Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

His Strategic Exits Corporation provides M&A advisory services, and he is much in demand as a speaker at angel and entrepreneur events worldwide. – Dave. Email readers, continue here…] How Long Does It Take to Sell a Company? By Basil Peters.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 30, 2018

VC firms see thousands of deals and have a refined sense of how the market is valuing deals because they get price signals across all of these deals. As an entrepreneur it can feel as intimidating as going to buy a car where the dealer knows the price of every make & model of a car and you’re guessing at how much to pay.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Email readers, continue here…] I’ve been involved as a board member of two such businesses, where venture investors came aboard and pushed management to immediately scale the business without regard for profitability, and without much regard for infrastructure. Why it’s so personal to me…. first appeared on BERKONOMICS.

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Tech.Co

MAY 6, 2022

Please fill in your email. Plus, Shopify says, “inventory placement algorithms” can predict demand in order to better route inventory. Sign up to the Tech.co newsletter. Get the latest news delivered to your inbox faster than Shopify's fulfilment network. Please fill in your name. Please verify before subscribing.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 5, 2020

Email readers, continue here…] A great idea often fails from the inexperience or inability of management to bring the idea to market. A third demonstration of overcoming market risk is by holding controlled focus groups and gathering information from unbiased potential customers supporting the acceptance of the product or service.

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Berkonomics

JULY 26, 2018

Sometimes, companies do this by creating demand where none existed before, such as for Listerine in the early days with a campaign to eliminate halitosis, the dreaded bad breath that consumers had no name for and did not think of as a need before that most successful advertising campaign.

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Sign up to Tech.co's weekly newsletter today Please fill in your name Please fill in your email Subscribe By signing up to receive our newsletter, you agree to our Privacy Policy. And with direct traffic making up 71% of Caledly’s total traffic, demand for the scheduling tool is likely to remain strong into 2024. Gumroad homepage.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

We let restaurants set pricing based on demand, and then if you're hungry looking for a place to eat, we match you up with a restaurant offering a great deal. Also, restaurants really love it because they only pay per customer, that they can take control of how many customers they are receiving based on demand.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 14, 2019

Email readers, continue here…] Are you ahead or behind the market with your product or service? One way to mitigate this is by using early money to create a prototype, to perform market research, to complete the first generation of the product, or to deliver the service to a satisfied customer. Second: Market risk. .

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Email readers, continue here…] But beware. And a disappointment based on missed delivery or completion is as great as one based upon trounced quality or price expectations. “Fast” applies to either service speed (including delivery) or product manufacturing time. Red Adair said, “…pick any two.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2019

Control costs and adjust prices to maintain your margin. It’s time to really focus on social media, videos, and email. It’s amazing how fast copycat competitors can spring up, as you attempt to scale, and how fast customers will switch to new innovations and lower prices. Start working on the next generation of your own product.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Email readers, continue here…] Either way, very few startups can afford to forge new markets or create a product that does not fit into an existing class of increasing demand. The market was moving in the opposite direction from the company, and the company paid the ultimate price.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Email readers, continue here…] Either way, very few startups can afford to forge new markets or create a product that does not fit into an existing class of increasing demand. The market was moving in the opposite direction from the company, and the company paid the ultimate price.

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Tech.Co

MAY 11, 2022

newsletter Get the latest tech stories delivered to your inbox Please fill in your name Please fill in your email Please verify before subscribing. Subscribe As the demand for speedy delivery continues to surge, Amazon has struggled to keep its next-day delivery commitment in these rural states because of their sparse populations.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2010

on the entrepreneur side of the table) when I raised at too high of a price. So don’t raise money at a cheap price, but don’t get too far ahead of yourself either. Pricing high also takes exit options off the table. But if you do this early (pre VC) then the price points are pretty low. This is wrong.

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Berkonomics

MAY 21, 2015

Email readers continue here.] I’ve been involved as a board member of two such businesses, where venture investors came aboard and pushed management to immediately scale the business without regard for profitability, and without much regard for infrastructure. Angel investors are more tolerant of this than VCs.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 15, 2012

Email readers, continue here.] Third: Management risk. A third demonstration of overcoming market risk is by holding controlled focus groups and gathering information from unbiased potential customers supporting the acceptance of the product or service. And fifth: Competitive risk.

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Berkonomics

JULY 9, 2011

Sometimes, companies do this by creating demand where none existed before, such as for Listerine in the early days with a campaign to eliminate halitosis, the dreaded bad breath that consumers had no name for and did not think of as a need before that most successful advertising campaign. Email readers continue here. ] Why buy MINE?

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2010

He wanted to create awareness for himself to generate marketing buzz and demand and then get the retail stores to pay wholesales prices for his cds. In his early career he realized the importance of email lists. His email list became his power. He created demand. It made me confident about what would work.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Many are reluctant to really “market” themselves, and have trouble differentiating their offerings to clients, except by price. If your business card and website come across as just another advisor, consultant, or accountant, then don’t be surprised if price is the only focus. Set pricing to assure both revenue and profit.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 11, 2012

It has a price. You have to pay the price to win and you have to pay the price to get to the point where success is possible. Most important, you must pay the price to stay there.”. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 28, 2018

Every VC wants to fund a deal that seems to have too much demand. Having too little demand leads to bankruptcy. Note: If you enjoy or are learning from this series please subscribe by entering your email below?—?it Will these milestones be enough that a VC would pay a higher price in the next round of financing?

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socalTECH

MAY 30, 2019

I think, to be a great entrepreneur, you have to look at what is missing in the category that you will be playing in the industry, and figure what you can deploy with a little bit of strategy and technology to bring a better service and price. You've got to know best practices in demand generation. If you're not quick you're not there.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

And then they said one thing that most marketers go their whole career never hearing, 'Listen Steve, price is irrelevant, it is speed that matters.' We had been pricing our graphics cards to be a low-cost provider. The first thing I did was raise our prices.". Good News Bad News. A Conflict Mitigated By A Common Enemy .

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 18, 2013

In order to extract value beyond your Angel investors' cash, you must first assess three important parameters: (i) the relative strength of their personal brand, (ii) their ability to add operational value, and (iii) the amount of care and feeding they will demand from you. Share and Enjoy.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

The Billion Dollar Email. A few months later, on December 30th, 2010, my friend appended the following text to a lengthy, non-Uber oriented email: “not sure if you guys are aware of uber ( ubercab.com ). Thus, while it is painful for a great investment to pass you by, the pain is wistful, not acute. Sounds familiar. .

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 21, 2013

ChowNow also offers snazzy tablets that digitally track to-go orders, automatically email customers their order info and wait times, while building a customer database. The entire platform is controlled by the restaurant, allowing for instantaneous changes such as menu additions, delivery areas or pricing modifications.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Innovation is key in setting your company apart from the onslaught of promotional media out there today, including email blasts, banner ads on the Internet, and pervasive television spots. They will have a short memory and no loyalty to “lowest prices” or “easiest to use.” Position your products as delivery for on-demand services.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2018

For example, I still find businesses asking you to print, sign, and return documents by mail in lieu of digital signatures or email. They have to be energized and able to adapt as the market and competitors demand. In my mind, these are killing their businesses. Define stretch goals and challenge your team to deliver.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

He then pointed out that for service-based businesses every slot that went unfilled the provider had very high fixed costs and very low marginal costs and people ought to be willing to sell low-demand or last-minute expiring times at a discount while selling premium times at full price or even a surge price.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Email readers, continue here.] Either way, very few startups can afford to forge new markets or create a product that does not fit into an existing class of increasing demand. . The market was moving in the opposite direction from the company, and the company paid the ultimate price. That’s a valuable lesson.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

And what upsets people is that there are different quantities of those components available in the economic marketplace; and the law of supply and demand is pretty good about consequently assigning a value to them. What confuses us is that the components can all reside in one person, or multiple people. That, however, will not be enough.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

So when Sam Rosen came to me with the idea of disrupting storage with a product that is priced cheaper than existing incumbents and he could build a product that is a better service I was intrigued. You may have paid marketing: SEM, Social Media Ads, Banner Ads, email lists, etc. What price will your customer ultimately accept?

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 9, 2015

Not surprisingly, we received a litany of hate email from freeloaders admonishing us for taking away their free service. Demand Feedback - Unfortunately, data derived from freeloaders is often misleading and seldom includes pointed criticisms that inform your product / market fit.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2018

The surest sign a fund-raising process has stalled is when you aren’t getting follow-up meetings or hearing from the VC or hearing from friends that they got a phone call or email asking about you. People who believe the former believe that you should see the market demand before too many people know you’re “in market.” Sometimes?—?best

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socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2013

We send you reminders by email, and deliver as many times a year as you prefer. The way we represent our product, how we merchandise it, and how we price it, and our UX is really targeted towards the younger clientele. The really important thing to those folks, obviously, was transparency in pricing and customer service.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 7, 2009

Nick Desai: FitOrbit delivers a proven solution for fitness and weight loss over the Internet, for the first time, at a price people can afford. A plan alone is not all that valuable if you won't follow them, so what we give are also the tools--via iPhone, the web, SMS, email, Android, Blackberry--to log you actually did do.

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