Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 31, 2020

June 2019 (left) and November 2020 (right) I’ve been reluctant to write this blog post because historically I don’t like talking about weight. I started my journey in July 2019 at 222 pounds, which was even higher than the peak of my normal yo-yo range. I will pay the price on the scale in the morning but so be it.

Startup

Xconomy

AUGUST 11, 2020

The larger company agreed to pay $12 per share for Pfenex (NYSE American: PFNX )—a 57 percent premium to its closing price Monday. million in 2019. The company reported revenues of about $120.3 In a prepared statement, Ligand CEO John Higgins called the Pfenex deal an “ideal strategic, business and cultural fit.”

San Diego

Xconomy

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Share prices for the two Silicon Valley companies spiked in after-hours trading following the announcement Wednesday that both their boards approved the all-stock deal.

Platform

Xconomy

JUNE 25, 2019

Even as Uber, Lyft, and other high-profile initial public offerings underperformed out of the gate, the average share price of companies that have gone public in the US this year is up by almost 33 percent. percent compared to their offer price at IPO. On average, those companies’ shares are up 32.6

Startup

Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

It reportedly paid a hefty $230 million to acquire the podcast publisher and network startup Gimlet Media, and has also acquired the podcast monetization platform Anchor for an undisclosed price. The relatively open playing field that results makes podcasting a more welcoming, inclusive space, as my recent visit to Podcon 2019 proved.

Acquisition

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2019

You too can become an influencer through social media, videos and blogs, and people will follow you on what to buy, what causes to support, and who to vote for. I still see too many aspiring business leaders highlighting their technology, product features, and price, more than customer value and usability.

Custom

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

I suggest you use social media, blogging, crowdfunding, or documented research to quantify a real demand from people who can afford it, and don’t have a better alternative already out there. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 10/21/2019. Just because you think it’s a great idea doesn’t mean there is a business opportunity.

Ideas

Tech.Co

MAY 26, 2020

If you operate a small blog or review site that has been using Amazon’s affiliate links, you may not have the option to switch to Narrativ. “We Worse, the eBay network made a big change in 2019, rolling back the length of time that an affiliate link remains active after it’s clicked – this went from seven days to just 24 hours.

Buzzfeed

Xconomy

APRIL 12, 2019

Congress grilled industry executives about drug prices, Bernie Sanders unveiled sweeping single-payer Medicare reform, and the FDA weighed in on several pharma pipelines. The gene therapy field continued to attract venture cash and industry interest, and it was a busy week in Washington for healthcare policy and regulation.

Pricing

Xconomy

AUGUST 26, 2016

Mylan bumped up the price of the EpiPen 400 percent, presidential nominee Hillary Clinton responded with a tirade against drug price hikes, and—much like when Clinton railed against drug pricing last year—biotech indexes promptly plummeted more than 3 percent. It was the tweet heard around the biotech world, again.

Pricing

Xconomy

JANUARY 4, 2019

Topics ranged from the worries over CRISPR genome editing and Wild West biohacking, to Nobel Prize-fueled drug approvals and the headaches around drug prices (even for drugs meant to cure headaches). What will make our Best of 2019 list? Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

Pricing

Xconomy

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

He vowed during last month’s State of the Union speech that drug prices “will come down.” ” Today, his administration’s fiscal 2019 budget proposal laid out what it calls a “comprehensive” strategy to lower drug prices.

Pricing

Xconomy

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Amid it all, we tried to parse what the Trump administration’s 2019 budget proposal meant for the biomedical and life-science worlds. Another week of White House chaos and American gun violence.

Pricing

Xconomy

OCTOBER 28, 2016

THIS WEEK IN DRUG PRICING…. —A coalition of investors pressed drug makers to justify price increases. The group filed shareholder resolutions with 11 companies and cited a Kaiser Family Foundation poll that cited Americans’ concerns over drug prices.

Pricing