Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2020

You will be in good company with the many legends who used this approach. Operate small, but show a big-company image. Use multiple social-media channels, blogging, email and voicemail to build the same image and responsiveness as larger competitors. Barter services for access to required resources.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2010

You’ve been given 10 minutes to stand on stage and tell what your company does and why it matters. This includes emails, phone calls, elevator pitches, presentations, products, resumes, training manuals, you name it. You, the king of the overly long blog posts? Presentations. Too many people have 15-20 slides.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

The frantic pace of technology cycles, the amount of tech news, the blogs, the conferences, the demo days, the announcements, the fundings, the IPOs. Any longtime readers of this blog will know that I often try to simplify complex ideas into a simple parable that is easier to remember to set the tone of one’s behaviors.

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APRIL 13, 2011

Or, as always, summary notes available below. Brad on blogging. How did you start blogging? “My I decided well if I am going to be investing in this stuff at least I need to understand what it’s like to have a blog, to be generating content, and it was quite interesting at the very, very beginning.“.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 5, 2020

The UK finance company has garnered a lot of attention, both online and in real life, thanks to its distinctive coral-colored cards, and its intention to make the banking process easier. Without physical branches, it’s a digital-only service, with assistance and support available via live chat, as well as phone and email.

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MARCH 6, 2011

I was an angel investor in his company, made a bunch of calls on his behalf and then I personally sent it out on AngelList. Because my wife is a superstar she published them all on a blog here along with much other wonderful type-A mom advice. But before I sent it I had made 10 private phone calls, sent emails & built support.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2016

Use your blogs, use social media, use the TV media. Can you accept a person for president that you simply would never hire at your company for being such an obvious liar? He has constantly kowtowed to Vladamir Putin praising his strong leadership and even encouraged him to hack Hillary’s emails. He cannot be president.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

In the past, if your startup had a website presence, the company was credible by definition. Until the company name is a famous brand, you are the brand. Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and highlight several videos, podcasts, or eBooks of you and your technology. Put yourself on the site.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2018

If you truly believe that you, your company and your products are exceptional and your company will be valuable then you’re actually doing them a FAVOR by helping them invest in your startup. an investment in your company. No VC spends more time evaluating your company unless they know that they at least have some interest.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 31, 2012

Many MBA programs still cater too much to the needs of large, corporate management jobs or prepare students to enter big consulting companies or investments banks. I got an email recently from my friend & fellow VC, Jeff Bussgang from Flybridge Capital Partners in Boston. In Summary. And that leads me to today’s post.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 22, 2014

As somebody who has to rub shoulders with big tech companies often I can tell you that there is much blood spilled in the competitive trenches of Apple, Twitter, Facebook, Google and so on. Powerful countries & companies act powerful because they can. But let’s put this into perspective. Changes to algorithms.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 13, 2011

Here’s my advice: A got an email from a young, super bright entrepreneur today. I intro’d him to the COO of a growing tech company about maybe working together. He responded by emailing the COO and asking him to lunch. And given that I travel enough and have dinners with portfolio companies, etc. Not so much.

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JANUARY 17, 2011

It’s why I always work hard to find images for my blog posts & why all of my keynote presentations are visual rather than bullet points with words. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: This is a long post, so I put an executive summary here if you want to get the point without reading all the detail. These are all creative processes.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

These courses all proved to be serious influences on turning the dream of starting their own company into a reality. On the first day of class, Professor Greathouse told his students, “Take a look around the class, these are the people you will most likely start a company with,” and boy was he right. Share and Enjoy.

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APRIL 20, 2011

If you read this blog often you'll know that I'm a huge fan of First Round Capital. One example is that they introduced a program where their founders can pool together shares from their company and exchange them for a small portfolio of other First Round Capital companies. I'm a huge fan of this innovation. and Half.com.

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MARCH 22, 2010

It got me thinking, which for me is always the sign of a good blog post. When you are selected you share the stage with 49 other companies (in the case of TechCrunch50. Most people pay attention to the first 5 companies. By company 22 it’s hard to remember what any of them did. I think Robert’s right. .

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DECEMBER 7, 2009

But so that you finish reading my post first I’ll give you the summary version – when approaching somebody at a show be polite / respectful of time, try to be introduced if possible and never assume the person remembers who you are. Then I get people sending me Twitter comments, blog comments and tons & tons of email intros.

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JULY 29, 2010

If you want to watch the show click the image above or this link , but if you want a quick read – here’s a summary: 1. I explain in the video what happened in my first company (e.g. Down rounds are psychologically really difficult on companies and can make it harder to do later rounds. A: It’s not best.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

The partner you saw is probably sitting on 5-6 boards which means he or she will be busy helping existing portfolio companies. They have probably seen 4-5 new companies this week minimum. Plus, now they need to Tweet, use Facebook, attend conferences and keep a blog! If any actions were agreed this should be in the email.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2013

In the past, if your startup had a website presence, the company was credible by definition. Until the company name is a famous brand, you are the brand. Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. Put yourself on the site. People buy from people.

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Search Engine Optimization Startup Advertising SEO 105

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

All you need is a blog, Twitter, email, some business card stock, and a little creativity. Sometimes the tiniest details will throw your startup company into disaster. In summary, watch your costs, trust your gut, and drive forward with all the passion in your dream. Don’t think about the exit.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

In the past, if your startup had a website presence, the company was credible by definition. Until the company name is a famous brand, you are the brand. Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and highlight several videos, podcasts, or eBooks of you and your technology. Put yourself on the site.

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Search Engine Optimization eBook Advertising SEO 54

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2012

In the past, if your startup had a website presence, the company was credible by definition. Until the company name is a famous brand, you are the brand. Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. Put yourself on the site. People buy from people.

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Search Engine Optimization Entrepreneur Sites Advertising 96

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 23, 2013

All you need is a blog, Twitter, email, some business card stock, and a little creativity. Sometimes the tiniest details will throw your startup company into disaster. In summary, watch your costs, trust your gut, and drive forward with all the passion in your dream. Don’t think about the exit.

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Equity Startup Summary Tips 96

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 6, 2016

You will be in good company with the many legends who used this approach. Operate small, but show a big-company image. Use multiple social-media channels, blogging, email and voicemail to build the same image and responsiveness as larger competitors. Barter services for access to required resources.

Social Media 60

Social Media Startup Equity Entrepreneur 60

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2010

In the past, if your startup had a website presence, the company was credible by definition. Until the company name is a famous brand, you are the brand. Publish a daily blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. Put yourself on the site. People buy from people.

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Tips Search Engine Optimization Startup Advertising 92

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2011

Mike Yavonditte is the founder of the “super hot&# Hashable , a startup out of NYC that has been described as a “ Mint.com for Social Capital ” Mike sold his previous company, Quigo , to Aol for $340 Million. He is also an active angel investor in companies like Klout and Meetup. Thank you, John. were doing.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

For those just tuning into the events, we’ll provide you the long short of it in play by play fashion: AOL owned company, TechCrunch ( acquired in 2010 ), who operates CrunchBase lists their database as “the free database of technology companies, people, and investors that anyone can edit.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

All you need is a blog, Twitter, email, some business card stock, and a little creativity. Sometimes the tiniest details will throw your startup company into disaster. In summary, watch your costs, trust your gut, and drive forward with all the passion in your dream. Don’t think about the exit.

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Tips Startup Summary Entrepreneur 96

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

In the latest book by business guru Joe Wozny, “ The Digital Dollar: Sustainable Strategies for Online Success ,” I found a good summary of some great strategies, with some practical advice on how to implement them: Understand what’s in a name on the Internet. Engage your audience with social media. Do them all.

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OCTOBER 18, 2015

My presentation from the Summit can be downloaded here and the embed is below but the summary message is the rest of this blog post. On the chart below, 78% of the rounds of 80 $1bn+ companies were led by non VCs. It turns out that companies eventually must have their day of reckoning. The response? Not so fast.

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MAY 25, 2013

You invest across many funds just as VCs invest across many companies. Let’s look at some great companies. Is it right that VCs had no involvement in persuading Sheryl Sandberg to join the fledgling company? So I can make a huge difference in the company’s trajectory. They are also less than 10 years old.

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Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

About Frank Addante > (from the Silicon Valley Business Journal) Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter Blog Archive ► 2010 (2) ► June (1) Part II: Optimized for Profitability ► February (1) Get Out of the Office! Off to the Races StrongMail is a digital messaging infrastructure software company. Relaxing 2.

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