Berkonomics

APRIL 14, 2012

There is a natural fear of giving too much information to investors after the initial investment is received. First, let’s cover the absolute minimum legal requirement a company has to provide to its investors. Email readers, continue here.]

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Class Report Competition .Net 202

socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Every year, at the end of the year, we share some reflections on the past year from our readers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, sponsors, and others in the local technology community. What was the biggest news for you/your company this year? We'll be featuring contributions all through the holiday season.

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Southern California News Platform Class 100

socalTECH

JUNE 20, 2012

For readers, LaunchpadLA is all about? For two years, it was a mentorship program, that worked with twenty three different companies, but did not have a fund, did not have an office, and didn't take any equity. Then, it turned out, all of those companies did really well. Our current class has performed incredibly well.

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Class Mentor Startup Santa Monica 261

Berkonomics

JUNE 17, 2011

Most businesses fall into the class of those that can be sold someday to a willing buyer. Email readers continue here.] Is your value proposition for an eventual buyer that you have some secret sauce that allows you to compete more effectively against competition? What creates value in a business? And I’d go further.

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Equity Class Email Competition 209

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 12, 2016

The Luddites would ruin machinery by “throwing a spanner in the works” (or a monkey wrench to the American reader). People who failed to industrialize, however well intentioned one’s goals, were at a competitive disadvantage to those who had.

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Education Resource Class Course 150

socalTECH

JULY 28, 2010

Yesterday, the X Prize Foundation (www.xprize.org) announced the finalists in the Progressive Automotive X Prize , a $10M competition geared at advancing automotive technology and developing 100 MPG automobiles. For our readers who haven't heard of the Progressive Automotive X Prize, can you talk about what it's all about?

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Competition Southern California Technology Class 153

Berkonomics

JANUARY 20, 2010

Email readers continue here.]. Bootstrapping: This term describes your ability to start a business with little investment and grow it using internally-generated funds. Better yet, the valuation of your enterprise is often higher than if the same investment were taken from a professional investor.

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Venture Capital Invest Class Entrepreneur 174

InfoChachkie

JULY 21, 2011

We help companies reward their employees with perks. Perks are one of the most cost effective ways for a company to recruit and retain employees. How extensible do you see BetterWorks’ business model with later stage companies, where dental plans do matter? “We Those companies are spending up to $300 per employee per month.

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Summary Tips Sales Entrepreneur 246

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

The firm is announcing a substantial Series D funding round today, so we spoke with the firm's CEO, Jason Howe, to get the details on the company and what it's doing. Unlike Walmart, you don't have to walk through a reader or interrogator, because we have an active tag with a five year asset life, saying here I am. Congrats on funding.

Startup 113

Startup CTO Hire Resource Venture Capital 113

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

Interesting patterns emerged: Everyone makes the same classes of error. Many of our job postings for Engineering positions describe the company as a place “where the word ‘millions’ is used frequently and in many contexts&#. No, the question is: What are doing now knowing that a big company will copy your idea?

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Startup Venture Capital Blogging Software Review 217