Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Today’s customers are much more in control of their buying decision, as they have more choices and more information than ever before. Bloom is a widely known expert on managing business growth, and he starts by summarizing the three key weapons of current customers, which include an instant summary of choices, prices, and features.

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Customer Custom Startup Course 146

socalTECH

JUNE 15, 2011

Irvine-based Local.com , the local directory and advertising firm, said today that it has rolled out its first advertising product from its Krillion and Rovion acquisitions. That information provides information on discounts, pricing, product details, store locations, in-store availability, and more within those ad units.

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Product Advertising Media Acquisition 133

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

The firm said the new product uses local shopping data from Krillion and other information to incorporate pricing information and in-store product availability in rich media ads. The new product comes out of Local.com's acquisition of Rovion, which it acquired in February, as well as its acquisition of Kirllion in May.

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Media Guide Platform Acquisition 124

socalTECH

MARCH 11, 2013

According to the startup, it lets advertisers figure out what specific ads are running, who is selling ads, and other information on competitors, to help them figure out their own mobile ad campaigns. Pricing on the new tool was not announced. WhatRunsWhere is headed by Max Teitelbaum. READ MORE>>.

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Advertising San Diego Mobile Pricing 138

socalTECH

AUGUST 13, 2010

AboutAirportParking features information about airport parking lots, reviews, locations, and pricing information, currently covering over 400 parking facilities in the U.S., Overseee said the site saw around 68,000 parking reservations since its acquisition earlier this year. Canada, and elsewhere.

Oversee.net 172

Oversee.net Sites Pricing Los Angeles 172

socalTECH

APRIL 8, 2013

OpenX said it can the use that information to help improve advertising revenues. Pricing on the new product was not announced. The new product comes thanks to the acquisition last fall of JumpTime. The firm said that publishers can use the tool to figure out what is the most valuable content on their websites.

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OpenX Content Services Advertising 159

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

A reverse merger is the acquisition of an already public company (usually a dormant shell) to avoid the Initial Public Offering (IPO) process and cost, to quickly get your startup on a public exchange for fund raising through visibility and selling stock. What price are you willing and ready to pay for funding? Marty Zwilling.

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Funding Summary Entrepreneur Acquisition 104

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2021

If we build it, they will come” doesn’t work in today’s worldwide information overload. I recommend a trial run with an experiment or MVP (minimum viable product), at full price and cost, before the big bang launch, risking your investment money and a major time commitment. Mergers and acquisitions also require new skills.

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Technical Review Case Study Mentor Software Review 131

socalTECH

AUGUST 19, 2009

Los Angeles-based MySpace confirmed Wednesday that it has purchased Seattle-basd iLike , a venture funded firm providing a way for users to share playlists and information on music. No additional information about the buy was announced by the company, nor was any further detail on a rumored $20M price tag provided by the company.

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Acquisition Los Angeles Pricing Funding 100

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Due diligence always involves on-site visits, informal discussions with any or all members of the team, vendors, and good customers as well as bad. A smart investor will take an independent final reading in the market on barriers to entry, active competition, demographics, and price sensitivity.

Technical Review 118

Technical Review Startup Satisfaction Invest 118

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 16, 2019

The New York-based company was founded last year by Gina Bartasi, a fertility industry vet who previously launched Progyny, a fertility benefit solution for employers, and FertilityAuthority.com, an information platform and social network for people struggling with fertility. But are these really high retail prices sustainable long term?

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Mobile Pricing Social Network Los Angeles 167

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Today’s customers are much more in control of their buying decision, as they have more choices and more information than ever before. Bloom is a widely known expert on managing business growth, and he starts by summarizing the three key weapons of current customers, which include an instant summary of choices, prices, and features.

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Custom Customer Startup Course 124

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 8, 2019

A reverse merger is the acquisition of an already public company (usually a dormant shell) to avoid the Initial Public Offering (IPO) process and cost, to quickly get your startup on a public exchange for fund raising through visibility and selling stock. What price are you willing and ready to pay for funding? Marty Zwilling.

Summary 121

Summary Startup Entrepreneur Funding 121

socalTECH

JUNE 19, 2012

According to reports , the firm expects to price its IPO as late June. ServiceNow is a developer of cloud-based services which allows companies to manage enterprise information technology (IT) operations. The firm is venture backed by JMI Equity and Sequoia Capital. ServiceNow filed for its IPO in March.

Report 145

Report Southern California San Diego Equity 145

socalTECH

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Irvine-based Kelley Blue Book , the provider of new and used car sales information and pricing, is now officially part of automotive site AutoTrader.com , AutoTrader said Wednesday. The deal was originally announced in October. Financial terms of the sale have not been announced.

Sales 113

Sales Pricing Equity Sites 113

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2021

Due diligence always involves on-site visits, informal discussions with any or all members of the team, vendors, and good customers as well as bad. A smart investor will take an independent final reading in the market on barriers to entry, active competition, demographics, and price sensitivity.

Technical Review 151

Technical Review Startup Satisfaction Invest 151

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

RedBeacon went on to sell to HomeDepot in what was considered a very successful acquisition on all sides. But Ethan had left by the time of the acquisition. And I certainly didn’t want him having to trapse up-and-down Sand Hill Road informing every VC of his next idea. Nice sweep! When he left I called him immediately.

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CTO Coach Google CTO Hire GRP Partners 359

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2010

The importance of the conference is that it assembles most of the top privately held early-to-mid-stage technology companies in the country (and some globally) as well as most VC’s, growth equity funds and corporate development departments from large industry players looking at technology acquisitions. 1 party = low price.

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Venture Capital Mission Ventures Capital Help 242

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2015

If you sell for half the price of a competitor, but you lose money on each item, it’s hard to make it up in volume. Quantify all the key elements of the equation, including price, margin and volume. Current and past titles don’t convey this information. Clearly define your business model.

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Summary Patents Technical Review Competition 101

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Key Information Systems (www.keyinfo.com) Providing IBM Storage Solutions. and international patent and trademark procurement - IP Litigation - IP Licenses and Agreements: distribution, development, joint venture - Intellectual property aspects of mergers and acquisitions. Gemini Partners (www.geminipartners.net). Startups Made Simple.

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Southern California Tech Coast Angels IP Orange County 113

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2017

From my perspective, projecting financial returns is part of the homework every business person needs to do in sizing customer opportunity, product costs, pricing, competition and customer value, before expending their own resources in a highly risky venture. Project unit-volume and price levels. Quantify overhead and growth costs.

Pricing 57

Pricing Startup Entrepreneur Invest 57

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Today, we have perfect data and information about the new and used car marketplace, both at the wholesale and retail level. The average price of an automobile is $20,000 to $30,000. We have to finance that acquisition every time. TrueCar was a real pioneer, but being a pioneer is always tough.

Startup 124

Startup Truecar Pricing Entrepreneur 124

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2013

He shared tons of information about how how they were using marketing to quantitatively make marketing decisions at HauteLook and acquire customers for prices that were far cheaper than similar companies. One of his biggest accomplishments there was championing the acquisition of StubHub. I made some reference calls.

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Venture Capital GRP Partners Startup Invest 360

socalTECH

JULY 11, 2012

There are experts among us, in biotech, in technology, and across all different industries, who would like to be recognized for their expertise, and their ability to identify pieces of information and share that information so that you can make a better investment. What's your background and how did you start the site?

Social Network 239

Social Network Startup Content Networking 239

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 13, 2018

A reverse merger is the acquisition of an already public company (usually a dormant shell) to avoid the Initial Public Offering (IPO) process and cost, to quickly get your startup on a public exchange for fund raising through visibility and selling stock. What price are you willing and ready to pay for funding? Marty Zwilling.

Summary 79

Summary Startup Entrepreneur Funding 79

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 10, 2019

Of course, nothing is totally free, and I have heard the horror stories of relatively small companies finding thirty or more employees spending most of their time scanning and using social media for promotions, or engaging high-priced consultants who never seem to be able to show any real return for all of their efforts.

Social Media 99

Social Media Media Tool Startup 99

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Sales data needs to be correlated to advertising campaigns, price changes, seasonal forces, competitive actions, and other costs of sales. Cost of customer acquisition. Customer acquisition cost is calculated by dividing total acquisition expenses by total new customers over a given period. Operating productivity.

Metrics 100

Metrics Technical Review Sales Statistics 100

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 7, 2013

CapLinked , whose investors and founding team include early employees from PayPal, promise to end this mediocre by continuing to challenge the legacy virtual data room (VDR) services with its elegant product for coordinating on complex business deals such as asset sales, financings, and mergers & acquisitions.

Mobile 91

Mobile Report Pricing Tool 91

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 31, 2012

They do provide the right products at the right price to save all customers money (with good customer service), but they don’t try to find their most valuable customers, and nurture them to buy more or bring in friends. Customer centric means building loyal customers, like Apple appears to have done extremely well.

Customer 90

Customer Custom Startup Pricing 90

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 30, 2015

Today’s customers are much more in control of their buying decision, as they have more choices and more information than ever before. Bloom is a widely known expert on managing business growth, and he starts by summarizing the three key weapons of current customers, which include an instant summary of choices, prices, and features.

Customer 101

Customer Custom Startup Course 101

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. One company might be growing its revenue at 50% per year and the other might be growing at 5% per year.

Startup 227

Startup Venture Capital Sales Course 227

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2018

I’m not providing actual financial information or predicting a number or a date but I will tell you that the revenue growth to date has been astounding. You don’t “Bing” information or “Hulu and chill.” You enter your credit card information and driver’s license once and then it’s $1 to start in and currently 15 cents per minute.

Santa Monica 256

Santa Monica Funding Startup Course 256

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 15, 2015

A reverse merger is the acquisition of an already public company (usually a dormant shell) to avoid the Initial Public Offering (IPO) process and cost, to quickly get your startup on a public exchange for fund raising through visibility and selling stock. What price are you willing and ready to pay for funding? Marty Zwilling.

Funding 102

Funding Summary Startup Entrepreneur 102

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

But where you need to be careful is in either “cutting side deals” with the execs such as huge CEO pricing discounts (unless that’s the agreed sales plan) or committing to features to win a deal. We CEOs like to be heroes and with the power to push through pricing or product we have unfair advantages over the normal process.

Startup 150

Startup Sales CTO Coach Course 150

socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2017

You have to make sure your cost of acquisition, retention rates, and conversion metrics are all in place. That person would take your information, and either accept it and get back to you, and then place a bunch of phone calls to suppliers to see if could or couldn't be done. Then there was haggling back and forth about price.

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Startup Metrics Custom Customer 174

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

Home prices are slowly coming back, and personal savings rates are now as high as levels last seen in the USA in the mid 1990’s. Mergers and acquisitions pace improving. The down side is that the unemployment rate is still high, but the upside for startups is that there is more high quality talent available for a reasonable price.

Pricing 80

Pricing Blogging Venture Capital Entrepreneur 80

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. Prices are creeping up and angels are feeling bullish. That’s thanks to Dan Primack , founding editor.

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Venture Capital Slides Seed Funding Google 232