socalTECH

JULY 10, 2019

in seed funding, from E&A Venture Capital and SOSV. We spoke with CEO and co-founder Spencer Price to learn more about the company. Spencer Price: Halla is the only software company to dynamically profile human tastes so we can help people make better choices. Spencer Price: That's a fair question. What is Halla?

Pricing 113

Pricing Startup North Hollywood Platform 113

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 2, 2015

It freed up Ophir to grow out our sales organization, to work more closely with agencies, to innovate on product and to raise capital. They can help you with pricing. A great CFO can help you negotiate venture debt to extend your runway or cover these working capital timing issues. Another thing entrepreneurs f**k up?

Outsource Development 150

Outsource Development Metrics Startup Sales 150

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 21, 2010

I make exceptions for companies with proper venture capital funds that are mostly autonomous like Comcast, Disney (Steamboat) and Intel Capital – all of which are great funds. A “warrant&# is a right, but not an obligation for a company to buy stock in your company at a future date and at a pre-agreed price.

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Startup Sales Slides Metrics 298

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 16, 2015

There’s plenty of capital out there, but there’s also a lot of competition for startup funding. His best advice: take capital where you can get it. If your product is capital-intensive this can be a good financing option. Be careful how you price this. Use before and after slides to hit home with investors.

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Equity Funding 40

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

The deck itself was produced by a committee of functional team lead who were asked to do 5–7 slides each for an update. Each section head reads his / her 5–7 slides. If you put up 5 slides on “what should we order for lunch today” the board will spend 30 minutes debating that. There are too many pages. It passes the weight test.

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Startup Slides Metrics News 226

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 9, 2014

One would imagine with so much influence and potential capital flying in the packed room, the atmosphere must have felt thicker than a frenzied shark tank. In seed stage funding, we’re often told that the investments are ultimately about the people/teams, and not necessarily the metrics. Honestly though, it was anything but.

Startup 111

Startup Mobile Commerce Education 111

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Not everybody agrees that entrepreneurs should take investor meetings outside of “funding season&# when they’re raising capital. If you have beta customers, new pricing plans, different positioning, more market insights, good press coverage – whatever – these are all signs that the ball is moving forward.

Startup 360

Startup Venture Capital Invest Slides 360