Berkonomics

AUGUST 3, 2023

When the need is high… For the rest of us, desiring to build large, valuable enterprises quickly, the need for outside capital is high on our list of requirements and even the source for some sleepless nights as we worry over the availability and cost of capital. It is most often a win-win for both you and the strategic partner.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

The main drivers, from our viewpoint, are: Many tech entrepreneurs no longer view venture capital as an inevitability in their growth path, and have grown skeptical of the traditional “growth at all costs” mindset found in many startup circles; and An increasing number of VCs are growing comfortable with LLCs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2014

A strategic partnership, negotiated with a win-win attitude, can accomplish growth faster and cheaper than either could do alone. Capitalize on shared costs and common distribution. Competitors can become strategic investors or merger candidates. The auto industry learned this a long time ago.

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OnlyOnce

JULY 9, 2013

Chapter 2: Defining and Testing the Story…Start Out By Admitting You’re Wrong, A Lean Business Plan Template, Problem, Solution, Key Metrics, Unique Value Proposition and Unfair Advantages, Channels, Customer Segments, Cost Structure and Revenue Streams. Chapter 3: Telling the Story to Your Investors…The Business Plan is Dead.

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Rob Go

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Also, the loss of focus and legal costs will end up being a greater burden on you than the other party as well. What keeps this bad behavior in check is that VC investors know they are playing a multi-turn game. This tends to be true for the VC business too. Second, don’t be too quick to get to the LOI.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 22, 2015

Tech businesses today can do this much more easily than a decade ago, with cheaper development costs – as one example. Another is to take in consulting work to pay some of the costs during the early stage of a company.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 8, 2017

For the rest of us desiring to build large, valuable enterprises quickly, the need for outside capital is high on our list of requirements and even the source for some sleepless nights as we worry over the availability and cost of capital. It is most often a win-win for both you and the strategic partner.

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Private Equity Valuation Cap Table Accredited Investor 106

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2010

Investors: Allen Morgan of Mayfield Fund, ff Asset Management, Bobby Yazdani, Nova Spivack of Lucid Ventures, Zelkova Ventures, Paige Craig, Tom McInerney, Michael Yavonditte of Quigo Technologies, Ofer Ronan. Segment Four, “VC Discussion – How Should Entrepreneurs Think about ‘Strategic’ Investors?”. Read more: TechCrunch.

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Hunter Walker

JUNE 7, 2016

BS: I would like an effective tool for creating easy-to-use costing tools (i.e: However, I would like idiot-proof ways to watch all our costs in real time – and with little or no math skills! I’ve been asked if our investors balked at the idea of a socially-responsible, triple-bottom line taco shop?

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 24, 2016

All those in favor of the budget we’ve outlined … (or all those in favor of the budget we’ve outlined with amendments to the cost-line offered by Bob).” Sometimes it’s because you have strategic investors. If it’s ok with you, I’d like to propose we put this to a vote. Honestly, people hate making decisions. Here’s the reality.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2010

Banks are particularly helpful with raising money from “strategic&# investors, which often means corporate investors such as Intuit, SAP, AMD, Salesforce.com and the like. There are a lot of inherent costs and responsibilities associated with being public that make it not very attractive for entrepreneurs any longer.

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Hunter Walker

JUNE 7, 2016

BS: I would like an effective tool for creating easy-to-use costing tools (i.e: However, I would like idiot-proof ways to watch all our costs in real time – and with little or no math skills! I’ve been asked if our investors balked at the idea of a socially-responsible, triple-bottom line taco shop?

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

A corporate investor can provide diversity on the Board as someone who thinks differently from independent VCs. Corporate venture funds are often referred to as ‘strategic’ investors because of the unique benefits they bring to the table. They are making substantial exits and are not just cost centers.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Box Accelerator is available today, at no cost, for all Box business and enterprise customers. Venture Partners, and strategic investors salesforce.com and SAP. The service supports file uploads to the Box web application today and will extend to other features of Box in the future. Check out the video for more details.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 20, 2010

For the rest of us desiring to build large, valuable enterprises quickly, the need for outside capital is high on our list of requirements and even the source for some sleepless nights as we worry over the availability and cost of capital. Do not expect grand valuations of your enterprise from these professional angels.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 18, 2018

These often serve as hubs for local investors and can provide access to advisors, mentors and other professionals who can help grow your company. Be strategic. Strategic investors not only provide capital, but also provide early customer opportunities and other resources to develop your product.

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Scalable Startup

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

or look for major large chunks of money from partnerships or strategic investors? Many easy-to-set-up payment systems and business models on the Internet have recently popularized little revenues – micro-payments, price per transaction, low cost, SaaS, freemium, monthly payments. little revenues.

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BeyondVC

OCTOBER 11, 2007

One other factor for entrepreneurs to look at is the opportunity cost or the time you spend on one venture. If you really believe in your business then you should either take the money from the VC or get a significant premium from the strategic investor to sell today versus building your business for the longer term.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 18, 2011

Israeli startup Siklu Wireless Communications has raised a series B round of $19 million led by new investors Amiti Ventures , Qualcomm Ventures and joined by all existing investors: DFJ- Tamir Fishman Ventures , Evergreen Venture Partners and Argonaut Private Equity. We’re looking forward to working with Siklu.”.

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VC Cafe

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Intel Capital Pitango Venture Capital , Battery Ventures Micron Technologies and other strategic investors have invested $76 million in the company to date. ” For Apple, this means Apple faster and higher capacity memory for its iPhones, iPads and MacBooks. Ehud Weinstein; president Ariel Maislos; and Ofir Shalvi.

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BeyondVC

JANUARY 10, 2004

From a strategic investor perspective this makes a ton of sense-more Intel chips in the home. One further thought to add is that Intel Capital announced it was setting aside $200mm for funding new digital home companies. I certainly applaud Intel for its efforts and am a big believer in the digital home.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 15, 2024

The creation of content, but especially the sharing of content became a zero cost game. In a few years, most media on the internet will have been created synthetically, especially video with its high production costs, monetisation potential and dominance to grab attention as a medium compared to all other media.

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