Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 24, 2020

These plans just list a few key competitors out there now, compare feature richness, quality considerations, and pricing. That leads to switching costs, sunk costs, brand equity, and a host of other considerations, commonly called “barriers to entry.” This is where most current business plan analyses focus today.

Competition 151

Competition Startup Framework Pricing 151

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2015

Every investor in your startup, even friends and family, normally expects a share of your company (equity), which means your return for all your effort goes down quickly. This is at least double the time required for most equity investments, and may be a delay you can’t afford in keeping up with the market and your competitors.

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Pricing Equity Technical Review Research 100

TechCrunch LA

JUNE 18, 2022

This week, we saw the interconnectedness of major institutions as crypto lending protocol Celsius stuttered and brought down Ethereum prices with it as investors feared a price collapse brought on by reportedly over-leveraged players like 3 Arrows Capital. debt, equity, derivatives) or sectors (e.g., the week in web3. “I

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Newsletter Platform Capital Marketing 278

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2021

Those at the other extreme don’t look up from the grindstone long enough to notice whether all their work is producing sweat equity or just sweat. You have figured out how to undercut your competitor’s price, and still hold your margin. Reserve the same names on the leading social networks and blogs. Both are networks.

Startup 160

Startup Patents Competition Social Network 160

socalTECH

APRIL 14, 2010

Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project has launched an updated sales and pricing application aimed at premium advertisers, the firm said today. product allows publishers using its REVV ad optimization tool to better manage who can sell their inventory, and at what price. According to Rubicon, its Permission Control 2.0 READ MORE>>.

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Product Clearstone SaaS Advertising 140

TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

The firm’s portfolio includes Detroit’s direct-to-consumer plant startup Bloomscape , Chicago-based Paro , which provides a network of on-demand finance professionals, DC’s custom framing business Framebridge , Milwaukee-based monthly wine club Bright Cellars and New York insurtech company Policygenius.

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Venture Capital Funding Seed Funding Activity 211

TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

Landline , the operator of a bus network in the Midwest, is one of the latest companies to raise venture capital. A traveler pays Sun Country one fixed price to get them from the bus pick-up point to their final destination. billion in a round led by the private equity firm GPI Capital this week. The business has closed a $3.85

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Services Startup Venture Capital Redpoint 207

TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

That’s precisely what the company will be worth in light of Switchback II’s share price declines, but the number could be lower than the headline figure from early merger disclosures. A few days later, the deal was confirmed , including an expected valuation of around $2.3 billion for Bird when it began to trade.

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News Los Angeles Examples Pricing 148

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Being the leader doesn’t mean more equity, nor does it mean the leader will necessarily be CEO. Outside professionals are always available, but they may have their own agenda, such as building a career, making money quickly, or managing up the stock price for a quick exit. The industry veteran. The operations superstar.

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Technical Advisors Startup Outsource Development High Tech 123

socalTECH

JANUARY 26, 2011

Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the online publishing network run by Richard Rosenblatt, had a huge reception in the public markets Wednesday, closing up 32 percent in its initial public offering. Demand, which debuted on the NYSE as DMD this morning, priced at $17.00, but soon shot up to as high as $25.00 The firm closed at $22.65

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Demand Media Southern California Santa Monica 164

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Networking to build and maintain positive relationships with the right people outside your company is something you can’t forget in the rush to get your new business going. For example, consider Whole Foods , whose focus on healthy foods and a sustainable environment is legendary, even though their prices are often a bit higher.

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Marketing Resource Training Startup 116

TechCrunch LA

MAY 20, 2021

Eano, she said, offers competitive and transparent pricing so that homeowners aren’t surprised as a remodeling project goes on. Image Credits: Eano CEO and founder Stella Wu / Eano.

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Technical Review Startup Venture Capital Software Review 185

Xconomy

JANUARY 4, 2019

You’ll find a few of our favorite stories in this review of some of the year’s best from across the Xconomy network. Topics ranged from the worries over CRISPR genome editing and Wild West biohacking, to Nobel Prize-fueled drug approvals and the headaches around drug prices (even for drugs meant to cure headaches).

Pricing 69

Pricing Email Networking Silver Lake 69

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2022

They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing. Marketing shapes the concept, branding, packaging, pricing, and positioning. Delivering a superlative experience is the only way to get truly loyal clients, repeat business, and expansion through social networks.

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Sales Metrics Guide Startup 147

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 14, 2012

…” I’ll write soon on my views of why I believe Instagram took off as a social network and what I think comes next. Instagram happens to be one of the few social networks I regularly use along with Twitter. You are either bought for stock or for equity. to justify a “strategic” price.

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Venture Capital Pricing Social Network Acquisition 316

Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Convoy , an online marketplace that connects shippers with freight truck fleets and independent drivers, announced today it raised $185 million in a Series C fundraising round led by CapitalG, the growth equity investment fund of Alphabet, Google’s parent company. With the online network covering more ground, it can offer more options.

Equity 54

Equity Networking Funding Artificial Inteligence 54

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Being the leader doesn’t mean more equity, nor does it mean the leader will necessarily be CEO. Outside professionals are always available, but they may have their own agenda, such as building a career, making money quickly, or managing up the stock price for a quick exit. The industry veteran. The operations superstar.

Technical Advisors 123

Technical Advisors Outsource Development Startup High Tech 123

socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2013

What is it about the content delivery network market which has enabled Santa Monica-based EdgeCast to go from startup to over $100M in revenues in only a few, short years? We serve up four to five percent of the global Internet on our network. We're privately funded today, with some equity from Menlo Ventures and Steamboat Ventures.

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CTO Hire Content Networking Web 248

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 22, 2018

Founded by Steve Poizner last year to accelerate the growth of a startup entrepreneurial ecosystem in Southern California, The Alliance is building a network of investors, entrepreneurs and universities to provide ballast in the south to the dominance of the Northern California tech industry.

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Southern California Dollar Shave Club SoCal Develop 224

socalTECH

AUGUST 17, 2020

They still have all of these clients who want to learn from them, want to continue to train and work out, and instead of putting their content up for freeon a social platform, we can now let them upload different workouts and videos, and set a price for what they cost. Indi stands for individual.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

If there happens to be a gas station along the way where you can fill up for a reasonable price, great. Along with Selling (see Be Like Sam ) and Networking (see Making Stone Soup and Personal Pitch ), negotiating is a vital startup skill. ALL of your employees must sell, network and spend the company’s money as if it were their own.

Startup 221

Startup Pricing Entrepreneur Email 221

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

We spent our future since the equity was artificial. If these factors impact earnings the stock market may be headed South – If unemployment rises housing prices won’t. Bad stock markets mean less IPO’s and lower prices for M&A. It is also a result of pent-up demand. So why the ’09 bounce?

Venture Capital 269

Venture Capital Startup Funding Technical Review 269

socalTECH

JUNE 3, 2013

But, since it''s priced against the local utility, that investors can get a 9, 10, 11, or 12 percent yield. The reason for that, is one of the key capital components for solar leasing is tax equity investments, where the institutional investors can monetize those federal tax benefits. You can count them on one hand.

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Equity Invest Marketing Product 234

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2013

These plans just list a few key competitors out there now, compare feature richness, quality considerations, and pricing. That leads to switching costs, sunk costs, brand equity, and a host of other considerations, commonly called “barriers to entry.” This is where most current business plan analyses focus today.

Startup 80

Startup Framework Competition Pricing 80

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 25, 2012

These plans just list a few key competitors out there now, compare feature richness, quality considerations, and pricing. That leads to switching costs, sunk costs, brand equity, and a host of other considerations, commonly called “barriers to entry.” This is where most current business plan analyses focus today.

Competition 94

Competition Startup Pricing Framework 94

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing. Marketing shapes the concept, branding, packaging, pricing, and positioning. Delivering a superlative experience is the only way to get truly loyal clients, repeat business, and expansion through social networks.

Startup 97

Startup Sales Metrics Guide 97

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2013

Those at the other extreme don’t look up from the grindstone long enough to notice whether all their work is producing sweat equity or just sweat. You have figured out how to undercut your competitor’s price, and still hold your margin. Reserve the same names on the leading social networks and blogs. Both are networks.

Startup 100

Startup Patents Competition Social Network 100

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

Being the leader doesn’t mean more equity, nor does it mean the leader will necessarily be CEO. Outside professionals are always available, but they may have their own agenda, such as building a career, making money quickly, or managing up the stock price for a quick exit. The industry veteran. The operations superstar.

Technical Advisors 105

Technical Advisors Outsource Development Startup High Tech 105

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

These plans just list a few key competitors out there now, compare feature richness, quality considerations, and pricing. That leads to switching costs, sunk costs, brand equity, and a host of other considerations, commonly called “barriers to entry.” This is where most current business plan analyses focus today.

Startup 86

Startup Competition Pricing Framework 86

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2012

Those at the other extreme don’t look up from the grindstone long enough to notice whether all their work is producing sweat equity or just sweat. You have figured out how to undercut your competitor’s price, and still hold your margin. Reserve the same names on the leading social networks and blogs. Both are networks.

Entrepreneur 102

Entrepreneur Patents Startup Ideas 102

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Price: FREE. In this discussion we will cover: - Debt vs Equity financing. How to approach the equity finance market. 9-10p Networking and perhaps some one on one time with the speakers. Where: Coloft, 920 Santa Monica Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90401. What: A TechZulu Event. RSVP: [link]. Financing through services.

Startup 87

Startup Santa Monica Venture Capital Southern California 87

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

Being the leader doesn’t mean more equity, nor does it mean the leader will necessarily be CEO. Outside professionals are always available, but they may have their own agenda, such as building a career, making money quickly, or managing up the stock price for a quick exit. The industry veteran. The operations superstar.

Technical Advisors 57

Technical Advisors Startup Outsource Development High Tech 57

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2014

Being the leader doesn’t mean more equity, nor does it mean the leader will necessarily be CEO. Outside professionals are always available, but they may have their own agenda, such as building a career, making money quickly, or managing up the stock price for a quick exit. The industry veteran. The operations superstar.

Technical Advisors 98

Technical Advisors Startup Outsource Development High Tech 98

socalTECH

MARCH 6, 2017

In many cases, the developers might be working on building a new app and need some capital to put behind that, and they might be getting monthly checks from the ad network, but they just don't have the time to fully optimize those apps from the monetization perspective. We're not out aggressively looking to put this money to work.

Media 153

Media Mobile Startup Acquisition 153

socalTECH

MAY 25, 2016

There's also a great network effect happening in the area of industry clouds, and network capitalism, which is not just marketing poof. That network effect is a subtle but has a powerful effect with all this new technology. Each and everyone is creating their own equity scenario. That's a sea change.

Southern California 113

Southern California Capital Funding Invest 113

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Those at the other extreme don’t look up from the grindstone long enough to notice whether all their work is producing sweat equity or just sweat. You have figured out how to undercut your competitor’s price, and still hold your margin. Reserve the same names on the leading social networks and blogs. Both are networks.

Startup 88

Startup Patents Competition Social Network 88

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing. Marketing shapes the concept, branding, packaging, pricing, and positioning. Delivering a superlative experience is the only way to get truly loyal clients, repeat business, and expansion through social networks.

Startup 108

Startup Sales Metrics Entrepreneur 108