Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

What price? The only way for a company to be overvalued is if there’s someone willing to pay that price. ” Therefore one goal of Y Combinator appears to be “get the highest price and best terms.” They do this because they have amazing skills at writing business plans. What stage? ” Fair play.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 19, 2015

I’ve tried over the years to write many times about the realism of the downsides of being an entrepreneur because there is a complete cognitive dissidence between what you read about yourself in the press and what you feel internally about where you’re at in the journey. Of course that’s true.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

What price? The only way for a company to be overvalued is if there’s someone willing to pay that price. ” Therefore one goal of Y Combinator appears to be “get the highest price and best terms.” Or maybe I’m paying the highest price? What kind of deals should I be doing? What stage?

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Venture Capital Startup Pricing Invest 347

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

In my opinion it’s the most natural fit and it would give Netflix a very strong presence in Los Angeles and in TV (obviously subject to getting the right writes from the studios). So it wouldn’t be a surprise to see price increases in Qwikster in the future. kids movies priced as a separate package). No time soon.

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Netflix Evite Pricing Hulu 329

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Note that “performance&# on my chart is a loose term for my definition of perceived progress that can take the form of product, customer adoption, employees, investors, press or whatever. Investors are writing checks for dots. Entrepreneurs – you might be pumped up with that super quick round done at a high price.

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Invest Technical Review Venture Capital Startup 411

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Photo by Hope House Press - Leather Diary Studio on Unsplash It’s also true that there will be tough moments in your company’s journey where you will want to be able to carry people behind the tough decisions you want. You can write this as a narrative in 3–5 key bullet points. But what are the KEY ISSUES management is grappling with.

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Startup Slides Metrics News 226

Berkonomics

AUGUST 30, 2018

They allow me to preview new devices and technologies before release so that I might write about and speak about them in my “Tech Trends” keynotes. Marriott called theirs “tier pricing”. In the meantime, we sold a second system to a large timeshare resort in Orlando for the same price. The real test: The industry trade show.

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Artificial Inteligence Pricing Design Product 120

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

I will write more about this in the next 2 weeks. I suppose I should have imagined that this line would get more press than all other comments combined. But that doesn’t mean that people are paying rational prices as investors based on intrinsic value. I believe that. It is great for entrepreneurs and great for VCs.

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Pricing Marketing Startup Venture Capital 309

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

Only naive people believe that but for inexperienced entrepreneurs you can be fooled into the narrative by the press who sometimes write stories without the actual data. We’ve just been biased by our narrower view from “people like us” and the tech press who are in our same demographic. PHONE CALLS.

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Email SaaS Venture Capital Google 339

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

I pointed to several Economist articles I had read that mapped historical prices of real estate for 400 years and how on average property values grow at no more 1.5% above inflation yet in many markets in the US & Europe prices were rising at 10-25% per year. We jockey to make sure the press release has our names on it.

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Invest Angel Technical Review Venture Capital 299

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 2, 2011

I’m sitting at my computer now at 9.00pm writing this – which is an hour earlier than I normally write (there are about 8 women at my kitchen table having a book club (aka excuse to drink wine & gossip so I’m locked in another room writing. Should entrepreneurs have convertible debt or priced equity?

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Email Blogging Venture Capital Writing 287

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2017

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. Executives run the day-to-day so often the board is more involved as a sparring partner at key intervals. The administrative work we actually do at board meetings? What prompted this post?

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Startup Technical Review Equity Report 217

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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Startup Design Downey Activity 398

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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Press Startup Technical Review Email 97

socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2014

A lot of our competitors have had to shave their prices because travelers can''t afford to pay the fees for their sites. We were sick and tired of writing up fake descriptions of places to make them sound like they were luxury, when they were not necessarily luxury. How did you start the company?

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Sites Startup Customer Custom 213

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

He did it yesterday, “Mark, I’m going to write a blog post following on from your VC’s aren’t dumb. He is very pleasant when he calls and writes. Ask for help reviewing your press release. Ask them for a meeting to review your pricing strategy with you. .” I know it sounds obvious.

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Tips Email Venture Capital CTO Coach 365

InfoChachkie

MAY 5, 2011

Relinquish Press Release Capabilities. Agree to Bundling Without a Minimum Price. It may be necessary to apply a portion of the Pilot Fee toward the ultimate license / purchase price, in order to obtain an up-front fee. Press Release Rights. Give up Branding. Approve Unilateral Provisions. Surrender Arbitration.

Outsource Development 244

Outsource Development Entrepreneur Resource Press 244

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. One company might be growing its revenue at 50% per year and the other might be growing at 5% per year.

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Startup Venture Capital Sales Course 227

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

A key deal not only helps you raise venture capital but it can help attract employees, garner press attention, help with product focus & importantly drive customer adoption and/or revenue. They can then direct staff, allocate budgets, talk to the press, connect you with politicians and attend events. Marketing Muscle.

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Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Press 317

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Forcing yourself to write down a plan is actually the only way to make sure you actually have a plan. It doesn’t prove your business model of pricing, distribution, and support. If you have a product description, that’s necessary, but not sufficient. Get a real customer and real revenue.

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Funding Entrepreneur Startup CTO Hire 112

Berkonomics

AUGUST 18, 2011

They allow me to preview new devices and technologies before release so that I might write about and speak about them in my “Tech Trends” keynotes. Marriott called theirs “tier pricing”. In the meantime, we sold a second system to a large timeshare resort in Orlando for the same price. So we removed the system.

Artificial Inteligence 214

Artificial Inteligence Pricing Design Product 214

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. Simply write a great book? If you have NO network of promotion for your story? How do people drive SEO growth?

Marketing 379

Marketing Startup SEM SEO 379

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2016

LPs have followed the recent press about the over-valuation and over-funding of the startup industry, and they experience these phenomena first hand. But the problem for LPs is that as VCs write bigger checks with increased frequency, these firms go “back in the market” to raise funds more quickly than in the past.

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Venture Capital Capital Marketing Seed Funding 150

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 19, 2011

We had the final terms of our agreement fairly well boxed in within a range of about 5-7% on price and within 30 days on move-in date. I obviously preferred the lowest price and I wanted the latest move-in date. She told me, “start with the price you want but the move in date he wants.&#. I told my agent. She way annoyed.

Venture Capital 319

Venture Capital Pricing Startup Outsource 319

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

lots of brand names piling on) can lead to group think and price creep. Lead investors and follow investors can both win equally but in each case you know why you personally are writing the check. AngelList – as great and innovative as it is – does not guarantee success for investors. Obviously.

Invest 288

Invest Angel Web 2.0 SEO 288

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2012

Forcing yourself to write down a plan is actually the only way to make sure you actually have a plan. It doesn’t prove your business model of pricing, distribution, and support. If you have a product description, that’s necessary, but not sufficient. Get a real customer and real revenue.

Startup 104

Startup CTO Hire Press Customer 104

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

Big thank you to Darius Vasefi , of EyeOnJewels for the write up. o Huge on PR, “Be Everywhere” is his motto – fly to NY, proactively everywhere he could get press. People want to invest in people they trust – once you’ve made money for someone you can always go back, and even get better pricing.

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Acquisition Startup Customer Custom 304

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2011

Forcing yourself to write down a plan is actually the only way to make sure you actually have a plan. It doesn’t prove your business model of pricing, distribution, and support. If you have a product description, that’s necessary, but not sufficient. Get a real customer and real revenue.

Startup 101

Startup CTO Hire Press Customer 101

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

She can anticipate reactions to price increases or product changes by customers and she can sustain competitive challenges because she knows the customer will stick by her. A regular dialog with peers can be more valuable than reading any amount of tech press and in many cases more valuable than even board input. I like writing.

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Startup Coach Course Invest 150

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2010

Forcing yourself to write down a plan is actually the only way to make sure you actually have a plan. It doesn’t prove your business model of pricing, distribution, and support. If you have a product description, that’s necessary, but not sufficient. Get a real customer and real revenue.

Tips 88

Tips Startup CTO Hire Press 88

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 24, 2012

Participants spend their time soaking in hot springs, eating delicious and healthy organic Ayurvedic inspired meals, stretching out each morning with two hours of yoga, staying grounded through guided meditations, exploring new ideas in workshops, writing, drawing, sharing in group discussions and being present. You have many prices?

Pricing 86

Pricing Coach Email Startup 86

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

The following was available: “I kept hearing about startups that raised VC funding, but which hadn’t filed Form Ds (nor issued a press release). We discussed in the video why they don’t price this money but give it as convertible debt) they don’t make announcements to the market. Short answer: no. They also avoid Reg D.

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Venture Capital Startup Advertising Redpoint 285

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

We have a very unique capability in scalability, but at an agreeable price point. The traditional way to handle that is to write code. About 30 to 45 percent of our business is international. Our marquis customers are companies like Citibank and Lowe's Corporation, along with many others. The automation we provide is unique.

Networking 214

Networking IBM IBM Pacific Palisades 214

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 27, 2014

You can make calls right from the fridge, browse morning headlines from the Associated Press or search for a new favorite dish on Epicurious. Price point is undoubtedly a factor (the Samsung fridge goes for $3,600), and there just isn’t much demand for app-enabled kitchens. .

Belkin 92

Belkin Startup Google Press 92

Jason Nazar

JANUARY 14, 2009

Referring Traffic / Press. Referring Traffic / Press - The web is interconnected, and traffic flows among sites that interlink. The type of sites that might link into you are blogs, traditional press online, forums or bulleting boards, or content rich sites that are focused on a similar topic. Search Engines. Social Media.

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Web Social Media Content Sites 62

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2018

If you’re raising a round where a new lead investor would invest $5 million the VC fund must have no less than $100 million and if you’re looking for them to write $15–20 million as the lead their fund realistically should be at least $400 million. Your job is to push politely until you either get a “soft no” or more engagement.

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Venture Capital Funding Startup Sales 332

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2011

Think about this: The investment banks and trading houses across the globe have invested billions of dollars in computing equipment and staff in order to process news that affects stock prices milliseconds before the rest of the market can process & transact on this same information. I can’t put it in writing but I won’t stop it.”

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Platform News Startup Invest 307