Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Even then private market investors can paper over valuation changes by investing at the same price but with more structure so it’s hard to understand the “headline valuation.” No blog post about how Tiger is crushing everybody because it’s deploying all its capital in 1-year while “suckers” are investing over 3-years can change this reality.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 8, 2019

Responding to Elizabeth Warren’s call to regulate and break up some of the nation’s largest technology companies, the venture capitalists that invest in technology companies are advising the presidential hopeful to move slowly and not break anything. Srinivasan (@balajis) March 8, 2019. Srinivasan (@balajis) March 8, 2019.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 20, 2021

So in 2019 she founded Eano , a San Francisco-based startup that aims to walk a homeowner through a renovation and help connect individual contractors with new clients. Eano, she said, offers competitive and transparent pricing so that homeowners aren’t surprised as a remodeling project goes on.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 29, 2020

Kleiner Perkins , one of the most storied franchises in venture capital, has already invested much of the $600 million it raised last year and is now going back out to the market to raise its 19th fund, according to multiple sources. Speaking onstage at the Upfront Summit, an event at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 19, 2020

A major chunk of this activity is provided by the newer class of “super angels,” who often look more like micro-VCs, except that they are investing their own money. Institutional venture capital dispensed in 2019 was down a bit from record highs the previous year, but up significantly over the last few years.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 28, 2020

The investment firms and executive teams behind the Los Angeles-based delivery liquor delivery company, Saucey , along with Inception Companies, the backer of marijuana distribution company, Emjay , have formed Pacific Consolidated to merge their two companies and build what’s likely the largest “vice” company in the world.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2018

For the second year in a row 8 of the 10 companies selected for Techstars LA were local and we anticipate that trend continuing in 2019. And a host of interesting companies in last mile have cropped up to give the Amazon ecosystem some competition, like two companies from the last Techstars LA class - Shipsi and PRZM.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 9, 2019

To refresh your memory, angel investors are typically high net worth individuals, accredited by the SEC and willing to invest their own money in a high-potential startup for a share of the ownership. For very competitive environments and disruptive products, you may want to limit your visibility before a high-profile rollout.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2019

Most experienced business people love to help, but they don’t have the time or interest to give you a course on basic business concepts, like the need to be competitive. I get much more satisfaction, and can provide more realistic help, in steering you through specific pricing, organizational, or competitive challenges you face.

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Help Entrepreneur Course IBM 123

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 11, 2020

Use outside investment and acquisition to expand your scope. What worked for you yesterday probably won’t keep you alive and competitive tomorrow. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 12/20/2019. Long-term success and vitality requires a constant focus on finding the new magic in a new marketplace with new customers.

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Customer Custom Examples IBM 143

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2019

That’s more than enough to put you ahead of your competition. Don’t just invest in the passion of the moment. When leveraged properly, relationships can be your most effective sustainable competitive advantage in growing your business or your career. Make the investment today.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2019

According to a recent Ernst & Young global report , the first half 2019 global IPO activity slowdown continued, following an unusually quiet Q1 2019 as ongoing geopolitical tensions and trade issues dampened IPO sentiment. Startups going public are laid open to competitors and critics.

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Startup Technical Review Report IBM 84

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Fast forward to 2019, and Shopify now has over a million stores in the world, man of them direct-to-consumer stores. So, we decided that if we wanted to try to tackle this as an end-to-end solution, we needed to maintain our competitive edge, and we needed to raise capital to hire staff. Thanks, and good luck!

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socalTECH

JANUARY 28, 2019

What were doing in 2019, is scaling the company. The last fundraising we did was use to prove out our technology, and weve now had head-to-head competition with our competitors and others in the space to prove out our technology, our unique capabilities, and our unique approach to solving this problem. Finally, whats next for you?

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 8, 2020

He did note that in the four markets where the company has gone live since launching its business in January 2019 — San Diego, Los Angeles, the Inland Empire , and Sacramento — has yielded an annualized revenue run rate of over $400 million in gross merchandise value (the total value of home sales transacted on its platform).

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

This statement leaves no confusion in the minds of investors, or customers, of what the company does and how it is different (and better) than the competition. Ideally the solution embodies intellectual property that you own, giving you a sustainable competitive advantage. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 01-22-2019.

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.Net Examples Customer Custom 73

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

seed and they are writing $1.25m of it you can expect them to require a board seat) The competitive landscape (If you have several sources of capital you can likely politely decline the board request or can grant them a seat but ask for it to be “common appointed” and those revokable if you need in the future). But it’s quite rare.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

In today’s world of growing competition and customer evolution , holding your own, and growing to the next level is a constant challenge that can never be ignored. Very few organizations communicate internally with the same investment of thought and professionalism as when implementing their customer-obsessed strategies.

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Ideas Customer Custom Competition 77

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Even though investors, like myself, have long made it clear that we invest in people, not ideas, new venture owners insist on talking about their latest “ million dollar idea ,” rather than their “ million dollar team.” Very few businesses can grow organically fast enough to stay ahead of competition.

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IBM IBM Ideas Technical Review 87

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 17, 2019

Highlight your competitive value, not your technology. Most successful CEOs now recognize motivated teams and a strong culture as one of the greatest sources of competitive advantage and long-term growth. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 07/03/2019. Turn value creation (revenue) into value capture (profit).

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Technical Review Customer Custom Competition 87

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 1, 2019

Be willing to invest in effort, before expecting results. Every business owner understands the need for making an investment first, before realizing any return or instant gratification. Owners realize that customers and the market change rapidly these days, and innovative change is necessary to keep ahead of competition and survive.

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Technical Advisors Startup Satisfaction Customer 75

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

This financial leader could well have come through the finance org at another startup or at a larger company but they often also can come from strategy consulting (Bain, BCG or McKinsey) or through investment banking (Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, etc.). We built a strong brand in the city and acquired a ton of organic traffic.

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Startup Technical Review Customer Custom 286

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 4, 2019

Thus incremental investments are better spent figuring out ways to extract further value from sticky customers at any given point in time. With the advice in this book, and by avoiding the mistakes discussed here, you can get started today with a big leg up on your competition.

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Customer Custom Product Metrics 85

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 18, 2019

or “Apparently, my inner critic thinks that I shouldn’t be the one to do the investment pitch,” as you smile at its attempt to thwart you. Even though I’m a technologist, I believe the most competitive and most innovative businesses will always be run by people, not robots. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 03/04/2019.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Rather than punish them, it may pay you to nurture and manage their outside-the-box thinking, and capitalize on their innovations that help your customers and keep you ahead of the competition. Indeed, internal innovators usually don’t have the risk tolerance of entrepreneurs like Elon Musk, who invested nearly everything into SpaceX.

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Tech Coast Venture Network

OCTOBER 25, 2010

As a consequence, small businesses should be able to get competitive insurance plans and better pricing. The Congressional Budget Office estimates the credit could amount to $40 billion in savings for four million small businesses by 2019. Companies can claim the credit for 2010 through 2013 and for any two years after that.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 26, 2016

Critics say Mylan has been emboldened by the recall of EpiPen’s only competition last fall. The deal also includes a $175 million deferred payment due in 2019 and $850 million in downstream payouts tied to regulatory and sales targets. A Phase 2 trial of the drug, AMX0035, should start in late 2016 or early 2017.

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Pricing Thousand Oaks Startup Research 40

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 30, 2019

For high-potential clients, it’s well worth your investment in handing out a personally signed copy of your book, in lieu of the standard business card. Successful businesses require the best people to deliver your vision and services one step better than the competition. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 08/15/2019.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2019

In my experience as an angel investor, the perfect pitch length is ten slides, outlining the business problem, your solution, opportunity sizing, competition, and financial projections for the next five years. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 12/14/2019. Validate your financial assumptions with a model.

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