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FrameWorks Workshop: Valuation

SoCal Tech Calendar

Through a series of real world case studies and interactive group discussion, this workshop will discuss how valuation relates to intellectual property in licensing, manufacturing and MandA transactions. Thursday, January 10, 2013 -- Corporate Valuations.

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Don’t be a Grin Fucker

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McKinsey had their “ 7S framework &# and BCG had the “ BCG Matrix &# with cash cows, dogs, stars and question marks. I mean Porter’s Five forces is a useful framework but it’s basically microeconomics with a pretty wrapper. But tell me how practical is the 7s’s, really?

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Understanding How The Innovator’s Dilemma Affects You

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The framework of his book has profoundly altered how I think about the technology market and affects how I thought about building my businesses and how I think about investing in venture capital. Reading it felt like read a university book for an economics class and no wonder since he’s a professor at Harvard Business School.

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Why Your Startup Needs a Sales Methodology

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I’m going to set up the framework today and in future posts I’ll drill down into each area. But you can’t count on this so you must create your own compelling events and the only way I know how is a business case / return-on-investment (ROI) study. We called our methodology PUCCKA. Unique Selling Proposition. Compelling Event.

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Are MBAs Necessary for Start-ups or VC?

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I told people privately my perfect spec: computer science undergrad from MIT (or any other great school), 2-years at McKinsey but no more than that (I love the analytical framework that the top strategy consulting firms provide. If you had a non-business undergrad and want to study for a master’s in business – go for it!

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Human Capital: Moving away from ‘master/slave’ terminology

TechCrunch LA

When racism is built into the technical framework of a company, it perpetuates a false idea that white people are superior to Black people. . A new poll from the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies found that it’s going to be a close election. The latest in the battle over Prop 22 and AB 5.

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Rustic Canyon Speaks out on GaiKai Exit, Changing Nature of VC, LA Tech & More

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He talked in the video about how he finds it helpful in companies to think about practical theory and frameworks for thinking about company strategy. I saw a study out of the Kauffman foundation that said the rate of startups in LA is higher than anywhere else in the country. I agree with him.