Berkonomics

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Cohen sets up an example where a senior position job candidate is stuck on a salary twice as high as the CEO is willing to pay, leading to a standoff between the two. One of his lessons remains clearly on my mind and is a variant of the old “You name the price and I’ll name the terms” challenge that works so well in negotiation.

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TechEmpower

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

For example, let’s consider Mark. My time with TFA instilled in me a deep commitment to education, inspiring me to dedicate my life to guiding young minds through the world of mathematics. That blurb, and the following examples, were all generated from GPT in only a few seconds, at a cost of less than one penny.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 10, 2010

It’s the story of what’s broken with the education system in the US. They are often raised by single moms, grandparents or under-educated immigrant parents who want the same thing for their children that we do for our own. Yesterday I went to see the film Waiting for Superman. Wasn’t that the American promise?

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 4, 2014

There are a million examples of great companies and their leaders focusing like a laser on core components of the business and succeeding where others failed because of the inefficient use of limited resources. Not one of these requires formal education. McDonald’s does this by focusing upon good food, delivered quickly.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Other tech examples: People constantly come up to me and tell me they want to start “becoming a line” which is shorthand for my post “ Lines, not Dots. That’s why your examples need to sound human. Simply put, this is an amazing 10/10 example of how to put simple marketing metaphors to work in practice.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2014

I think this is a Seriously great example of how this process works for at least one VC – Upfront Ventures. A bit of fun plus a bit of education and a “give back” component ( Seriously is working with the MalariaNoMore on Malaria education). But I’m guessing the narrative is similar elsewhere.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 23, 2019

.” Fika Ventures focuses on the greater B2B ecosystem but has also supported companies solving social issues within housing, education and healthcare. Ho cited an investment in WeeCare , a startup that helps people launch curriculum-based home daycares within their own homes, as an example.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

The first two years of the program focused on education & mentorship. This education will continue. We sort of think of ourselves as an “accelerator” who provides strong education & mentorship. Some recent funding & M&A successes: Here are some examples of recent news from Launchpad LA companies.

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socalTECH

JUNE 23, 2011

An example is one we recently launched with Virgin Mobile and Katy Perry, where we allow people to volunteer to help youth homelessness, track that with our patent-pending cause tracking and rewards systems, and where those volunteers can get tickets to a concert. That's on the cause marketing side of things.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 18, 2014

He told me about how he grew up in the projects in NYC with a single mom and even though he had done extraordinary well in school and thus had a great education – those were still his roots. Have a watch of this video as an example. I told Tristan that if he ever started that business We’d love to fund it.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 20, 2014

According to a recent Forbes article , UC Santa Barbara''s Technology Management Program offers students a superior startup education over the University of Pennsylvania (home of Wharton), as well Harvard, Northwestern and even its acclaimed southern neighbor, the University of Southern California. The TMP is an example of lean academia.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

My participation has been on the impact investing and education side, where I''ve been involved as a mentor. It''s not only an education program, but it''s also a source of funding. The actual investments made as part of the program are in a social enterprise, rather than just a traditional, female-led enterprise.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Los Angeles-based CreatorUp (www.creatorup.com) wants to help aspiring online video producers with an online web education series. We also have live lab sessions, which we run through Google+ Hangouts, which mirror the school education experience. It's a hands-on kind of education. What is CreatorUp all about?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

A couple of quick stories / examples: 1. This person was educated at the best US schools and had worked for a top-tier strategy consulting firm – one of the big 3. With a CEO that likable, smart, educated and accomplished it made board members squirm that I was willing to call bullshit. Making Things Happen.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 21, 2011

I don’t believe it’s hyperbole to say that Twitter and Facebook are truly transformative at a societal level, for example. My example du jour is LinkedIn. But what about education? It’s not all sunshine and candy canes. We are building a lot of stuff now that has no longevity. I have no problem with it.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 9, 2013

The firm's products are an example of what applying technology, and smartphones and tablets, can do for music education. Music Prodigy is developing technology to help beginners learn music, including Rock Prodigy , an iOS application which teaches beginners how to play the guitar, through 150 lessons and exercises over 49 days.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

AOL Instant Messenger for example; it could have been Twitter. This potential merger is another example of media companies getting together in what seems like a monopolistic way that still might find itself as prey for market innovation of the future; like Hulu for example. Netflix is a great example.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 14, 2014

There are numerous examples like that one. I recall the introduction of artificial intelligence into the hotel reservation process, a “one-up” on the airline method of yield managing the price of airplane seats. The answer is invariably ‘no,’ because the cost of evangelizing a new product is completely unknown. You might be an exception.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Out of 41 companies who submitted their software for approval, only three were accepted--us, McGraw Hill, and Peoples Education. For example, if you get a geometry problem wrong--for example, if you miss a question about how many degrees are in a triangle--it might not be a problem with geometry--it might be an algebra problem.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2010

To give you an example it might go something like this, here is a made up situation that a portfolio company might face: - we currently sell through channels. - So the real question is – do we spend more of our time and limited resources helping our channel or educating and marketing to their customers. - discuss.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 31, 2020

First, an example of grant-based financing . I was chairman of a company that, for twelve years never took a dollar of outside investment. The company was funded entirely by grants from the National Institute of Health, amounting to millions of non-dilutive dollars in all.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Here’s an example we’ve heard before: Cohen sets up an example where a senior position job candidate is stuck on a salary twice as high as the CEO is willing to pay, leading to a standoff between the two.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Bruce Huang: We are an educational, collaborative ecosystem, trying to bridge between the tech community and academics. For example, we have people currently working in video and film production, who want to get into coding, who want to become a web developer, and who want to become cybersecurity professionals. Bruce Huang: Correct.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 23, 2011

One of my goals in doing the show was not only to educate entrepreneurs but also to put a human face on many of the VCs in our industry as VCs can be hard to get to know. Richard coincidentally cites Mike Yavondite’s Qiigo as an example; Mike was a guest on TWIVC later that day. Fansnap is an example, search for ticket purchases.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 11, 2021

For example, TikToker maylikethemonthh uses Snipfeed to sell asynchronous, video-recorded tarot readings. The company also wants to develop educational content to show its users how to best monetize their platform — if Snipfeed can help its creators make money, then it’ll make more money too. With its $5.5

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2020

For example, I usually hear about an aggressive marketing budget, with a plan to penetrate a few big retail chains, and some videos to catch your attention on YouTube. Examples include the Nike Run Club app where people participate in challenges and win trophies. Include marketing initiatives to educate and help customers.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 21, 2021

So in its first years of existence, Welcome Tech has focused on building out a platform that provides educational resources, information and services that “they need to thrive in a new country.” Its efforts are initially primarily focused on the Hispanic community in the U.S. the company says.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 4, 2012

In addition to paying the consultant, you must invest time to educate them. For example, if you indicate that you will generate $1 million in sales and actually deliver $750,000, you will be viewed as having failed. Fallacy: An entrepreneur’s two most precious assets are time and money. Grant Exclusivity.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

Cincinnati, like many startup communities in the US over the past 5 years, has revitalized important regions in its urban core, created accelerators, built co-working facilities, pooled together angel capital, attracted VCs, involved educational institutions and solicited the help of important corporations in a more cohesive ecosystem.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 17, 2011

By the end of my sophomore year I had taken on the role of education for our new freshman pledges and by the first quarter of my junior year I led the pledge class entirely. My story was to tell the example of Gregory’s speech and my subsequent one. I started off by running some lower-level roles like community service.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 1, 2018

I first heard this expression in a governance seminar for a non-profit higher educational board upon which I sit, years ago. Email readers, continue here…] Here is an example, even where your presence without speaking can do harm. It made an impact and stuck with me through the years. Sound overstated?

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 14, 2016

They're seeking community, education, entertainment, and most of all, a sense of authenticity. Join us at the Pepperdine West Los Angeles Graduate Campus and learn invaluable information about what it means to be an entrepreneur. Breakfast provided. Consumers these days are looking to connect with companies on a much deeper level.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 22, 2010

For example, do you match people with similar personality traits or complementary or opposites? Without the research, you are in the position of making educated guesses at what makes a good match. For example, you might come up with: Industry / Specific Knowledge Skills / Roles Timeframe Geography / Travel Personality Team Styles etc.

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socalTECH

MAY 2, 2011

Educate us, and explain what's different about how you are handling ticket sales and how that's different from the many others out there? For example, at an event, say at the Staples Center, of the 20,000 seats they might have four or five price groups. It's Priceline meets Stubhub. That's not an efficient way to sell tickets.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 17, 2021

There are a million examples of great companies and their leaders focusing like a laser on core components of the business and succeeding where others failed because of the inefficient use of limited resources. Not one of these requires formal education. McDonald’s does this by focusing upon good food, delivered quickly.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 2, 2017

INTERFACE addresses these IT issues through informative, non-sales oriented, educational seminars customized to the specific needs of the local business community. It’s critical to stay current with the technology that runs your organization and secures your operational infrastructure.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

Here is an example. I’m not an investor but truthfully I love Upworthy and its goal is distributing content with a social mission to educate people on complex social issues. This morning I logged into Facebook. I saw a post from Upworthy about a video showing a dance troop in Australia for large-sized people.

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