Berkonomics

AUGUST 3, 2023

The subject of raising money is critical to many businesses and a passing option to others, depending upon the capital efficiency of the enterprise. You will realize much more from the ultimate sale of your business even if at a considerably lower price than if splitting the proceeds with investors.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 21, 2013

Growing companies usually require more working capital during their periods of rapid growth. In past insights we have calculated the amount of additional capital needed for a business as it grows, and the additional capital required is often surprisingly large.

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Berkonomics

JULY 16, 2020

Growing companies usually require more working capital during their periods of rapid growth. In past insights we have calculated the amount of additional capital needed for a business as it grows, and the additional capital required is often surprisingly large. It may not be equity. How about asset-based lenders?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

Gross Burn vs. Net Burn. Burn rate in case you don’t know is the amount of money a company is either spending (gross) or losing (net) per month. (it Net burn is the amount of money you are losing per month. I often see companies burning $100,000 per month (net) looking to raise $6-8 million.

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socalTECH

JUNE 28, 2021

The publicly traded company--which trades on the Nasdaq as OBLG--said it sold 4,000,000 sahres of its common stock at a purchase price of $3.10 Oblong said it intends to use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes. in a registered direct offering, from both pre-existing and new institutional investors.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2016

At the Upfront Summit in early February, we had a chance to have many off-the-record conversations with Limited Partners (LPs) who fund Venture Capital (VC) funds about their views of the market. In fact, if you add the capital flows of the past ten years, there have been just shy of $50 billion in net cash outlays.

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2017

Who are the big winners after the IPO pricing of Venice, California-based Snap Inc. Obviously, co-founders Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy both have instantly been catapulted into the ranks of billionaires, with a net worth of $3.58 on Wednesday afternoon? billion each in SNAP's publicly traded stock. billion in stock.

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2017

Who are the big winners after the IPO pricing of Venice, California-based Snap Inc. Obviously, co-founders Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy both have instantly been catapulted into the ranks of billionaires, with a net worth of $3.58 on Wednesday afternoon? billion each in SNAP's publicly traded stock. billion in stock.

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socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2015

Mindbody is selling 7,150,000 share of its stock in its IPO, which would net $123.3M for the company if its prices at the high range. Companies in the IPO process will set an IPO trading range around the same time as they are on their institutional road show, to test interest from investors, before the actual pricing of the IPO.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2018

Saudi Arabian Price Al-Waleed Talal said on Tuesday that he has invested $250M in Snap, taking a 2.3 The investment injection comes as Snap announced its Q2 results, where the company reported a net loss of $353.3M Venice-based Snap Inc. , percent stake in the company. in the three months ended June 30, 2018, on revenues of $262M.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 8, 2017

The subject of raising money is critical to many businesses and a passing option to others, depending upon the capital efficiency of the enterprise. You will realize much more from the ultimate sale of your business even if at a considerably lower price than if splitting the proceeds with investors.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Although young companies rarely measure profitability this repeatedly, more mature companies usually can bring from five to ten percent of revenues to the bottom line in the form of net profit. And professional investors often penalize the company with lower-priced down rounds or expensive loans as a result.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 19, 2020

The United Dwelling houses are equipped with the latest appliances and their insulation and electrical ranges, washers, and dryers mean that the apartments have net zero energy consumption and a net zero carbon footprint, according to Dietz. The company uses a local nonprofit organization called Chrysalis to build its units.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 7, 2021

As a startup, cost to rename your company and change existing collateral may be less than dealing with unmatched names or premium domain pricing. First you have to find the current owner, using WHOIS , or other lookup functions available on the net. This will allow your company to build some assets before committing the capital.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2022

You can’t succeed in business without an operational model that delivers value to customers at a reasonable price, with an underlying cost that allows you to make a profit. The most common failures are solutions looking for a problem, lack of a defined market, or an inadequate revenue model. What is the need you fill or problem you solve?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2020

Google reached $1B in revenue within five years of incorporation, and now has a market capitalization of over $1 trillion. The purest form of capitalism has always meant charging a fair price and making a fair profit. Some analysts argue that revenue drives growth, while others say user growth drives revenue. Both have worked.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 25, 2023

Google reached $1B in revenue within five years of incorporation, and now has a market capitalization of over $1 trillion. The purest form of capitalism has always meant charging a fair price and making a fair profit. Some analysts argue that revenue drives growth, while others say user growth drives revenue. Both have worked.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 24, 2021

The Abundance of Late-Stage Capital Benefits All A lot has been said about the negatives of the late-stage capital that has entered the VC world but the reality is that it also is incredibly important at funding “the long game” and letting many of these companies remain independent and ultimately IPO.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 8, 2020

The funding is being led by QED Investors; Founders Fund, Susa Ventures, Navitas Capital, and Prudence Holdings also participated. All are previous investors from the startup’s last round, a $16.55 million Series A also led by QED.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

You have to understand whether they’re likely to yield revenue growth in the near term OR whether you have access to cheap enough capital to fund your losses until your investments pay off. Have easy access to capital by investors who are committed to building businesses at Interent scale. Internet scale. Simplifying: Revenue -.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2021

You need shots on goal as not every one will go in the back of the net. That’s return, not exit price of the company. Early-stage venture capital is about extreme winners. So if you truly want to be great at investing you need all the right skills and access AND a diversified portfolio.

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socalTECH

APRIL 13, 2020

We raised $160M, and our core limited partners are Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Coller Capital. Greg Martin:I still have a venture firm, Archer Venture Capital, and continue to invest in later stage venture cpaital opportunities. Because of our capital partners, that's something we can offer.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 17, 2017

Venture capital isn’t right for many business but if you do want to raise from a VC at some point you need to understand that often investors care more about growth than profits. They raised $5 million in venture capital to fund growth. Are you looking to potentially sell the company in the next year or two? Not necessarily.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series of posts and I need to file this one under both Raising Venture Capital and Startup Advice. Many of these businesses were what First Round Capital called FNACs (features, not companies – this acronym has always stuck with me). ’ Our Net Income will be $40 million.&#. portfolios.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 14, 2015

One of the points I tried to make is that as venture capital investors as an industry we seem to have a healthy disdain for public market investors. ” It goes like this: What is your net burn rate? What is your revenue growth rate and what does this imply about your number of months of capital remaining? ” Listen.

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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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Berkonomics

AUGUST 10, 2017

Although young companies rarely measure profitability this repeatedly, more mature companies usually can bring from five to ten percent of revenues to the bottom line in the form of net profit. And professional investors often penalize the company with lower-priced down rounds or expensive loans as a result.

Venture Capital 243

Venture Capital Product Resource Marketing 243

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2022

Because public shareholders usually take the short-term view, they want to see constant rises in the stock's price so they can sell their shares for a profit. The M&A alternative looks simple by comparison. Constant pressure to increase earnings. Startups going public are laid open to competitors and critics.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 20, 2010

This post will be perhaps a bit longer than usual, but certainly of great interest for those with interest in or have need for more capital… This stage is critical to many businesses and a passing option to others, depending upon the capital efficiency of the enterprise. For you who fit that description, nice work.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

LP’s who invest in funds are typically university endowments, public & private pension funds, insurance companies, large corporations and very high net worth individuals called “family offices.&# To give you an indication of how bad, for example, university endowments are suffering check out this chart.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 6, 2016

In London when founders failed they were ostracized in the press and culturally I believe it became harder to raise capital. After all, if people feel more of a safety net for trying and not succeeding more people are bound to try in the first place and more innovation is almost inevitable.

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socalTECH

MAY 30, 2019

com, and Vivendi Universal Net USA, where he was also CEO. I think, to be a great entrepreneur, you have to look at what is missing in the category that you will be playing in the industry, and figure what you can deploy with a little bit of strategy and technology to bring a better service and price. What is CareerArc?

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 7, 2013

CapLinked also netted in new customers such as Thomson Reuters, Sun Capital, and Equity Partners, NextView Ventures and crowd-funding service AI Verified which will take advantage of its iPad compatibility, bulk uploading, and reporting tools. How CapLinked Changes The Game.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2019

Because public shareholders usually take the short-term view, they want to see constant rises in the stock's price so they can sell their shares for a profit. The M&A alternative looks simple by comparison. Constant pressure to increase earnings. Startups going public are laid open to competitors and critics.

Startup 84

Startup Technical Review Report IBM 84

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 15, 2013

As a startup, cost to rename your company and change existing collateral may be less than dealing with unmatched names or premium domain pricing. First you have to find the current owner, using Domain Tools , or other lookup functions available on the net. This will allow your company to build some assets before committing the capital.

Startup 87

Startup Pricing Tips .Net 87

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2014

Both have worked.Google reached $1 billion in revenue within five years of incorporation, and now has a market capitalization of over $400 billion. The purest form of capitalism has always meant charging a fair price and making a fair profit. Here are factors to consider: Some element of organic growth is a good thing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2016

Google reached $1B in revenue within five years of incorporation, and now has a market capitalization of over $400B. The purest form of capitalism has always meant charging a fair price and making a fair profit. Some analysts argue that revenue drives growth, while others say user growth drives revenue. Both have worked.

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