Berkonomics

JUNE 4, 2020

Email readers, continue here…] In an Internet-based business, power comes not just from high gross margins, but also from an increase in the percent of conversions. The point is that once your company is stable at or above the breakeven point, one incremental unit generates robust increases in net profit.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 15, 2017

Email readers, continue here…] There are also clauses in many such investor documents that allow the investor to override the founder and force a sale of the company if a proposed sale is attractive to an investor for liquidity, even if the founder feels that there is much more potential if the business is not sold at the present time.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 11, 2018

Email readers, continue here…] Generative thinkers are relentless in asking questions that get to the core of an idea, often making the originator think more deeply about the effects over a longer period of time. Which leads us to the second class of creative board thinking…. These are generative thinking questions. Generative.

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Berkonomics

JULY 11, 2013

Email readers, continue here.] The major focus that used to be in using the direct mail business to drive sales is now focused upon email marketing campaigns, social networking marketing, building buzz, and location-based sales using tools to recognize shoppers at the point of sale.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 4, 2019

At the annual meeting (which can be attended by phone), there are actions that require a vote of the shares present either by proxy or in person. Email readers, continue here…] Prepare for your annual meetings well. Required actions by shareholders. But don’t worry. Few investors will show up that day.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 25, 2011

I have used Guy’s previous book, The Art Of The Start (Art ), in my UC Santa Barbara New Venture Creation class for the past five years. I read Enchantment anticipating that it might augment my Entrepernurial Selling class, which focuses on influence and persuasion, rather than sales tactics. Drop Everything And Do What Your Boss Asks.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 14, 2012

Email readers, continue here.] At the annual meeting (which can be attended by phone), there are actions that require a vote of the shares present either by proxy or in person. (There is a provision that a waiver of notice may be signed preventing this need, but it requires that all shareholders sign).

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Every year, at the end of the year, we share some reflections on the past year from our readers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, sponsors, and others in the local technology community. Our goal is to build a platform that helps our companies achieve best practices as quickly as possible on their way to becoming world-class companies.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

They can elect directors for their class of stock, approve mergers and acquisitions; approve increases or changes to the capital structure of the company and other more minor actions. Sometimes, there will be a conflict of interest between the people representing the various shareholder classes on a board. Email readers continue here.]

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Berkonomics

JULY 26, 2010

The format also calls for the CEO to examine his calendar over a period of time and report classes of activities by percentage of total time spent, so that the group may add comments about use of CEO time to the critique. It is from over a thousand of these CEO presentations over the years that I attempt to make these generalities.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 18, 2010

I know that would be surprising to many readers since keeping a blog somehow convinces people that I’m a time management or productivity ninja. It also applies to other parts of my life such as presentations. I’m a pretty natural public speaker so I can write my presentation the day before and do just fine.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 27, 2010

Email readers continue here.] There are also clauses in many such investor documents that allow the investor to override the founder and force a sale of the company if a proposed sale is attractive to an investor for liquidity, even if the founder feels that there is much more potential if the business is not sold at the present time.

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Venture Capital Sales Invest Class 168

socalTECH

MAY 7, 2010

The videos on our web site have some proprietary techniques you can't find elsewhere, and we have thousands of heavy science videos on the site -- everything from Nobel prize winners, to National Geographic, to class videos on science and related to science, and even to things students are doing in high school.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 4, 2024

Ownership is spread among several classes of investors. Email readers, continue here…] Second, the audit committee is responsible for hiring an outside auditor as appropriate, reviewing the accounting practices of the corporation and making sure that laws are followed relating to recognition of revenues and expenses.

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Software Review Email Class Startup 120

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

I suspect Mr. Wadhwa used hyperbole in his TechCrunch blog post to get more readers to look at his work. But I’m opposed to using data to “prove&# unprovable facts because I know that readers are often susceptible to this kind of data manipulation. You’re not born into being a world-class software developer.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 20, 2014

Explain to our readers why you started your company, and why you created your app myLINGO. What we found is that there was no present solution to do this. Share with our readers your experience surrounding the launch of the app. Explain to our readers what you learned from seeing myLINGO in action. You have deliverables.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

You imagined him as the kid in your class at school at the front of the room raising his hand at every question and saying, “Oooh, me. how can we create an angle that will interest readers? It’s about presentations in front of large audiences. Before that he was a US senator. Call on me. I know the answer.”

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Entrepreneur Startup Press Venture Capital 370

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Here is a class of investor we’ve covered before, one usually focused upon you and less upon your business case. There are other classes of equity investors for small or early stage businesses that we have not yet considered. You will have to hone your story well, down to fifteen minutes and perhaps fifteen slides in your presentation.

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Equity Technical Review Class Organization 156

socalTECH

DECEMBER 14, 2015

The original spark came, because my daughter, Naomi, who is six and was in first grade at the time, took a Lego Robotics class. That allows pre-readers to play, and also any kid in any part of the world can play the game, because there are no language issues. Grant Hosford: I was working at Idealab, for Bill Gross, when I had the idea.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 3, 2014

There are three classes of equity investors for early stage businesses that we have not yet considered. Email readers, continue here.] With angel groups, you should plan of spending months in the process, from application through funding. This class of investor typically writes checks from $50,000 to $250,000.

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Berkonomics

MAY 5, 2022

Email readers, continue here…] Now the last question is a daunting one for any of us. Many of the common portals like AOL, Yahoo and MSN do not return a response to an email ping, leading all of those addresses to be classed as “unknown.” They will ask where you got the list, and was it single or double opt–in? Opt-in process.

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Email Marketing Yahoo Class 156

Berkonomics

MARCH 17, 2016

Email readers, continue here…] John asked the same questions, but for very different reasons. Federal and state governments have what is called “Protected Classes.” Which classes apply to your company and the applicant are surely questions for a qualified attorney. Bob believes immigrants are lazy.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Ownership is spread among several classes of investors. Email readers continue here.] The corporate attorney was present, recommending this as a relatively safe move for the CEO. Then along comes either money or contracts from strategic or financial investors or partners. The operations of the corporation become more complex.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 21, 2016

Email readers, continue here…] Now the last question is a daunting one for any of us. Many of the common portals like AOL, Yahoo and MSN do not return a response to an email ping, leading all of those addresses to be classed as “unknown.” They will ask where you got the list, and was it single or double opt–in?

Email 120

Email Marketing Yahoo Class 120

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 18, 2015

In 2012 I penned an article called “ It’s Morning in VC ” that highlighted many of these trends and in 2014 I published a series of data in this VC SlideShare presentation of “ Why VC is Much More Compelling ” now, which updated many of our earlier analysis. Are LPs to blame? None of these. billion.

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Venture Capital Pricing Platform Marketing 150

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

Interesting patterns emerged: Everyone makes the same classes of error. recently did a lecture at a Babson MBA summer class on Entrepreneurial Leadership. Coming up with a memorable tagline can present an even greater challenge. For those interested, the presentation that I delivered to the members of the VANJ is embedded below.

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