Berkonomics

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Why are you so strongly sold on royalty licensing as the most effective way to finance a tech-based early stage company? These are your candidates, because they are companies already absorbing much or all the marketing expense necessary to make sales of your invention.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 2, 2015

It freed up Ophir to grow out our sales organization, to work more closely with agencies, to innovate on product and to raise capital. A great finance leader is on top of your numbers with such precision that you don’t have to worry about it. Stock option top-ups after a few years are vital retention mechanisms.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 26, 2019

You’ll usually get assigned a contact in the ad sales organization at Facebook or Google once you start spending big bucks. When is the right time to diversify your sales channel mix? Will your sales follow seasonal or cyclical trends? Certain products have natural seasonality in sales— e.g. swimwear?—?and

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Growthink Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

And a boost toward a faster timeline and better probability of a business sale at an exciting price. Company Scenario #2: A company with a solid revenue base - say more than $5 million in sales - but competes in an industry not one of great, current interest to buyers / investors. A boost toward better financial results. Relationships.

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Hunter Walker

AUGUST 8, 2023

At the time, this is last quarter and the stock market has trended upwards nicely since then (a potential leading indicator of private tech valuations), we all agreed venture portfolios were probably still 25-40% overvalued. As The Information proclaims, “ Unicorn Fire Sales Ahead.”

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SVPG

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Hate mail started streaming in from everywhere - including emails directly to Bill Gates who would forward them on to the team with messages like "this is depressing MSFT's stock price. Even worse, DVD sales were starting to lag, and a Hollywood backlash further muddied the situation.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 1, 2020

Several “experts” in marketing and advertising, and IP lawyers, tried to talk me into changing it. Now that my new career is in the personal finance industry, I’m helping women tame their money. As a financial planner, money was my stock in trade; however, I discovered true wealth was in good health and relationships.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Investing in startups is a lot more than just buying “stock” in a company. Perhaps you know a Marketer, a Developer or Sales Manager that could fill a gap in one of the startups you back. by Paul Towers, founder & CEO of Task Pigeon. Ask yourself, where is your startup currently struggling? What could be improved?

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Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

For angel groups, the distinction between groups and VCs on this issue is dwindling, especially as angel groups do bigger rounds of financing.   Note that this applies only to earl stage Series A-type equity financings and assumes no cash dividends are paid to investors. . Let’s start at the end.   First , dividends.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

IP Location Tools. turn customer feedback into sales and relationships. easy business finance software. YCombinator Series AA Equity Financing Documents. SaaS Sales Team Compensation â?? Startup Threads. Videos/presentations. SlideShare. Haiku Deck. GoAnimate *. Customer service. Get Satisfaction. Event platforms.

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mashable.com

AUGUST 31, 2010

Now that we’re nearing the home stretch of 2010, it’s a good time to take stock of various odds and ends for your business. How iPad Magazine Sales Stack Up [REP. SCVNGR Makes Major Enhancements to iP. Follow her on Twitter @corpnet and Facebook. Its Not Just Facebook: MySpace Trans.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 20, 2017

Of all your hires, if you have commissioned sales people, those will give you the most problems if they’re not all given an equal chance to make their quotas and achieve their personal earnings goals. Messy cap tables can come back to haunt you when you do a financing or sell the company. You’ve just got to listen. Not really.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

How iPad Magazine Sales Stack Up [REP. SCVNGR Makes Major Enhancements to iP. It's a unique approach, and one we'd love to discuss with entrepreneurs and their investment sources. Its Not Just Facebook: MySpace Trans. 5 Ways to Get a Job Through YouTube View More » Business Facebook to Raise Series E Funding wi.

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Gust

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Enter into agreements between Newco and founders, early contributors, outside advisors or service providers under which they contribute or assign all intellectual property related to the company’s business to Newco in exchange for the issuance of founders’ stock (Common Stock). Make escrow arrangements for restricted stock (i.e.,

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mashable.com

AUGUST 31, 2010

Now that we’re nearing the home stretch of 2010, it’s a good time to take stock of various odds and ends for your business. How iPad Magazine Sales Stack Up [REP. SCVNGR Makes Major Enhancements to iP. Follow her on Twitter @corpnet and Facebook. Its Not Just Facebook: MySpace Trans.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

How iPad Magazine Sales Stack Up [REP. SCVNGR Makes Major Enhancements to iP. It's a unique approach, and one we'd love to discuss with entrepreneurs and their investment sources. Its Not Just Facebook: MySpace Trans. 5 Ways to Get a Job Through YouTube View More » Business Facebook to Raise Series E Funding wi.

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Startup Company Lawyer

JULY 20, 2009

Incorporating a company and issuing stock to the founders will help prevent misunderstandings among the founders about equity splits. If there is any IP created and there is more than one founder, then incorporating an entity and assigning IP to the entity is important. Issuing stock options.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 15, 2020

Robert and I talked about how it's working, the science of pseudoviruses and reporter genes, how his father's example in science and business set him on his path, and how to bridge the gap between science and finance. A lot of the same mechanisms, you can buy and sell stock, you can sell the company, you can go public.

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Steve Blank

MAY 4, 2009

It became clear to me that the mission of marketing in most companies has to be to support sales. While this may seem obvious to anyone not in sales and marketing, trust me, in a technology company this is a conceptual breakthrough. But without sales there is no revenue, and without revenue there is no company.

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Tim Keane

OCTOBER 30, 2007

I think we thought that the good product guys could get away with it because the detail of good customer service was unimportant with strong IP. So, they were frequently out of stock on the fastest moving orders, usually at the end of the week. Then their days out of stock would grow.). Sales started to decline.

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blog.simeonov.com

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

It outlines key points of agreement between founders around IP ownership, equity ownership, vesting, etc. For example, without a clear vehicle (a company) to contribute intellectual property into, a founder who walks away may mean that the future company won’t own its own IP. An email would do. The FastIgnite one is two pages.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Do that – nothing else but one product / company / focus and get to $1M in sales with atleast $15% net profit. If you believe in it – then finance whatever you can yourself. I also like to get a sale $$$ ASAP. We’re a mobile development firm looking to increase new client sales. Once you’ve done that – then.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 12, 2017

Long copy” doesn’t mean “long form sales page”. There’s a time and place for long form sales pages. Tips: Build your own device lab and keep it well-stocked. Bill Leake: Optimizing for the “Considered Purchase”: What Changes if You’re B2B or Expensive / Long Sales Cycle B2C? Marketing/Sales optimization funnel.

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