Up and Running

AUGUST 28, 2019

California can be appealing to California-based investors (particularly fast-growth tech companies) despite high income and corporate taxes, and franchise fees for all businesses regardless of size. The purpose of the bylaws is to outline the basic procedures and operations of your business. In that case, use it!

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Up and Running

AUGUST 6, 2013

She sells her products in 11 stores and two restaurants in and around Oregon House, California, where Freja’s Foods currently operates. The contest was sponsored by Palo Alto Software , which provided free access to LivePlan , its cloud-based business planning software, to all of the Boost entrants. “

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 13, 2017

The entrepreneur must have a clear vision & focus, must operate in an optimized environment and, most importantly, must work with good people who share the vision. Second, they operate in the flourishing Parisian tech scene. These factors combine to create what I call an ecosystem for success.

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Early Stage Silicon Valley Thailand Incubator 67

Women Entrepreneurs Can

JUNE 6, 2024

Learn how to manage assets, handle distributions, navigate legal duties, and communicate clearly with beneficiaries. Effective trust administration in California and other jurisdictions involves adhering to legal guidelines and addressing various administrative tasks promptly and accurately.

Distribution 52

Distribution California Management Operations 52

Up and Running

OCTOBER 13, 2014

Managing a Business Operations Strategy' 7 Quotes About the Value and Risk of Innovation. The post Take Advantage of a New Trend: Big Business Looks to Small to Innovate appeared first on Bplans Blog.

Intellectual Property 106

Intellectual Property Philadelphia Small Business California 106

View from Seed

AUGUST 10, 2021

They were wrapping up participation in an accelerator program and Ben was planning to move back to Chicago to build the company there, having previously worked at Groupon before moving on to other tech companies in Asia, as well as a brief time in California.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 6, 2014

An excellent example of a social enterprise is The Empowerment Plan —an organization that hires people currently living in homeless shelters to create a combination winter coat, sleeping bag, and over-the-shoulder bag, which is then distributed to the homeless of Detroit free of charge. Maryland was the first U.S. Social Enterprise UK .

Rhode Island 107

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Even startups that are dominated by technical risk have the customer validation risk of finding positive ROI distribution in a large market. I don’t think you need operational experience to be a good VC but Mark Suster’s great new post illustrates the difference. [.] Almost all Web startups are dominated by market risk.

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 5, 2021

In California, they are conducted privately, that is, without the involvement of a court. The third-party liquidates the assets and distributes the proceeds to creditors. The ABC and liquidation of the assets often occur simultaneously, which sidesteps interrupting a business’ operations and preserves its economic value.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 29, 2021

Aidan: This may be because of the intangible quality of apps and software: when something isn’t physically manufactured and distributed, it can be difficult to see why it should cost money. Slowly, policies are changing to protect users. Paid email services such as HEY!

Technology 158

Technology Open Source California Social Media 158

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 22, 2020

Digital Response (USDR) CalFresh Onward California Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture (CUESA) "President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the New Deal, 1935-1944" SF New Deal donation/volunteer page Transcript for Out of the Crisis #15: SF New Deal Eric Ries : This is Out of the Crisis, I'm Eric Ries.

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San Francisco Government Technical Review Community 60

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Venture Capitalists on your board developed the expertise to get your firm public as soon as possible using whatever it took including hype, spin, expand, and grab market share because the sooner you got your billion dollar market cap, the sooner the VC firm could sell their shares and distribute their profits.

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Silicon Valley IPO Technical Review Venture Capital 237

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

From California, to Illinois, and New York many of the largest U.S. Private Equity sees infrastructure investing as uncorrelated diversification and has the additional upside of correcting any operational inefficiencies. They seek to modernized a facility and retool for a tighter, more effective operations.

Private Equity 137

Private Equity New York City Chicago Investment Bankers 137

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Seth saw friends move out to California, go to school, and launch Plaxo. Seth raised $100k in angel funding to fuel operations. Mobile is another very important distribution place for the internet and Meebo is on the iPhone, Android, and BB. Why did you pursue an MBA at Stanford? For Meebo 1.3% What is your mobile strategy?

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Venture Chronicles

MAY 5, 2010

The research I’ve followed indicates that EVs are pretty inexpensive to operate on a per mile basis, with the big caveat that the entire cost equation gets a big hole blown in it if people start charging during peak hours.

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Technical Review California San Francisco Silicon Valley 36

Ben's Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

New York, California different toilet, same s#@t. In the old days (before the Internet), no technology products were free, because distribution costs made it impossible to offer anything without some commitment from the end customer. development, security, operations) and business functions (e.g. Meet the new boss.

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Customer Technical Review Silicon Valley Internet 71

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 27, 2011

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, also known as “The Bean” to loyal customers, is a Los Angeles based, family-run coffee and tea company that’s owned and operated by International Coffee & Tea, LLC. Party Pieces grew rapidly and the Middletons moved their operations to three converted farm buildings outside of London.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Austin has been one the fastest growing cities in the country for the past 20 years that I’ve been here, but it feels like COVID-19 and California wildfires broke the floodgates already under pressure from high taxes and expensive real estate in landlocked coastal cities.

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Up and Running

JULY 16, 2015

Beginning as a small red cart in Eugene, Oregon, today Red Wagon Creamery has a downtown storefront, local retail distribution, and online ordering. In addition to law, Stuart was involved in various business ventures, including building subdivisions, as well as owning or operating restaurants, a grocery store, and a farm.

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Oregon Prospectus Southern California California 60

Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

Are they drawn to Texas or moving away from California? Texas exported more than California and New York combined in 2019. Only California and New York have a few more, and maybe not for long. I expect to see more announcements of big name people and companies moving to Texas every month in 2021. What’s bringing them here?

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 2, 2012

To make sure that doesn't happen - and help startups avoid costly lawsuits (another instance where the only people who get rich are the lawyers) I asked Anton Rosandic , a California-based attorney and an entrepreneur himself, for some free advice. Next, clarify what say the investor has in the business operations.

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K9 Ventures

APRIL 14, 2020

HiHello has a remote team of engineers – in New York, Pennsylvania, Colorado, and California. They operate at a pace that far exceeds that of any other companies and founding teams that I have worked with. For the last two plus years, I have been running a startup, HiHello , as it’s CEO.

Cofounder 127

Cofounder Venture Capital Guerilla India 127

Steve Blank

AUGUST 27, 2009

After that there’s a discussion of how the product will reach the customer and the potential distribution channel. The distribution discussion leads to some conclusions about competition: who are they and how they differ. The distribution discussion also leads to some assumptions about pricing.

Silicon Valley 272

Silicon Valley Product Startup Product Development 272

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 1, 2009

Top management was trying to coordinate all of the operating details (sales, manufacturing, distribution and marketing,) across all the divisions and the company almost went bankrupt that year when poor planning led to excess inventory (with unsold cars piling up at dealers and the company running out of cash.)

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Silicon Valley United States RSS Customer Development 187

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Office and Operations. Service companies are increasingly looking to get into work-for-equity relationships," says Peter Wendell , managing director of the Menlo Park , California -based venture capital firm Sierra Ventures and a faculty member at Stanford Business School. Naming a Business. How to Incorporate. Buying a Small Business.

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Gust

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Form a legal entity to operate the business (we’ll use a Delaware corporation as an example for Newco). The next category is more promising for those who aspire to the corporate legal equivalent of the Homebrew Computer Club : Common Operating Documents. Strategic partnership or distribution agreements.

Intellectual Property 139

Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement Delaware Stock 139

Steve Blank

AUGUST 20, 2009

Do you know have they distribute their product? … The tactics you can use to create demand for a new product differ significantly when you operate in a new vs. existing market. Me – “Have you used Company x’s product? Do you know how they create demand? Do you know how many units they are selling?

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Silicon Valley Startup RSS Customer Development 211

Growthink Blog

MAY 3, 2012

As an example, I pretty much love all the beers created by Lagunitas Brewing Company in Petaluma, California. No matter how much advertising and distribution a monster competitor has in place, they still can't profit from a product or service they don't offer. When you change the rules, you neutralize and paralyze the leader.

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California Stock Distribution Advertising 111

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 26, 2019

The contract company would handle the other business aspects such as distribution, marketing, and sales. Alcohol production, distribution, and sales are all heavily shaped by laws. The current laws governing alcohol production, distribution, and sales evolved in the wake of the Prohibition era. Get to know the legal stuff.

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Small Business Administration Distribution LLC Small Business 94

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Most notably, the ground-breaking development and rapid global distribution of mRNA vaccines highlighted the speed and scale of technological advances to outsmart humanity’s most dire threats. — Sajan Pillai is the CEO and Managing Partner of Season Two Ventures, an early-stage venture fund based in Southern California.

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Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Global Technology 163

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Operations. Now, you’ll describe your marketing strategies, sales plans, operations information, milestones, your team and company basics, and your financial plan. The example box might reach out to popular hair product brands like American Crew, Baxter of California, or Kevin Murphy to get free samples. Operations.

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Business Plan Curation Balance Sheet Intellectual Property 63

Lightspeed Venture Partners

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Banks often have operating covenants for their loans that require the company to be hitting plan, or close to it. She was selling her product at farmers markets and had made only $60,000 in sales over the last 12 months as a sole proprietor, although she had recently secured distribution in two local Whole Foods stores.

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Covenant Warrant Southern California Los Angeles 162

ConversionXL

JANUARY 11, 2013

Appsumo is an daily deals website for the coolest web apps and other digitally distributed goods. This is what they say about themselves: We are an distribution channel for companies that help entrepreneurs start, grow, optimize, and scale their businesses. Take into account that some states have their own sweepstakes rules.

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Campaign Estonia Social Media Viral 95

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 17, 2020

And then we also looked at our operations and said, "We have a footprint across the US that can produce and distribute millions of meals every week, fresh meals to 400 cities and towns at incredibly affordable prices given the way we have cost optimized our footprint and our program." And our customer base grew probably.

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Cofounder Security Founder Entrepreneur 60

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 10, 2020

"It was delusional for a guy operating in a walk-in closet, but I was like, 'You live once, you might as well swing for the fences.'" So, that was the first moment that we said, "This looks like it could be a thing in California." We weren't fully thinking about California or the country at that point. It was a friend.

California 60

California Silicon Valley Framework China 60

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 24, 2012

Transcript Automated transcription services provided by: Dan Bowen: My name is Dan Bowen, and I’m up in the wine country in Healdsburg, California north of San Francisco, and the company name is SyncBloc, S-Y-N-C-B-L-O-C. or an MSN or an AOL in terms of portal distribution. Jason: SyncBloc. Well I know what Sync is, but Bloc.

Silicon Valley 204

Silicon Valley Software Review Internet Technical Review 204

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

, “Roughly half the funds [surveyed]—particularly smaller funds, healthcare funds and non-California funds—require a unanimous vote of the partners. Bloomberg Beta open-sources their entire operating manual on Github, where their website lives. – Tax distributions. Finally, 15% of the funds require a majority vote. “.

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Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Partner 60