Berkonomics

MAY 23, 2024

Pay early-stage board members of companies that are not lifestyle businesses one percent of the fully diluted equity in the form of an option that vests over two to four years of service. You do not pay professional investors who are serving on behalf of an investment company or VC and paid by that company.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

It was an ideal partnership for my growing company, as it approached one hundred employees on the way to almost two hundred fifty and selected special customers anxious and willing to spend time telling us of their pain points. The customer would be the first to receive the new functionality in a new release.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 4, 2024

I have a friend who was a CEO of a recruiting firm who “virtualized” her company after a decade of maintaining a fixed office location. Much larger recruiting companies were in trouble, with high fixed costs for facilities that could be shed quickly. That depends upon the management as much as the employee. Why the past tense?

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Berkonomics

JULY 7, 2022

It must be the lifeblood of a company that is going to make a difference in an industry or the world. Many times, it is a customer, an employee, or an industry conference that sparks the idea that drives you to create and express your vision of the future for your company or product line. Email readers, continue here…].

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 20, 2010

11th Annual Investor Conference. The conference, scheduled for May 24-26, 2010 at Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel will feature presentations from more than 125 publicly traded companies. Email conference@brileyco.com. Riley and Co.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 19, 2010

11th Annual Investor Conference. The conference, scheduled for May 24-26, 2010 at Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel will feature presentations from more than 125 publicly traded companies. Email conference@brileyco.com. Riley and Co.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 19, 2010

11th Annual Investor Conference. The conference, scheduled for May 24-26, 2010 at Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel will feature presentations from more than 125 publicly traded companies. Email conference@brileyco.com. Riley and Co.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 16, 2008

Wednesday, October 22, 2008 -- Commercial Finance Conference. Trade group for commercial finance companies, factors, banks and other financing agencies engaged in the asset-based financial services industry. Email info@com-fin.com.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

CEO of a recruiting firm who “virtualized” her company after a decade of maintaining a fixed office location. Much larger recruiting companies were in trouble, with high fixed costs for facilities that could not be shed quickly. That depends upon the management as much as the employee. I have a friend who is a.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

As the day approached I noticed that there was a conference in LA that I wanted to attend. The day before the conference I thought about rescheduling this meeting but then thought, “oh, well. ” So I didn’t go to the conference. ” They were stuck at the same conference that I had wanted to attend. .”

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Berkonomics

MARCH 21, 2024

Email readers, continue here…] On the final day of our assignment, I was responsible for the “reporting out” to the assembled twenty or so executives in the large conference room of this major corporation. A personal story of ignorance of good advice.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Has this happened to you? Many of us belong to industry associations and find ourselves at conferences and trade shows with time to spend with competitors. Some of these are old friends, some even former associates. It is natural to want to associate with these people for many reasons, certainly socially.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

I was chairman of a company that had been offered an investment by a Fortune 500 company offering to make a strategic investment in our business, which would be capable of driving new demand to the large company through a series of new web services creating a greater need for the large company’s products.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

And the cost to the company of those meetings? . Email readers, continue here…] The concept of a scrum is a good one to use in many cases of immediate need to coordinate a working group. In the office conference room, attendees stand rather than sit, reinforcing the urgency and need for a short meeting.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

Southern California's top startups showed up in force Friday at the Westin South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, for the Technology Council of Southern California's annual VentureNet conference. socalTECH was a media sponsor of the conference).

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2018

After my board meeting I had to do an interview with a CFO candidate that one of my portfolio companies asked me to speak with. I then had to review a nefarious IP lawsuit filed against another company and help the CEO figure out whether we should just pay it or join forces with the other companies named and fight it.

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Berkonomics

JULY 27, 2017

It was an ideal partnership between my growing company, as it approached one hundred employees on the way to almost two hundred fifty, and selected special customers anxious and willing to spend time telling us of their pain points. The customer would be the first to receive the new functionality in a new release.

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2018

This year, we're again sponsoring the Recurring Revenue Conference (www.recurringrevenueconference.com), presented by Sutton Capital Partners. One of our big mantras, internally, is to be the fastest responder when you see a customer email us. That's a huge different, and we've prioritized that as we've grown the company.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Business Etiquette Tips for dealing with VCs and Corporates at Conferences. With the LeWeb conference about to start in Paris I thought the timing of this post would be appropriate. Right after Techcrunch50 Michael Arrington wrote this great post on how to interact at business events and conferences. 80% of the people never do.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2018

When you raise money from investors you produce information that you are told they want and care about: A fund-raising deck that articulates your company strategy, plans, team, market, competitors and so forth. VCs (and LPs) have a vested interest in having more data, whether they want to invest in your company / firm or not.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 2, 2015

It’s a big conference and all big conferences charge money, make money and serve a diverse set of needs. I hate attending big conference. So what will you get out of Web Summit or any big conference? Big conferences in part are about education and entertainment. Let me get that out of the way.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Michael is a bit of an honorary Southern California, spending a large chunk of his time in Los Angeles (where he's built many of his companies) although he's now officially living in Puerto Rico. What was the big news for you or your company this year? Michael is a huge early adopter and proponent of Bitcoin.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

If you follow the tech media you would be subject to a lot of narrative biases that are completely off base – and this includes the value of email and phone calls. It’s why the first company I ever invested in as a VC – Invoca – just announced a $20 million funding by Accel Partners. billion email accounts.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 18, 2018

Email readers, continue here…] I was chairman of a company that had been offered an investment by a Fortune 500 company offering to make a strategic investment in our business, which would be capable of driving new demand to the large company through a series of new web services creating a greater need for the large company’s products.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 4, 2016

Modern-society is also littered with over-networkers and over-introducers and professional conference attendees. I try to steer entrepreneurs away from over-introducers and I often find myself wanting to be careful about them becoming an investor in companies I back. Focus is almost always the right answer.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 16, 2010

As the day approached I noticed that there was a conference in LA that I wanted to attend. The day before the conference I thought about rescheduling this meeting but then thought, “oh, well. I’ll honor the commitment I made.&# So I didn’t go to the conference. It’s too close to the meeting date.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Between 1995-2002 I visited often – especially since I founded my first company there. My trip was scheduled around the annual Web Summit and the f.ounders conference, both of which have become the hottest must-attend event in Europe and rivaling any great conference in the US. The first year was just a few dozen people.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 17, 2013

In an email announcing the renewal, Jerome Chang, the coworking space's founder, said that he believes that--having already been in the location for five years--that makes the coworking space the oldest, and therefore first coworking spot in SoCal.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

Growth like this, this early in a company’s lifecycle rarely happens. Email updates frequently. And as Rob points out – if you email members with short updates more frequently they are more up to speed when you do need them to weigh in. Make your emails actionable. ” Or, “I sent u an email.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Email readers, continue here…] On the final day of our assignment, I was responsible for the “reporting out” to the assembled twenty or so executives in the large conference room of this major corporation. I have a partner in a consulting practice that specializes in the travel industry.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 25, 2012

AlwaysOn will proudly announce the sixth annual OnHollywood 100 -the top companies that are disrupting the Hollywood establishment and creating viable business models for the digital entertainment marketplace. This year’s OnHollywood 100 Companies are today’s leaders in in the global innovation community. Museum of Flying.

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Berkonomics

MAY 15, 2014

To finalize a term sheet, everyone involved must come to an agreement on some fundamental principles which will have a profound effect on the future of the company. Email readers, continue here.] During those times, VCs had lots of conferences where thought leaders gathered to discuss term sheets, deal structures and fund strategies.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 8, 2010

Twiistup just announced a new "Ultimate Executive Conference" to be held at a 5-Diamond resort in Dana Point, CA. Here is the email from Twiistup Producer Francisco Dao : "We're excited to announce a very special event called The Retreat. The Retreat is an exclusive executive level "conference." What is the Retreat?

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 4, 2018

Many of us belong to industry associations and find ourselves at conferences and trade shows with time to spend with competitors. Some of these are old friends; some even former associates. It is natural to want to associate with these people for many reasons, certainly socially.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 23, 2014

I spent an hour across two phone calls with him telling him why I believe MakeSpace will be a billion dollar company (which I do). I reviewed an email from Kara Nortman, the CEO of Moonfrye who is working on putting together venture debt. I then traded emails with two former senior tech professionals in LA.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 7, 2015

Now the co-founder and CEO of GoCoin named by Entrepreneur Mag 3/2014 LA’s Silicon Beach #1 hottest startup and one of three worldwide selected by PayPal, Steve is actively circling the globe speaking at International conferences on digital currency and next generation merchant payment solutions.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 2, 2010

Fred Wilson once wrote about the topic of how to introduce two people who don’t know each other via email. He called it the “ double opt-in introduction. &# He talks about the stuggles of email introductions when you’re dealing at scale. Sometimes I forget to ask. He became the “turn down&# guy in his fund.

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