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Down bad

TechCrunch LA

Last week, we talked about layoffs and the Winklevoss rock gods. Things have already plunged so quickly at the signal of a recession that insiders fear a lengthy bear market could hit crypto far more brutally than expected — tearing tokens to lows far below the highs of the 2017 bull run. Welcome back to Chain Reaction. crash redux.

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THQ Plans Reverse Stock Split

socalTECH

Battered videogame developer THQ , which has been suffering from a downturn in its business, said today that it is planning a 1-for-10 reverse stock split, in order to raise its per share trading price so that it will regain compliance with a $1.00 per share, minimum bid price required by the NASDAQ Global Select Market.

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10 Strategies For Success Long-Term As Well As Today

Startup Professionals Musings

In the short term you need customers to find you at any price, and in the longer term you need revenue, profit, and return loyalty. Strategic threats, including new competitors, market changes, and environmental issues need deeper analysis and full resolution, before they jeopardize your business survival.

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High Functioning vs. Low Functioning Startup Boards

Both Sides of the Table

this requires a strong knowledge of market data, employee performance, company performance relative to market and available resources?—?cash cash & unallocated stock options) Should we raise capital, from whom, how much and at what price?

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Sell when growth is high, even if cash flow is low.

Berkonomics

Usually leading up to the time positive cash flow is initially reached, the management team is not taking a market wage, payables are stretched, and any slowing of receivables collections would likely cause layoffs. [Email readers, continue here…] But this too is an overly simplistic view.

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Angel Investing: Skill 3 – Relationships with VCs

Both Sides of the Table

But knowing the right people and knowing a market only works well for angel investors in bullish tech markets in which IPO’s happen quickly (97-99) or where larger companies are actively scooping up little tiny companies at sub $50 million valuations to drive innovation (05-08, 10-?). Obviously I agree.

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Interview with Greg Martin, LiquidStock

socalTECH

Grega longtime veteran of venture investingalso shared his thoughts on the current pandemic, how investors are viewing the current market, and what startups can do now to survive through these unusual times. We, as investors are aligned, because when we exercise stock, we are providing capital to the company in terms of the exercise price.

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