Berkonomics

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Especially if they have sold their companies and live comfortably upon the proceeds, these people are often the most willing to help and the most patient through the process. His average percentage of a company was 5% in return for spending a day a week as I recall. But alas, there is no free lunch. Original 1994 book.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 7, 2019

The panels of seasoned and newer investors will focus on Early-Stage Venture Investing: How to meet investors, pitch them, and what it really takes to get them to write you a check! All of the Investors will get your company description and contact info! Additionally, there will be an Optional Pitching Workshop Lunch from 12pm-3pm.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

When should you start a company? What company should you start? When should a VC invest? When should you join a company? Anyone who has worked in a large company further knows that timing a product launch or a new marketing strategy has more to do with internal politics than reading market forces.

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Berkonomics

MAY 31, 2018

company, with 26 programmers in his fold. The company had grown to 233 employees and served 16% of all automated hotels worldwide at that time. Each week, Tom and I would have an informal lunch and discuss issues that ranged far and wide. 33 million return from $100 thousand investment, or 330 to1.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

BetterWorks--which makes it easy for companies to offer employees access to perks like ordering lunch from local restaurants, handling dry cleaning, and other services--said it has added Personal Services to cover things like house cleaning services. READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Dave’s note: Here comes my favorite “tell-it-like-it-is” CEO, Kim Shepherd, with another of her pieces from her experience managing a completely virtual company with over one hundred employees located through the United States and beyond. . By Kim Shepherd. Isn’t that someone you want on your team?

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 23, 2014

I spent an hour across two phone calls with him telling him why I believe MakeSpace will be a billion dollar company (which I do). And I spoke with the CTO of another great company I used to be on the board of and enlisted his support in potentially being an advisor to one company. Maybe 50 if you really invest time and effort.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 27, 2021

As an advisor to new entrepreneurs and new ventures, I’m seeing a refreshing new focus by Millennials on work and successful new companies with a purpose, and more productivity through happy employees. There are many good articles which outline what these companies do right. Enjoy a 15-minute quiet time at lunch to reset, every day.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2012

Companies today are paranoid, afraid that even their friends will steal their business. But remember that “dancing with the wolves” can also get you eaten for lunch. It’s a great survival strategy for small companies or entrepreneurs, and a good expansion strategy for even the largest companies.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2022

According to one study a decade ago, only 45% of founders plan to exit after stage one, and my guess is that less than half the remainder survive the next stage in their own company. There is no free lunch. These only come with the proper training, investment in tools, and focus on customer relationships.

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socalTECH

APRIL 4, 2011

Maybe at the time I was thinking I had to get tougher with my investment decisions; I hadn't made any money investing in high-tech startups, how could I invest in a company focused on society's transportation challenges with an emphasis on bicycles, of all things?

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socalTECH

JANUARY 23, 2013

Today, we just had a screening for the Tech Coast Angels, they're screening companies and having lunch here. They're using the ROC platform to have their events in all one place, and take their investing from 8 to 30 days, down from 90 days. Instead, we partner with all the companies provide those services.

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Berkonomics

MAY 7, 2011

Tom rose through the programming ranks to become the chief architect of my software company, with 26 programmers in his fold. The company had grown to 233 employees and served 16% of all automated hotels worldwide at that time. Each week, Tom and I would have an informal lunch and discuss issues that ranged far and wide.

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Berkonomics

JULY 3, 2010

If you are lucky enough to create competition among investors for your company, you can select the investor or group with an individual who has experience in your niche and identifies with your vision. But alas, there is no free lunch. And over the years I have vastly curtailed the practice.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 28, 2016

I began experimenting with time-of-day, number of Tweets, headline text, etc and learned a ton about usage patterns of Twitter and I even invested in a social media analytics company called Awe.sm, an influencer network called Adly and a data firehose company called Datasift (who now powers the Facebook Topics feed). Half Lives.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 1, 2013

How did a small, open source software company from Finland capture billions in market share from Oracle? Marten Mickos, CEO of Eucalyptus Systems , knows the answer and he delights in telling the story of how MySQL ate Oracle's lunch and dinner. spread over three different companies (and) we brought it all together. We spent 1.6M

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 27, 2012

. “In order to create a successful new company, you have to find an idea that. (1) 1) has escaped the attention of the major Internet companies, which are better run than ever before; (2) is capable of being launched and proven out for ~$5M, the typical seed plus series A investment; and. (3) Is Facebook unstoppable?

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 3, 2009

Yesterday I had lunch with a really interesting and capable serial entrepreneur who is raising his A round. And I had 2 “strategic&# investors in my first company. So push comes to shove they will be driven by their core business (as they should be) – not the $5 million they put into your company. Great question.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 23, 2019

Today, every employee wants to feel a sense that they are bringing more than profit to a company – they want to feel a sense of positive contribution to the environment and society as well. Measure your investment in engagement as an asset. They, like you, are the key assets of every thriving business.

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Southern California Edison Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2021

With the ability to browse pictures and information on a property’s website, companies may not sign up for a showing if they feel the building lacks the right amenities. Below, you will find insights into what office amenity investments will help drive profitability at your property, bring in more businesses, and boost tenant happiness. .

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

According to one study a while back, only 45% of founders plan to exit after stage one, and my guess is that less than half the remainder survive the next stage in their own company. There is no free lunch. These only come with the proper training, investment in tools, and focus on customer relationships.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

So I ask you – if you’re being reactive to somebody else’s emails are you really being as productive in your company as you could be? I spend tons of time each day on portfolio company issues. I had a pre breakfast with a CEO of a company in which I invested talking about his next fund raising round.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 13, 2011

This version has some additional details on a portfolio company I’ve invested in, which are disclosed below. No private head nods are given to small startup companies to help them prepare. Any company who develops products reliant on iOS spends weeks crapping their pants before WWDC. It’s madness. And on and on.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

John Greathouse: So Steve, how does a company turn their office lease into a money maker? That sounds like an incredibly entrepreneurial thing to do, irrespective of a company’s size. It’s not easy, but I believe that every time you look to open an office for your business you have to look at it as truly an investment in your business.

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

The #MeToo movement has impacted drinking policies at major companies – most prominently, WeWork dropped its unlimited beer tap option last October following sexual assault allegations at WeWork events. A further 35% of tech firms offer company-sponsored happy hours. ” Are Dry Events the Answer? .

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socalTECH

AUGUST 4, 2011

Jeff Zwelling is the co-founder of Convertro (www.convertro.com), a Los Angeles company focused on helping companies track how their marketing efforts are leading to sales conversions. That's important, because it allows marketers to re-invest and give credit to that marketing event, so they can buy more of it and get more customers.

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socalTECH

JUNE 19, 2013

We spoke with Ben about how Burstly is now creating a company to help mobile developers create, develop, distribute, and monetize their apps. Ben Satterfield: Burstly is the blanket company for three products. TestFlight was spun out of my company when I was doing consulting work. Burstly is located in Santa Monica.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

A good early-stage CEO needs to be accessible, to be accountable for producing results and should be establishing the cultural norms of the company through direct leadership at all levels. But issues do arise as your company grows. I see two common mistakes in companies (not just in startups, in fact).

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 11, 2010

I believe that first-time entrepreneurs also benefit hugely from working in close proximity to other companies. A tech lab is a perfect hub for this kind of cross-company fertilization. We’re recommending to our companies that they be distributed.&#. We don’t believe in it anymore.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 20, 2013

How did an American software engineer come to own an adventure travel company cited by National Geographic as, "one of the best adventure travel companies on earth?". I would have been less impressed with this approach if he were running an unprofessional, second-rate company. And we want to take a packed lunch there.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 9, 2014

This was a chance to blow open the story on their companies, to address a room full of potential investors, mentors, partners, customers, and press. Updates could be as exciting as closing investment deals, or harrowing as the news of losing a co-founder. Weekly fireside breakouts , collaborative lunches, and brainstorming sessions.

Startup 111

Startup Mobile Commerce Education 111

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

We caught up with founder John Delacruz to hear more about what the company hopes to do as it expands beyond Pasadena. How far along is the company? John Delacruz: This is my second company. My first company, was Journalfire, published on academic publishing. We're one of the first investments out of that group.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 24, 2011

First and foremost, we're focused on making companies become successful. If you're familiar with YCombinator or TechStars, you know that companies also get access to a deep network of top tier mentors and advisors, who help them with a variety of things, such as product marketing, go-to-market, and funding.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

According to one study a while back, only 45% of founders plan to exit after stage one, and my guess is that less than half the remainder survive the next stage in their own company. There is no free lunch. These only come with the proper training, investment in tools, and focus on customer relationships.

Startup 108

Startup Sales Metrics Entrepreneur 108

socalTECH

MARCH 6, 2017

We'd get together every two or three months to grab coffee or lunch, and talk about what we're up to. After I sold my last company, Shift, in May of 2015, I took some time off to look for the next thing to do. You're known as quite the angel investor here in companies (ie. I've known Michael for eight years.

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Media Mobile Startup Acquisition 153

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 11, 2017

As an advisor to new entrepreneurs and new ventures, I’m seeing a refreshing new focus by Millennials on work and successful new companies with a purpose, and more productivity through happy employees. There are many good articles which outline what these companies do right. Enjoy a 15-minute quiet time at lunch to reset, every day.

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Startup Email Satisfaction Google 60

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Explore Great Companies & Jobs. LifeSwap is a new way for great people to explore great companies and jobs. LifeSwap says that you can explore another company for 2-3 hours, meet current employees, see what the day-to-day is like, and – most importantly – get a feel for the place. LifeSwap makes that possible.”.

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