Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Some thoughts on raising angel money. When convertible debt first started being introduced as a “faster, cheaper way to get startups funded” they didn’t have pricing built into them. ” And some seed stage investors told me, “I prefer not to fight over price now. I just want into the hottest deals.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Kevin Novak, the architect of Uber's dynamic pricing technology and the head of its data team, has joined the Los Angeles-based financial services startup Tala as its new head of data.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Kevin Novak, the architect of Uber’s dynamic pricing technology and the head of its data team, has joined the Los Angeles-based financial services startup Tala as its new head of data. Read More.

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socalTECH

MARCH 16, 2021

Los Angeles-based Magnite, the sell-side advertising software developer which was previously known as Rubicon Project, says it has priced an offering of $350M in convertible senior notes. The company said the convertible note offering was made to qualified institutional buyers. The notes are due in 2026.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 11, 2021

Los Angeles-based streaming video service Hulu said today that it is dropping its price for students to just $1.99 A price is typically $5.99 per month, in a bid to attract more students to its services. per month for the streaming service. According to Hulu, the $1.99

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 3, 2019

Tesla will pull back the curtains and unveil its Model Y crossover vehicle at an event in Los Angeles on March 14th, according to a tweet from chief executive Elon Musk. Tesla said that to achieve this lower price it will shift all sales globally to online only, meaning the company will be closing many of its stores over the next few months.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 16, 2021

Rowe Price Associates, Inc. New York City-based Squarespace has over 1,200 employees spread across its headquarters and offices in Dublin, Ireland; Portland, Oregon; and Los Angeles, California. . Squarespace has raised $300 million in a round of funding that values the company at a staggering $10 billion valuation. and Spruce House.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Los Angeles-based utility-scale solar power project developer 8minute Solar Energy says it is in a partnership with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), to build a new, 4000MW solar energy plant near California City. The City of Los Angeles actually approved the project in September.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 12, 2014

These tensions seep out in some angels or seed funds publicly or semi-privately deriding later-stage VCs for their “bad” behavior. New investors sometimes want early investors to put in money to “prove” they have confidence in the new price. Why prorata rights used to be less of a big deal to angels.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 28, 2020

million bet, alongside Siemens and a host of other investors into the Los Angeles-based electric charging startup, Amply Power. And despite the collapse in fossil fuel energy prices, Shao said that Amply’s value proposition still makes sense. “As economics go by, solar will continue to get cheaper and wind too.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

This is happening with both angels and VCs. Entrepreneurs – you might be pumped up with that super quick round done at a high price. I know VCs and sophisticated angels can be difficult, slow and price sensitive, but I also know that in tough times unsophisticated investors can be a right pain in the arse.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2013

.” In the article I discussed the downside of raising capital at a too high of a price and referred people to a previous article I had written encouraging founders to raise “ At the Top end of Normal ” as opposed to stratospheric prices. If we count seed funds and large angels maybe that number goes up by 2x?

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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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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

Angels have been prolific for years now and they, too, rely on downstream money to cover their bets. If we got an offer to raise $25 million to grow would she take it or be too worried about exit price, dilution, valuation expectations, etc. If your favorite angel investor is sending you what looks like a form email it likely is.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

<== Our conclusion was that this isn’t a temporary blip that will swiftly trend-back up in a V-shaped recovery of valuations but rather represented a new normal on how the market will price these companies somewhat permanently. When you look at how much median valuations were driven up in the past 5 years alone it’s bananas.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2013

Tran moved to Los Angeles and started his business in Chinatown with a need he personally had. He wanted to keep his prices low (apparently he has never raised his wholesale price in 30 years). Focus on the customer and provide value - ”We just do our own thing and try to keep the price low. What touched me?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2015

” Today I want to talk about how a VC thinks about equity pricing on your round and particularly if you’re coming off of a convertible note. In the old days there usually weren’t convertible notes on early-stage deals and there weren’t party rounds with 20 angels or 6 seed funds. Size of my check.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Los Angeles-based ProducePay has inked a $190 million debt facility from Coventure and TCM Capital, to expand its lending business and marketplace for farmers. ProducePay offers farmers cash advances throughout the growing season to smooth the sometimes lumpy revenues and give farmers a bit more predictability, the company said.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 2, 2018

It also relocated from Los Angeles to Las Vegas; named a new chief executive; and announced new geographies where its massage booking platform is now available. . The Series C round from late stage and growth capital investment firm, The Riverside Company , caps a busy first quarter for the massage service.

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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. Naki''s name comes from the Hebrew for the word "clean". READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 9, 2013

I researched the pricing of the car at TrueCar – not because we’re an investor – but because it gives you complete price transparency over what other people in your area paid for a car. “Invoice price” is an equally meaningless marketing tool. As many air bags as possible. But I digress.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 27, 2021

That’s how much Los Angeles-based ServiceTitan , a startup founded just eight years ago is worth now, thanks to some massive tailwinds around homebuilding and energy efficiency that are serving to boost the company’s bottom line and netting it an unprecedented valuation for a vertical software company, according to bankers.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

There is much discussion online and also in small, private groups, about why the price of technology companies – public and private – are falling. It pains me to see the typical (and predictable) responses on Twitter, “VCs want prices to drop!” ” “Sure, prices are dropping. What hogwash.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 27, 2018

Bird prices its rides at $1 to rent the scooter and 15 cents per minute traveled. The company’s services are already available in Los Angeles, San Diego and Santa Monica, Calif. For instance, cities would make far more money charging Bird a smaller fee per ride rather than per day.

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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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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

November 23, 2010 Entrepreneurs, Using Outsourcing to Obtain Capital Efficiency Needs to be Thought Through to be Effective - Robert Ochtel , June 7, 2010 Teen Entrepreneur, Brian Wong, Youngest Founder to Receive Angel Funding - teenentrepreneurblog.com , October 28, 2010 Build Your Own Silicon Valley?

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

When they look at buying your company they often think in terms of “how long will it take until I earn back the profits to pay for my acquisition price?” I also try to understand things like how you’re pricing your product, how your competitors price and what your pricing expectations will be in the future.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 5, 2022

The feed shows videos of homes on the market, as well as a price tag. As you scroll, you can guess whether the price Playhouse showed you is higher or lower than the actual listing price, helping to educate future buyers about the market (… and also it’s fun, even if you’re not looking to buy a $2 million home in San Francisco).

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 14, 2019

Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled the Model Y on Thursday night at the Tesla Design Studio in Los Angeles. But that kind of performance comes at a higher price. The dual motor variant will start at $51,000 and the base price of the long-range version will be $47,000. The Model Y will come standard as a five seater.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

My favorite new VC blogger, Hunter Walk, weighed in with some thoughtful comments about how Syndicates might actually pit, “ angel vs. angel.” AngelList 101 : As you know, AngelList is a platform where angels can invest in semi-screened tech deals. They will have to negotiate price and terms. Kind of obvious.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 2, 2021

Making money on livestreams has never been easier thanks to a suite of tools from the Los Angeles-based startup Maestro , which just nabbed $15 million in financing to grow its business. But what started in the gaming world quickly spun out as the company slashed prices to $500 per month for its services.

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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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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Metropolis is a new Los Angeles-based startup that’s looking to compete with BMW-owned ParkMobile for a slice of the automated parking lot management market. His technology can allow buildings to capture more value through other services like dynamic pricing and yield optimization as well.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Los Angeles-based Happiest Baby, which makes "smart" baby bassinets, is looking for a buyer, and is seeking around $1 billion for the company, according to Bloomberg. Bloomberg cited an unidentified source for the information, also saying that another source says Happiest Baby is also consider an IPO.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 17, 2023

A personal story as an investor … [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.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2016

Rise of Angels. The second major trend was the rise of the angel that was a function of the boom in Silicon Valley wealth (Google, Facebook, Zynga, Twitter, Salesforce.com, etc) plus the rise of crowd-funding platforms (AngelList) plus the rise of Y Combinator / 500Startups / TechStars. Explosion in Seed Funds. Non VC Growth Rounds.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 24, 2014

Another term , incubator , is increasingly being used to define real estate operations run by universities or private groups in which the principal added value is the reduced price or free rent and access to resources from the incubator’s sponsor.

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