Berkonomics

AUGUST 4, 2022

In my early journalism classes, I was taught the five “W’s” of good news stories, and that most should be in the first paragraph at that. Remember the five “W’s?”. Who, what, when, where and why are the five, with sometimes a “how” thrown in for those followers of the macabre. Which of the five is most important for you?

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

We built one of our companies upon forecasted metrics for a specific class of retail consumer base but found that there wasn’t enough money in our universe to pay for the amount of marketing to create that much dedicated traffic to our site. A personal story of a pivot – Tyson style. And credit Savant Tyson for the insight.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2013

Don’t you wish that someone had prepped you on how to read the body language, interpret office gossip, and when to hit the delete key on your email rather than the send key? Business Writing for Email. Throughout a career lifetime, just think of the return on that investment. Dress for Success. Root-Cause Problem Analysis.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 7, 2021

We should think of the creation and growth of a high valued company as the sum of three parts, with three distinct classes of participants helping to make real value out of a raw start-up. It is normal for the first round of organized angels to expect to purchase between twenty and thirty-five percent of the company with their investment.

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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. No-one complains if the sales price is ten times the investment since there is plenty to go around.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 22, 2023

Email readers, continue here…] Have you created high barriers to entry? Do you have a world-class management team? If your business is a “me too” entrant into any market niche, even the smallest success will soon attract competitors that will sap some degree of your potential growth.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 8, 2017

Email readers, continue here…] Bootstrapping: This term describes your ability to start a business with little investment and grow it using internally-generated funds. Strategic partner” investors: If you can find a strategic partner willing to invest in your enterprise, consider it a blessing.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 15, 2017

To protect against such an event, almost every professional investor includes a clause in the investment documents which allow the investor to “put” the stock back to the company after five years, requiring the company to pay back the investment plus dividends accrued during the term of the investment.

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socalTECH

MAY 2, 2013

Explain what kinds of investments TenOneTen makes or hopes to make? David Waxman: We''ve been making investments since the beginning of the year. Our investments include companies in the search technology space, such as SRCH2, which is one of our early investments. We have a lot of world class universities here.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 1, 2021

My favorite example of a world class pivot comes from the CEO and board of one of my most successful investments. Even the term, pivot, seems to call up images of a light-footed dancer able to move so very quickly in any direction. My story of a great pivot. Early market experience can cause a need to pivot.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Email readers, continue here…] Sometimes a secondary fund-raising effort leads to a lower valuation than the last. And it is that disconnected employee, usually one or more of the better performers, that starts looking for a job when times look bad for a company. Investor loyalty is most tenuous of all.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 6, 2023

Email readers, continue here…] Generative thinkers are relentless in asking questions that get to the core of an idea, often making the originator think more deeply about the effects over a longer period of time. The punch line: Investing in the creation of a governance board is not enough. These are generative thinking questions.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 12, 2018

Small companies most often scrape by with borrowed or invested funds, doing everything possible to grow and prosper with limited resources. This is not to counter my previous advice: “Fire fast, not last”, since every CEO should shoot for “A” class employees and not tolerate underperformers over time.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 12, 2016

According to L Square, the investment in Edlio will go towards sales and marketing, international growth, new product development, and strategic acquisitions. Edlio is led by CEO Ali Arsan.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 4, 2019

On the other side, entrepreneurs and CEO’s usually have a natural fear of giving too much information to us investors after the initial investment is received. Email readers, continue here…] Prepare for your annual meetings well. Requirements created by investment documents. But don’t worry.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

We built one of our companies upon forecasted metrics for a specific class of retail consumer base, but found that there wasn’t enough money in our universe to pay for marketing to create that much dedicated traffic to our site. Email readers, continue here.] Some label this as “Bet on the jockey, not the horse.”. Starting up'

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Berkonomics

JULY 5, 2018

Most businesses fall into the class of those that can be sold someday to a willing buyer. Email readers, continue here…] All businesses and their management should be aware and perhaps planning for the end game, and that includes boards of directors as well. Is your business one that may be sold for profit someday?

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Two, Southern California companies are on the list of the next class for Microsoft's startup accelerator, the Microsoft Accelerator for Windows Azure , according to Microsoft Monday. Microsoft said it had ten finalists who will be included in the three month program--powered by TechStars--to help accelerate companies using Windows Azure.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

If you follow the tech media you would be subject to a lot of narrative biases that are completely off base – and this includes the value of email and phone calls. It’s why the first company I ever invested in as a VC – Invoca – just announced a $20 million funding by Accel Partners. billion email accounts.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

My answer always varies as I examine each deal, sometimes deferring and passing on an investment because of an uneasy feeling about the entrepreneur, even if the business plan seems able to capture the market. I would not, nor would most all of those I co-invest with. Concentrate on a world class team. A more complex answer.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

My answer always varies as I examine each deal, sometimes deferring and passing on an investment because of an uneasy feeling about the entrepreneur, even if the business plan seems able to capture the market. I would not, nor would most all of those I co-invest with. Concentrate on a world class team. A more complex answer.

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Berkonomics

MAY 27, 2021

If you take money from knowledgeable investors, you will be required to create a board as a part of the investment process. The average board for a company taking outside investment money is five. So, why go through the effort? Boards perform two important types of task. What are the legal responsibilities of board members?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

Understanding where your VC partner sits in their respective fund and where their fund is in the cycle of its investment lifecycle will help you understand your VCs behavior. Email updates frequently. Each of your angels or seed investors may have 20-30 investments. Make your emails actionable. How much is too much?

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 11, 2018

Email readers, continue here…] Generative thinkers are relentless in asking questions that get to the core of an idea, often making the originator think more deeply about the effects over a longer period of time. Which leads us to the second class of creative board thinking…. Or the important one: “Is this idea on mission?”

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Berkonomics

APRIL 6, 2012

Sooner or later these businesses will have to seek venture capital and accommodate the needs of the venture community in negotiating the terms of an investment. First, VC’s in general cannot invest in ‘S’ corporations or limited liability companies (LLC’s). Email readers, continue here.]

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 23, 2012

We sat down with TX Zhuo , who is heading up the firm's venture investments, about the fund and his path here after a recent stint at Eric Schmidt's Innovation Endeavors fund in Palo Alto. We are going to focus most of our investments in LA. We have four investments so far, two of which are public. What is Karlin Ventures?

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Berkonomics

JULY 7, 2016

In my early journalism classes, I was taught the five “W’s” of good news stories, and that most should be in the first paragraph at that. Who, what, when, where and why are the five, with sometimes a “how” thrown in for those followers of the macabre. I’ve recently experienced an example of this.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

My favorite example of a world class pivot comes from the CEO and board of one of my most successful investments. Even the term, pivot, seems to call up images of a light-footed dancer able to move so very quickly in any direction.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

eduFire , an startup which offers online video classes, apparently has relocated to Menlo Park from Santa Monica, after raising $1.3M The firm's web site now lists Menlo Park as its headquarters, after it raised funding from Battery Ventures, Western Technology Investment, and angel Gokul Rajaram. in a Series A funding.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 14, 2012

There is a natural fear of giving too much information to investors after the initial investment is received. Email readers, continue here.] That burden is an ongoing cost of taking the investment, much as a public company takes on the additional burden of governmental reporting, both adding to costs over time.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 5, 2022

My company Putta Crown On It has the opportunity to have a place to do classes, promotional shoots and more,” Sykes told TechCrunch via email. When asked about their reaction to the damning Triller investigation, Collab Crew emailed TechCrunch a statement , but declined to disclose if or how its members were impacted.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 28, 2016

But things have gotten much more complicated lately, partly because of the Uber, Lyft and other new generation of workers and the best description of their class as “semi–independent.”. The relative investments in facilities and equipment by the worker and the employer. (If But now we have to weigh in with the U.S.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 12, 2014

We should think of the creation and growth of a high valued company as the sum of three parts, with three distinct classes of participants helping to make real value out of a raw start-up. Email readers, continue here.] First, there is the entrepreneur , the visionary, and force behind the venture from start to finish.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2013

It’s the first EIR that we’ve had in the years that I’ve been with the firm and I hope will be the start of our investment in this program. We’re excited to continue to grow our investment professional staff and will continue to do so over the course of 2013 & 2014 with our new fund. Sam had different plans.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Even venture capitalists who sit on boards where they have significant investments often forget this point. They write into their investment documents that they will occupy a seat on the board for as long as they are invested in the company, thinking of this as a protection for their investment and tool for them to influence growth.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

Despite the proliferation of entrepreneurial courses within Business Administration programs, business schools are essentially vocational training grounds for consultants and investment bankers. Action vs. Analysis - Although its use is in decline, many MBA classes are still taught via the Socratic case method. Share and Enjoy.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

So it’s really hard to draw too many conclusions about whether the investment really makes sense because often you learn stuff in the fund raising about the future strategy of the company that might make you much more excited than somebody on the outside might be. Others I have not. Online peer-to-peer lending. 14.7mm in Series D.

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