Berkonomics

AUGUST 3, 2023

Accelerators: This relatively recent combination of coach and limited investor is available to some early-stage businesses, usually in major cities, and requires that the entrepreneurs spend from weeks to months being coached by the accelerator team. Often private equity investors will want control of the business as well.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 16, 2021

The Series G round was led by Permira and also included JMI Equity, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Jackson Square Ventures, Ameriprise, and funds and accounts advised by T. Along with the funding, the company said it has acquired Lessonly, a developer of sales training, coaching, and enablement software which is based in Indianapolis.

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socalTECH

MAY 4, 2021

The company said the round was led by Tiger Global Management and included TPG, Tidemark, Owl Rock Capital and Meritech Capital, along with existing investor Spectrum Equity. Irvine-based e-commerce software developer Kajabi said this morning that it has raised a massive, $550M funding round, which values the company at over $2 billion.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 13, 2023

Or even just when available at any reasonable cost in equity or interest. Good managers are good students – easily coached by those on their boards or advisors who have been through eh rough times in their business lives. Or when the news is particularly good. Or the terms offered are especially favorable.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

The programs--which does not charge fees or take equity from companies in its program--says it is seeking nine early stage startups to take part in its eight-week program, designed to help early stage startups. Startup Boost Los Angeles has opened up applications for its Fall 2019 class, according to the group. READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

MAY 13, 2021

There is a fine line between loading the company with too much debt and diluting the shareholders too early with additional equity investments. Further, just because someone volunteers to invest doesn’t make that person into a coach or expert, although many seem to think their investment gives them the right to be that coach or expert.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 27, 2020

Kobe Bryant , the basketball legend who also was one half of Los Angeles private equity investment firm Bryant Stibel , is dead at the age of 41, after a tragic helicopter crash in Calabasas took his life, the life of one of his daughters, and seven others. John Altobelli was coach of Orange Coast College's baseball team.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Recognition of internal contributions can be as simple as a public “thank-you,” or as formal as a promotion or equity sharing. Spend more time coaching and mentoring your team. They must be inspired by your coaching to create a better future for everyone. Sustain motivation and loyalty by giving credit to others.

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Berkonomics

MAY 31, 2018

Sometimes you can be the coach, helping them even if it means losing them. It doesn’t take much to publicly wish a departing employee well, to throw a small celebration, to coach the outgoing person if asked, and to listen and receive fair criticism at the moment of the exit interview. Celebrate the transition.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Private equity investment firm Blackstone said Friday that it is expanding its university entrepreneurship program, Blackstone LaunchPad , to Southern California. Blackstone said it is supplying a $3.5M The new effort is open to students in any major.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 1, 2013

Irvine-based PEAR Sports announced this morning that it has launched a new product that uses a heart rate monitor and your smartphone to provide customized coaching and fitness training. The firm announced a system which uses heart rate-based training to customize workouts for users, via their smartphone. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 7, 2021

An edtech startup called Entity Academy — which provides women with training, in areas like data science and software development; mentoring; and ultimately job coaching — has raised $100 million on the heels of strong growth of its business, and an ambition to improve that ratio.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 17, 2012

I would gladly part with equity (actually, I have) to work with people like her on deals. And speaking of coaching, if you haven’t read Googled by Ken Auletta you should. And in it he profiles the work of Coach Campbell who was once on the boards of both Google & Apple. EXECUTIVE COACHES. No exceptions.”

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Berkonomics

JUNE 8, 2017

Accelerators: This relatively recent combination of coach and limited investor is available to some early stage businesses, usually in major cities, and requires that the entrepreneurs spend from weeks to months being coached by the accelerator team. Often private equity investors will want control of the business as well.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

I had realized that I didn’t have it within me to be as good of a player as many of them did but I had the skills to help as mentor, coach, friend, sparing partner and patient capital provider. I suppose if I loved spreadsheets and valuations and benchmarking I would work in the even more lucrative world of late-stage private equity.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2019

There was no monetary reward for those who participated (and Startup Boost does not take fees or equity from the companies that we help). Matt is also an executive coach and partner at Evolution Services (link: [link] a high growth executive coaching and consulting firm based in Los Angeles, Silicon Valley and New York.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2022

They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing. Leaders are needed to coach each salesperson, keep the team on message, and spur new growth and goals. I like the ten steps he outlines, which I characterize here as follows: Seek major capital infusion. There is no free lunch.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 13, 2014

But, advisors, coaches, and mentors can often fill the bill. For me, if I can help you within a couple hours Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions , I’m happy to do that and I don’t expect compensation or equity for that. Here’s the other aspect that both Tony and I preach: get help. I’m not the biggest fan of this personally.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Let’s take a few minutes to examine the kind of equity financing available to small or early stage businesses. In most cases, these applicants for equity funding must be rooted in technology to apply to this limited discussion. The post When should you go for equity financing? Friends and family investors. Venture farms.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 8, 2019

That requires trust and respect from all, as well as constant coaching and development to keep them committed to following you. Build your brand equity and relationships with customers. These days, brand equity means relationships with more customers, and a more memorable overall experience.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

There''s just simply no way that the founder or the management or anyone with equity in the company, besides the investor with a six-x liq pref (liquidation preference), could make any money. Instead, Adeo has created a liquidity pool of equity which is shared with all graduates from the Institute. Nowadays it''s more like, 75,000.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Yesterdays’ equity round of $1.6 Adam Sroka, an agile software innovator, is a self-taught programmer with 25 years of writing code and previously combined his coding skills with his knowledge of agile and lean management techniques as a coach and technical trainer. million Raised. and Schlumberger. The post CapLinked Raise $1.6m

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

In short, I've had to go from playing "running back", to "quarterback" to now "coach." I could have never planned for Rubicon's rapid success and the last thing on my mind was how to plan for the evolution of my role within it. Read the rest of Frank's post. READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

MAY 7, 2011

It doesn’t take much to publicly wish a departing employee well, to throw a small celebration, to coach the outgoing person if asked, and to listen and receive fair criticism at the moment of the exit interview. And sometimes, the story that results is one that joins the ranks of super-tales, to be told again and again.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 4, 2014

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, it’s why I believe executive coaches are so important for startups who have the financial resources to afford them. Equity for the future? If you are the person staying how resentful will you become working your arse off for equity that your co-founder who leaves will get value from.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

And, the equity markets are certainly a more challenging environment. We're beginning to engage them more in mentoring and coaching, and we've been known to make very, very early stage seed investments to help companies finish up their plans or prototypes, and inch them along a little more. Mike Napoli: Obviously, it's still tough.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing. Leaders are needed to coach each salesperson, keep the team on message, and spur new growth and goals. I like the ten steps he outlines, which I characterize here as follows: Seek major capital infusion. There is no free lunch.

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socalTECH

JULY 1, 2013

It consisted of what today would be called an accelerator, which involves sprinkling a few dollars and coaching on other people. We''ll give away some equity in exchange for the license, to the researcher, the founding team and engineers and scientists who are going to get this moving from the lab to the market. It was a failure.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2018

The buyer is shopping for equity in startups and the seller is looking for cash in exchange for equity and shared governing control of his or her company. I hired a sales coach named Kai Krickle who helped me figure out how to close more deals. For starters you have to realize that fund-raising is a sales process.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 3, 2014

There are three classes of equity investors for early stage businesses that we have not yet considered. VCs often invest no less than $2 million in a single deal, finding it difficult to put less money to work and still spend time on boards and coaching entrepreneurs to a successful liquidity event.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Others schedule long and exhaustive practice and coaching sessions for everyone on the team, including showcase customers, to make sure that everyone tells the most positive and consistent story. Startup equity investments imply a long-term business relationship, lasting five years or longer.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing. Leaders are needed to coach each salesperson, keep the team on message, and spur new growth and goals. I like the ten steps he outlines, which I characterize here as follows: Seek major capital infusion. There is no free lunch.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2017

Rely on training courses and coaching for new roles. Entrepreneurs find it much harder to attract equity partners, compared to offering a premium salary to industry experts and people with highly relevant experience. You must be all of these and more. There are no in-house experts or training organizations to rely on.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing. Leaders are needed to coach each salesperson, keep the team on message, and spur new growth and goals. I like the ten steps he outlines, which I characterize here as follows: Seek major capital infusion. There is no free lunch.

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Startup Sales Metrics Guide 56

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

You don’t have unlimited equity to dole out. I’ve spent hours this week reading about the firing of the head coach and personnel manager of the football team I support – The Philadelphia Eagles. His name was Chip Kelly and he came off of a very successful stint as the coach of the collegiate Oregon Ducks.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing. Leaders are needed to coach each salesperson, keep the team on message, and spur new growth and goals. I like the ten steps he defines, which I can summarize here as follows: Seek major capital infusion. There is no free lunch.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 23, 2016

Adjust your lifestyle to work for equity value. Sign up for some career coaching and auditing. Update yourself on their history, founder backgrounds, and competitors. With startups, the big picture understanding and value are more important than technical skill depth. T-shirts and beer are not the norm at every startup.

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