Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

Email updates frequently. And as Rob points out – if you email members with short updates more frequently they are more up to speed when you do need them to weigh in. Key point – if your emails are as long as my blog posts you’re forked. Make your emails actionable. ” Or, “I sent u an email.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 14, 2016

In the corporate world, events are more than just an event�they are opportunity to connect with your customers and turn potential customers into buyers. How do you make those events happen? What, exactly, does Event Farm do? We provide an event and experiential marketing platform. How did you start the company?

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2013

Email Robyn Dickson at digitalfamilyreunion@gmail.com (with the subject SOCALTECH 100) for more details on sponsoring the award or the event. family digital event socaltech100 list socaltech' Socaltech is planning to recognize the Socaltech 100 in conjunction with the Digital Family Reunion in December. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

So I recommend a high-level “state of the company” email a couple of times a year but a message that you assume might get shown to others. Attends 500startup events. I was just super fortunate that since it listed our name in the email solicitation that an investor reached out to me to ask us about it.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 23, 2019

Most board members don’t have the intention of checking email, reading the news or sending a quick text message but just like most smokers don’t want to pull out a cigarette?—?the It’s super distracting when your executives are typing away at email while the rest of the board is meant to be engaged in a discussion.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Right after Techcrunch50 Michael Arrington wrote this great post on how to interact at business events and conferences. Then I get people sending me Twitter comments, blog comments and tons & tons of email intros. And when you do email me, make sure to remind me of the context that we met after the panel. Plan a dinner.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Liquidity event: Name at least five companies that might be ready to acquire the enterprise if successful. Email readers, continue here.] Metrics and management: What might be the first indication the company will not be able to achieve its goals and objectives? Order all 3 Berkonomics books for $49.95,a a 33% discount.

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socalTECH

MAY 22, 2019

For our interview this morning, we talked with David Wood , the Founder and CEO of Eventene (www.eventene.com), an early stage startup, bootstrapped startup developing event management software. David Wood: We make event planning software for social organizations. We do private events, not public events.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 17, 2013

In an email announcing the renewal, Jerome Chang, the coworking space's founder, said that he believes that--having already been in the location for five years--that makes the coworking space the oldest, and therefore first coworking spot in SoCal. READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 17, 2013

All the documents were signed in a rolling series of emailed scanned signature pages during the past week or more, with each party signing their own set, never having to be in the same room to sign the single signature page for each agreement. But the closing was such a non-event that you wonder why people even call it a “closing.”.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 16, 2020

That’s why we’re waiving the Delivery Fee for all orders from every independent restaurant on Uber Eats —more than 100,000 local restaurants on the app,” the company said in an email Monday morning. Customers can find the independent restaurants by looking for the EAT LOCAL banner in the app. and Canada.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 10, 2023

To protect against such an event, almost every professional investor includes a clause in the investment documents which allow the investor to “put” the stock back to the company after five years, requiring the company to pay back the investment plus dividends accrued during the term of the investment. The newest investor has the power.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 7, 2021

So, co-management is the second group to share in the bounty upon a liquidity event. Those who receive options but leave the company before a liquidity event may either purchase those shares represented by the options upon exit from the company, or lose the right to those shares, often 60 days after their exit.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Every consumer out there who goes to live sports, music, and other events is used to the drill: pay lots of money to a ticketing site, pay lots of extra fees, or have to hassle with a shady ticket broker, or pay extra to get a seat to the event you want to get to. Explain where ScoreBig fits into the event ticketing market?

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

And from that comes training in first aid, disaster preparation, and outdoor skills, planning for events and outings, and any number of simulations or practice runs at rescue training – from snake bites to earthquakes to fires to broken limbs to heart attacks in the wilderness. For example, the Boy Scouts of America motto is “Be prepared.”

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2013

Don’t email him unless you have to. Most startup execs are barraged with hundreds of emails and they spend hours trying to reach the elusive Zero Inbox nirvana. Emailing – even when well intentioned – just adds to this to-do list. He usually says no to weekend conferences and events.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2010

I’ve known Chamillionaire for a couple of years and I’ve never been at a tech event where he HASN’T upstaged everybody with his marketing insights. In his early career he realized the importance of email lists. His email list became his power. He received that only round of applause of the evening.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 18, 2010

And I spent time with Dena Cook, Adam Lilling and Dana Settle this morning discussing how we’re going to take our events to the next level in September & October. Responsive Low Hanging Fruit – I view email in the category of urgent but not (always) important. I visualized. We debated. We planned.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 13, 2011

With all these companies vying for attention & others just here to soak up the vibe I thought I’d write a much broader piece on how startups can make the most of their attendance at conferences & events. Be very targeted in which events you attend. Plan out your most important events to attend. Choose wisely.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Email Robyn Dickson at digitalfamilyreunion@gmail.com (with the subject SOCALTECH 100) for more details on sponsoring the award or the event. socaltech100 list event digital family nominations' Socaltech is planning to recognize the Socaltech 100 in conjunction with the Digital Family Reunion in December. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2020

When I worked at Salesforce we had “city tours” in which a senior exec on our team would fly to a city in America (eventually globally) and host an event with customers and prospects. Building a community goes well beyond hosting events. And then came March 2020 and events globally were being cancelled. Derek founded Bevy ?—?a

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2009

The moderator asked the question, “if an entrepreneur writes an email to a VC and doesn’t hear back what should they do?&# This VC responded, “Move on. If you fold at the first un-returned email what hope to you have as an entrepreneur? I emailed him back with my bona fides and made the case again.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Email readers, continue here.] Paying commissions to undisclosed third parties in order to obtain deals, hiding or entering misleading financial data, associating with anyone with a past SEC suspension, and many more “gotcha” events, qualify as strong deterrents to a good closing. The liquidity event and beyond'

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Berkonomics

JUNE 12, 2014

Email readers, continue here.] So co-management is the second group to share in the bounty upon a liquidity event. That risk deserves reward if there is a profitable sale or even an initial public offering, rare as that event is. It is the old story of “100% of nothing is worth far less than 10% of a large number.”.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 12, 2017

As executives we’re all seemingly accessible at any moment to anybody via email, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or Text. We’re expected to be at conferences, events, sales meetings and be publicly visible. It’s why sometimes I respond to emails in 5 minutes at other times I go dark for a week at a time.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 23, 2014

I reviewed an email from Kara Nortman, the CEO of Moonfrye who is working on putting together venture debt. I then traded emails with two former senior tech professionals in LA. Derek followed up with a super kind care package for me (and importantly for my kids) thanking me for having given up my time to attend his event.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Email readers, continue here…] But this question begs for a positive answer. If you own a significant piece of the business, is this a time to consider planning an eventual exit or liquidity event? How would you like to see your finish line? Or do you plan to pass control to the next generation if appropriate?

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 10, 2020

Organizers of the 2020 New York International Auto Show have postponed the event until August due to concerns about the COVID-19 outbreak. The event will now be held August 28 to September 6, according to a statement from Chris Sams, the show’s spokesman. “We Javits Convention Center in New York City.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 9, 2012

Dave is terrible with email. He’s so bad that his email auto-responder tells you he likely won’t email you back. He doesn’t email you. This Dave knew I was running an event on “the future of television” that was important to me. I doubt he owns an item of clothes worth more than $20. Not the Dave I know.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 12, 2014

I recently received an email from a former student in which he described how he was able to secure a lunch meeting with a high-profile entrepreneur who is operating multiple ventures in parallel. I wasn''t surprised by Benedikt''s email, as I was aware of his confidence and politely aggressive personality. Humility & Empathy.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 19, 2014

And in all cases, simply sending in an executive summary of the business plan via email or filling in an application for funding on a website lowers the chance of success to near nil. Create time to network with members of these groups at their public events. Spend time finding your champion. Seek out names from your trusted sources.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 2, 2014

He occasionally gave me advice that turned out to be more than wise, looking back at subsequent experience and events. His personal teaching event was a typical experience, as I reflect now upon the tens of partnerships I have counseled over the years. My dad was a smart businessman, even if not formally trained.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 26, 2021

Email readers, continue here…] The answer coming from the best of breed in corporate personnel management is to form a trusted bond with each employee, helping that person to manage their career within and even preparing to follow our company experience. What happened to a job for life?

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Berkonomics

JUNE 15, 2017

To protect against such an event, almost every professional investor includes a clause in the investment documents which allow the investor to “put” the stock back to the company after five years, requiring the company to pay back the investment plus dividends accrued during the term of the investment. There is no middle ground.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 23, 2013

That is where a “compelling event” comes into play. It’s true that some solutions are really hard to quantify and the most obvious example people point to is email. You can’t quantify the value of email yet everybody needs it!”. Maybe they don’t? I’ll bet that could be quantified.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 8, 2018

Otherwise, you might picture an event in which the sale of a company to be consummated a few months before full vesting could cause a board member to find ways to vote for delays or even against a sale of the company, awaiting full vesting of his or her options.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

Email readers, continue here.] The liquidity event and beyond' Questions to be asked include: “What were the major factors contributing to the failure?” “How How quickly did you and your team change the plan when faced with the first signs?” “Did Did you seek outside guidance?”.

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