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NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Tuesday, November 15, 2011 -- Is Social Media Killing Email. Youve seen the headlines: 9 Reasons Why Email is Dead. With the seemingly endless reports about the death of email, its no wonder that the commonly-held myth of decreased email usage exists. Presented by the Marketing and Sales Executives Society.

Social Media 100

Social Media Email Media Technology Council 100

Berkonomics

MAY 28, 2020

Email readers, continue here…] I have been on the board of a services company that specializes in the middle of the market, knowing that very large competitors throw lots of resources at the largest accounts – resources that our company just does not have. How large a fish can you handle?

.Net 156

.Net Resource Competition Customer 156

Berkonomics

JULY 11, 2013

Every dollar of gross profit falls to the bottom line, increasing net profit faster with each transaction. A ten percent increase in revenues for a company with 50% gross margin and 5% net profit before the increase would double net profit for the period with that ten percent increase in revenue.

.Net 207

.Net Sales Tool Social Network 207

Berkonomics

JULY 30, 2015

Or as one of the richest guys in the world is quoted as saying, “A real entrepreneur is somebody who has no safety net underneath him.”. The problem is that we weave that safety net even as we sit in it, making the job doubly difficult. Of course it wasn’t just one event that was the cause, as you might guess.

.Net 120

.Net Startup Entrepreneur Mentor 120

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 10, 2010

It was recommended to me by my friend, Net Jacobsson , who was trying to do some basic Life Hacking. But Net had told me that he picked up some valuable lessons from the book, so I thought, “WTF? Getting Your Work Schedule on Your Terms – Many people in America sit at their desk much of the day and have email open.

Startup 295

Startup Email Technical Review Course 295

InfoChachkie

MARCH 23, 2015

As crazy as this scenario sounds, it is very similar to the “scoring process” companies engage in when they track Net Promoter Scores. A company''s Net Promoter Score (NPS) is a beloved metric slavishly tracked and reported by product marketing and customer support executives of both established and nascent enterprises.

.Net 100

.Net Startup Satisfaction Technical Review 100

Berkonomics

APRIL 17, 2014

Email readers, continue here.] In order to participate, certain exemptions and criteria must be met, some of which are: No more than $1 million is raised via crowdfunding in any 12 month period; and. These are the more likely candidate companies and investors.

.Net 209

.Net Pricing Ideas Invest 209

Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Can expenses be put off until the next period to increase income, or accelerated into this period by prepayment to decrease net income? Email readers, continue here…] It is perfectly legal to hold delivery of goods until after the start of the next period and take the income next year rather than this.

.Net 243

.Net Guide Email Services 243

Berkonomics

JUNE 4, 2020

Every dollar of gross profit falls to the bottom line, increasing net profit faster with each transaction. A ten percent increase in revenues for a company with 50% gross margin and 5% net profit before the increase would double net profit for the period with that ten percent increase in revenue. An example to make this clear.

.Net 156

.Net Sales Tool Email 156

socalTECH

MARCH 29, 2011

San Diego-based MIR3 , which provides emergency notification messaging services, said today that it will donate the net proceeds for customer messages delivered to Japan for the seven weeks since the earthquake and tsunami to the Red Cross effort to aid Japan.

San Diego 153

San Diego .Net Email Mobile 153

Berkonomics

JANUARY 12, 2023

Management undertakes a simple exercise of calculating the increased profitability of shutting down all R&D, sales and subordinate operations, and universally notes with shock the high net profit that results – from shutting down all operations except customer service to recurring customers (as in software support operations.).

Sales 296

Sales Customer Custom SaaS 296

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Management undertakes a simple exercise of calculating the increased profitability of shutting down all R&D, sales and subordinate operations, and universally notes with shock the high net profit that results – from shutting down all operations except customer service to recurring customers (as in software support operations.).

.Net 226

.Net Sales Customer Custom 226

Berkonomics

MARCH 11, 2021

Email readers, continue here…] And there is always the great open-door question: “Would it be OK if we followed up by email to request a clarification to one or more of your responses?” Most of us know of the “net promoter score” which is the ultimate survey. and the closing question for your survey. One question. “On

Customer 218

Customer Custom Case Study Email 218

Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

And I found from experience – after investing in many other entrepreneurial businesses over the years – that this stage typically occurs first at about twenty employees or $3 million in net revenues (or gross profit) for most any kind of company. In future weeks, we will dissect this $3 million-dollar phenomenon separately.

.Net 243

.Net Los Angeles Content Entrepreneur 243

Berkonomics

JULY 18, 2013

Email readers, continue here.] As solar panel efficiency increases from 20% to 40% and more, and as electricity prices rise, the net breakeven for solar panels should decrease dramatically. And adoption of solar technology for home and business has been relatively slow as a result.

.Net 179

.Net Email Examples Pricing 179

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2020

Nurturing stage email performance. That makes it easier to collect results indicators, including number of emails sent, open rate, click rate, and email bounce rates. The nurturing stage is the link between the engagement and conversion stages, and is most often the automated area of demand generation.

Marketing 174

Marketing Invest Demand Metrics 174

Berkonomics

OCTOBER 28, 2021

You, the lonely fisherman, must weave a net to catch your fish. Should your net be large and bulky, requiring more effort and expense to weave? Or should it be small and delicate, to catch those fish that would otherwise fall through the net? TAM, SAM & SOM? The post How big is your ocean?

.Net 156

.Net Statistics Marketing Research 156

Berkonomics

JANUARY 5, 2023

If you are experiencing 20% annual growth and 20% net profit before depreciation and tax, or any combination that adds to 40% (such as 10% profit and 30% growth), you are a prime target. Email readers, continue here…] Here are some of the checklist items your acquirer will consider. The second rule: The 20/20 rule.

.Net 156

.Net Acquisition Sales Email 156

Berkonomics

MARCH 14, 2024

Can expenses be put off until the next period to increase income, or accelerated into this period by prepayment to decrease net income? Email readers, continue here…] It is perfectly legal to hold delivery of goods until after the start of the next period and take the income next year rather than this.

.Net 156

.Net Guide Email Services 156

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2018

Or if you’re a VC raising from LPs you have to list all of your deals, your investment value, your carrying value, your multiples, your IRRs, TVPIs, DPIs, etc along with net cashflows plus your previous LPAs. I often send the introduction email and then a second email to the reference to say, “This reference is really important to me.

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Funding Venture Capital Startup Email 336

Berkonomics

JULY 25, 2013

Email readers, continue here.] How do you engage your customers in a conversation instead of merely broadcasting your message again and again in hope that some one remembers it? On the other hand, your target audience is already talking to their friends and associates about products and services they like and use.

Social Media 179

Social Media Advertising .Net Content 179

Berkonomics

AUGUST 18, 2022

Financial perspective: financial statement showing key indicators such as revenue, expense, net income or other measures important to success. Email readers, continue here…]. Create a “balanced scorecard” or single place to review a manager’s performance and / or that of the department. The result of this effort?

Satisfaction 156

Satisfaction Statistics Course .Net 156

TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 3, 2018

24 hrs) and users receive a text/email notification regarding the execution,” Wan wrote to me an email. “Sagewise seeks to bring transactional confidence into the blockchain industry by building a smart contract safety net where smart contracts do not fulfill the original transactional intent,” Wan wrote. .”

Software Review 159

Software Review Outsource Development Services Technical Review 159

Berkonomics

JUNE 20, 2019

Should be an easy fix for companies making annual net profit. Email readers, continue here…] There are rules of thumb for various industries in creating a reserve for research and development. Not so much, as our rear view mirror makes obvious. The life cycle of any product. The R&D “tax”.

.Net 120

.Net Patents Research Sales 120

Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

But that is a number in a vacuum without at least two other measures: return on investment (ROI) and percentage of net profit to revenue. Microsoft, Google, Amazon and other great firms generate billions of revenues and profits and even have a high ROI and high net profit percentage. Comparing ourselves to the giants.

Company 120

Company Companies .Net Google 120

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2011

Shervin Pishevar, another person who I respect wrote the following on Twitter, “ Saying you don’t like @AngelList is like saying you don’t like Email. As Shervin said, it’s just email. I have now put a filter on my email so it is auto-filed in Gmail. It’s a communication tool. My personal use.

Venture Capital 267

Venture Capital Writing Blogging Startup 267

Berkonomics

APRIL 14, 2012

Email readers, continue here.] Summarizing income statements with a line for revenues, cost of revenue, general and administrative expenses, sales and other direct costs – all leading to net income, would satisfy the legal requirement for statement of income and expense.

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Class Report Competition .Net 202

Berkonomics

MAY 7, 2015

You, the lonely fisherman, have to weave a net to catch your fish. Should your net be large and bulky, requiring more effort and expense to weave? Or should it be small and delicate, to catch those fish that would otherwise fall through the net? Email readers, continue here…] This lesson is important.

.Net 120

.Net Research Marketing Entrepreneur 120

Berkonomics

AUGUST 21, 2013

Email readers, continue here.] There are asset-based lenders of every size willing to take more risk and finance the growth of young companies without requiring compensating balances. To this net number, the lender will then apply a percentage, from 50% to 80% as the amount available for borrowing under the agreement.

Capital 153

Capital .Net Equity Pricing 153

Berkonomics

AUGUST 3, 2023

Friends, family and fools: [Email readers, continue here…] This term, although pejorative, describes the typical mix of early investors in a small, young growing business. But few businesses grow into the sweet spot of $20 million to $30 million in worth to an ultimate buyer without the injection of outside capital.

Venture Capital 295

Venture Capital Startup Class Invest 295

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.

Venture Capital 296

Venture Capital Product Marketing Resource 296

Berkonomics

JULY 16, 2020

Email readers, continue here… ] The banks want to maintain their venture relationships and of course, want to use the existing company cash in their bank as collateral for – you guessed it – their loans to the company. Ironically, the term is “compensating balances”. Read the loan covenants carefully.

Company 156

Company Companies .Net Equity 156

InfoChachkie

JUNE 18, 2012

If you are solely an inventor, your startup options include: (i) sell the intellectual property underlying your inventions before they are commercialized, which will net you nominal value, (ii) partner with someone who has innovator skills, or (iii) risk losing it all by attempting to play the roles of both inventor and innovator.

Ideas 221

Ideas RSS Technical Review .Net 221

socalTECH

MAY 6, 2016

Los Angeles-based j2 Global , which owns a wide range of cloud-based businesses, ranging from Internet fax, to email, to online backup and unified communications services--in addition to owning online publishing businesses such as Ziff Davis, IGN, and AskMen--has just passed up the $200M mark in quarterly revenues. percent versus Q1 of 2015.

.Net 100

.Net Email Los Angeles Services 100

Berkonomics

JUNE 8, 2017

Email readers, continue here…] Bootstrapping: This term describes your ability to start a business with little investment and grow it using internally-generated funds. It is for this group that we explore the implications implicit in raising money for growth. It’s an option, even though an expensive one.

Venture Capital 266

Venture Capital Class Invest Equity 266

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 5, 2020

“The only success criteria of my startup career is whether GrubMarket can eventually make $100 billion of annual sales,” he said to me over both email and in a phone conversation. ” I don’t doubt that he means it.

Technical Review 343

Technical Review Startup Marketing San Diego 343

Berkonomics

AUGUST 23, 2010

Can expenses be put off until the next period to increase income, or accelerated into this period by prepayment to decrease net income? Email readers continue here.] Is it ethical to allocate income between periods to take advantage of tax breaks? Where do you draw the line, assuming no intent to defraud?

.Net 136

.Net Guide Email Services 136