February, 2008

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How to Design an Effective Bonus Plan

The Quigley Report

There was a time when pre-IPO companies didn't have bonus plans. Generally, such businesses are still unprofitable and no one is interested in increasing the burn rate through bonus payouts. No more. Most of my pre-IPO companies today offer bonus plans to at least some of the management team. I have even warmed to this idea - having previoulsy been alarmed at the thought of paying bonuses while the company burned cash.

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AeA GREEN initiatives.in the press.

AeA Los Angeles Council

Chris Hansen, AeA’s new President & CEO, has got his finger on the pulse of the high tech community. On February 11th, he brought AeA’s environmental policy efforts to the forefront by announcing Ms. Holly Evans (President, Strategic Council LLC) as an advisor to the association. In this capacity, she will also be available to assist member companies on environmental policy issues at the State, international & federal levels via an acclaimed newsletter “Environmental Issues Updateâ

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What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepresents you?

Frank Addante

After announcing our $21M in funding last week, a number of reporters reached out to us for stories they were writing about the economy. We were featured in the L.A. Times, and the article did a fantastic job capturing the essence of what we do, and our culture. On the flip side, I was quoted in the N.Y. Times this past weekend in a story on the front-page of the business section that.

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AeA Los Angeles Council on Facebook!

AeA Los Angeles Council

You can now see all of the AeA Los Angeles Council events on Facebook ! 03/11/08 - Dinner @ Water Garden's new restaurant "Prego" in Santa Monica with keynote, Bob Fox ( RSVP now!) 03/20/08 - Green Event @ UCLA (lots of details in below blog entry! RSVP now!) -Lee Fox, Founder KooDooZ, Inc. www.koodooz.

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Can You Ask for Office Rent Relief? How to Manage Your Lease During COVID-19

Office leases are one of companies’ largest expenses, and if your whole team is working from home with no clear end in sight, you may be wondering what to do about your lease.

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Value of *Certain* Angel Investors

The Quigley Report

Most of the companies Clearstone invests in have angel money. In the past few years, angels have become much more active than they were following the tech crash of 2000. As a VC, I divide angel investors into two buckets. The first group includes angel investors who know the space they are investing in. Perhaps they previously started a company in the same industry or were part of a successful company targeting the same market.

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Are VCs All Hardware Haters

The Quigley Report

What a strange 12 months its been in the enterprise equipment space. Last summer, a crop of relatively young but fast growing public equipment companies were being aggressively valued in the public markets. Riverbed, Aruba Networks, Acme Packet, F5 and Isilon and were all trading at multiples of 5 to 15 times sales. VCs took note. Most of these companies had recently gone public.

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Google's Lurking Problem.

The Quigley Report

Yes, even Google has problems. Some are well discussed - like its difficulties in trying to break into the hand held market - and some are not. All great companies follow an arc of some sort. They rise to prominence. They become the status quo. Eventually, they fade as someone else invents a better approach to solving the same problem. Generally, it is only in hindsight that you can see where the troubles began for a business.

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What Start-Ups Should Do About the Recession.

The Quigley Report

As a venture capitalist, I am dealing with this question continuously with all of my active portfolio companies. At board meetings, the conversations inevitably center around whether to reduce spending, and deal with the commensurate slowdown in business growth, or whether to stick with an aggressive growth plan while others are hunkering down. Truth is, as tough as a recession can be on an established company, it can be fatal to an early stage company.

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WHAT ARE THE REWARDS OF GOING GREEN?

AeA Los Angeles Council

While different decision makers want different rewards, they still want their green to turn to gold. The CEO: Since the main role of the CEO is to set strategy & vision, it’s hard not to consider aspects of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) when setting the direction of a firm. CSR has begun to shape the culture of firms across the country.

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How Going Green Affects The Bottom Line

AeA Los Angeles Council

The AeA is putting on an event 03/20/08 from 5:30pm to 8:00pm designed to educate & engage high technology companies on the existing & emerging issues in "going green." Hosted by the UCLA Sustainable Resouce Center, the panel will highlight stories of companies that have made their green initiatives translate into the concept of triple bottom line: Profits, Planet & People.

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CEOs - Barbarians or Heros?

AeA Los Angeles Council

Only about 1/1000 of 1 percent of the total worldwide workforce will ever become a CEO for a major firm. Of those who defy the odds and become the chief executive, more than half of them will be regarded as failures. The AeA Los Angeles Council is hosting a “Dinner for Decision Makers” at the Water Garden’s new restaurant, Prego (formerly Bizou Gardens) on March 11th 2008 in Santa Monica, California.

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Corporate Social Responsibility & High Tech

AeA Los Angeles Council

As chair of a non-profit technology association -- known as the AeA ( www.aeanet.org ) -- I am leading a local effort to educate high tech executives & future decision makers on the importance of Corporate Social Responsibility. As you might be aware, the AeA markets itself as the largest association of high-tech companies in the United States – with about 2,300 companies – representing all segments of the industry and 1.8 million employees.

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What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepresents you?

Frank Addante

After announcing our $21M in funding last week, a number of reporters reached out to us for stories they were writing about the economy. We were featured in the L.A. Times, and the article did a fantastic job capturing the essence of what we do, and our culture. On the flip side, I was quoted in the N.Y. Times this past weekend in a story on the front-page of the business section that.

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