Berkonomics

MAY 12, 2010

Equity is divided between the founders and the business begun. An option plan should carve out an addition of about 15% of the “fully diluted” shares. Each grant to new or existing employees must be approved by the board before issue. The price per share for option grants is also an important consideration.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 25, 2019

Last week, I wrote about an alternative to venture capital called revenue-based financing and before that, I jotted down some notes on one of VCs’ favorite spaces: cannabis tech. Before I tell you about a few other up-and-coming beverage makers, I must beg the question: Does the beverage industry need disrupting? Fundraising.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 21, 2019

Other Supreme apparel sells in the aftermarket for hundreds more than their retail prices, including box logo hoodies which typically sell for between $500 – $1,000. A Veblen good does not adhere to the traditional laws of price and demand. You may think that this item is an anomaly, but it is not.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 14, 2012

Clichés abound about, “You know what would be cool? What I want to talk about today is one of the insider baseball discussions of our industry this past week: The odd fact of the $500 million financing round completed just before the company sold for a B. Think about it. You are either bought for stock or for equity.

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socalTECH

MARCH 21, 2016

The report noted concerns about a "global economic slowdown, falling oil prices and turbulent equity markets." per share IPO price in November. The report found 167 deals raised only $12.1 billion in Q1 of 2016--the weakest first quarter of the year since 2009. Photo courtesy Michael Theis @ Flickr.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 10, 2021

The company has about 4,000 employees with several hundred in the U.S. They can also do things like initiate refunds, track deliveries and get price-drop notifications. Other things the company plans to do with its new capital is focus on acquisitions, particularly acqui-hires, according to Siemiatkowski. billion valuation.

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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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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2010

You know, they get so excited about doing deals all the time instead of doing the hard work of figuring out their businesses. A close friend of mine in LA who is 3 years into his startup called me about 2.5 I can save tons of development time and I think I can buy it for all equity. 500k had come through the last acquisition.

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Technical Review Startup Press Pricing 276

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

I did a presentation this week at Coloft that looked at how Non-Technical Founders can go about getting their MVP built. Purpose of an MVP and Defining the Right MVP I've really not talked as much about this in my blog even though its hugely important. It had a passionate group of 50 people attending. WordPress is pretty easy to hack.

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Technical Review CTO Hire CTO Coach Software Review 338

socalTECH

MARCH 6, 2017

We caught up with co-founder Clark Landry to chat about his new startup, which he co-founded with Michael Ritter. We'd get together every two or three months to grab coffee or lunch, and talk about what we're up to. We reconnected, talked about this, and I was thrilled at the opportunity to work with Michael on this.

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Media Mobile Startup Acquisition 153

socalTECH

JUNE 3, 2013

We caught up with Field to learn more about solar power leasing, why this segment of the solar power industry has done well--in stark contrast to solar technology developers--and what''s keeping the market from growing faster. But, it''s all about the economics. How did OneRoof Energy come about? That''s what you read about.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2014

Projecting the financials should be the last step of your business plan preparation, since it assumes you already know the opportunity size, customer buying habits, pricing, costs, and competition. Here are some basic “rules of thumb” that every Angel or venture capital equity investor uses, to help you anticipate their reactions.

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Equity Venture Capital Invest Pricing 99

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2010

For entrepreneurs who want to learn about how to work with investment banks, how to position yourself to be acquired and what the IPO markets look like this is the episode to watch. They can also help raise larger rounds of capital and often at higher prices. 1 party = low price. We discussed: 1.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 12, 2010

In the technology world there are a few websites that most startups track to keep up with the latest financings, acquisitions, product announcements and gossip: BusinessInsider, TechCrunch, Mashable, GigaOm, etc. In the VC & Private Equity world there’s a small number, too, with one of the most respected being PEHub.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 28, 2013

Projecting the financials should be the last step of your business plan preparation, since it assumes you already know the opportunity size, customer buying habits, pricing, costs, and competition. Here are some basic “rules of thumb” that every Angel or venture capital equity investor uses, to help you anticipate their reactions.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

It’s more of, ‘This is the way that your business works and how I understand it, and these are the rules that are set out for you to follow and you need to think about how to follow them.’”. Below, you’ll find the rest of the founder reviews, the full interview and more details like their pricing and fee structures.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

Premium startup-acquisition targets usually at least double revenues every year, so conservative 20 percent yearly-growth projections will not win accolades. Five-year revenues, based on your volumes and prices, should penetrate at least 10 percent of the target market segment. Neither extreme is good.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Currently, there are about 250 micro-VC firms , including such notable names as Mike Maples of FloodGate Fund. These funders often offer convertible notes, rather than the traditional priced equity. A “genesis” venture capital round. Business accelerator funding.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 4, 2019

In 2018, my Exome colleagues and I published hundreds of stories about health, medicine, the biopharma industry, government policy, and more. 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).

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2016

Entrepreneurs who are looking to attract investors need to develop and pitch a plan -- preferably written -- that answers every potential investor question about your startup before it is asked. Investors want to hear about customers with money who have a painful problem that you can solve now.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 28, 2018

A VC wants to know that you have a solid plan to execute a stand-alone business and if you require capital for an acquisition they’d rather evaluate it at the time rather than over-fund you now. Will these milestones be enough that a VC would pay a higher price in the next round of financing? Happy raising.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 30, 2016

billion acquisition ( disclosed last November ) by the private equity firm CVC Capital Partners and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. As part of today’s announcement , Petnet said its mobile-app enabled SmartBowl (priced at $49) is available online as of this week at Petco.com and at select Petco stores nationwide.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

Both Sides of the Table , July 22, 2010 An updated Digital Trends presentation - Jeff Hilimire , June 2, 2010 I do what I hate - Jessica Mah , January 7, 2010 Startup Equity Allocation - charliecrystle.com , January 11, 2010 When good investment decisions end up backing more women CEOs: Conversation with Cameron Lester at Azure Capital.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2017

If you think about what you see with marketplaces in the more traditional areas of hotel rentals, airline reservations, and marketplaces like Priceline, Expedia, and so forth, we're bringing that to the construction rental industry. The company has grown about 200 percent since 2014, in terms of revenue. BigRentz is based in Irvine.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2015

When pitching to investors, entrepreneurs always seem to start with a customer pitch, then add a slide or two about the business. In reality, they need a separate pitch about the business, carrying over only a slide or two about the solution. Partnerships, distribution channels and pricing models should be included. “If

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socalTECH

APRIL 22, 2010

We had a chance to speak with Jerry Fitch , CEO of the firm, about the interest in the electric/smart metering market, his views on where the market is today, as well as a bit about the experience of operating as a private equity backed firm. How has your experience being owned by private equity been? Thanks for the time.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2010

Recently I’ve been debating with a number of young startup companies that are raising money in the next few months, “what is the right about of capital to raise at a startup?&#. I’ve spoken about this in a post entitled, “ Do you even need VC ?&# How does your brother-in-law feel about that? What to do?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

Danielle goes through some commentary from Bill Gurley, Fred Wilson and Marc Andreessen about burn rate and then goes on to discuss her own burn rate and others publicly weigh in. if you have a good use for it and we’re excited about your company – fine. Be careful about ever dipping below 6 months of cash in the bank.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

If there happens to be a gas station along the way where you can fill up for a reasonable price, great. One way to combat reckless spending is to instill a sense of pride in your employees to never pay full price. Rather, you should be ashamed to pay full price. Encourage all of your employees to ask, “Is that your best price?”

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socalTECH

APRIL 13, 2020

Our interview today is with Greg Martin , co-founder of LiquidStock (www.liquidstock.com), an investment fund which offers up a way for employees of private companies to exercise their stock options before an IPO or acquisition. If you think about our product, there are basically three use cases. It's really a win-win-win product.

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Xconomy

JUNE 28, 2016

Whatever you call it, this document of about five pages is a summary of the terms of a deal the parties hope to close down the line. First, let’s cover basic components you’d see in a letter of intent for a startup M&A deal: — The sticker price : The cost to acquire the target.

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Startup Pricing Sales Summary 57

Xconomy

JUNE 3, 2016

But billions of dollars in acquisitions will be left by the side of the road. Merck also saw some expected fruits of its 2014 big-ticket acquisition of Cubist Pharmaceuticals wither away this week, as the Supreme Court wouldn’t reverse a decision that shaved years off the patent life of the top-selling antibiotic daptomyicin (Cubicin).

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

Focusing on the key elements that larger brands examine when they consider an acquisition is crucial for obtaining the best price and for establishing a corporate brand that distinguishes itself from its competitors as a valuable asset. As reported by Reuters in the article, Bain to buy Blue Coat for about $2.4

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 16, 2018

Curious to learn more about the pain and joys of bootstrapping a business, I sat down with Jim Semick, the company’s Co-Founder and Chief Strategist. Who is Mr. Semick and what is ProductPlan all about? We’ve been in business for about four years now. I’m really proud to be a part of launching those products.

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Venture Capital Entrepreneur Santa Barbara SaaS 115

InfoChachkie

MAY 16, 2011

As an entrepreneur and startup investor, I have helped create companies which achieved two IPOs which collectively raised over $100 million, as well as two acquisitions which totaled $385 million. Ask them to accept equity in exchange for all or a portion of their overall compensation. Entrepreneurship is best learned experientially.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2011

They don’t realize that this option would likely be their worst nightmare, since it costs millions for the road show, usually dilutes your equity to a tiny fraction, and takes away all your entrepreneurial control. Only about a dozen U.S. companies made the IPO transition in 2009, out of thousands of startups.

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Startup Entrepreneur Report Summary 94

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

The United States is now a debtor nation to China and that the bill is about to come due. Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers - SoCal CTO , November 1, 2010 I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup. How about them apples? But I don’t think so.

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