Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Email readers, continue here…] On the final day of our assignment, I was responsible for the “reporting out” to the assembled twenty or so executives in the large conference room of this major corporation. I imagine that our report sits today on someone’s shelf, filed with others from past and from following months and years.

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Berkonomics

MAY 21, 2020

A tell-tale almost always has a motive based upon political or personal gain, with the exception of when there is a perception or the reality of any form of sexual interference or bullying being reported. That’s a subject for a separate discussion, and there are civil penalties as recourse for such proven behavior. Personal motivation?

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 7, 2021

And there are limits of course. If he had been a research employee reporting to you, at what point would you have pulled the plug on the project, or become disillusioned with the person? Of course, the major hits paid for thousands of misses. Reward failure? . That may be a difficult concept for an executive.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

The University cited stats from the information systems group ISACA, saying that 69 percent of the world's cybersecurity professionals say their teams are understaffed, and 58 percent report unfilled positions. READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Email readers, continue here…] Of course, most of us have limited resources for such overwhelming support of a new offering. If the product or service is especially complex or expensive, send someone from sales or marketing or even R&D to the customer location at the moment of first use. What if my resources are limited?

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Of course, the response depends upon lots of variables, including whether the company is in a fund-raising mode (in which case the CEO may be spending up to 80% of their time on this alone). It is from over a thousand of these CEO presentations over the years that I attempt to make the following generalities.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2021

Of course, that means a mindset willing to give up much more equity, and taking on a whole new level of risk. That requires work and risk to comply with reporting requirements of the SEC, including the additional accounting and reporting processes. Bring in an experienced Board and world-class leaders.

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Launched four years ago, the Nanodegree courses allow students worldwide to gain expertise in areas such as data analytics, machine learning, and autonomous flight engineering by completing coursework that can take as little as six months.

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Tech.Co

APRIL 11, 2018

But, you’d be wrong, according to a new report out from LinkedIn. LinkedIn’s April report on the state of the U.S. LinkedIn’s April report on the state of the U.S. And, as it turns out, reports of Silicon Valley’s destination demise have been greatly exaggerated. San Francisco Skills Gap.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2014

.” The most recent was 18 months ago or so called The Kauffman Report. It had an influence on the people who fund our industry in a negative way as many asset managers who fund our industry read this flawed report. That’s a shame because many of these people missed out on what will be a few great VC vintages.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 17, 2021

It is more than difficult to follow a leader who changes course seemingly without reason or sets standards that change by day or by whim, or rewards one person or department differently than others. Have the courage to ask a board member or even a direct report to comment on your three measures. Second is consistency. .

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Technology Council

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Not since the great depression has a sluggish economy and a stubborn unemployment number represented pretty good economic conditions for companies to chart their strategic courses. In 2012, the US economy experienced modest growth with real GDP growing 2.7% […].

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Technology Council

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Not since the great depression has a sluggish economy and a stubborn unemployment number represented pretty good economic conditions for companies to chart their strategic courses. In 2012, the US economy experienced modest growth with real GDP growing 2.7% [.].

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Berkonomics

MARCH 1, 2018

Many of us have someone who reports directly to us and who supervises others in return. Once a person of higher authority reaches beyond their direct report in an organization, especially without the approval of that direct report, incurable damage will have been done to that person’s ability to manage. I thought so.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 16, 2022

With that in hand, short-term or long term, you should then be able to plot a course of strategies and tactics for you, each of your direct reports, and the entity as a whole to focus resources upon and to progress through the steps to achieve that goal.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

A successful hire is not just the responsibility of the recruiter and manager to whom the recruit will report. Of course, it’s great execution by great employees acting as a unit in the best interests of the enterprise. Who is responsible for a successful hire? Some even encourage interviews with those the candidate would manage.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 26, 2022

E-commerce sales typically account for 80% of Glossier’s revenue, the Business of Fashion reported last July. . Founded in 2014, Glossier is widely touted as one of the earliest breakout successes of the DTC model, and raised its Series E last July at a $1.8 billion valuation from Lone Pine Capital, Sequoia, Forerunner Ventures and others.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 30, 2019

In a previous life, John Underkoffler spent his days in Los Angeles dreaming up all of the possible ways men and machines would interact as a science adviser on films like Minority Report. The first bolt in the quiver of tools that Underkoffler began building out over the course of 15 years spent at MIT’s Media Lab was Mezzanine.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

The move comes even as Activions Blizzard reported record net revenues in 2018 of $7.50 Santa Monica-based game developer Activision Blizzard says it is slashing 8 percent of its staff, or nearly 800 employees, as a part of a restructuring effort at the company. bllion, up from the $7.02 billion it had in revenues for 2017. READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Of course, this comment made me think of the many times I had been guilty of this more than occasional heads-down office work over the years of management and assume that most of you who have supervised others have fallen into the same trap. Had I been guilty? Be a better manager of people. Don’t let your work interfere with your job.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 4, 2019

And most of us investors are frustrated by the lack of regular communication – unless of course – the company needs more money. This could include the need for audited financials, monthly financial and narrative reporting and more. Every investor wants regular information from companies taking their money.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 27, 2019

Especially in your growing company, you are drawn into daily process issues by all of your direct reports, often responding to questions and problems, leaving little time for strategic thought. Of course, they do. Of course, it is. We know that an executive’s job is not easy. That’s bad behavior! Show them a prototype.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 1, 2019

But you know that of course. Well, if you have a plan but do not share it with your direct reports, then they are acting without motivation toward mutual goals, without metrics to measure their progress toward the goals, and without the leadership that makes great winners. Your team playbook. What is different about you as a manager?

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 13, 2018

For concertgoers, rolling up to the concert in Supreme sweats, Yeezys, Adidas, Pumas… and, of course, Nikes, the SNKRS stash drop would be a surprise. For folks who had downloaded Nike’s SNKRS app, they’d be able to buy and reserve a pair of Kendrick Lamar’s limited edition Cortez Kenny IIIs at the concert.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

A manager secure in the position should never fear empowering direct reports to make decisions that fall within the resources allocated to them and within the budget agreed to with them. The more power you cede, the more you become a teacher and the more your direct reports grow in their positions.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 14, 2020

The road of drug development is rife with detours and disappointments but Seres Therapeutics showed this week that course corrections can work. Four years after its microbiome therapy failed in a mid-stage study, the company reported early positive data from a pivotal test of its treatment for a type of gut infection.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Waiting over a year to see results is too long, since your chance of mid-course correction is greatly reduced. That may be you, but in some companies, that requires a dedicated individual tasked with removing roadblocks, measuring success, and reporting progress. It is all about execution. If that is true, we are tolerant bunch.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2020

and of course a relentless pursuit of helping founders succeed. The core of the investing job of course is investing dollars into startup companies and helping as a mentor, advisor and board member on the companies in which you’ve invested. She had all of the skills and traits we sought?—?leadership, So What Does All This Mean?

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Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The paper also reports “around 200 new customer complaints” were being recorded daily during the summer, all related to users having shipping issues and long delivery delays. Of course, this could change any time – especially when companies with the financial clout of ByteDance have money to throw at it until it does.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 9, 2016

So the lion recruited a cockroach who had extensive experience as a supervisor and who was famous for writing excellent reports. He also needed a secretary to help him write and type his reports. The Ant of course “Because she showed lack of motivation and had a negative attitude.”. Guess who the lion fired first?

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Berkonomics

JUNE 27, 2013

A tell-tale almost always has a motive based upon political or personal gain, with the exception of when there is a perception or the reality of any form of sexual interference or bullying being reported. That’s a subject for a separate discussion, and there are civil penalties as recourse for such proven behavior. Protecting the business'

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 16, 2014

You course correct. Of if your VP Sales isn’t complaining about marketing she’s trying to get the function reporting to her. Marketing of course often feels the opposite. They review competitors offerings and analyst reports. You set direction. You hire great people. And then there’s product management.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

She holds a weekly meeting of her direct reports, and asks them to find three important but actionable items for the group to work on if not complete during the following week. Execution agility , where members of the group inspire the organization to execute in a new direction and adjust course as events unfold.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 11, 2014

I’ve written about my own mom before and the role she played in shaping my life but of course you never quite appreciate the full contributions of Mom until you’re much older. So today should of course by Wife Appreciation Day as much as Mother’s Day. And Moms everywhere. And follow through.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 6, 2015

The report on the LA Tech Market can be found on this link. To mark the occasion of launching this inaugural report I am also proud to announce that we’ve also launched the Upfront Insights blog. And the first report released is this one — > The State of the LA Tech Market. And of course thank you to CB Insights.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 10, 2019

The best leaders are those who share problems and alternative solutions with their direct reports, then seek consensus in decisions as a result. If the group cannot agree upon a course of action, the leader must act, even if the action taken is to defer the decision until more information or a consensus is reached.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 21, 2018

And my specific response that I recommended was to say, “I can send you our standard data pack but honestly I have too many other firms asking for customized data and we simply can’t send each person custom reports. Of course you have to be careful with this. I knew she’s come see you. If you want to come visit us you’re welcome to.”

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