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Don’t get hung up on early stage valuation.

Berkonomics

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve walked away from deals where the entrepreneur insists on a start-up pre-money valuation that is so high, no angel could expect to make a return upon the investment, even with a reasonable sales price for the company down the road. And here’s the “why.”.

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How Sendgrid Makes Sure Those App Emails Go Through, With Jim Franklin

socalTECH

If you're an application developer, sending emails through your application can be a chore. It turns out it's not just a quick line of code to send an email -- it's also a hassle to make sure that those emails get delivered, that your email isn't classified as spam, and handling all sorts of delivery issues.

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5 Key Growth Initiatives In This Inflationary Economy

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, in my discussions with business owners, some have already used inflation positives to update their inventory values, take advantage of reduced mortgage rates, or simply making the price increases that they have long needed. Outsource functions outside your core competency. Selective outsourcing can save you real money.

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Don’t get hung up on valuation.

Berkonomics

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve walked away from deals where the entrepreneur insists on a start-up premoney valuation that is so high, no angel could expect to make a return upon the investment, even with a reasonable sales price for the company down the road. Email readers, continue here.]

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How TaskUs Is Powering LA's Technology Startup Boom

socalTECH

Customer care, obviously, is emails, phone calls, and customer service back office services. With globalization, and the rise of technology, we believed that you were going to see more and more individuals looking to outsource tasks. angeles startup taskus outsourcing phillippines growth bryce maddock entrepreneur' READ MORE>>.

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Interview with Sean Broihier, Fine Art America

socalTECH

Sean Broihier: When I was doing the site for my brother, every time they did an in-store promotion, or had an appearance, or they needed to change the prices on their prints, he had to call me, because I had done the website for him. myself and two women who do customer service and tech support for me via phone and email. the payroll.

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Pour And Stir II – Managing Your Cost Per Customer

InfoChachkie

If you have the proper mechanisms to accurately calculate your Cost Per Customer / Lifetime Value Equation, you will happily purchase as many customers from affiliates as your cash flow constraints will allow, as long as the average acquisition price is less than the customers’ average lifetime value.

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