socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2009

Newport Beach-based CircleUp , a startup developing group communications tools, is setting its eyes on online payments, saying today that it has launched a new service to collect money via email for teams and groups. The firm is using a payment service from Amazon.com, Amazon Payments, to enable the feature. 99 plus 6.9%

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socalTECH

AUGUST 14, 2017

Los Angeles-based TicketWeb , the self service ticketing arm of Ticketmaster , announced this morning that it has acquired event marketing software developer Strobe Labs. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 14, 2022

Second, you can make a call to action, using an ad to bring people to your place of offer, buy your services or product, or take advantage of a special incentive. Email readers, continue here…] And with brand (or lifestyle) advertising, there is no way to directly measure success. The call to action.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 8, 2018

Give one percent equity to each outside board member vesting over four years of service. Pay early stage board members of companies that are not lifestyle businesses one percent of the fully diluted equity in the form of an option that vests over four years of service. Here is my best advice, based upon many boards and many years.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Of course, there are external risks that cannot be controlled or predicted but can be planned for as well – natural disasters, sudden political or economic events that rattle the entire economy, and more. First let’s eliminate external risks for this conversation. That discussion is for a future time. Here are risks you can address.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 17, 2023

A personal story as an investor … [Email readers, continue here…] My very first investment as a professional angel was in a small startup where the entrepreneur’s vision fueled my imagination in the audio market niche where I had run a business in an earlier life.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 4, 2020

Here’s the importance of that event and how it affects every productive move you make after that moment. Email readers, continue here…] In an Internet-based business, power comes not just from high gross margins, but also from an increase in the percent of conversions. Let’s use breakeven as our test.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 25, 2011

How did an email marketing provider turn into a provider of software which mashes up a combination of email marketing, wiki, customer service management, event and meeting management tool, project management software, and much more? What is GreenRope all about?

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Berkonomics

MARCH 17, 2018

I’ve been sued as a board member too many times over the past twenty-five years of board service. Email readers, continue here…] Recently, insurance companies have added employee practice liability insurance (EPLI) to the package to address specifically the recently-increasing risk of employees suing for redress. Five times.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Los Angeles-based Wpromote , the provider of online marketing services led by Michael Mothner, said it is offering up a set of free workshops, courses, and discussions to nonprofits and charities. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Portions of the newsletter are published as an article on the main site after it has been emailed to subscribers (that’s what you’re reading now). The Station is emailed every Saturday morning. Email me at kirsten.korosec@techcrunch.com to share thoughts, opinions or tips or send a direct message to @kirstenkorosec.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The biggest mistake many corporate marketers, entrepreneurs and even investors make in the initial stages of planning – overstating the size of the (SOM) serviceable obtainable market. So, is your (SOM) serviceable obtainable market large enough?

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 23, 2018

The net cost of such a failure to pre-think this event would have been in the millions, stated the CEO, but were successfully hedged against just as the dollar declined. As a result, his was the only company among the competition to continue to service his medical industry customers when just such an event occurred.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 17, 2011

Los Angeles-based Goldstar , the online, discounted event tickets service run by Jim McCarthy, is getting close to hitting 5 million tickets sold on the site, according to an email to users by CEO and co-founder Jim McCarthy. The business is directly aimed at the issue of unsold inventory at entertainment venues.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 31, 2017

Asked to speak at software industry events, I found my voice and immediate audience understanding as I described variants of these problems to my audience. Here is one example: You take on a new customer, customize programs or services as needed, and install perhaps an 80% completed system, product or service.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

First, the implied promise: Taking money from professional investors such as angels or VCs usually requires that you agree to seek an exit for those investors in your plan, often targeting five to seven years as the ideal period for growth before a liquidity event. What if you later decide to just keep control?

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2012

EverySignal said it has created a new service--built on machine learning algorithms and social search software--to help filter out life's most important moments from users' social streams. EverySignal , the latest startup out of startup incubator/studio Science, Inc. officially launched today to tackle that problem.

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Berkonomics

MAY 17, 2018

Growing companies give rise to many events that great managers will take advantage of to create and shape the culture of the company itself. Each distant or foreign office was included, although not often enough with personal delivery services. An event of extraordinary customer service. How about that bell on the wall?

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socalTECH

MAY 26, 2011

The first outgrowth of relationship between Los Angeles-based Goldstar and LA entrepreneur Matt Coffin appears to have surfaced in an email promotion to Goldstar members, inviting Goldstar members to join FamilyFinds , the family-focused, daily deals site started by Coffin. Coffin was the founder of LowerMyBills.com. READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 5, 2023

Email readers, continue here…] Here are some of the checklist items your acquirer will consider. Accounting and HR operations are combined as quickly as possible, as are customer service call centers, retaining specific product skills on the front line from the acquired company.

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Tech.Co

APRIL 7, 2020

Comfort and community are two of the main aspects that the business seems to strive for, offering modern clean environments with all mod-cons, as well as regular community events for customers, including networking meetings. These events are key to the Labs approach to fostering a sense of community in its spaces.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Goldstar offers up half-price tickets to local concerts, theaters, comedy clubs, sporting events, and much more through a weekly email newsletter. million members using its services. Tags: goldstar tickets marketing event venue sporting sports theater theatre. Goldstar says it now has more than 1.2 GeoCities, and eToys.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 20, 2015

The inciting incident in a movie is the event at the beginning of the story that causes the hero’s life to be completely transformed and irrevocably changed, and makes the whole story unfold. I thought of this in a recent liquidity event in one of my portfolio companies. Email readers, continue here…] Not so fast.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Competitors, seeing a successful development of a niche, flock into the competitive void with products or services built with a fresh view of the current environment. Young companies have been known to outgrow the abilities of management to focus and direct them, failing to make the transition to organized, stable growth.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 17, 2013

Along with that growth, there have been a host of coworking and similar service provider cropping up to serve the community, offering up office space and more to local startups and other businesses. They've also become a de-facto gathering place for the local community, hosting events, meetings, and more. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 11, 2023

Key introductions in a networking meeting will be quickly lost, unless you take the next step of calling or emailing later to request a personal meeting. Find your personal hook – it can be more key to your entrepreneurial success than any given product or service that you are about to offer. Requests for investment come later.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 2, 2011

It’s apropos because there is so much noise these days with email, Twitter, Facebook, blogs, web shows, etc. He’s committed to getting through every email. It’s not because I don’t want to respond to all emails – I do. I get way too many emails – many of them unsolicited.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

In this period (less than 2 years) he has brought on incredibly talented senior execs is sales, marketing, product management, client services, finance, vp engineering and more. Email updates frequently. Key point – if your emails are as long as my blog posts you’re forked. Make your emails actionable.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 14, 2020

Like SonderMind , another startup which raised a pile of cash recently, the company offers services matching therapists with patients on the front-end and providing a billing and telemedicine solution for mental health practitioners on the back-end. ”

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2018

And, if you're a social platform, is there a way to monetize all that activity happening on your service? San Diego-based Wildfire Systems , led by startup veteran Jordan Glazier , has developed software which product referrals and automatically transform them into trackable links across email, text messaging, chat, and social messaging.

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socalTECH

APRIL 7, 2011

The service--which just launched the daily deals effort in February--said it will now offer deals in new York, Los Angeles, and Chicago, with a plan to roll out to 25 major markets by the end of the year, and internationally in 2012. Active offers its Schwaggle deals via email, Facebook, and through the site. 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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Berkonomics

MAY 15, 2014

Email readers, continue here.] His Strategic Exits Corporation provides M&A advisory services, and he is much in demand as a speaker at angel and entrepreneur events worldwide. . Very often, the initial opinions of the people around the table are radically different. Raising money'

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

Many founders find that building the web site forced them to commit on the product design, set final pricing, define ordering and delivery procedures, and actually schedule and staff the marketing events that they had in mind. Like you probably do, many people search for products and services on the weekends and in the evening.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

We are bridging the gap between casual, self service dating apps, and traditional matchmaking, and doing it for business professionals in the dating market. With dating apps and dating websites like Tinder or Match.com, it's all completely self service. Before this, I had an event planning company. How did you start the company?

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Beverly Hills-based Voomerang , a new daily local deals site, has entered into the crowded group and local deals market today, saying it has officially launched its daily deals service. Like the many other daily deals sites cropping up around the country, Voomerang offers up both website and email deals.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Email readers, continue here…] A bonus or commission that is granted after the fact, without a target plan or without objectives to meet, is surely appreciated, but does not often create an incentive to exceed, only an expectation of receipt again in the next period. First, be rule specific. Protection against gaming the system.

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