Xconomy

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Prices for agricultural commodities such as corn, soy, and wheat are at their lowest levels in years, but investment in agricultural technology has never been better. The increase in dollars flowing to agtech comes despite commodity prices that are down 65 percent from their 2013 peak, the report says. They also queried 15 VC firms.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2015

In all cases, grants should be seen as primarily an early-stage development assist, and not the last step to commercialization. Some entrepreneurs become stuck in development, fixated on winning just one more grant, rather than moving on to marketing and real customers. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 6/3/2015.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

And this era ushered in by Amazon changed everything from the age of founders to the skill sets required to the structure of the VC industry and even to the layout of cities (yes, I would proclaim that boldly that Amazon AWS affected city development). So What Impact Did the Drop in Tech Founding Costs Have on VC?

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

” However, the platform shuttered in 2015, just five years after its launch. Selz currently offers three monthly pricing plans which allow you to create your own store using its platform, or attach Selz' smarts to an existing site. Selz currently has a user base of more than 125,000. Why Has Amazon Purchased Selz Now?

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 17, 2019

That’s the goal Tim Ellis and Jordan Noone set for themselves when they founded Los Angeles-based Relativity Space in 2015. Relativity prices its dedicated missions at $10 million, and $11,000 per kilogram to achieve Sun-synchronous orbit. 3D-printing the first rocket on Mars. “That’s why we created the printing tech.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Smaller retailers have learned ways to compete with these expectations and to price their products and shipping rates strategically. This is an example of how e-commerce has created incentives for retailers and shippers to develop reciprocally beneficial relationships. Looking Ahead.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 12, 2014

Skully is doing an introductory price of$1,399 if you should be one of the first to get the helmet when it ships in May 2015. The price goes up to $1,499 if you wait until launch to make a purchase, so save yourself the $100 and augment your riding adventures now. Open SDK – develop your own apps for SKULLY Synapse(TM).

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 7, 2015

Employees and customers alike are looking for meaning, not simply employment and commodity prices. He outlines a three-phase process to develop the necessary business culture of energy, resilience, and openness: Nurture your current leadership strengths. Highlight leaders with business acumen as well as purpose as role models.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 18, 2016

Despite the benefits of developing an app, there are valid reasons why retailers choose not to invest in one. Developing a mobile app can be extremely expensive and some retailers believe it is futile to spend that money if a mobile-optimized site is already in place. MYTH: Development costs are too high.

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socalTECH

MARCH 6, 2017

What we're trying to positions ourselves as, and it might sound touchy-feely, is a friend to app developers and app owners who have mobile applications. After I sold my last company, Shift, in May of 2015, I took some time off to look for the next thing to do. That's really appealing for a lot of those developers.

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Xconomy

JULY 7, 2016

As of the end of 2015, Pernix reported a headcount of 274. Consequently, Pernix’s stock price has suffered. Last month, Pernix disclosed that it risked delisting from the Nasdaq because its stock price had fallen below $1. In 2014, Pernix, then based in The Woodlands, TX, acquired San Diego-based Somaxon Pharmaceuticals.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

It may seem hard to find a laptop that balances school and work tools with longevity and an affordable price – but that’s why we’re here! Dell XPS 13 (2015 Version ). Prices for this computer range from $800 to above $1,600: Make very, very sure that you pick the 2015 version or later, not any of the earlier versions.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2015

Innovative products and services always take longer to develop than anticipated, and quality problems pop up where least expected. Make sure all new development is buffered, rather than stretch-oriented. Innovation and creativity are just as critical for marketing as they are for solution development.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Seed-stage, meanwhil e, is technically that critical period when you need funding to do solution- and business-model development, to prove that your new product or service works, before you try to sell it to customers. These funders often offer convertible notes, rather than the traditional priced equity. Business accelerator funding.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2015

With this model, a startup pre-sells their product early, at a cheaper price, in exchange for a pledge. Concurrently, I am seeing an upswing in the number of entrepreneurs and startups, with the cost of entry at an all-time low, and the new focus on entrepreneurship in every university and every community development organization.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

He saw that the industry was being disrupted globally, and actually started with the idea of building a new company that could be scalable, and flexible, and offer delivery of that content at competitive pricing. Weve also developed technology that allows them to get a really easy start. Who are your core customers? I have a Ph.D.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2015

PR Malloy (@diddly_do_indy) June 13, 2015. Why Exclusivity Matters to Your Customers or Business Development Partners. So often exclusivity on mega deals is of huge importance to your potential customers or business development partners. I have often asked for funding for this accelerated development.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 2, 2016

Thus, I have developed some guidelines that I believe will help you know when it’s appropriate to go all-out for a customer, and know when it’s better to say no with conviction and finality. Don’t be afraid to raise your prices as you add special services. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 12/23/2015.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

Most have developed their own financial “rules of thumb” that will help them decide if your startup is fundable, in conjunction with their assessments of your team and your basic business concept. Five-year revenues, based on your volumes and prices, should penetrate at least 10 percent of the target market segment.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2015

Partnerships, distribution channels and pricing models should be included. “If It requires the same level of understanding of your business that you probably have already put into developing your product or service, over a period of months. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 7/29/2015.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 7, 2015

Here is where projections of cost, pricing, volumes and cash flow are critical. Professional investors expect to see your top three use of funds categories, and how these relate to scaling the business, rather than initial development. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 2/27/2015.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2015

Yet, due largely to non-technology business considerations, including pricing, safety concerns and support infrastructure, there are none that most people can name. Most technologists pride themselves on their link to relevant technology developments, but very few apply the same discipline to business and big-picture changes.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 26, 2016

Left untreated, Heather and Jessica, who have a slower-developing form of the disease, might expect to continue to get weaker as time goes on. Twenty-one orphan drugs were approved in 2015, a record for the second straight year. “It’s just little things like that where it’s a gradual loss of strength,” Heather says.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2015

A hard look will be taken at the technology maturity, the current development progress, and customer satisfaction with early product shipments. A smart investor will take an independent final reading in the market on barriers to entry, active competition, demographics, and price sensitivity. Status of the solution.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 14, 2016

in July 2015. —Cancer drug developer Accelerated Pharma, based in Westport, CT, outlined terms for a $17 million IPO. The stock price was down 10 percent as of Thursday’s close. But sagging sales have sent Illumina far down from last year’s peak. Here’s more from CNBC. THIS WEEK IN SICKLE CELL…. million in an IPO.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 25, 2016

The constant media coverage of the aberrant unicorn valuations has caused otherwise level-headed entrepreneurs to expect investors to participate at prices which are detached from their startups’ fundamentals. Find A Partner Not A Banker. At Rincon Venture Partners , we continue to be disciplined, seed-stage investors.

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Xconomy

JULY 21, 2016

After a year in which Biogen’s share price has fallen by more than a third and one of its top drug prospects failed, Scangos, who has led the company since 2010, has announced plans to step down. In January 2015, Biogen shares were at over $400 apiece as the company was gaining steam on early positive signals for aducanumab.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

—Cambridge, MA-based messenger RNA drug developer Moderna Therapeutics is raising another huge financing round, according to an SEC filing. The firm raised $450 million in January 2015. The firm has nabbed $451 million toward its goal of $600 million.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 12, 2016

—Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY ) said that a breast cancer drug it’s been developing called abemaciclib didn’t meet a predetermined interim efficacy bar in a Phase 3 trial. The news was a relief for Redwood City, CA-based Heron, which has been waiting for word on the status of its drug since September 2015. In the U.S.,

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Take the fitness tracker Jawbone, which was recently named as one of Oprah’s favorite things for 2015. A study done by researchers in Toronto recently stated that sitting for eight to twelve hours or more a day could increase your risk of illness and increased a person’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 90%.

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Xconomy

JULY 18, 2016

Grail is working to develop a “pan-cancer” screen that it hopes will be used in the general population, potentially for millions of patients worldwide. Cologuard, a colon cancer screening tool developed by Exact Sciences, provides an alternate example. PSA testing rates plummeted.

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socalTECH

MAY 25, 2016

If you look at an enterprise developer of IT team with DevoOs, they have to create applications, manage those applications, and now are dealing with open source, hundreds of different web services, network elements, all virtualized and with containers and new tools. With this fund, we do not have a cap limit on late stage investments.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

The firms will sell the data, stripped of patient identities, to drug companies looking for insights as they develop new cancer drugs or plan clinical trials. Its owner Pfizer (NYSE: PFE ) shelved it this week , citing poor Phase 3 data and pricing pressures on the two approved PCSK9 drugs. Ben Fidler contributed to this report.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

Twilio has now raised around $235 million, including a July 2015 round totaling $130 million. Thus, he naturally viewed Twilio's toolsets as rudimentary and easy to copy - easy for him and his world-class team of VoIP engineers, but not so easy for the average developer. Yet most VC's bury their failures under six feet of denial.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

His last company, ParkMe, was sold to Inrix back in 2015. And it was with those earnings and experience that Israel went back to the drawing board to develop a new kind of parking payment and management service. Israel, a serial entrepreneur, has spent decades thinking about parking.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 3, 2015

Many started out in a completely unrelated field and fell into their current profession where they discovered a passion, skill and expertise they developed over time, becoming more successful as they grew in knowledge and experience. Almost all credited their spouse, or a mentor, in helping them achieve their success.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Premium window treatments and home decor basics at an accessible price. Premium window treatments and home decor basics at an accessible price. Fun Fact: Preventing spreadsheet abuse since 2015 – one company at a time. Fun Fact: There was a tough moment when the business was operating without developers or teachers!

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