Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

What price? The only way for a company to be overvalued is if there’s someone willing to pay that price. ” Therefore one goal of Y Combinator appears to be “get the highest price and best terms.” When I was new at Venture Capital I was trying to figure out the business. What kind of deals should I be doing?

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socalTECH

JANUARY 27, 2021

San Diego-based Design Therapeutics, a biotech company which is developing small molecules for the treatment of serious degenerative disorders caused by inherited nucleotide repeat expansions, said it has raised $125M in its Series B funding round. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., Arsani William, M.D.,

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2013

Kara on one side of the table showing me market sizes, competitive dynamics, product roadmaps, pricing plans for physical products with COGS and gross margins. Showing me designs. She talks about creative design of websites and physical products – in our case – stickers. It was magic at first meeting for me.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 23, 2013

One of the toughest decisions for a startup is how to price their product or service. The alternatives range from giving it away for free, to pricing based on costs, to charging what the market will bear (premium pricing). In this more traditional product pricing model, the price is set at two to five times the product cost.

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TechEmpower

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Is user interface and graphic design a necessity? You'll discover firms that are prolific in design/interface and light on development, and vice versa. This article will primarily focus on locating and evaluating development companies, rather than design firms. Or is your project a clean slate? If so, what’s the vibe like?

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2013

He wanted to keep his prices low (apparently he has never raised his wholesale price in 30 years). Focus on the customer and provide value - ”We just do our own thing and try to keep the price low. The distinctive design of his packaging. ” How many of you could say that? What I learned from the article?

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socalTECH

MAY 8, 2012

The new startup--headed by celebrity florist Kevin Lee--said it will allow users to receive exclusive designs from Lee, by selecting a price point and frequency of delivery. Weekly or monthly floral deliveries from SimplyPetals.com , which delivers fresh flowers via three different subscriptions. The service starts at $34.00

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

When they look at buying your company they often think in terms of “how long will it take until I earn back the profits to pay for my acquisition price?” I also try to understand things like how you’re pricing your product, how your competitors price and what your pricing expectations will be in the future.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 14, 2019

Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled the Model Y on Thursday night at the Tesla Design Studio in Los Angeles. All of the variants are designed to have the same kind of performance as its smaller sibling. But that kind of performance comes at a higher price. The Model Y will come standard as a five seater.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

Initially as a systems designer and programmer and post MBA as a strategy consultant. Some companies / products are designed for large organizations from day 1. Companies post the $5 / month product designed for self-service clients. Avoid elephants in your early stages. Learn from my mistakes. Here is the real world story.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Santa Monica-based BeachMint said Monday that it is expanding its product line via its JewelMint web site, with a new collection of jewelry from designer Richard Chai. beachmint ecommerce jewelmint designer jewelry richard chai' READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 29, 2014

OneRoof said that the APIs will allow service providers to integrate its residential solar into their businesses, helping them to design, sell, and manage solar electric systems. OneRoof said the new API gives access to solar lease pricing, proposal financing, lease fulfillment and solar performance monitoring data. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MAY 7, 2012

Sean Broihier: When I was doing the site for my brother, every time they did an in-store promotion, or had an appearance, or they needed to change the prices on their prints, he had to call me, because I had done the website for him. Artists can control all the content, set the prices, and it's all fully automated with no need for a.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

ImageCollect also said it has moved to a subscription-based pricing model, switching away form a credit-based system it was using previously. AudioMicro is headed by Ryan Born, and also runs sites focused on music, sound effects, and tattoo designs. Subscriptions start at $19.00 The firm is backed by DFJ Frontier and Fotolia.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 3, 2010

Founded in January 2010 by Stephen Hood (ex-Delicious head of product), Dave Baggeroer (Stanford’s Institute of Design), and Josh Whiting (ex-senior engineer at Delicious and Craigslist). Pricing engine helps publishers ascertain ad inventory pricing by analyzing ad transaction data from the market/exchanges. MetaMarkets.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

But that doesn’t mean that people are paying rational prices as investors based on intrinsic value. Rational people can disagree and some may argue that today’s prices are rational and under-pinned by economic drivers. All of that might be true, but the 2006 price might still be over-valued. That’s fine.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2013

There''s been a revolution in the last few years with the dropping price and increasing accessibility of 3D printers--those devices which let you print practically anything using just your own personal computer, 3D software, and a special printer. Erik Adams: Deka makes a fashionable, customizable, personalized Bluetooth headset.

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socalTECH

MARCH 3, 2014

Those designs can be integrated into systems-on-a-chip (SoC) designs by designers. Pricing on the cores was not announced. The company said it has shipped a 64GSPS ADC and DAC preliminary cores, which can be used for optical communications, radar and electronic warfare applications. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

The firm said its extension into services is aimed at helping to design a comprehensive, best practice BC/DR plan for companies following disasters, such as recent super storm Sandy. Pricing on the new services was not announced by the company. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 30, 2011

She was going back and forth from Target, using things like a Sharpie, glue, pictures, and other things of that nature, to design her own shirt. Thinking about the idea with my co-founders at AudioLife, we mocked up a design, and showed Avon our idea--how about something like this? I said--wow, that's a pretty big missed opportunity.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 27, 2021

Rowe Price Associates Inc. Historically, legal practice management software was limited to server-based solutions designed for enterprise businesses — not small law firms, Newton said. and OMERS Growth Equity. The round propels the Vancouver, British Columbia-based company to unicorn status, valuing it at $1.6

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

The Canoo designers have departed pretty radically from the traditional designs that other electric vehicle manufacturers have favored going with something that looks more like a VW Microbus than the sport utility vehicle that Byton is aiming for, or Tesla and Fisker’s sportscars and sedans or Rivian’s electric trucks.

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socalTECH

JUNE 18, 2013

SendGrid said the new service is aimed at displacing current, email marketing service providers, who the company said have been holding users "hostage" with their high prices. Those email service providers typically charge by the size of a company''s email database, rather than pricing by the number of emails sent, according to SendGrid.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 15, 2012

OpenStack is an open-source ste of infrastructure components which allows any ISP or hosting firm to provide a standard set of cloud computing services, along the lines of Amazon's Web Services; those components were originally designed as part of the cloud computing service run by Rackspace. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 9, 2013

Different firms will have very different skill sets: Do you need user interface design? Graphic design? You will find firms that are design/interface heavy and light on development. Most of the rest of the post is going to focus more on finding development rather than design firms. Or are you starting from scratch?

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socalTECH

APRIL 17, 2012

Santa Monica-based BeachMint , the social commerce firm headed by Josh Berman, has launched yet another celebrity e-commerce site--this time, HomeMint.com , a home fashions site launched in conjunction with Justin Timberlake and interior designer Estee Stanley.

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socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2013

Pricing on the cloud-based service has not been announced yet, but the release will further bolster the cloud offerings from DreamHost. DreamHost was named one of the "hottest products" by industry publication at the show, and apparently is getting set for general availability of the service this summer.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

WiSpry''s new MEMs-based, tunable, RF quad capacitor array allows designers to develop RF filters in consumer wireless systems. Tunable filters are used in wireless design to select the frequency ranges that can be sent and received by a circuit. Pricing on the new component was not announced by WiSpry. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

The formation of Hulu was defensive – designed to stop another YouTube or Napster from emerging and causing disruption to the TV industry. The goal of any cartel is to control production, distribution & marketing of a set of goods with the goal of maintaining high prices. This article originally appeared on TechCrunch.

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socalTECH

JUNE 15, 2012

Uncovet (www.uncovet.com), headed by Heather Lipner , said it would help consumers discover the most sought-after items from up-and-coming designers, vintage finds from select high-profile brands and home products. Heather Lipner: I've been in tech and design for twelve or thirteen years. What is Uncovet all about?

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 22, 2019

That would have been a botox bar that would sell cosmetic treatments to folks who wanted treatments, but didn’t want to pay high prices for them. Blueland also wasn’t Paiji’s first choice for a new startup idea.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 21, 2018

Automobile companies are famous for making such bets on cars that won’t be on the market for 18 to 36 months from decision date, arriving at a time when gas prices and consumer preferences may have changed dramatically during that time. What might happen when gas prices rise again to untenable levels? SUV’s and trucks only?

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

Steve Blank , January 25, 2010 10 Tips for Adding Game Mechanics to a Non-Gaming Service - ReadWriteStart , September 21, 2010 Startups & VCs: Learn How to Design, Market, & Eat Your Own. - First Principles. Berkonomics , November 29, 2010 Rice Alliance IT/Web 2.0

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Sonos said its new SONOS PLAYBAR was designed as a complement to home theaters, and plugs into a TV and any Sonos component. Sonos said the new product is now available for pre-order, and is due to be available on March 5th; the new PLAYBAR is priced at $699. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MAY 3, 2013

The firm said its Packaging Solution for Global Manufacturer was designed specifically for handling language, labeling, and material tracking requirements for those manufacturers. Pricing on the new product was not announced. The firm says its customers include GM, Tesla Motors, Volvo CE, Cummins, L''Oreal, and many others.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 30, 2014

If electricity could be transferred like WiFi but as safe as a soundwave we use on pregnant women’s bellies and at a price-point that was attractive this is a multi-billion market. Could we produce this at cost?

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 1, 2019

Damian Bradfield is the president, CMO and founding partner of WeTransfer , the company that designs tools for the creative process. The majority of this displacement is attributed directly to the surge in rental prices brought on by gentrification. Damian Bradfield. Contributor. They try to just bring up solutions to the community.

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