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Pricing. In particular, it’s about pricing for service providers namely accountants, bookkeepers and business owners. The post My First Book – Pricing Your Practice by Eric Greenspan appeared first on Eric Greenspan. Woke up and there it was, my book cover. MORE
La Jolla-based biopharmaceuticals developer Ambrx has set its initial estimated pricing range for its IPO, saying in a filing this morning that it expects to price its IPO at between $12.00 ambrx pricing merger acquisition nasdaq ambx exit biotech lifescience biopharma biopharmaceuticals protein antibody MORE
Avoid a simple pricing mistake which could sink your startup. Vendors often respond by discounting their prices at the 11th hour, in the hopes a lower price will spur a purchase. Protection – Consider offering “pricing protection” to users who are particularly price-conscious. MORE
Santa Monica-based Activision Blizzard is looking to create a new, city-based Call of Duty e-sports league, and has started looking for franchisees willing to pay $25 million to set up a team in their own city, according to a report on Wednesday. The report, from ESPN, says Activision Blizzard has been meeting with prospective buyers for the league. MORE
Culver City-based NantHealth , one of the startups out of billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong's NantWorks portfolio, has set its IPO pricing range at between $12.50 The next step in the IPO process is the company's roadshow to investors and actual pricing of an IPO. nanthealth nantworks merger acquisition pricing personalized medicine MORE
In his premier film appearance in the blaxploitation send-up “I’m Gonna Git You Sucka,” Chris Rock inadvertently addresses a key pricing challenge faced by most entrepreneurs. Watch this 93-second clip and see if you can identify the pricing pitfall addressed in this humorous snippet. MORE
In real life, you can just about bargain a price for anything you want to buy--a car, a house, even that new stereo from your local electronics store. Joe Marrapodi: GreenToe is a name your own price marketplace for products. MORE
For 20 years, Deborah Long (pictured) has been relying on powerful drugs to keep her multiple sclerosis in check. Her out-of-pocket costs were pretty reasonable until two years ago, she says, when she had to switch insurance companies. Her new insurer made her switch to a different drug, Copaxone. MORE
There can be nothing more important in your business planning that selecting the proper pricing niche, making your story clear using that niche, and the defending your position against the competition. They are: Price. The danger of competing on price. MORE
Woodland Hills-based BlackLine Software , the developer of accounting and financial close software, has priced its IPO, saying late Thursday evening that it will sell 8,600,000 shares of its common stock at $17.00 BlackLine priced at the high range of an already increased estimated IPO range, which was set to $16.00 MORE
[ Editor’s note: Ben Fidler and Sarah de Crescenzo coauthored this report.] It is here, and then it is gone. But by the time everyone staggers to the airport or back home to sleep in their own beds, the annual few days of the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference and everything that mushrooms around it seem just as long as the holiday break—a distant memory!—that —that came just before. In 2020 (yes, that’s really a year), San Francisco might have a new mayor. MORE
contact track sales management relationship customer nonprofit pricing nimble Santa Monica-based customer relationship management (CRM) software developer Nimble is looking to bolster its customer base in the nonprofit sector, saying that it has started to offer a 30 percent discount on its service to nonprofits, for life. MORE
San Diego-based Ambit Biosciences has priced its IPO, saying that it is offering up 8,125,000 shares of its common stock at $8.00 Ambit priced well below its estimated initial public offering range, which had been set at between $13.00 MORE
Los Angeles-based electric car maker Faraday Future rolled outs its first production vehicle, the FF91, at CES earlier this month, but had not announced pricing. However, a new report says that LeEco CEO Jia Yueting has said that the new FF91 will cost "less than $300,000"--a staggeringly high price tag for an electric vehicle. Faraday Future has not officially announced the expected pricing for the vehicle. faraday future ff91 electric automobile pricing cleantech MORE
Software as a service (SaaS) is a popular business model because it facilitates the delivery of incremental value to customers, while allowing the vendor to adjust their prices over time. However, such price increases generally occur after new utility has been provided to the customers. MORE
drug-pricing system seems ever more likely. Replacements for those rebates, however, could have unintended consequences, says a nonprofit watchdog group that in the past decade has been a key amplifier of the drug-price debate. MORE
Aerie Pharmaceuticals , which develops therapies for treating glaucoma and other eye diseases, has priced its IPO, saying this morning that it is offering up 6,720,000 share os its common stock at $10.00 MORE
The stock price for Snap Inc. hit a new low — falling 6.4 percent to $7 a share – after a report described the Santa Monica social media company as “quickly running out of money MORE
Monrovia, California-based Xencor has set the initial offering price for its IPO, saying in a filing Thursday morning that it will offer up 10,700,000 shares of its common stock at $7.00 The IPO price is below its initial estimated offering price, which had been between $14.00 per share. The company plans to trade on the NASDAQ Global Market as XNCR. and $16.00 per share. Xencor is backed by MedImmune Ventures, HealthCare Ventures, and John R. Stafford, III. MORE
Santa Barbara-based Sonos , the developer of user-friendly, Internet-connected, whole-home audio systems, set its estimated IPO pricing range on Monday morning, the next step in bringing the company to market. The estimated pricing range is usually set before a company's roadshow to institutional investors, and helps to provide guidance on an ultimate pricing of the IPO, which will occur the evening before the public debut of Sonos. MORE
Mobile software developer Mobile Roadie looks to be in the midst of an interesting transition, saying late last week that it is increasing its pricing, to "more closely match the value we are able to offer." Details of those pricing changes were not announced by the company. Mobile Roadie did say it would not be changing pricing for existing customers of the product. mobile roadie pricing development MORE
Geni has been shuffling its various pricing tiers since August, when the firm started encouraging users to move off its free service to one of its paid tiers. geni family history tree genealogy membership pricing MORE
Seven top pharmaceutical executives gathered today in Washington, DC, for a Senate hearing on drug prices, bringing face-to-face two groups held in the lowest esteem possible by the American public. MORE
Looking to score the best price on that gift for the holiday season? A new, Los Angeles startup, Scoutfit , said today that it has launched a new, online shopping service which helps users track discounts and get price alerts on items during the holiday. MORE
San Diego-based Tocagen , a clinical stage gene therapy company aiming at treating cancer, has set the pricing range for its IPO. The company said in a filing that it expects to offer 7,250,000 shares of its common stock at between $10.00 and $12.00 per share. The company has applied to list as TOCA on the NASDAQ Global Market. Tocagen's IPO is being underwritten by Leerink Partners, Evercore ISI, and Stifel. MORE
Pasadena-based LeisureLink , a developer of distribution software for vacation rental, timeshare, and other specialty lodging providers, said today that it has launched a new product targeted at online rate pricing. Pricing of the new product was not announced. MORE
Santa Barbara-based whole home music system developer Sonos is significantly bumping up the prices of its system in Europe, the company said over the weekend, due to big changes in the U.S. According to Sonos, it has significantly increased its prices of products in Europe, because its existing pricing has "become unsustainable". Sonos outlined a long list of pricing increases , which it said will go into effect July 31st. MORE
San Diego-based Odonate Therapeutics , a pharmaceuticals startup focused on chemotherapy drugs, has priced its IPO, saying on Wednesday afternoon that it has priced its IPO at $24.00 per share was on the low end of its initial estimated pricing range of $24.00 per share. The $24.00 to $27.00. The company is selling 6,250,000 shares of its common stock in the offering, which will raise $150M for the company. MORE
didn’t waste any time dropping the price of Ring Inc.’s from the prior retail price of $149.99. Amazon.com Inc. s video doorbell to $99.99 The announcement came on April 12 at the same time Amazon and Ring officially closed the $1 billion acquisition MORE
Despite angry presidential tweets and other anti-pharma rhetoric, the drug industry has benefited under the Trump administration, thanks in part to a massive corporate tax cut. MORE
Carlsbad-based Obalon Therapeutics , which is developing a balloon-based medical device for assisting in weight loss, has set the estimated initial IPO pricing range for its public offering, saying it now expects an initial public offering at between $14.00 if it prices at the high end of its estimated range. MORE
Ventura-based The Trade Desk , which operates an online advertising exchange, priced its IPO late Tuesday evening, saying that it will sell 4,666,677 shares of its Class A common stock at $18.00 The Trade Desk priced at the high end of an already increased estimated IPO range, which had been upped to between $16.00 trade desk pricing merger acquisition advertising exchange market marketplace accelerator incubator nasdaq global MORE
Satisfy the seller’s need to claim a higher sales price victory by moving a substantial part of the price into a future earn–out, or using the target company’s own cash to pay part of the price, or asking the seller to finance a significant piece of the sale. MORE
Los Angeles-based Hulu said on Wednesday that it is dropping the pricing on its ad-supported service, Hulu Originals, and will offer up the service for only $5.99 The new pricing--which goes into effect in February--is a drop from the service's current price of $7.99 The price drop comes at the same time as competitor Netflix has increased its streaming content pricing. hulu pricing streaming content hollywood television netflix MORE
He vowed during last month’s State of the Union speech that drug prices “will come down.” ” Today, his administration’s fiscal 2019 budget proposal laid out what it calls a “comprehensive” strategy to lower drug prices. MORE
When the Trump administration announced its blueprint for lowering prescription drug prices in May , many observers said it was too soft on the biopharma industry and didn’t contain concrete initiatives that could truly cut costs. [ Updated 5:41pm ET with analyst note, see below. MORE
Pricing Related Topics Eric Greenspan
OCTOBER 22, 2018
Pricing. In particular, it’s about pricing for service providers namely accountants, bookkeepers and business owners. The post My First Book – Pricing Your Practice by Eric Greenspan appeared first on Eric Greenspan. Woke up and there it was, my book cover.
Berkonomics
AUGUST 2, 2018
There can be nothing more important in your business planning that selecting the proper pricing niche, making your story clear using that niche, and the defending your position against the competition. They are: Price. The danger of competing on price.
socalTECH
JANUARY 23, 2019
Los Angeles-based Hulu said on Wednesday that it is dropping the pricing on its ad-supported service, Hulu Originals, and will offer up the service for only $5.99 The new pricing--which goes into effect in February--is a drop from the service's current price of $7.99 The price drop comes at the same time as competitor Netflix has increased its streaming content pricing. hulu pricing streaming content hollywood television netflix
InfoChachkie
APRIL 13, 2015
Avoid a simple pricing mistake which could sink your startup. Vendors often respond by discounting their prices at the 11th hour, in the hopes a lower price will spur a purchase. Protection – Consider offering “pricing protection” to users who are particularly price-conscious.
Berkonomics
JANUARY 26, 2017
Satisfy the seller’s need to claim a higher sales price victory by moving a substantial part of the price into a future earn–out, or using the target company’s own cash to pay part of the price, or asking the seller to finance a significant piece of the sale.
Xconomy
MARCH 13, 2019
drug-pricing system seems ever more likely. Replacements for those rebates, however, could have unintended consequences, says a nonprofit watchdog group that in the past decade has been a key amplifier of the drug-price debate.
Xconomy
FEBRUARY 26, 2019
Seven top pharmaceutical executives gathered today in Washington, DC, for a Senate hearing on drug prices, bringing face-to-face two groups held in the lowest esteem possible by the American public.
socalTECH
JULY 27, 2015
Santa Barbara-based whole home music system developer Sonos is significantly bumping up the prices of its system in Europe, the company said over the weekend, due to big changes in the U.S. According to Sonos, it has significantly increased its prices of products in Europe, because its existing pricing has "become unsustainable". Sonos outlined a long list of pricing increases , which it said will go into effect July 31st.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 7, 2017
San Diego-based Odonate Therapeutics , a pharmaceuticals startup focused on chemotherapy drugs, has priced its IPO, saying on Wednesday afternoon that it has priced its IPO at $24.00 per share was on the low end of its initial estimated pricing range of $24.00 per share. The $24.00 to $27.00. The company is selling 6,250,000 shares of its common stock in the offering, which will raise $150M for the company.
Xconomy
OCTOBER 25, 2018
When the Trump administration announced its blueprint for lowering prescription drug prices in May , many observers said it was too soft on the biopharma industry and didn’t contain concrete initiatives that could truly cut costs. [ Updated 5:41pm ET with analyst note, see below.
socalTECH
MAY 25, 2016
Culver City-based NantHealth , one of the startups out of billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong's NantWorks portfolio, has set its IPO pricing range at between $12.50 The next step in the IPO process is the company's roadshow to investors and actual pricing of an IPO. nanthealth nantworks merger acquisition pricing personalized medicine
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 2, 2011
Geni has been shuffling its various pricing tiers since August, when the firm started encouraging users to move off its free service to one of its paid tiers. geni family history tree genealogy membership pricing
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 19, 2013
Looking to score the best price on that gift for the holiday season? A new, Los Angeles startup, Scoutfit , said today that it has launched a new, online shopping service which helps users track discounts and get price alerts on items during the holiday.
L.A. Business Journal
APRIL 12, 2018
didn’t waste any time dropping the price of Ring Inc.’s from the prior retail price of $149.99. Amazon.com Inc. s video doorbell to $99.99 The announcement came on April 12 at the same time Amazon and Ring officially closed the $1 billion acquisition
socalTECH
MAY 28, 2013
In real life, you can just about bargain a price for anything you want to buy--a car, a house, even that new stereo from your local electronics store. Joe Marrapodi: GreenToe is a name your own price marketplace for products.
socalTECH
APRIL 4, 2017
San Diego-based Tocagen , a clinical stage gene therapy company aiming at treating cancer, has set the pricing range for its IPO. The company said in a filing that it expects to offer 7,250,000 shares of its common stock at between $10.00 and $12.00 per share. The company has applied to list as TOCA on the NASDAQ Global Market. Tocagen's IPO is being underwritten by Leerink Partners, Evercore ISI, and Stifel.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 27, 2016
Woodland Hills-based BlackLine Software , the developer of accounting and financial close software, has priced its IPO, saying late Thursday evening that it will sell 8,600,000 shares of its common stock at $17.00 BlackLine priced at the high range of an already increased estimated IPO range, which was set to $16.00
InfoChachkie
JANUARY 5, 2015
In his premier film appearance in the blaxploitation send-up “I’m Gonna Git You Sucka,” Chris Rock inadvertently addresses a key pricing challenge faced by most entrepreneurs. Watch this 93-second clip and see if you can identify the pricing pitfall addressed in this humorous snippet.
socalTECH
APRIL 1, 2013
Mobile software developer Mobile Roadie looks to be in the midst of an interesting transition, saying late last week that it is increasing its pricing, to "more closely match the value we are able to offer." Details of those pricing changes were not announced by the company. Mobile Roadie did say it would not be changing pricing for existing customers of the product. mobile roadie pricing development
socalTECH
JUNE 11, 2014
La Jolla-based biopharmaceuticals developer Ambrx has set its initial estimated pricing range for its IPO, saying in a filing this morning that it expects to price its IPO at between $12.00 ambrx pricing merger acquisition nasdaq ambx exit biotech lifescience biopharma biopharmaceuticals protein antibody
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 27, 2016
Carlsbad-based Obalon Therapeutics , which is developing a balloon-based medical device for assisting in weight loss, has set the estimated initial IPO pricing range for its public offering, saying it now expects an initial public offering at between $14.00 if it prices at the high end of its estimated range.
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 21, 2016
Ventura-based The Trade Desk , which operates an online advertising exchange, priced its IPO late Tuesday evening, saying that it will sell 4,666,677 shares of its Class A common stock at $18.00 The Trade Desk priced at the high end of an already increased estimated IPO range, which had been upped to between $16.00 trade desk pricing merger acquisition advertising exchange market marketplace accelerator incubator nasdaq global
Xconomy
MARCH 12, 2018
For 20 years, Deborah Long (pictured) has been relying on powerful drugs to keep her multiple sclerosis in check. Her out-of-pocket costs were pretty reasonable until two years ago, she says, when she had to switch insurance companies. Her new insurer made her switch to a different drug, Copaxone.
socalTECH
MARCH 13, 2019
Santa Monica-based Activision Blizzard is looking to create a new, city-based Call of Duty e-sports league, and has started looking for franchisees willing to pay $25 million to set up a team in their own city, according to a report on Wednesday. The report, from ESPN, says Activision Blizzard has been meeting with prospective buyers for the league.
Xconomy
FEBRUARY 12, 2018
He vowed during last month’s State of the Union speech that drug prices “will come down.” ” Today, his administration’s fiscal 2019 budget proposal laid out what it calls a “comprehensive” strategy to lower drug prices.
InfoChachkie
FEBRUARY 19, 2014
Software as a service (SaaS) is a popular business model because it facilitates the delivery of incremental value to customers, while allowing the vendor to adjust their prices over time. However, such price increases generally occur after new utility has been provided to the customers.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 25, 2013
Aerie Pharmaceuticals , which develops therapies for treating glaucoma and other eye diseases, has priced its IPO, saying this morning that it is offering up 6,720,000 share os its common stock at $10.00
socalTECH
MAY 16, 2013
San Diego-based Ambit Biosciences has priced its IPO, saying that it is offering up 8,125,000 shares of its common stock at $8.00 Ambit priced well below its estimated initial public offering range, which had been set at between $13.00
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 30, 2013
contact track sales management relationship customer nonprofit pricing nimble Santa Monica-based customer relationship management (CRM) software developer Nimble is looking to bolster its customer base in the nonprofit sector, saying that it has started to offer a 30 percent discount on its service to nonprofits, for life.
L.A. Business Journal
OCTOBER 10, 2018
The stock price for Snap Inc. hit a new low — falling 6.4 percent to $7 a share – after a report described the Santa Monica social media company as “quickly running out of money
socalTECH
JANUARY 19, 2017
Los Angeles-based electric car maker Faraday Future rolled outs its first production vehicle, the FF91, at CES earlier this month, but had not announced pricing. However, a new report says that LeEco CEO Jia Yueting has said that the new FF91 will cost "less than $300,000"--a staggeringly high price tag for an electric vehicle. Faraday Future has not officially announced the expected pricing for the vehicle. faraday future ff91 electric automobile pricing cleantech
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 21, 2010
Pasadena-based LeisureLink , a developer of distribution software for vacation rental, timeshare, and other specialty lodging providers, said today that it has launched a new product targeted at online rate pricing. Pricing of the new product was not announced.
Xconomy
FEBRUARY 12, 2019
Despite angry presidential tweets and other anti-pharma rhetoric, the drug industry has benefited under the Trump administration, thanks in part to a massive corporate tax cut.
socalTECH
JULY 23, 2018
Santa Barbara-based Sonos , the developer of user-friendly, Internet-connected, whole-home audio systems, set its estimated IPO pricing range on Monday morning, the next step in bringing the company to market. The estimated pricing range is usually set before a company's roadshow to institutional investors, and helps to provide guidance on an ultimate pricing of the IPO, which will occur the evening before the public debut of Sonos.
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 14, 2013
Monrovia, California-based Xencor has set the initial offering price for its IPO, saying in a filing Thursday morning that it will offer up 10,700,000 shares of its common stock at $7.00 The IPO price is below its initial estimated offering price, which had been between $14.00 per share. The company plans to trade on the NASDAQ Global Market as XNCR. and $16.00 per share. Xencor is backed by MedImmune Ventures, HealthCare Ventures, and John R. Stafford, III.
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