Don't spend money you don't have. Marty Zwilling.

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socalTECH

APRIL 13, 2020

Our interview today is with Greg Martin , co-founder of LiquidStock (www.liquidstock.com), an investment fund which offers up a way for employees of private companies to exercise their stock options before an IPO or acquisition. We would like a minimum of $5M to $10M minimum invested in any one company.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2022

The reasons are a lot more complex than the meltdown of key investment banks in the US a few years ago, so don’t expect any real change in the numbers soon, especially with recent stock market downturns. Thus, there is tremendous pressure to increase current earnings, and little appetite for strategic investments.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

For example, everyone would agree that a cure for cancer is a worthy solution, if you can show evidence that it works, and can be replicated and sold for a rational cost and price in the market today. Another investment barrier is good social solutions which appeal only to people with little money.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

The VC industry grew dramatically as a result of the Internet bubble - Before the Internet bubble the people who invested in VC funds (called LPs or Limited Partners) put about $50 billion into the industry and by 2001 this had grown precipitously to around $250 billion. So the people who invest in VC funds have two problems.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 20, 2010

Email readers continue here.]. Bootstrapping: This term describes your ability to start a business with little investment and grow it using internally-generated funds. You will realize much more from the ultimate sale of your business even if at a considerably lower price than if splitting the proceeds with investors.

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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.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 17, 2017

This is not atypical for “middle men” who often take 15–30% of the value of the sale If you’re shaking your head and thinking, “duh” I promise you that even some of the most sophisticated people I know get off track on this issue of “gross revenue” versus “net revenue.” Not necessarily. The VC-backed businesses sometimes “blow up.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 15, 2013

Projecting the financials should be the last step of your business plan preparation, since it assumes you already know the opportunity size, customer buying habits, pricing, costs, and competition. Unless your volumes are in the millions or higher, the difference between manufacturing cost and customer price better be 50% or greater.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2016

While there is much discussion about VCs starting to pull back on their investments into startups, the LPs we surveyed don’t expect to slow the pace of investment into VC funds themselves – at least for the foreseeable future. The Biggest Area of Concern is Late Stage Investments.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Don't invest in anything you don't need. My net recommendation is that if you consider yourself a do-it-yourself entrepreneur, preferring to do things yourself rather than forking over money to consultants, then definitely the micro-business approach is for you. Don't spend money you don't have. Marty Zwilling.

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socalTECH

MAY 30, 2019

com, and Vivendi Universal Net USA, where he was also CEO. I think, to be a great entrepreneur, you have to look at what is missing in the category that you will be playing in the industry, and figure what you can deploy with a little bit of strategy and technology to bring a better service and price. What is CareerArc?

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2014

Every startup dreams of achieving that milestone, when they can focus more on scaling the business and enjoying their earnings rather than fighting for another investment infusion. The purest form of capitalism has always meant charging a fair price and making a fair profit. Re-investing profits to grow the business is organic growth.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2019

The reasons are a lot more complex than the meltdown of key investment banks in the US a few years ago, so don’t expect a big change in the numbers soon, even with recent stock market rallies. Thus, there is tremendous pressure to increase current earnings, and little appetite for strategic investments.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2016

Every startup dreams of achieving that milestone, when they can focus more on scaling the business and enjoying their earnings, rather than fighting for another investment infusion. The purest form of capitalism has always meant charging a fair price and making a fair profit. Re-investing profits to grow the business is organic growth.

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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.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Take Home Pay – All that matters is the amount of money you net, not the size of the initial offer. VCs typically evaluate their investments based on their best guess as to the startup’s ultimate exit value. This exercise requires you to estimate the following variables: Total money invested. Total options granted to employees.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Take Home Pay – All that matters is the amount of money you net, not the size of the initial offer. VCs typically evaluate their investments based on their best guess as to the startup’s ultimate exit value. This exercise requires you to estimate the following variables: Total money invested. Total options granted to employees.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 2, 2019

In 1952, banks refused to loan Ruth the money needed to invest in a windup, music-box piano that she was convinced would be a hit. In 1955, the company’s net work was $500,000 ($4.6 In 1944, at a single trade show, Ruth sold $100,000 of the company’s doll furniture, which translates into $1.4 million 2018 dollars.

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socalTECH

MAY 14, 2012

I then invested in a company called Better, which did testing for pay-per-click ads and AdWords ads. How does pricing on the photos work? They didn't care that much about the exact price it sold for, for them it was all about getting their artwork out there, and exposure. To make it easy, we set the prices.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Don't invest in anything you don't need. My net recommendation is that if you consider yourself a do-it-yourself entrepreneur, preferring to do things yourself rather than forking over money to consultants, then definitely the micro-business approach is for you. Don't spend money you don't have. Marty Zwilling.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Too bad, as the initial funding round has increased over 4,000 times in value, making a $250,000 investment worth more than $1,100,000,000. Two hundred and fifty thousand would have netted my firm more than one billion dollars. However, passing on a killer investment is not the worst error an investor can make.

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