Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2014

Yesterday I wrote a post about The Silent Benefits of PR in which I pointed out that most young companies I encounter don’t fully grasp the benefits of PR because they are less measurable than product milestones or customer acquisition analyses (like CAC/LTV). In a startup this is a mistake.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2020

Stegmaier recommends that you start by writing a regular blog, joining a few related campaigns, building a high-quality video, and completing up to a hundred additional lessons before you even launch your own project. Of course, if the campaign does not meet or exceed the funding objective, you get nothing. Startup revenues come later.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2021

Especially for entrepreneurs who have not built and sold companies before, and need this startup to be an attractive acquisition or IPO target in a few years, I can’t think of a better way to enlist outside experts and keep them motivated to help you meet the challenges of a startup. Fail to establish adequate structure.

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Xconomy

MAY 31, 2016

The new Microsoft Ventures will seek investments that fall outside the commercial deals that the company has done more frequently in the past, writes Nagraj Kashyap, corporate vice president of Microsoft Ventures, in a blog post announcing the new effort. That forms one end of the company’s spectrum of startup activities. Peggy Johnson.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 17, 2017

Of course when you think about it it’s kind of obvious but when people make snap judgments about information they hear about companies or read about in the press they often don’t take the time to start to consider the details. The Nature of Revenue Matters Of course revenue alone won’t tell you enough.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 14, 2012

…” I’ll write soon on my views of why I believe Instagram took off as a social network and what I think comes next. Your $200 million “small acquisition” is a cool 60% of all of their cash. The first being a competitive acquisition offer from a fierce competitor. Christin goes on. Uh… yeah.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Of course that’s not disputable. This method was perfected by Gil Elbaz and his team at Applied Semantics in LA and in what some have called “ the most important acquisition ever made by Google ” they acquired the company for $102 million before Google had even IPO’d. To some extent – of course they are.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Journal or Blog – Writing about your experiences will force you to be contemplative and thoughtful. He is a member of the University of California at Santa Barbara’s Faculty where he teaches several entrepreneurial courses. _. Journal or Blog – Writing about your experiences will force you to be contemplative and thoughtful.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2013

But the press (and I suspect many of the senior execs of these companies) don’t really explore the corrosive downside of these acquisition. If I don’t commit to millions of dollars of acquisitions I will … die? So I thought I would. But that’s not how you make money in the venture capital business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2013

Of course, this has to be in concert with a variety of visible characteristics that indicate that you as the entrepreneur have the attitude and practical skills to make it happen. Here are some key ones they look for: Talks and writes well. This has value now, and is critical for maximum value in a merger or acquisition.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 10, 2010

This acquisition resolved the surgical robotic IP landscape and allowed Intuitive to dominate the market. Unlike an unregistered copyright, which you gain automatically by expressing an idea in written form, you cannot gain intellectual property protection by simply being the first person to describe an idea in writing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 18, 2012

Of course, this has to be in concert with a variety of visible characteristics that indicate that you as the entrepreneur have the attitude and practical skills to make it happen. Here are some key ones they look for: Talks and writes well. This has value now, and is critical for maximum value in a merger or acquisition.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

For much of 2013 I watched the press write articles about how the YouTube “MCNs” (multi-channel networks) were doomed and tried to square that with the data I was watching at the one I invested in, Maker Studios, who has had one hell of a year. This revenue share comes after the YouTube split. Except for 2 things: 1.

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 2, 2010

To further enhance your state of denial, you write a new book entitled How the Mighty Fall and blame the previously vaunted companies for subsequently faltering. He is a member of the University of California at Santa Barbara’s Faculty where he teaches several entrepreneurial courses. _. free weekly Infochachkie articles!

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2013

Aspiring creators learn by connecting with top web filmmakers and YouTubers on a topics specific to the web: developing a web series, producing web series, writing for genres like comedy & sci-fi, directing, editing, camera, Kickstarter funding, show hosting, distribution, and marketing. How does it work? Take us through your features?

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 2, 2010

To further enhance your state of denial, you write a new book entitled How the Mighty Fall and blame the previously vaunted companies for subsequently faltering. He is a member of the University of California at Santa Barbara’s Faculty where he teaches several entrepreneurial courses. _. — free weekly Infochachkie articles!

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

They write into their investment documents that they will occupy a seat on the board for as long as they are invested in the company, thinking of this as a protection for their investment and tool for them to influence growth. Of course they should not. All other board functions are secondary.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Of course, this has to be in concert with a variety of visible characteristics that indicate that you as the entrepreneur have the attitude and practical skills to make it happen. Here are some key ones they look for: Talks and writes well. This has value now, and is critical for maximum value in a merger or acquisition.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

I plan to write about it early next year when we’re all through. Throughout the course of last year I never had more than $8,000 in my account. . Of course I do! If you have a chance to be on court and shooting 3-pointers as the game clock is winding down OF COURSE you still want to be on the court. But he learned.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2015

Especially for entrepreneurs who have not built and sold companies before, and need this startup to be an attractive acquisition or IPO target in a few years, I can’t think of a better way to enlist outside experts and keep them motivated to help you meet the challenges of a startup. Failing to establish adequate structure.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 4, 2012

Your commitments to investors must be significant enough to compel them to write you a check. What matters is how effectively you change course after each mishap. Rationale: In order to gain the attention of investors, recruit all-star employees and strike meaningful partnership deals, I have to make my startup appear larger than life.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

In writing anything positive about any of the companies I’m not suggesting that it means that I prefer them to any of their competitors. Also, some of the deals I write about I have actually seen as part of their fund raising process. I just cover the companies that were funded that week. Really!). 2.2mm in Series A.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

If you haven’t read Reed’s explanation of this split make sure you read it (of course, after you’re done with this post ) —> here. In my opinion it’s the most natural fit and it would give Netflix a very strong presence in Los Angeles and in TV (obviously subject to getting the right writes from the studios).

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 20, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, February 20, 2007 Innovation and Geography I ran across a post in Read/Write Web - Does Location Matter in Web Innovation? Of course, thats probably even more true in Silicon Valley. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 16, 2018

We spent a lot of time talking about what type of company we wanted to create, how many employees we’d eventually have, whether we would take funding, our lifestyle, and a dozen other things that had nothing to do with writing software. Metrics related to customer acquisition, lifetime value and churn. Of course there are risks.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Stegmaier recommends that you start by writing a regular blog, joining a few related campaigns, building a high-quality video, and completing up to a hundred additional lessons before you even launch your own project. Of course, if the campaign does not meet or exceed the funding objective, you get nothing. Startup revenues come later.

Startup 53

Startup Equity Entrepreneur Demand 53

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 2, 2016

Especially for entrepreneurs who have not built and sold companies before, and need this startup to be an attractive acquisition or IPO target in a few years, I can’t think of a better way to enlist outside experts and keep them motivated to help you meet the challenges of a startup. Failing to establish adequate structure.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

He writes with a great perspective and is well worth reading. I took an advanced computer course in high school where I learned to build databases in Ashton Tate’s dBase III+ and to compile my designs using a product called Clipper. This is part of my ongoing series called “ Start-up Lessons.&#.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

The questions that a VC mulls before writing a check are precisely the questions you should be asking yourself. If you look at the structure of the travel industry above – of course we know that the hotel industry is fragmented while the airline industry is reasonable consolidated. Market Size.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

I would probably enjoy teaching, running a conference, making documentaries, curating a series of lectures, writing a book or a regular blog. He is a member of the University of California at Santa Barbara’s Faculty where he teaches several entrepreneurial courses. _. — —. John is a CPA and holds an M.B.A. from the Wharton School.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

I would probably enjoy teaching, running a conference, making documentaries, curating a series of lectures, writing a book or a regular blog. He is a member of the University of California at Santa Barbara’s Faculty where he teaches several entrepreneurial courses. _. — John is a CPA and holds an M.B.A. from the Wharton School.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

I find it amusing when a journalist writes an article about a prominent startup (either privately held or preparing for an IPO) and decries that, “They’re not even profitable!” of course there are MUCH more sophisticated financial tools than either of these, but PEG is a short-hand many people use].

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Decreasing Your Customer Acquisition Costs. Ultimately, your overall customer acquisition costs should calculated as an average of a variety of marketing channels. Thus, include these unattributed customers in your overall calculation of customer acquisition costs. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 25, 2014

It is possible, of course, to recruit great people as an underground startup but it is 10x easier when qualified candidates whom you may not even know read about your company and are excited by your vision. Ironic, of course. Customer Acquisition - I left customer acquisition for last intentionally. I promise.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

We want money to make some acquisitions (investors would prefer to fund M&A if they know specific deals – not to encourage bad behavior. Of course a lot of this also comes down to investor trust. We want a strong balance sheet (um, ok. but that’s our firm’s money on your balance sheet.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

I taught a somewhat crazy course about writing and deploying a scalable website in Ruby on Rails and deploying it in EC2. These are 5-minute presentations on any topic related to RightScale and range from new technology demos to HR news and of course satire, making the entire audience howl. John is a CPA and holds an M.B.A.

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Cloud Computing Santa Barbara EC2 Startup 188

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

In writing this essay, I am not hoping for an avalanche of gifts from the many Donees I have helped in the past. He is a member of the University of California at Santa Barbara’s Faculty where he teaches several entrepreneurial courses. _. — John is a CPA and holds an M.B.A. from the Wharton School. Copyright © 2007-10 by J.

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