Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

As an advisor to many startups, I often spend hours with business owners helping them anticipate every possible obstacle to the adoption of their solution, and developing a rollout plan to include antidotes. The most elegant products have the highest price tags, thus limiting market size. Is your business properly customer-centric?

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2021

A more important question, then, for an aspiring entrepreneur, should be what to study in college for maximum value, rather than whether to drop out or stay. Most universities have formal incubator and business development organizations that focus on coaching, grant writing and technology licensing. Get real experience early.

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Xconomy

MAY 24, 2019

Patients, doctors, family members, and drug-price watchdogs continued to wait for the expected approval of Zolgensma , a Novartis (NYSE: NVS ) gene therapy for the rare inherited disease spinal muscular atrophy. Originally developed at a children’s hospital in Ohio , Zolgensma will be a litmus test for the nascent field.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2022

Nevertheless, there is nothing wrong with studying and learning from the wisdom and experience of others. This is a software distribution and pricing model in which new applications are hosted by a service provider and made available to customers over a network, rather than requiring customer hardware.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

We're really focused on the consumer getting the right car at the right price. As we studied that Gen 1 and Gen 2 of the company, a few things popped out at us. There are lots of transaction costs which occur both on acquisition of customers and on returns, and those costs are real, and must be considered in how we price the products.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 7, 2016

—Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ALNY ) of Cambridge, MA, said that it would shelve its drug revusiran after 18 patients died in a Phase 3 study to treat the rare disease transthyretin amyloidosis. PRICE FIGHTS. With some caveats, ICER recommended lower prices. She refused to discuss Edison at the time. —The U.S.

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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. Switch your attention from product development to sales. Marketing shapes the concept, branding, packaging, pricing, and positioning.

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Xconomy

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

La Jolla Pharmaceutical’s experimental drug to treat a deadly blood pressure condition hit its main goal in a Phase 3 clinical trial, boosting the company’s stock price by more than 75 percent on Monday morning.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 21, 2013

This might mean helping customers buy traffic, arb’ing deals, helping with RTB pricing or trading, etc. You want to be sure that you get customer commitments before doing the work do agree a case study afterwards if the project is successful. Frankly, you’re going to need to drop price a bit anyways.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2021

Thus I was pleased to see my own insights covered in a new book, “ Why Startups Fail ,” by Tom Eisenmann, a Harvard Business School professor, who has mentored many more entrepreneurs, and authored more than a hundred HBS case studies from real-world startups.

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 20, 2016

An Acadia Pharmaceuticals drug developed to treat hallucinations and delusions experienced by Parkinson’s disease patients is now showing signs it could also treat similar psychoses associated with Alzheimer’s disease. Investors cheered the news, boosting Acadia’s stock price 13.6 percent to $28.88 in trading Tuesday morning.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Retrophin , the drug developer founded by controversial former biotech executive Martin Shkreli, has posted positive results from a midstage study for its treatment for a rare kidney disease. This time, he increased the price from $13.50 The Leerink analysts placed a $32 per share price target on the stock. to $30 apiece.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Based on a classic study by the Wharton School of Business , in a survey of 11,000 MBA graduates over many years, those running their own businesses ranked themselves happier than all other professions, regardless of how much money they made. Advertising, pricing and support practices may show questionable integrity.

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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. What price will your customer ultimately accept? The US market is worth more than $25 billion and Europe is the same.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Round sizes of > $100 million or more now account for 47% of all VC dollars (62% if you count rounds > $50 million) This has made venture capital significantly more valuable for VCs and LPs who invest in the best companies As part of our study we noticed a trend many have spotted but few have explained?—?why

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 28, 2018

A more important question, then, for an aspiring entrepreneur, should be what to study in college for maximum value, rather than whether to drop out or stay. Most universities have formal incubator and business development organizations that focus on coaching, grant writing and technology licensing. Get real experience early.

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Xconomy

JULY 18, 2016

In early trading Monday, Evoke’s (NASDAQ: EVOK ) stock price was down 72 percent to $3.02 The company is developing a nasal formulation of metoclopramide, , an already-approved treatment for digestive pain and other symptoms related to the stomach being unable to empty its contents. per share as of 11:30 a.m. in New York.

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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. I love watching people develop their careers, and I love breaking into markets.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

As an advisor to many startups, I often spend hours with business owners helping them anticipate every possible obstacle to the adoption of their solution, and developing a rollout plan to include antidotes. The most elegant products have the highest price tags, thus limiting market size. Is your business properly customer-centric?

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 25, 2019

For one, because millennials, according to various studies, are consuming less alcohol than previous generations and are therefore seeking non-alcoholic beverage alternatives. The company raised more than $550 million after pricing at $17 per share a little over a week ago. Founders say yes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 27, 2020

Based on a classic study by the Wharton School of Business , in a survey of 11,000 MBA graduates over many years, those running their own businesses ranked themselves happier than all other professions, regardless of how much money they made. Advertising, pricing and support practices may show questionable integrity.

Entrepreneur 126

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 2016

A more important question, then, for an aspiring entrepreneur, should be what to study in college for maximum value, rather than whether to drop out or stay. Most universities have formal incubator and business development organizations that focus on coaching, grant writing and technology licensing. Get real experience early.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

My first job after college was as a developer at Andersen Consulting. I don’t believe you can hire great business people who outsource the development to a hot incubator who builds you code to match your ambitions. If you had a non-business undergrad and want to study for a master’s in business – go for it!

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

Nevertheless, there is nothing wrong with studying and learning from the wisdom and experience of others. This is a software distribution and pricing model in which new applications are hosted by a service provider and made available to customers over a network, rather than requiring customer hardware.

Technology 86

Technology Cloud Computing Social Media Networking 86

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2014

A more important question, then, for an aspiring entrepreneur, should be what to study in college for maximum value, rather than whether to drop out or stay. Most universities have formal incubator and business development organizations that focus on coaching, grant writing and technology licensing. Get real experience early.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

Noah Auerhahn: ExtraBux helps consumers get the lowest prices online, by integrating online discounts into a comparison shopping engine. The site started as a concept that Jeff Nobbs, my co-founder, and myself developed while we were operating a cash-back and coupon website while we were attending USC. How did the company start?

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

—Cambridge, MA-based messenger RNA drug developer Moderna Therapeutics is raising another huge financing round, according to an SEC filing. The companies—Amgen, Sanofi, and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals—are due to release important long-term data next year that will shape the debate over the drugs’ prices.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 30, 2011

Value Prop Twitter Style : TestFlight helps developers build better apps. We developed it for ourselves. TestFlight does simple, elegant, over the air distribution of apps that are in development and haven’t been made available in the App Store yet. In the development world, it is always about patterns. ."

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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. Switch your attention from product development to sales. Marketing shapes the concept, branding, packaging, pricing, and positioning.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2010

He studied the errors that other people had made and tried to improve on them. 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. There are many analogies here for software development. I study it every day.&#.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 1, 2013

Many businesses have found that raising the price of a product to give it status can win more customers than a price war. If you study the Amazon 1-click patent long enough, you’ll likely find something of your own worth patenting. Stereotyped notions block clear vision and crowd out imagination. Think the unthinkable.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 27, 2013

Headquarted in Santa Monica, CA, CallFire is dedicated to providing high-availability systems, intuitive user interfaces, furious developer support, and unparalleled customer care in order to transform how companies do business. The EA works closely with the Harold and Pauline Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at UCLA.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

New documents came to light that showed the sugar industry paid for studies downplaying the ties between sugar and heart disease. —Going for IPO: CRISPR Therapeutics, split between Switzerland and Cambridge, MA, filed paperwork to become the third developer of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing drugs to go public on the Nasdaq.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2015

Why Exclusivity Matters to Your Customers or Business Development Partners. So often exclusivity on mega deals is of huge importance to your potential customers or business development partners. I have often asked for funding for this accelerated development.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

Many businesses have found that raising the price of a product to give it status can win more customers than a price war. If you study the Amazon 1-click patent long enough, you’ll likely find something of your own worth patenting. Stereotyped notions block clear vision and crowd out imagination. Think the unthinkable.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Use discount code: DFR30 to receive $30 price. During this high-level event, Top Brand Marketers, Agency Executives, Publishers, and App Developers will come together to discuss and explore how brands can harness the power of the billion dollar app boom. Tell a friend, and purchase your ticket at www.digitalfamilyinc.com.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

The psychology involved in winning over others has been studied and preached for generations and continues to evolve as our culture changes, as documented on the website Psychology Today , and many others. Good marketing is just a subset of these efforts and skills. Postulate the message in a context important to the receiver.

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