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Another personal story: Timing is everything in a sale.

Berkonomics

After presenting a “state of the company” report at a national meeting of resellers for a company where I sat on the board, I was approached by one of the audience members, complimenting my presentation and stating, “I have a problem. Within three months, we easily obtained $3 million of investment at a pre-money valuation of $30 million.

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Timing is everything in a sale of a business.

Berkonomics

After presenting a “state of the company” report at a national meeting of resellers for a company where I sat on the board, I was approached by one of the audience members, complimenting my presentation and stating, “I have a problem. The company of eight was engaged in web design, hot at the time. The year was 1998.

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Equity Compensation: A 6 Point Primer on Creative Service Fees

From the Venture Trenches

If you are considering a proposal from a wide-eyed entrepreneur who is looking to hire a design agency and is trying to preserve their cash here are six considerations to mull over before signing on for the job: 1. Investment banks on the other hand are keen to accept an “equity kicker” as an added incentive to make sure a deal “gets done”.

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Equity Compensation: A 6 Point Primer on Creative Service Fees

From the Venture Trenches

If you are considering a proposal from a wide-eyed entrepreneur who is looking to hire a design agency and is trying to preserve their cash here are six considerations to mull over before signing on for the job: 1. Investment banks on the other hand are keen to accept an “equity kicker” as an added incentive to make sure a deal “gets done”.

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Go West Young Men: Winklevoss Twins Buy $18M L.A. Mansion To Dive Into SoCal Tech Scene

SoCal Delicious

Colleen Taylor is based in San Francisco where she is a reporter for TechCrunch TV. Previously she worked for GigaOM, where she reported on startups and Silicon Valley. Earlier, Colleen reported for Mergermarket, an online newswire and subsidiary of the Financial Times focused on M&A. Monday, August 27th, 2012.

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140conf Live From The LA Music Box Theater

Tech Zulu Event

Adam Bell (@datatv) - Web Design and Branding with an attitude! Cynthia Lou (@CynthiaAnnLou) - Designer, Writer, Web & Brand Strategist. Dan Gillmor (@dangillmor) - A life in media — music, newspapers, online, books, investing and education. Tanya Roscorla (@reportertanya) - Education reporter and writer.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Startup 2.0: The Internet is Coming! How will we make money?

Frank Addante

► August (1) Invest in Transparency & Active Communication ► July (1) The Fear of Success ► May (2) Optimized for Speed = 30% Waste Happy 1st Birthday Rubicon Project! ► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre. ► October (1) New Video! the Rubicon Project's Secret to Succes.

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