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Events and Networking in Los Angeles

SoCal CTO

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Friday, February 23, 2007 Events and Networking in Los Angeles One of the issues I discussed in Innovation and Geography was that the geography and traffic in Los Angeles generally makes it more difficult for networking. He is a frequent speaker at industry and academic events.

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Why Startups Should Raise Money at the Top End of Normal

Both Sides of the Table

2 preamble issues having read the comments on TC today: 1: I know that the prices of startup companies is much great in Silicon Valley than in smaller towns / less tech focused areas in the US and the US prices higher than many foreign markets. You can be pissed off, but I don’t set prices. That’s stupid.

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The Four Main Things that Investors Look for in a Startup

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Now that you’ve gotten the round done I’d love to get together at your convenience and learn more about your business so I’ll be ready well before you’re next fund raising event. They might accept that a $50 million outcome will drive good returns given their small investment size, low price of entry, etc.

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Some Quick Things Every Founder Should Know

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" Revenue doesn't pay your bills, GM does  —  @msuster 2/ Founders obsess with revenue as a vanity metric. But if you raise at too high a price you make it harder to raise next round. But if you want to add some in the comments section on Medium and I’ll make sure to read them.

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The new Berkus SMALL BUSINESS SUCCESS COLLECTION – eBooks and books

Berkonomics

As a bonus, the “quick read&# eBook and Kindle editions are priced as “singles&# at only $2.99 Creating metrics. New forms of metrics for your business. Strategies for getting the most in a liquidity event. Covering important business growth subjects, these books are a must-have for you and your associates.

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6 Ways To Test Your New Venture Sustainability Early

Startup Professionals Musings

Proof of any business model starts with a finished product or solution, sold to a new customer for full price, with high satisfaction for the value received. Of course, that has be a repeatable event, with enough revenue to sustain the business. No matter how good your cause, it takes real money to sustain a business.

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What I *Would Have* Said at TechCrunch Disrupt

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If the company is moderately successful, growing and has great prospects for the future than a small liquidity event will help founders & venture capitalists to be aligned. Price creep hurts investors. But it also hurts entrepreneurs – Mike asked people about what they were doing to keep prices down. VC is different.