Berkonomics

MAY 27, 2021

Email readers, continue here…] Each board member is legally tasked with two duties: the duty of care, and the duty of loyalty: care for the living entity that is the corporation itself, and loyalty not to the board member’s constituency, but to the corporation itself. What are the legal responsibilities of board members?

Resource 156

Resource Acquisition Class Help 156

Berkonomics

JANUARY 11, 2018

Email readers, continue here…] Generative thinkers are relentless in asking questions that get to the core of an idea, often making the originator think more deeply about the effects over a longer period of time. Which leads us to the second class of creative board thinking…. These are generative thinking questions.

Company 243

Company Companies Ideas Competition 243

Berkonomics

JULY 7, 2016

In my early journalism classes, I was taught the five “W’s” of good news stories, and that most should be in the first paragraph at that. Employees, contractors, even investors want to know why they are asked to make use of their valuable resource to support your effort. I’ve recently experienced an example of this.

Journal 136

Journal Acquisition Class News 136

Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

To protect against this, there must be some document in place from the beginning that clearly states the expectation of each founder as to contribution of time and resources to the enterprise. Let me try to advance a few rules of thumb to help guide you here. a share, then options must be priced at that amount.

Equity 256

Equity Class Pricing Sales 256

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 13, 2018

A pilot flying with the wind behind is helped by the speed of the wind and uses less fuel and less time to make it to the destination. If the market is moving quickly toward your class of product or service, you may be able to gain a piece just by being there at the right time with the right product or service.

Marketing 120

Marketing Class Startup Research 120

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 13, 2018

A pilot flying with the wind behind is helped by the speed of the wind and uses less fuel and less time to make it to the destination. If the market is moving quickly toward your class of product or service, you may be able to gain a piece just by being there at the right time with the right product or service.

Marketing 120

Marketing Class Startup Research 120

Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Email readers, continue here.] Each board member is legally tasked with two duties: the duty of care, and the duty of loyalty: care for the living entity that is the corporation itself, and loyalty not to the board member’s constituency, but to the corporation itself. the board member personally or his or her co-investors.

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Resource Acquisition Class Help 222

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

If you follow the tech media you would be subject to a lot of narrative biases that are completely off base – and this includes the value of email and phone calls. I’m sure you’ve heard the meme that “email is dead” – if fact if you Google it you’ll find a long list of articles that will mislead you.

Email 339

Email SaaS Venture Capital Google 339

Berkonomics

JUNE 12, 2014

We should think of the creation and growth of a high valued company as the sum of three parts, with three distinct classes of participants helping to make real value out of a raw start-up. Email readers, continue here.] First, there is the entrepreneur , the visionary, and force behind the venture from start to finish.

Startup 214

Startup Equity Invest Class 214

Berkonomics

JUNE 8, 2017

Email readers, continue here…] Bootstrapping: This term describes your ability to start a business with little investment and grow it using internally-generated funds. Venture, private equity and more: Here we lump a large number investor classes into one. These include Y-Combinator and TechStars, among others.

Venture Capital 266

Venture Capital Class Invest Equity 266

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 13, 2011

A pilot flying with the wind behind is helped by the speed of the wind and uses less fuel and less time to make it to the destination. Email readers, continue here.] Either way, very few startups can afford to forge new markets or create a product that does not fit into an existing class of increasing demand. .

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Class Product Marketing Demand 149

Berkonomics

MAY 12, 2010

To protect against this, there must be some document in place from the beginning that clearly states the expectation of each founder as to contribution of time and resources to the enterprise. Let me try to advance a few rules of thumb to help guide you here. Email readers continue here.]

Equity 213

Equity Class Pricing Startup 213

Berkonomics

JULY 26, 2010

Much of the rest of the presentation is devoted to explaining to the group the causes for the concerns and offering information for the group to use in the feedback session to help the CEO seek solutions and to provide resources to the CEO for that purpose. Email readers continue here.]

Class 120

Class Organization Custom Customer 120