Xconomy

JANUARY 11, 2017

On the campaign trail and as president-elect he has made occasional noises about drug pricing—giving the U.S. Medicare system, the largest buyer of drugs in the world, the right to negotiate prices, for instance. This morning, in his first press conference, Trump went further. Read more » Reprints | Share:

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 3, 2015

Nicky had a difficult time hiding his surprise, as the typical range for such licenses was between 30% to 50% of the product’s price. Mr. Epstein later re-negotiated the Beatles’ share to 45%, but by then, Beatlemania was on the wane and the financial damage had been done. Image credit: Associated Press. Share and Enjoy.

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socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2010

Santa Monica-based Docstoc , the online professional document sharing site run by Jason Nazar , is announcing this morning that it has added around 100,000 books and 150,000 documents to the site, as part of a deal with Overdrive.com.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 28, 2016

THIS WEEK IN DRUG PRICING…. —A coalition of investors pressed drug makers to justify price increases. The group filed shareholder resolutions with 11 companies and cited a Kaiser Family Foundation poll that cited Americans’ concerns over drug prices. Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

president’s intent to make good on his angry campaign rhetoric on drug prices, while the Associated Press reported that naming-and-shaming—that is, Congress hauling executives into hearings and penning angry letters—certainly hasn’t done the trick. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2021

Working with the media is required, both social as well as the press, through public relations and internal channels. Drive productivity and engagement through shared values. You can no longer provide leadership by just “walking around” and talking to all the key people. Isolate marketing from sales for maximum customer focus.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 25, 2010

I have read much commentary on my Twitter stream (ironically) and in the press about how investors are going to abandon investments in the Twitter ecosystem because they seem to appear hostile to ecosystem partners. We share the goal of helping Twitter to maintain a quality platform. Establish a clear policy of revenue sharing.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

They’re also a controversial part of the national debate over high drug prices, and their increased use has put ophthalmologists in the crosshairs of insurers, the federal government, and the press. But compounding … Next Page » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

A traveler pays Sun Country one fixed price to get them from the bus pick-up point to their final destination. Airbnb, for its part, filed a press release this week confirming its plans to go public in 2020. The goal is to help those who live far distances from airports save money and to make the experience of busing more enjoyable.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2010

It’s far easier (and sexier) to spend your time working on deals – the chase, the negotiation, the secret dinners, the combination of assets, the PRESS STORY! They always have big lovey-dovey press releases. Want to cut prices and go for market share? Prices suddenly become attractive and sellers less cocky.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 9, 2013

The topic of the conference was “The Sharing Economy” and as I read many of the session title descriptions I realized that people would be talking more about “collaborative consumption” (think airbnb, taskrabbit, uber) than about why people are sharing more on Instragram & Snapchat. Prices down.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

If a consumer will pay a fixed price for a product or service then the battle over who gets the margin in any sale is between the person who merchandises a product and the person who manufactures it. The press around the Parachute Home Hotel itself was worth the effort of having created it. even a DTC company?—?if

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 5, 2022

A post shared by Collab Studios (@collabstudiosatl). The price of membership varies depending on what resources an applicant is looking for, whether that’s marketing, help connecting with potential brand partners or use of studio space. . Black Founders Matter presses VCs to pledge commitment to diversity.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 17, 2017

Of course when you think about it it’s kind of obvious but when people make snap judgments about information they hear about companies or read about in the press they often don’t take the time to start to consider the details. Stock-option incentives are similar in that they dilute your ownership but you still own the same number of shares.

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socalTECH

MARCH 19, 2009

Santa Monica-based Mahalo , the human-powered search engine run by Jason Calacanis, is in the spotlight again, this time for putting a price on being a top Twitter user. According to Mahalo head Calacanis, he is offering the micro blogging service $500,000, to have Mahalo's new Answers service featured as a "suggested user" for three years.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2017

The image of boards and of investors vs. founder conflicts has been so at odds with my experiences on dozens of boards over the past 20 years that I thought it was worth sharing what I actually see. But unlike the popular press reporting of this conflict — 80% of the time it is founder-to-founder conflict and not investor-to-founder conflict.

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Xconomy

JULY 1, 2016

At the gathering, Biden took verbal shots at scofflaw cancer researchers and at drug prices, while the FDA said it would take a shot at restructuring the way it evaluates oncology products. Gilead Sciences has been a target of drug-price criticism for its hepatitis C treatments, but it dialed back the price of its new one.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 7, 2016

coast bearing the brunt of Hurricane Matthew, we send our thoughts and more to those who have more pressing matters to worry about this week. Shares immediately fell more than 40 percent. PRICE FIGHTS. With some caveats, ICER recommended lower prices. Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS. —The U.S.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 28, 2015

Even the eccentric King of Pop communicated the price he was willing to pay for Neverland. Our response was that there was no “price” as our company was not for sale. We then turned Citrix’s question around, saying, “You knocked on our door with an intent to buy so you obviously have some idea of the price you are willing to pay.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 19, 2011

In Sharing Means Caring , I describe specific tactics that foster and extend the longevity of such mutually advantageous relationships. When creating such sharing relationships with a BDC, ensure that you never agree to any of the following Kiss of Death Provisions, no matter how lucrative the potential relationship may seem at the outset.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

I saw one that we considered strongly and then declined due to the nature of sharing obscene photos on their app and our worry that the company might struggle to contain that. 6 months later the company was in the press because predators had used the app to rape and molest three children under the age of 15. Another firm funded them.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 28, 2009

I know that you keep reading about how our competitors seem to been going from strength-to-strength in the press. You’re only reading our competitor’s press releases. I promise you that inside their offices they’re reading our great press releases, wishing life was as easy for them as it was at our company.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Examples: Guttenberg leveraged the wine press to create the printing press, the railroad jackscrew was used to create modern municipal sewers. However, as the technology is refined in a business setting, it often evolves to a form factor and price point that facilitates consumer usage. Share and Enjoy.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

It was a surprise knowing these start ups have spent $1000s for the chance to be noticed by the right influencer, whether it be a venture capitalist, early adopter or the press. With booth prices up to $9,500 , it blew my mind how vague the taglines were. Speaking of time thievery = long winded boring press releases.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 7, 2014

It was a personal discussion and you could tell that our senior leaders and he shared friendship as well as respect and admiration. The press don’t get your financials. Who else is going to tell a VC if he got a bad reference from an entrepreneur or fellow VC?

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 12, 2014

New investors sometimes want early investors to put in money to “prove” they have confidence in the new price. some may get caught out paying too high of prices for what perhaps will be great deals but not at the prices being paid. So the answer is: sometimes they take it, sometimes they don’t.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2013

Kara on one side of the table showing me market sizes, competitive dynamics, product roadmaps, pricing plans for physical products with COGS and gross margins. She helps write press releases. Didn’t I make myself clear about celebrities & startups ? ladies, show me what you got. It was magic at first meeting for me.

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Xconomy

JUNE 28, 2016

First, let’s cover basic components you’d see in a letter of intent for a startup M&A deal: — The sticker price : The cost to acquire the target. — Price adjustments : Possible reductions (due to debt or liabilities exceeding assets) or increases (based on financial performance).

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InfoChachkie

JULY 18, 2012

Make It Work sold its services in pre-paid hours, at a discount from our pay-as-you-go pricing. Since 2008, the company has been forced to lower it’s prices, from $120/hour to $80/hour. Share and Enjoy. Our customers benefitted from this and saved thousands over the years as a result. We missed payroll. It was over. Of course).

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2016

It helps to have a following of loyal advocates in the mainstream press. When top tier investors compete for a piece of the action, the price can go up exponentially. Don’t be afraid to give up equity to get a small share of a very large pot. Active interest by a multitude of investors. Opportunity and scalability are unlimited.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 21, 2010

I’ve observed the following scenario in both of my companies and in countless others I’ve advised or invested in: - your company becomes moderately high profile in a few press articles. But I’m not going to change that, so if they want to share in your success how should you deal with it?

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 24, 2012

So we decided that we wanted to share what we had learned traveling with those back home. However these connections won’t be based on our career choices or media, or on a Facebook post we liked or tweeted, but on a shared experience with incredible impact. You have many prices? How do you choose your locations?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

We short-handed this marketing mix as “ the four P’s ” – product, price, promotion and place (distribution) – this was devised in 1960 and while a little bit dated is still a useful framework.

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socalTECH

JULY 7, 2011

It allows you to communicate with those contacts with one click, whether by voice, video, text message, instant message, file sharing, or fax, and even allows you to update your status on social networks and services like Twitter. It's pretty comprehensive. You either need to rent space on someone else's telephony platform, or have your own.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

With public shareholders and high liability risks, every public company must disclose and answer to shareholders and the press on all material information regarding the company, its operations, and its management. Annual reporting and audit requirements continue to increase. Disclosures of information. Pressures to maintain growth pattern.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 27, 2012

When they were four unknown, spotty-faced Liverpool teenagers, the Beatles shared a common vision. Although the Beatles shared an outlandish vision to dominate the global music market, they executed their business strategy in an incremental manner. ” John Lennon, describing his misgivings during his first flight to America.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

With public shareholders and high liability risks, every public company must disclose and answer to shareholders and the press on all material information regarding the company, its operations, and its management. Annual reporting and audit requirements continue to increase. Disclosures of information. Pressures to maintain growth pattern.

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