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.

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Venture Capital Equity Sales Invest 256

socalTECH

JULY 21, 2020

Datto , a developer of cloud-based software for the managed service provider (MSP) market--which just opened up a new office in Irvine--said that it has acquired Gluh Pty Ltd , an Australian company which develops software that allows MSPs to simplify procurement of IT products and services. READ MORE>>.

Software Review 113

Software Review Equity Acquisition Software 113

socalTECH

APRIL 13, 2015

Is the world ready for another event management software provider? Gregg Parise What we are doing, is we are going into the event management software space, and doing it through a platform technology. You point out that there''s a lot of folks in this market, why jump in with a new service? What is Events.com all about?

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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. For some, that comfort is worth forgoing building high equity value.

Equity 156

Equity Course Sales Invest 156

TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

The report was put together by London & Partners and Dealroom as part of this week’s Silicon Valley Comes to the UK virtual event. Gousto, a UK meal-kit service, raises another $41M as business booms under lockdown. More than 5,000 startups were surveyed to create the data. times) since 2015, compared to 3.1

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Venture Capital Press Invest Research 357

Berkonomics

AUGUST 3, 2023

Some businesses require very little capital and the founder can self-finance the enterprise and retain 100% of its ownership and control from ignition through liquidity event (startup through sale). Venture, private equity and more: Here we lump a large number of investor classes into one.

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Venture Capital Startup Class Invest 295

SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 10, 2018

Thursday, August 16, 2018 -- Global LAVA: "Exit Options in Today's Environment" Whether you are just starting a business or exploring exit options, this Global LAVA event is designed to educate entrepreneurs, investors, and service providers about the current market dynamics and opportunities to position a company for a successful exit.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 17, 2011

Even small community service-providers can be sold to buyers hungry to get into a business already in revenue with a steady customer base. Most businesses fall into the class of those that can be sold someday to a willing buyer.

Equity 209

Equity Class Email Competition 209

socalTECH

AUGUST 22, 2016

Burbank-based Cast & Crew Entertainment Services , the provider of technology and payroll, and production management services for the entertainment industry, said on Monday that it has completed its acquisition of Culver City-based CAPS Payroll. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2023

Customers benefit from early solution access, priority input on requirements, and personalized customer service. Talk to thought leaders at relevant industry events. Getting to know leaders at these events will get you visibility and credibility, as well as valuable feedback on your strategy and solution.

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Statistics Entrepreneur Funding Social Media 98

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

Customers benefit from early solution access, priority input on requirements, and personalized customer service. Talk to thought leaders at relevant industry events. Getting to know leaders at these events will get you visibility and credibility, as well as valuable feedback on your strategy and solution.

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Funding Tips Startup Statistics 173

Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Here is the warning: The execution of equity allocations and of a good incentive program using equity is often mismanaged, damaging the corporate capitalization structure and even affecting the outcome of subsequent investment into the company. … Equity is divided between the founders and the business begun.

Equity 156

Equity Class Pricing Sales 156

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.

Equity 120

Equity Email Sales Invest 120

socalTECH

JUNE 21, 2013

At least, that''s the word from investors, executives, and service providers in the hallways at the event, on the panels, and at many of the event''s late evening parties. How is it that what has been a constant complaint by local startups ends up being an advantage?

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Southern California Web Design Google Equity 210

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. So, the question: load up with more equity and dilution?

Pricing 156

Pricing Invest Equity Entrepreneur 156

Berkonomics

OCTOBER 29, 2015

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. For some, that comfort is worth forgoing building high equity value.

Equity 120

Equity Venture Capital Course Email 120

InfoChachkie

JULY 11, 2011

By combining our equity investment with a tranche of venture debt, the company has avoided a larger equity round, which would have significantly diluted the Founders’ ownership share. Dollar Blend – Many venture debt lenders require that their funds be accompanied by an equity investment, generally from legitimate venture capitalists.

Equity 235

Equity Startup Invest Funding 235

Berkonomics

OCTOBER 26, 2010

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.

Venture Capital 166

Venture Capital Equity Sales Email 166

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

That’s why all those so-called million dollar ideas I hear about as an investor don’t get me excited, and entrepreneurs find that working twenty hours a day often generates nothing more than sweat, instead of the desired sweat equity. This is the confirmation that your product or service fills a real need in the marketplace.

Startup 118

Startup Satisfaction Customer Custom 118

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2022

You have very little money, and you don’t want to give away your equity. Giving equity is realistic, but base it on contribution and role, with vesting after time and milestones. Startups are usually founded by product or service experts who don’t enjoy the various growth phases. The right investors and right time dilemma.

Startup 130

Startup USC Entrepreneur Statistics 130

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 24, 2010

SCVN helps entrepreneurs, service providers and private equity sources to accelerate their entrepreneurial velocity. Join us for this networking mixer and company presentation event. Wednesday, June 30, 2010 -- Southern California Venture Network. See [link] (more).

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Southern California Networking Equity Entrepreneur 100

socalTECH

AUGUST 6, 2019

Ian Chen is the co-founder and CEO of Discotech , a startup that offers up bottle service booking, discounted tickets and more to clubs and nightspots. Ian Chen: In my previous life, I was working in private equity in LA. That was, let's disrupt bottle service and VIP tables. Ian Chen: It's completely different.

Startup 113

Startup Equity Customer Custom 113

TechCrunch LA

MAY 12, 2020

The event kicked off with a few words from CEO Evan Spiegel and soon transitioned into a succession of live-streamed pitches from the 10 startups in Yellow’s latest batch. The group occupies some familiar spaces for past investments, with a focus on niche social communities, mobile media tools and augmented reality. .”

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Invest Startup Artificial Inteligence Class 237

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2020

That’s why all those so-called million dollar ideas I hear about as an investor don’t get me excited, and entrepreneurs find that working twenty hours a day often generates nothing more than sweat, instead of the desired sweat equity. This is the confirmation that your product or service fills a real need in the marketplace.

Satisfaction 174

Satisfaction Customer Custom Outsource 174

socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2017

I've been telling people to buy bitcoin when it was $200, $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000 (and continuing to take it for our services) and it's kept growing in value. He also co-founded Direct IPO, one of the earliest equity crowdfunding companies, and founded and sold his first PR firm, The Terpin Group. Aside from $50,000 bitcoin?

Southern California 189

Southern California Santa Monica Conference Newsletter 189

Berkonomics

JUNE 8, 2017

Some businesses require very little capital and the founder can self-finance the enterprise and retain 100% of its ownership and control from ignition through liquidity event (startup through sale). Venture, private equity and more: Here we lump a large number investor classes into one. For you who fit that description, nice work.

Venture Capital 266

Venture Capital Class Invest Equity 266

socalTECH

JANUARY 2, 2015

Today, we have some thoughts from Jeb Spencer of TVC Capital , a private equity investment company in San Diego. What was the most significant event for you or your company this year? 2014 was the most active year in TVC history as measured by the number of investments/acquisitions/follow-ons/exits we completed. maybe even 10x.

Capital 100

Capital Cloud Computing Southern California Equity 100

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

I often advise startup companies not to try and pin all of your brand equity into an announcement. Build platform services that provide more value to our startups than just money (putting our fees into our ecosystem and not just our pockets). We have also hired Kyle Taylor to run platform services as his full-time job.

Venture Capital 324

Venture Capital Startup Blogging Platform 324

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

The Los Angeles Venture Association (LAVA) held its annual awards event last night, honoring former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan, as well as local, venture backed companies in a banquet last night at the Luxe hotel in Los Angeles. Other finalists were Clicker.com , Truecar , and Zumbox.

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LAVA Zumbox Technology ReachLocal 166

socalTECH

JANUARY 5, 2012

in capital for its online service for connecting people with nightlife venues. We caught up with Sam Altman, the firm's founder, to hear more about the company, and how we went from working in private equity to heading up a company all about finding nightlife. How did you make the leap form private equity to nightlight?

Content 196

Content Equity Startup Platform 196

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Recognition of internal contributions can be as simple as a public “thank-you,” or as formal as a promotion or equity sharing. External customer loyalty and motivation used to be as simple as good customer service, but today’s customers expect more. Learn how to make every negotiation a win-win, rather than a win-lose event.

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Coach Customer Custom Entrepreneur 144

socalTECH

DECEMBER 29, 2016

On December 7th and 8th, we hosted the inaugural Crowd Invest Summit at the LA Convention Center, which was the largest Crowdfunding and Online Investing event ever held. We hired on Jo Beyersdorfer to produce the event and tackle all of the last minute logistics and she killed it for us.

Invest 124

Invest Startup Southern California Conference 124

TechCrunch LA

MAY 19, 2018

Home sharing is on the rise, along with more temporary lease options, high-touch service and smaller spaces in sought-after urban locations. Founded less than three years ago, the company now manages about 80 houses in Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area, matching up roommates and planning group events.

Startup 272

Startup Los Angeles Demand Social Network 272

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2019

You have very little money, and you don’t want to give away your equity. Giving equity is realistic, but base it on contribution and role, with vesting after time and milestones. Startups are usually founded by product or service experts who don’t enjoy the various growth phases. The right investors and right time dilemma.

Startup 97

Startup USC Entrepreneur Statistics 97

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 27, 2018

Potential investors love to see gross margins in the fifty percent range or greater, with recurring revenue through subscriptions, follow-on sales, or services. Specific investment size request, and equity offered. Discussion of likely liquidity events and exit strategy. Business model showing costs, pricing, and margins.

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Product Slides Entrepreneur Invest 58

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 6, 2010

So join us for this totally FREE and great event we have lined up and learn what it will take and how you will get to financing your startup. Event Details: When: Thursday, Oct. What: A TechZulu Event. In this discussion we will cover: - Debt vs Equity financing. Financing through services. 28th, 2010 - 7:00 p.m.

Startup 87

Startup Santa Monica Venture Capital Southern California 87

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 21, 2019

When this occurs, as it nearly always does, retailers return unsold inventory, which makes it difficult (at times impossible), for the fashion company to service its debt, resulting in bankruptcy. The line began forming at 4:00 AM and by mid-morning, the crowd became unruly, resulting in the company cancelling the event.

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Demand Pricing Product Equity 160