Berkonomics

MAY 18, 2023

Variations on the theme… [Email readers, continue here…] You can expect to have the same attitude if a past employee resurfaces after a layoff, resignation or after being fired, with a plan for a competitive business – or as an employee of a competitor. What could you do if your company secrets are compromised?

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 12, 2019

Most entrepreneurs are quick to assert to potential investors that their product or solution will kill the competition, but unfortunately your opinion alone is not enough to convince most experienced investors. A competitive advantage to a non-problem or tiny niche is not interesting to investors.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said on Thursday that it is looking to block the acquisition of Santa Monica-based Activision Blizzard by Microsoft Corp., saying the buy will "harm competition in high-performance gaming consoles and subscription services".

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Let’s examine the relationship between time, quality and competitiveness. There is always a trade-off between cost for testing, time to market and risk of problems. If you are getting the impression from these many insights that complex relationships cause simple problems, you are right. There is little need to reinforce the obvious.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

As an investor, I always listen carefully to what an entrepreneur says, and does not say, about competition. Every business area has competition and every customer has alternatives, so a smart entrepreneur needs to acknowledge these as a positive in defining a big market, and position the features of a new solution in this context.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2014

Competition for your new hydrogen fuel auto engine is not limited to other hydrogen auto engine offerings, or even other autos. So what are some of the key points that you should highlight in your investor slides to convince investors that you indeed do have a long-term competitive advantage over other alternatives in the marketplace?

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 3, 2021

The company began trading on Thursday on the Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker symbol GEEXU. The company is offering up 17,500,000 units of its stock at $10.00

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

International Trade Commission has taken up a complaint, filed by Santa Barbara-based Sonos , that Google has been importing and selling goods which Sonos says infringe upon its patents. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Camarillo-based analog and mixed signal semiconductor developer Semtech has sued three former Semtech employees, as well as company Spark Connected , claiming that the three breached a non-competition agreement and misappropriated trade secrets from the company.

Competition 113

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

Competition for your new hydrogen fuel auto engine is not limited to other hydrogen auto engine offerings, or even other autos. So what are some of the key points that you should highlight in your investor slides to convince investors that you indeed do have a long-term competitive advantage over other alternatives in the marketplace?

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Xconomy

JANUARY 30, 2020

Some companies that belong to the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), a large industry trade group, convene diverse hiring committees, seek out representation among their suppliers and vendors, and are led by executives that talk regularly about the importance of an inclusive workforce. To that end, BIO established.

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socalTECH

MARCH 29, 2010

Last week, Ventura-based The Trade Desk (www.thetradedesk.com) announced a $2.5M Tags: entrepreneur startup microsoft advertising internet adecn capital venture desk trade thetradedesk green jeff. funding round. We talked with Jeff about his new startup, and where it fits into the Internet ad market. Jeff, thanks for the interview.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 -- New Space Era: Global Competition, Transition to Private Projects and Space Tourism. The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Los Angeles is hosting their annual 4th Tuesday Technology Exchange event. Dr. Tsuyoshi Saotome (Ph.D.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 2, 2019

The New Venture Fair (NVF) is a valuable part of Cal Lutheran's entrepreneur education experience, in which student teams share their innovative startup projects in a competitive environment. The NVF is a dynamic and exciting evening where the community gets its first look at Cal Lutheran's exceptional student entrepreneurs.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 12, 2017

by Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission. According to the Fair Trade Commission, Qualcomm unfairly exercised a "monopoly position" for its chips used in mobile communications for seven years, and ordered Qualcomm to pay 23.4 San Diego-based Qualcomm is facing more overseas antitrust woes, and has just been fined $773.9M

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Patents San Diego Mobile Marketing 138

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2022

In these days of global competition via multiple channels, you need continuous marketing to find more customers. Participate in trade shows and industry conferences. They won’t find you. In this context, connecting with other complementary brands will help you share costs, as well as audiences across your industry.

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Technical Review Social Media Conference Customer 142

Berkonomics

AUGUST 17, 2017

Let’s examine the relationship between time, quality and competitiveness. There is always a trade-off between cost for testing, time to market and risk of problems. If you are getting the impression from these many insights that complex relationships cause simple problems, you are right. There is little need to reinforce the obvious.

Software Review 243

Software Review Examples Competition News 243

socalTECH

MARCH 29, 2018

Female-first dating app developer Bumble has countersued Match Group , the parent company of Los Angeles-based dating app developer Tinder , alleging theft of trade secrets, fraud, unfair competition, and more, and seeking $400M in damages. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Dallas County, Texas.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 25, 2024

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.

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Xconomy

JUNE 14, 2019

The US Federal Trade Commission wants yet more information about the buyout, and overseas, the UK Competition and Markets Authority opened a separate investigation. This past week, antitrust regulators once again delayed Roche’s planned $4.8 billion buyout of gene therapy developer Spark Therapeutics (NASDAQ: ONCE ).

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News Competition Acquisition Report 97

Berkonomics

APRIL 16, 2020

Act boldly to address painful layoffs, reductions in salaries, cuts in trade shows already contracted (even if cancelled or reset to the fall months.) Are you salespeople making few if any sales because your prospective customers are distracted by their own problems? What is the plan for after it’s all over?

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Layoffs Sales News Marketing 218

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Should SaaS companies trade at a 24x Enterprise Value (EV) to Next Twelve Month (NTM) Revenue multiple as they did in November 2021? This happens slowly because while public markets trade daily and prices then adjust instantly, private markets don’t get reset until follow-on financing rounds happen which can take 6–24 months.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Salaries or hourly wages must be within reasonable limits set by the industry and matched by the competition, both regionally and for the same job classification. And there are some industries where tools such as stock options are considered mandatory for a company to be competitive. Some obvious qualifiers.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 18, 2017

The Federal Trade Commission has charged San Diego-based Qualcomm with using anticompetitive tactics to maintain its monopoly in baseband processors used in cell phones, the FTC announced on Tuesday, specifically citing Qualcomm's licensing behavior with Apple.

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San Diego Competition 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

KFx Medical said its new patent infringement lawsuit comes as a direct response to another, lawsuit, filed by Arthrex earlier this year against KFx Medical, alleging misappropriation of trade secrets, unfair competition, breach of contract and conspiracy.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 16, 2014

In the early days the CEO is the jack-of-all-trades, doer-of-all, famously the “chief janitor” or coffee maker. If you hire truly talented people you end up definitionally with a lot of competitive peers who will inevitably jockey for resources and control. Extremely talented people are ultra competitive.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 16, 2018

Over the years, I have often heard the complaint from CEO friends that they have become so swamped by the demands of their growing businesses that they feel themselves further and further from the center of their industry, no longer at the forefront of information and competitive development. The risk of the daily routine. Yes, I know.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 10, 2013

In what is a fairly unusual move, last week, Tradesparq (www.tradesparq.com), a Chinese startup in the area of B2B trade information, said it was planning on setting up its operations here in Southern California, as part of an expansion and scaling of the company. Michael Kleist: Tradesparq is a B2B trade platform. What is Tradesparq?

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

With the step into groceries, Impossible Foods moves into direct competition with its bigger, publicly traded rival Beyond Meat, which is already selling its patties and sausages in major stores nationwide.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2015

Don’t bash the competition. Every investor knows how vulnerable a new startup is to competitors, so investors always ask about your sustainable competitive advantage in the marketplace. That says you are competitive today, have a real barrier to entry, and the potential to remain ahead of the competition for a long time.

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socalTECH

JULY 23, 2009

South Korea has fined San Diego's Qualcomm $208M in an antitrust case, the Korea Fair Trade Commission said today. The commission said that Qualcomm charged higher royalties on its CDMA licenses to companies using competitive chipsets. Tags: qualcomm lawsuit south korea fine trade antitrust semiconductor chip communications.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 23, 2023

Merrin is a serial entrepreneur and CEO of Liquidnet, who faced the challenge of major change to some of the most complex stock trading systems in the world. Will the solution give you an “unfair competitive advantage,” meaning no competitor already has it, or can replicate your solution without your skills or intellectual property.

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Startup Education Ideas Customer 96

SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 31, 2012

The 3rd Annual EXPO will focus on products and services, issues and opportunities for enterprises and entrepreneurs with emphasis on trade, transportation and logistics. On September 5th and 6th, PortTech Los Angeles welcomes community and industry leaders, technology entrepreneurs, university researchers, and investors to PortTechEXPO 2012.

Competition 113

Competition Research Los Angeles Entrepreneur 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 30, 2012

The 3rd Annual EXPO will focus on products and services, issues and opportunities for enterprises and entrepreneurs with emphasis on trade, transportation and logistics. On September 5th and 6th, PortTech Los Angeles welcomes community and industry leaders, technology entrepreneurs, university researchers, and investors to PortTechEXPO 2012.

Competition 113

Competition Research Los Angeles Entrepreneur 113

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2023

First you work in the kitchen for a while, learning some tools of the trade, experiment with a few recipes, and test on willing clients. Follow the “how to” instructions above for combining the ingredients, combined with you own “special sauce” (competitive edge), and I’m sure you will deliver a tasty dish, on time and with a profit.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

The CoinMKT then becomes their trading account so that they can begin trading cryptocurrencies. We’re different from other exchanges in that: we accept multiple cryptocurrencies, not just Bitcoin, we have a beautiful user interface, and a powerful trade engine that was built for high volume traders. Any competition?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 26, 2020

Executives shoulder new risks for insider trading and employment practices. On the other hand, “competitive” salaries will likely go up, and health and retirement benefits will jump to a new level. Public company executives are at civil and even criminal risk for false or misleading statements in the registration statement.

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