Berkonomics

JANUARY 28, 2021

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve walked away from deals where the entrepreneur insists on a start-up pre-money valuation that is so high, no angel could expect to make a return upon the investment, even with a reasonable sales price for the company down the road. And here’s the “why.”.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Some companies, especially those financed by angel or VC investors, have good, formal stock option plans with properly priced options set to reward all employees and managers in the event of a corporate sale. Email readers, continue here…] Now, there are three kinds of exits. Formal option plans for some.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 14, 2022

Here you make a pitch with a price attached and ask the target to respond immediately to take advantage of the offer. Yes, you might have made a more attractive offer with better results; but you can test direct response ads with various offers and price points to determine that optimum level. Measuring your results.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Especially when outside investors, venture capitalists or angels have put in substantial money, and the sales price is not enough to give them a reasonable return for the time and money invested, these investors can be – in a word – greedy. And that reputation will last for a long time in the entrepreneurial community.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 6, 2022

Especially when outside investors, venture capitalists or angels have put in substantial money, and the sales price is not enough to give them a reasonable return for the time and money invested, these investors can be – in a word – greedy. The order of liquidation or payout. Here’s an example that will make your heart skip a beat.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 3, 2023

You will realize much more from the ultimate sale of your business even if at a considerably lower price than if splitting the proceeds with investors. Friends, family and fools: [Email readers, continue here…] This term, although pejorative, describes the typical mix of early investors in a small, young growing business.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 18, 2013

In order to extract value beyond your Angel investors' cash, you must first assess three important parameters: (i) the relative strength of their personal brand, (ii) their ability to add operational value, and (iii) the amount of care and feeding they will demand from you. Four Common Angel Archetypes.

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socalTECH

MAY 6, 2014

Los Angeles-based Campaigner , the email marketing services brand owned by J2 Global, said today that it has launched a new, A/B split testing tools. Pricing on the new product was not disclosed. campaigner split testing j2global email marketing services market software' Campaigner''s General Manager is EJ McGowan.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Los Angeles-based Service , the venture backed startup which helps travelers automatically receive compensation for airline delays and cancellations, has expanded into hotel booking, saying it now is able to scan a user's email for upcoming hotel reservations, then automatically search for price drops, rebooking rooms when that happens.

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Berkonomics

JULY 19, 2010

Once a company founder has tapped the funds available from his or her resources and from friends and family, if the company needs more cash for growth, the most obvious next step is to look for money from angel investors and venture capitalists, typically in the $300,000 TO $3,000,000 range. Email readers continue here.]

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 7, 2015

If you follow the Twittersphere you may have noticed several people weighing in on this recent piece by Mike Isaac of the NY Times, asking “ How Many Angels is Too Many? I myself coined the term ENIFA (everyone now is a f **g angel) in 2011 but it didn’t stick as well as the term Unicorn did. Hua of Apptimize.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Once a company founder has tapped the funds available from his or her resources and from friends and family, if the company needs more cash for growth, the most obvious next step is to look for money from angel investors and venture capitalists, typically in the $300,000 TO $3,000,000 range.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 1, 2010

My experiments in lean pricing - Venture Hacks , February 16, 2010 Ash Maurya, a lean entrepreneur who runs a bootstrapped startup called CloudFire, discusses pricing issues for first versions (Minimum Viable Product – MVP). They now have a cool new way to get intros to these angels: StartupList.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

His groundbreaking book, “Early Exits” has become a textbook for angel groups and entrepreneurs throughout the world. His Strategic Exits Corporation provides M&A advisory services, and he is much in demand as a speaker at angel and entrepreneur events worldwide. – Dave. By Basil Peters.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 5, 2014

Yet, at the pre-revenue stage of development, angel investors price both companies at a pre-money valuation of $1.5 It is possible to grow a company to a valuation of $30 million on one or two angel rounds of investment. So, angels simply must value both ventures at about the same price. It doesn’t seem right, huh?

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Time and fixed overhead: [Email readers, continue here…] That relationship between fixed overhead and production time is as critical as any other factor in the success of a young company. And professional investors often penalize the company with lower-priced down rounds or expensive loans as a result.

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socalTECH

APRIL 11, 2016

Los Angeles-based Velocify , the developer of leads management and sales software, has rolled out a new tool call SalesCaddy. MailCaddy provides personalized emails to reach out to prospects, using email templates. Pricing on the new tools was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Email readers, continue here…] I’ve been involved as a board member of two such businesses, where venture investors came aboard and pushed management to immediately scale the business without regard for profitability, and without much regard for infrastructure. Angel investors are more tolerant of this than VCs.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 19, 2022

The process for retailers and brands to liquidate excess inventory hasn’t changed very much, if at all, and while some retailers were able to build operational infrastructure to service the off-price channels, it continues to be a constant pain point.

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socalTECH

MAY 13, 2014

KeepItSafe , an online backup service provider owned by Los Angeles-based j2 Global, said this morning that it has launched a new, cloud-based mobile data backup and data loss prevention (DLP) product called KeepItSafe Mobile. Pricing on the new product was not announced.

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socalTECH

JUNE 10, 2013

In the latest services-meets-smartphone service to launch in the Los Angeles area, a new startup, Naki Laundry , said today that it has launched its service in Santa Monica, letting the tech set use their smartphone or the web to get their laundry cleaned.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2018

Los Angeles-based GoGuardian , a developer of educaitonal software, says it is targeting the problem of suicide and self-harm in K-12 schools, with a new product called Beacon. Pricing on the new software was not announced.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 28, 2019

Some businesses just can’t fit within the angel capital or friends and family model for raising funds. First: Is the price paid for shares by previous investors excessive, creating a post-money valuation too high for the actual value of the company? What VC’s can and cannot do. And what VC’s worry about.

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Berkonomics

JULY 10, 2014

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve walked away from deals where the entrepreneur insists on a start-up premoney valuation that is so high, no angel could expect to make a return upon the investment, even with a reasonable sales price for the company down the road. Email readers, continue here.]

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Berkonomics

MARCH 29, 2018

As one illustration among many I can recall, let me tell you the story of the first investment made by a newly organized formal group of angel investors. As the business expanded into a second city and then planned expansion into a third, there was a rift that became evident between these angel board members, played out in front of the CEO.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 9, 2019

Doctours , a Los Angeles-based online platform for booking trips and treatments for medical and dental care around the world, is expanding its services to 35 countries. O’Shaughnessy wrote in an email. And the company vets its doctors by ensuring that they are Joint Commission International accredited physicians.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Los Angeles-based CapLinked , the developer of secure document sharing software led by Eric Jackson, said this morning that it has released a new set of Information Security (InfoSec) tools, aimed at helping companies to protect information they are sharing with external parties. Pricing on the new offering was not announced.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 16, 2014

Los Angeles-based musician will.i.am --best known as a founding member of the Black Eyed Peas--has rolled out his own, wearable smart band, called the i.amPULS , aimed at letting users make and receive calls without the need for a cell phone. No details on pricing or availability were announced. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 13, 2010

Los Angeles-based LiveOffice , a provider of hosted email archiving services, said today that the firm has linked with Microsoft Exchange hosting provider Intermedia. According to the two companies, they will offer a cloud-based, email archiving solution for hosted Exchange 2010. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MARCH 30, 2011

Los Angeles-based mobileStorm , the mobile, SMS, email, and marketing firm headed by Jared Reitzen, has launched a new product to help its customers promote their mobile applications. Pricing on the new service was not announced by the company. READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

First, the implied promise: Taking money from professional investors such as angels or VCs usually requires that you agree to seek an exit for those investors in your plan, often targeting five to seven years as the ideal period for growth before a liquidity event. The advantage of creating an evergreen company.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 2, 2011

It’s apropos because there is so much noise these days with email, Twitter, Facebook, blogs, web shows, etc. I don’t think any serious VC or angel thought it was “collusion.&# Should entrepreneurs have convertible debt or priced equity? He’s committed to getting through every email. Same thing.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Donuts--which has major operations in Los Angeles--said that its new Domains Protected Marks List (DPML) service will allow trademark owners to protect all of their terms, across its range of gTLDs, at a cost significantly less than the usual practice of defensively registering domain names. Pricing on the new service was not disclosed.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 15, 2017

Taking in angel or venture money requires a setting of an entrepreneur’s expectations that may come as a shock at least at first. From the moment such an investor looks seriously at your company, the investor or VC partner is thinking of the end game, the ultimate sale of the company or even of an eventual initial public offering.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

In addition to helping manage the board Chris also helps represent the interests of the angel investors / common stock holders. Oh, and did I mention: Roger – NYC, Rob/Rory – NorCal, Nick/Chris – London & me – Los Angeles. Email updates frequently. Make your emails actionable.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 29, 2017

Email readers, continue here…] My very first investment as a professional angel was in a small startup where the entrepreneur’s vision fueled my imagination in the audio market niche where I had run a business in an earlier life. A small venture firm and a few more angels rounded out the total investment.

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Berkonomics

JULY 23, 2020

Especially when outside investors, venture capitalists, or angels, have put in substantial money and the sales price is less than the value of their investment. This late money is at much higher risk to the VCs than even the early stage investments that were optimistically made by angels or friends and family.

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