Berkonomics

APRIL 14, 2012

There is a natural fear of giving too much information to investors after the initial investment is received. These could include the need for audited financials, monthly financial and narrative reporting and more.

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JUNE 8, 2014

The problem that I’ve seen historically in cities like Los Angeles, San Diego or Seattle is that their historic high-net-worth individuals didn’t come from the tech startup world. It’s worth having a quick read of the first few paragraphs of their annual report. We have invested $17.3 CincyTech today has $28.5

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 9, 2011

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MAY 24, 2021

 —  @jasonlk How the Long Game Has Benefitted Upfront I was thinking about it this morning in particular and thinking about my own personal investment history. sold to Disney for $670 million and since our first investment was at < $10 million valuation we did quite well. Maker Studios?—?sold

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Berkonomics

MARCH 8, 2012

And even more recently, “crowd sourcing” has been enabled by the Internet – seeking many investors at a small amount per investment. The problem in taking such money rests in the legality of taking money from non-accredited investors, people who do not meet the SEC standard for making non-public company investments.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

The VC industry grew dramatically as a result of the Internet bubble - Before the Internet bubble the people who invested in VC funds (called LPs or Limited Partners) put about $50 billion into the industry and by 2001 this had grown precipitously to around $250 billion. So the people who invest in VC funds have two problems.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

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. the big thing.

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socalTECH

MARCH 31, 2012

The firm's IPO is being underwritten by Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank Securities, Barclays, Credit SUisse, UBS Investment Bank, Pacific Crest Securities, and Wells Fargo Securities. The firm reported a net loss of $6.6M ServiceNow is venture backed by JMI Equity and Sequoia Capital. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 7, 2013

This followed an investment late last year by Time Warner in the company in a round totaling $36 million , led by Rachel Lam , head of their investment group. My estimate is that the top 5 YouTube networks will do > $200 million net revenue in 2013 (after Google’s share). This has been a very welcome addition.

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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 percent stake in the company. in the three months ended June 30, 2018, on revenues of $262M.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

And now that “crowd sourcing” has been enabled using the Internet – seeking many investors at a small amount per investment. The problem in taking such money rests in the legality of taking money from non-accredited investors, people who do not meet the SEC standard for making non-public company investments. The legality issues.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 16, 2011

She went to work running sales for Jason Calacanis at Silicon Alley Reporter (mid 90′s). Invested in “ Catch a Fire ,&# which is a business that helps people (mostly women) connect with pro bono opportunities where they can put their skills to use. . “The Internet saved my life. I would tell women to find them.&#.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Jason Calacanis founded Silicon Alley Reporter, Weblogs Inc, Mahalo, and Inside.com. He turned down a $20 million offer for Silicon Alley Reporter. Then the dotcom bubble burst, and he wound up with a net worth of negative $10,000. But most of Jason's money has been made by angel investing.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 29, 2011

Randy Churchill and his team at PricewaterhouseCoopers meticulously prepare a quarterly report detailing the venture landscape, called Shaking The Money Tree. A clear trend over the past 15-years is that many Silicon Valley venture capitalists enjoy investing within driving distance. Nine Positions I Do Not Need.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 7, 2019

When you started the business, you took investments from friends and family in small amounts just to get you started. Enter the need for larger investments. Currently that standard requires a minimum of $200,000 in annual income or over one million in net assets, including the value of the investor’s principal residence.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 2, 2013

San Diego-based sports and activity registration provider Active Network appears to be looking for a buyer, or maybe an outside investment, saying yesterday that it has created a committee to evaluate "strategic transactions". Active Network reported a net loss of $2.7M The disclosure came in Active Network''s quarterly results.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 15, 2021

The IPO is being underwritten by BofA Securities, UBS Investment Bank, Canaccord Genuity, JMP Securities, Needham & Company, and Raymond James. The company reported $9.9M in net income on $164M in revenues for the year ended December 31, 2019. The company is led by CEO Tim Vanderhook.

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socalTECH

APRIL 26, 2021

The company reported net income of 86.0M A direct listing--unlike an IPO--does not use underwriters or investment bankers. The company, led by founder and CEO Ian Siegel, plans to list on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ZIP. on revenues of 418.14M for the year ended December 31, 2020.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 13, 2015

San Juan Capistrano-based Allegro Opthalmics , a developer of treatments for eye diseases such as wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD), reported this morning that it has raised $20M in a strategic investment from Hanmi Pharmaceutical. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

In one year of Airbnb Tracy netted more than $28,000. Daily Candy was one of the earliest successes in the newsletter business, which ultimately sold to Comcast for a reported $125 million. She did the math and realized that she could bring in more money through Airbnb than she could by having a roommate.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 4, 2019

On the other side, entrepreneurs and CEO’s usually have a natural fear of giving too much information to us investors after the initial investment is received. Requirements created by investment documents. This could include the need for audited financials, monthly financial and narrative reporting and more.

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socalTECH

MAY 30, 2012

First, which is the most important and gets least reported on, is lots of people can now publicly say they're raising money, and on what terms. Right now, equity tends to fall to the very high net worth and professional investors. The JOBS Act did two important things. It removed the ban on venture solicitation.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

” I hear it when I visit LPs (the people who invest in VCs) all across the country, “Yeah, I haven’t been out there for a few years but I keep hearing that something is going on there.” No less than Fred Wilson has credited Carlota’s work with having a major influence on his investment strategy at USV.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 10, 2010

We have doubled our national investments per child in education (in real terms i.e. adjusted for inflation) and our scores have remained flat. and then in Lotus 1-2-3 to help him automat the reporting of grades and attendance. I believe in capitalism but I also believe in a safety net. But he was a geek and loved computers.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

After presenting a “state of the company” report at a national meeting of resellers for a company where I sat on the board, I was approached by one of the audience members, complimenting my presentation and stating, “I have a problem. Within three months, we easily obtained $3 million of investment at a pre-money valuation of $30 million.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

According to an Ernst & Young report , the number of startups that have gone public in the US over the past decade is down about 75% from the previous decade, to about 10% of startup exits. Thus, there is tremendous pressure to increase current earnings, and little appetite for strategic investments.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

The result is that the Main Street Venture Fund consistently has more money available than good opportunities for investment. After considering about 200 investment opportunities over the past two years, we have established a decision making process to identify trophy entrepreneurs and startups. Participation. Partnership.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2015

Revenue performance needs to be applied to each individual program, and also rolled up to show the overall performance per dollar invested. Return on investment for demand generation. Obviously, you are looking for demand generation programs that have a positive return on investment (ROI).

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

There are four basic ways to increase the cash position of a company: inject cash through borrowing or investment, decrease spending or payments on debt, increase efficiency of operations, and increase revenues or advance payments from customers. One quarter, the company just did not receive its copies of the quarterly reports.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

After presenting a “state of the company” report at a national meeting of resellers for a company where I sat on the board, I was approached by one of the audience members, complimenting my presentation and stating, “I have a problem. Within three months, we easily obtained $3 million of investment at a pre-money valuation of $30 million.

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socalTECH

MAY 14, 2012

I then invested in a company called Better, which did testing for pay-per-click ads and AdWords ads. If we do have a report that a post is not their own, we have a two strike policy. It's been a net win. I was making lots of money, but hating life. Basically, we have the same requirements that Instagram has.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Back in 2013, Google reported that 90 percent of multiple device owners switch between screens to complete tasks, using an average of three different combinations every day. Meanwhile, biometrics has stepped out of the realm of sci-fi and into the mainstream, playing an important role in the fight against cybercrime.

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Tech Coast Venture Network

MARCH 9, 2011

Last year, venture capitalists and angels who co-invested with them placed $7 billion into seed and early-stage deals, an 11 percent increase from 2009, according to the most recent PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association MoneyTree report. The group invested $8.7 million in 2010. million in 2010. TCVN News'

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The value proposition must clearly define the target customer, the customer’s problem and pain, your unique solution, and the net benefit of this solution from the customer's perspective. Test your projections against actual published reports from similar companies. What is the need you fill or problem you solve? Target market.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

In fact, BusinessWeek reports that roughly 40 percent of the S&P 500 chief executives have MBAs in any given year. Sculley is currently doing well, despite his setback at Apple, as a partner in Sculley Brothers, a private investment firm formed in 1995. On the other hand, I had trouble thinking of famous entrepreneurs with an MBA.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 29, 2011

The value proposition must clearly define the target customer, the customer’s problem and pain, your unique solution, and the net benefit of this solution from the customer's perspective. Test your projections against actual published reports from similar companies. What is the need you fill or problem you solve? Target market.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 7, 2009

The firm is co-founded by Jake Steinfeld, of Body by Jake, and ExerciseTV, and has received investment from prolific angel investor Ron Conway and Polar Capital, the investment firm of former Google President Tim Armstrong. Thanks for talking with us. For those who haven't visited your site, what is FitOrbit?

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