socalTECH

JULY 15, 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. Continued.). READ MORE>>.

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.Net Sales Startup Marketing 138

Berkonomics

JANUARY 13, 2022

You no longer need to worry over daily cash or threats to your net worth. As you begin to focus upon the future, remember the emotions, the lessons, the lasting friendships from the past. I often advise managers, CEOs and entrepreneurs always to part on a positive note and never burn the bridges of any past relationship.

Writing 156

Writing Entrepreneur .Net Sales 156

Xconomy

JULY 8, 2019

Join Xconomy and World Frontiers Forum on July 16 for Net@50 , an event exploring the internet’s past and future. ] [ Editor’s note: This is part of a series examining the internet’s first 50 years and predicting the next half century.

Networking 109

Networking .Net Sites Artificial Inteligence 109

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.

.Net 207

.Net Sales Tool Social Network 207

Xconomy

JULY 9, 2019

Join Xconomy and World Frontiers Forum on July 16 for Net@50 , an event exploring the internet’s past and future. ] Join Xconomy and World Frontiers Forum on July 16 for Net@50 , an event exploring the internet’s past and future. ] 1969), I’m working on a piece looking to the Net’s.

Sample 69

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Xconomy

JULY 2, 2019

Join Xconomy and World Frontiers Forum on July 16 for Net@50 , an event exploring the internet’s past and future. ] [ Editor’s note: This is part of a series examining the internet’s first 50 years and predicting the next half century. The internet nearly came with built-in caller ID.

.Net 97

.Net Research Networking Santa Barbara 97

Xconomy

JULY 3, 2019

Join Xconomy and World Frontiers Forum on July 16 for Net@50 , an event exploring the internet’s past and future. ] [ Editor’s note: This is part of a series examining the internet’s first 50 years and predicting the next half century.

.Net 97

.Net Design Writing Software 97

Xconomy

JULY 8, 2019

Join Xconomy and World Frontiers Forum on July 16 for Net@50 , an event exploring the internet’s past and future. [ Editor’s note: This is part of a series examining the internet’s first 50 years and predicting the next half century.

.Net 82

.Net Ideas Networking San Diego 82

Berkonomics

JUNE 18, 2020

We all know that the world of marketing has turned upside down these past years through the power of the Internet. Identify a number of influencers, and then offer to let them use your product or service at low or no cost if they will join your informal advisory group on the ‘net. Woe to those teaching yesterday’s methods.

Marketing 120

Marketing Social Media Advertising .Net 120

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 1, 2021

Reluctant to leave the spotlight, they are past their prime and should turn the reins over to a new generation. Don’t shackle yourself to the past. Cast a wide net, including people inside and outside your fields of interest. With their skills very much intact, these white-haired prodigies have no need to call it quits.

Company 164

Company Companies Tips .Net 164

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?

Company 156

Company Companies Invest Entrepreneur 156

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 22, 2016

We had a spirited discussion regarding a number of issues related to blowing past $10M in annual recurring SaaS revenue, in front of a sold-out crowd of about 400 entrepreneurs. Ara went on to note that ServiceTitan has been experiencing negative churn, netting 120% annual revenue growth from existing customers.

Customer 100

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Berkonomics

JUNE 8, 2017

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). Many accelerators have come and gone during these past five years.

Venture Capital 266

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Berkonomics

JULY 25, 2013

We all know that the world of marketing has turned upside down these past years through the power of the Internet. Identify a number of influencers, and then offer to let them use your product or service at low or no cost if they will join your informal advisory group on the ‘net. Ask for endorsements when appropriate.

Social Media 179

Social Media Advertising .Net Content 179

Eric Greenspan

JULY 9, 2012

But over the past 11 years, after a career at IBM and 15 Thinkpads later, even I switched from my Thinkpad to a Mac, from my Blackberry to an iPhone and soon enough, an iPad too. Even if the company made it past this phase to the next big launch with a big partner, how long would it last then? I didn’t see Apple coming, did you?

IBM 191

IBM IBM .Net Writing 191

Berkonomics

AUGUST 21, 2013

In past insights we have calculated the amount of additional capital needed for a business as it grows, and the additional capital required is often surprisingly large. To this net number, the lender will then apply a percentage, from 50% to 80% as the amount available for borrowing under the agreement.

Capital 153

Capital .Net Equity Pricing 153

TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 18, 2019

Launched by the music and cultural impresario with more hustle than hustle and his business partner Jason Geder, the new collaborative investment strategy focused on tech startups will allow high net worth individuals to participate in deals. Live streaming studio, Culture Genesis, launches its first show, the quiz-based Trivia Mob.

Invest 187

Invest Los Angeles Resource Venture Capital 187

Berkonomics

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Email readers, continue here…] First there comes a sense of relief, knowing that you no longer need to worry over daily cash or threats to your net worth. As you begin to focus upon the future, remember the emotions, the lessons, the lasting friendships from the past. Take a long breath. The do as all good entrepreneurs do.

Entrepreneur 120

Entrepreneur Writing .Net Sales 120

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

In the past few years, colleges have been publishing the number of businesses which they have played an active role in launching. Thus, cast your research net beyond VC-backed companies to fully understand a school’s ability to foster viable businesses. What is the process required to create a custom degree?

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Venture Capital Technical Review Class Patents 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Angel networks, where high-net-worth individuals come together to screen and vet deals, are the source of much of this funding. Tech Coast Angels (TCA), based in exclusively in Southern California, is the largest angel group in the US, having invested over $100M in over 130 companies in the past 10 years.

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Invest Angel Tech Coast Angels Southern California 100

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Marc Andreessen kicked off another great debate on Twitter last night , one that I’ve been talking about incessantly in private circles for the past 2-3 years – what actually IS the definition of a seed vs. A-round. If you raised $2 million from two seed funds I probably don’t either (although in the past I would have).

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Seed Funding Venture Capital Startup Entrepreneur 399

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Past investors also included Y Combinator, where GrubMarket was part of the Winter 2015 cohort), and for some more context, GrubMarket last raised money in April 2019 , $28 million at a $228 million valuation, a source says.

Technical Review 343

Technical Review Startup Marketing San Diego 343

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 5, 2020

Most businesses use big data to analyze past transactions for volume and location, but they now need to look deeper. Supplement this feedback with more formal modern satisfaction surveys, like the Net Promoter Score. Use analytics to see why customers are buying, as well as what. Use new technology to personalize and expedite.

Customer 133

Customer Custom Social Media Startup 133

SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 6, 2009

The net effect is that customer-focused efforts have deteriorated during the past year. In light of current economic conditions, the overriding concern for short-term profitability has created a double-edged sword on the customer front. Revenues are down, so businesses need to focus on their clients more than ever.

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Organization Customer Custom Technology Council 100

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.

Sales 282

Sales Demand San Diego Funding 282

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

Selling at smaller retailers will net you fewer customers and higher margins. It’s a year old and predicts much of what happened over the past year. So can you successfully build a YouTube network? Online Video YouTube'

Networking 366

Networking Media Content Customer 366

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 14, 2015

I wish all of them well and feel confident that anybody employed at one of the most innovative companies of the past 10 years will land on his or her feet. ” It goes like this: What is your net burn rate? So what can we learn from this? Is it a bone headed move by Twitter? Is Twitter finally screwed as many have predicted?

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Venture Capital Slides Capital Funding 150

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2013

My estimate is that the top 5 YouTube networks will do > $200 million net revenue in 2013 (after Google’s share). These same top networks – Maker, Machinima, Zefr, FullScreen, BigFrame – and the like have create nearly 1,000 new tech / media jobs in LA in the past 3 years alone.

Media 320

Media CTO Coach CTO Hire Los Angeles 320

Berkonomics

MARCH 30, 2012

So, you’ve been thinking about starting your own firm for the past ten years. The times have changed, and many of the sources available in the past have become risk averse or moved on, but there are new alternatives. Research the Net for guidance in this arena, which is changing as laws enabling this are evolving.

Funding 192

Funding Entrepreneur Startup Invest 192

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

We convinced Cross Campus to open a location here, and they just celebrated their first anniversary this past February. It's moved around over the past few years but we've now settled on Cross Campus. I think it's healthy to have companies moving in and out of the area, as long as we have net ins into the ecosystem.

Pasadena 100

Pasadena Orange County Idealab CalTech 100

socalTECH

JULY 10, 2017

What we typically see when we implement or test our scores against applications they have previously funded and taken a loss on, is that we could have reduced net chargeoffs from 40 to 60 percent. For larger lenders, that might represent $40M to $50M in carveout of losses that they can reduce. That's one of the bigger reasons.

Artificial Inteligence 124

Artificial Inteligence Software Review San Diego .Net 124

socalTECH

JULY 7, 2010

com, and was CEO of Vivendi Universal Net USA. His team--which has followed him from his past firms--has a number of successes under their belt. Internships.com / Robin Richards - Richards most recently sold The NTI Group to Blackboard, was founding president and COO at MP3.com,

Southern California 228

Southern California Entrepreneur SoCal Mahalo 228

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 31, 2014

According to earlier studies from Forbes Insights , many entrepreneurs and small businesses not only feel the lessons learned during the past few years have helped them survive, but the recession also exposed flaws in their business strategies that they were able to fix. and is working its way back to pre-recession levels.

Study 102

Study Entrepreneur .Net Guide 102

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2016

In fact, if you add the capital flows of the past ten years, there have been just shy of $50 billion in net cash outlays. But the problem for LPs is that as VCs write bigger checks with increased frequency, these firms go “back in the market” to raise funds more quickly than in the past.

Venture Capital 150

Venture Capital Capital Marketing Seed Funding 150

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Over the past 4 years LA’s tech fundings have growing at a 30% compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) which is > 4 times the US average VC CAGR (7%). Of course many have been employed for years in the video & music industries and a larger amount have even been pulled into aerospace and defense over the past 30 years.

Entrepreneur 376

Entrepreneur Snapchat Startup Google 376

socalTECH

MARCH 2, 2011

If you're a photographer, it's a marketplace, which essentially allows you to discover new buyers, connect with brokers, galleries, and industry professionals, and so that you can earn income reaching new customers you never might have reached in the past. John Ellis: We handle fulfillment for most of the artwork.

Westlake Village 164

Westlake Village Yahoo Commerce Social Network 164

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2013

Reluctant to leave the spotlight, they are past their prime and should turn the reins over to a new generation. Don’t shackle yourself to the past. Cast a wide net, including people inside and outside your fields of interest. With their skills very much intact, these white-haired prodigies have no need to call it quits.

Entrepreneur 91

Entrepreneur Startup Tips .Net 91