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Why not share your liquidity success with those who got you there?

Berkonomics

Some companies, especially those financed by angel or VC investors, have good, formal stock option plans with properly priced options set to reward all employees and managers in the event of a corporate sale. And those that are total write-offs in which no one except perhaps the bank and lenders receive anything.

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Financing with grants, not equity or debt

Berkonomics

The effort to write a grant request is not trivial. Email readers, continue here…] Grant writing takes skill and immense amounts of time. And often, grants come with detailed accounting and reporting requirements. And often, grants come with detailed accounting and reporting requirements.

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How long can Zuckerberg afford to bankroll the AR/VR market?

TechCrunch LA

The Facebook parent-company saw its stock price get bludgeoned after a bad earnings report showcased that Apple’s ad-blocking changes are shaving billions off its books and the company’s crown jewel — the Facebook platform — has stopped growing and actually shrank this quarter. Image Credits: Facebook.

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Report: The Bay Area Isn’t Bleeding Tech Workers After All

Tech.Co

But, you’d be wrong, according to a new report out from LinkedIn. LinkedIn’s April report on the state of the U.S. LinkedIn’s April report on the state of the U.S. And, as it turns out, reports of Silicon Valley’s destination demise have been greatly exaggerated. San Francisco Skills Gap.

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Southern California needs to find its hub for it to develop its own tech ecosystem

TechCrunch LA

Recognizing the tens of billions of dollars that the Southern Californian region leaves on the table, because it hasn’t taken its rightful place in the American technology industry, a new group called the Alliance for Southern California Innovation has just released a report to analyze how SoCal can work to assume its pole position.

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Can you finance your company with grants?

Berkonomics

I am chairman of a company that, as I write this, is twelve years old and has not yet taken a dollar of outside investment. Grant writing takes skill and immense amounts of time. And often, grants come with detailed accounting and reporting requirements.

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Why Reed Hastings Should be Applauded for Netflix Split

Both Sides of the Table

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). DVDs won’t die quickly – As Mark Twain would say, “ The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.&# this service will continue.

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