Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 28, 2014
If you have a very low gross margin (10-30%) it can be very hard to build a large, scalable business because you need to make a lot of sales to cover your operating costs. In startup world low GM almost always equals death which is why many Internet retailers have failed or are failing (many operated at 35% gross margins).
David Teten
JANUARY 19, 2021
John Berger, Director Operations & Impact Solutions, Toniic , observed that this has clear investor benefits: “ The grace period became a feature because it benefits investors in regions like the US where there can be tax differences between short and long term gains. Typically promissory note or non-voting common stock, with covenants.
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Berkonomics
APRIL 4, 2024
The operations of the corporation become more complex. Bank loans with restrictive covenants are taken on. I engineered the extraction of the outside investors, even at a near total loss. Then along comes either money or contracts from strategic or financial investors or partners. The number of employees grows.
www.igda.org
JULY 24, 2012
As I dug around, I was stunned to discover that I was hardly the first one to figure this out: my observations have been common knowledge among industrial engineers for almost a century. Prosperity Covenant , Tom Walker. This conviction of Abbe still seems to hold true after millions of experiments over the whole globe.
Berkonomics
SEPTEMBER 13, 2010
The operations of the corporation become more complex. Bank loans with restrictive covenants are taken on. I engineered the extraction of the outside investors, even at a near total loss. Then along comes either money or contracts from strategic or financial investors or partners. The number of employees grows.
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