Berkonomics

MARCH 28, 2024

They can elect directors for their class of stock, approve mergers and acquisitions; approve increases or changes to the capital structure of the company and other more minor actions. Each corporation, when chartered becomes a live person in the eyes of the law, independent and subject to the care of its board of directors.

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socalTECH

JUNE 17, 2021

The plans were disclosed in a presentation to investors by Canoo CEO Tony Aquila. Canoo--which has yet to deliver any vehicles--recently went public via a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). The company says it expects to employ up to 2000 workers at the location.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

LA saw its first big enterprise exit in recent memory with the recent acquisition of Signal Sciences for $775 million, and less than a month later a hometown startup, Britive has raised $5.4 Those cloud technologies presented new challenges for the kind of privileged access management technologies that Poghosyan had developed.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 21, 2014

The transaction is considered the largest public acquisition in Bitcoin history with both companies exhibiting impressive growth numbers since their respective beginnings. Dan, now named as Product Manager for the Blockchain acquired Zeroblock apps, tells the audience about life after acquisition. Be sure to visit them for more info.

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socalTECH

MAY 28, 2021

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. LiveXLive is the owner of PodcastOne, Slacker Radio, React Presents and Custom Personalization Solutions, and over the last couple of years as moved its focus from providing streaming of live events into livestreaming and podcasting.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Joining us from Goldman Sachs is Mr. Pawan Tewari and Mr. Jeff Daly who will be giving a joint presentation on "How to Prime your Business for an Acquisition." Wednesday, September 16, 2009 -- TiE SoCal. Also joining us will be Mr. Anil Kripalani, President of TiE San Diego and a recognized leader in the wireless industry.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

TechZulu & Gadget Review present REACH. He also leads mergers and acquisitions and ran the acquisitions of SGN, MindJolt and HallPass Media. He joined SGN from Fox where he was Vice President of Business Development and worked on the acquisition of MySpace and the launch of Hulu. Contact us at sponsor@techzulu.com.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

I might also be found working on a presentation for an event or speaking engagement. Our new customer acquisition has grown and our costs have plummeted. We are actually getting paid now to obtain customers, so our customer acquisition costs are now negative. A negative customer acquisition cost!

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 27, 2016

Prior to joining CrossCut, Joe spent several years with Intuit where he held a variety of operating roles focused on accelerating the growth of Intuit’s global SaaS offerings through strategic partnerships, investments and acquisitions. The post TechZulu Presents | 2016 LA Investor Startup Forecast appeared first on TechZulu.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Offering too little in an acquisition to satisfy the seller? With the latter, you can make the price seem higher just by calculating the full amount of interest to be earned by the seller over time, adding that to the stated purchase price, and announcing a price much higher than the present value of the purchase.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Compendia, which was founded in 1999, offers up web-based portals that home builders user to present information, warranties, manuals, and other information to home builders. the two said today.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 15, 2023

Personalize your presentation, if possible, for every investor. Smart Shark Tank presenters have done their homework on each investor, and customize their sample product or anecdote for each. In a more general sense, find out as much as you can about every group and person you address, and tune your pitch ahead of time to match.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 3, 2021

To keep you on a positive track with potential investors, I recommend the following logic principles, to balance your passion in presenting your vision of a new business: Make sure your plan includes some business metrics. For example, if you have ever watched the Shark Tank show on TV, they always ask about the cost of customer acquisition.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The best sale or acquisition is a gradual one, where the acquirer gets to know you through formal and informal relationships. Build a positive data bank and presentation. The win-win startup acquisitions and successful transitions to public companies are led by the entrepreneur, rather than happen passively.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Later today I’m presenting at the annual Rincon Ventures Summit in Santa Barbara. Both can hurt you in an acquisition. If you have any problems downloading deck from above SlideShare presentation you can try this link. Startup Exits: A Primer from msuster. I speak privately a lot about getting an exit at a startup.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 8, 2009

A post by Fred Wilson pointed me to Dave McClure's Startup Metrics presentation. This is a great presentation and one that I'm going to point out to startup / early stage company CEOs. This kind of a simple model also helps: Define the early proof points for the company. In fact, this often becomes the mantra that we live by.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 9, 2021

The best sale or acquisition is a gradual one, where the acquirer gets to know you through formal and informal relationships. Build a positive data bank and presentation. The win-win startup acquisitions and successful transitions to public companies are led by the entrepreneur, rather than happen passively.

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Startup Entrepreneur Metrics Acquisition 173

socalTECH

MARCH 23, 2011

El Segundo-based Accordent Technologies , which develops presentation and webcasting management software for the enterprise, has been acquired by Polycom , Polycom said today. Polycom said it will use the acquisition to enhance its offerings. The deal was worth $50M in cash.

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socalTECH

APRIL 8, 2013

OpenX said the new Revenue Intelligence product uses algorithms to figure out the total value a page generates, based on a net present value calculation--taking into account page views and clicks, traffic, and more. The new product comes thanks to the acquisition last fall of JumpTime. Pricing on the new product was not announced.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 30, 2011

A serial Internet entrepreneur, Mike has founded, advised, invested and sold numerous businesses, including application platform Userplane, which he led from startup to its acquisition by AOL, Tsavo Media, Movoxx, PeopleMedia, Brizzly and Myspace. After its acquisition by Playdom, he was most recently head of the Acclaim studio and Sr.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 27, 2018

If not, there are alternatives, such as raising initial capital from friends and family, before leaving the life boat of a present job. Next week: The eighty percent acquisition rule… If there is enough freedom to make that leap, then the journey can more safely begin.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 27, 2018

If not, there are alternatives, such as raising initial capital from friends and family, before leaving the life boat of a present job. Next week: The eighty percent acquisition rule… If there is enough freedom to make that leap, then the journey can more safely begin.

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socalTECH

JULY 17, 2013

The new push is part of a rebirth for Business.com--which is now based in Carlsbad--after its acquisition by San Diego-based online business marketing firm Resource Nation. The new company is backed by JMI Equity. READ MORE>>. business businesscom guide content marketing online jmiequity resourcenation'

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2020

Personalize your presentation, if possible, for every investor. Smart Shark Tank presenters have done their homework on each investor, and customize their sample product or anecdote for each. In a more general sense, find out as much as you can about every group and person you address, and tune your pitch ahead of time to match.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Now currently a Managing Director at growth equity firm General Atlantic, Ray will be the keynote presenter at this special OCTANE event. Specific points to be discussed include: Is this a good time to consider acquisitions? Key factors in positioning to achieve highest value in MandA situations; 5 common pitfalls of bad acquisitions.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

And now without further ado I present the Spotlight: LA Tech Winter Companies: Spotlight Companies. TriNet also offers a set of Strategic Services that match companies at every point in their lifecycle, including such offerings as Talent Acquisition, Performance Management, and Employee Development.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 27, 2012

Thursday, May 3, 2012 -- LA CEOs, an education and support group for CEOs presents: Achieving Home-Run MandA and Financing Outcomes. He will discuss current MandA and VC financing market dynamics, acquisition and financing interests of the large media and tech buyers and how to get on their radar.

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Xconomy

MAY 21, 2018

billion acquisition of the Israeli specialist in autonomous navigation technology. Defining just what constitutes “safe driving” for self-driving cars was the primary focus of a presentation Shashua delivered earlier this month at the Intel Capital Global Summit. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2022

The key elements of leadership in a company, both individual and organizational, are less tangible, but very critical in setting a market value for investment, acquisition, or going public. In the investment community, these leadership elements are often called “goodwill.” Execution leadership.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 22, 2016

Though this workshop is all based on science, the content is presented at a practical level, through clear visual examples and hands-on exercises, designed to reinforce your understanding and to help you develop new skills. By the end of this workshop, you’ll be able to: Boost user acquisition, engagement, conversion, and retention.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2013

Acquisition of note: Nexsan Acquired For $120M, by Imation. It's a new year and it's time to get back to work. Independa ($5M, San Diego, software for senior independence). AwarePoint ($4M, San Diego, real time patient location systems). Surf Air ($2.6M, Los Angeles, subscription aircraft service). TapIt Media acquired for $23M by Phunware.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 11, 2022

As a former angel investor, I look for this level of alignment and understanding in every funding presentation I hear. Every entrepreneur needs to know and communicate the total costs associated with their solution or product, including cost of goods sold, customer acquisition costs, capital costs, operational expenses, and partner costs.

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2017

Jamie Montgomery: We have companies from 56 cities and 22 states presenting, as well as a few from countries like England and France, investors from China, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, and India. We probably have six of the top seven regions of the world present here, and it's good for LA to also be on stage showcase our companies.

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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. In my view, nothing could be further from the truth.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 23, 2009

For July, it's our honor and privilege to have Aaron Ross present. While Senior Director of Corporate Development and Acquisitions at Salesforce.com, he grew the B2B sales division to $100M. Tuesday, July 28, 2009 -- MOTM : Making Money through Enjoyment. A Stanford alum, Aaron wrote the book on sales 2.0.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

What we're trying to do with Borrow, is to concentrate initially on electric vehicles, because EVs present a great use case for our users. It's all about post-acquisition, and having a great relationship with our users for the length of the term. It's all about post acquisition. How did you start this?

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 23, 2020

The breadth and diversity of the catalogue presents our users with an even larger canvas from which to create, while giving independent artists the opportunity to connect with TikTok’s diverse community.” “We’re excited to partner with Merlin to bring their family of labels to the TikTok community.

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