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Should Startups Announce Their Funding?

Both Sides of the Table

Understanding “The Funding Angle” I sit at enough board meetings to hear conflicting advice given to entrepreneurs about how to handle PR and announcements at startups. This is true on all of the major tech blogs. So your goal should be a steady stream of news across many different news outlets and your own blog.

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6 Keys To Growing Your Career Through The Gig Economy

Startup Professionals Musings

The simple answer is that we all have to start thinking like entrepreneurs, rather than entitled employees. This may seem scary, but it’s the reality, and what every entrepreneur has to do at every stage of survival and success. Don’t wait for your next company layoff to get you started.

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Save Your Spin for Someone Who Cares

Both Sides of the Table

I recently got a phone call from an entrepreneur whom I respect and who runs a company that I hope will do great things one day. Entrepreneurs get so used to friends and family congratulating them on their press coverage that they forget sometimes that this isn’t real. Many entrepreneurs have a PR page in the PowerPoint deck.

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A Post Startup Execs Should Forward to Your Spouse or Partner. 12 Tips for Making it Work

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Anyway, as I winnowed my way through the comments section of my blog post on relationships I realized my own wife has posted a response! My husband is Mark Suster and before he was a VC and blogger he was a startup entrepreneur like you. Respect and develop a positive working relationship with his co-workers.

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Xconomy’s Top Innovation Stories of the Half Year

Xconomy

Jeff Buchanan goes deep with a special series on doctors-turned-entrepreneurs in health IT and other medical technologies. Layoffs Reflect New Turbulence at High-Flying 3D Robotics. The Xconversation: Vaccine Developer Meets Energy Innovator. San Antonio Entrepreneur Center Opens Using Dallas Nonprofit as Model.

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Biotech Roundup: Hellos, Goodbyes, “Cures” Delays And Trial News

Xconomy

Our San Diego editor Bruce Bigelow penned a personal goodbye to entrepreneur Larry Bock, who died last week of pancreatic cancer at the age of 56. The week started on a reflective note. And then the news flowed, from a fast reprieve for Juno Therapeutics to no mercy for Elizabeth Holmes. —In other Merck news, U.K.-based —With $1.25

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Job Hoppers Redux: An Employee’s Perspective

Both Sides of the Table

What happens when I write blog posts is that I type really quickly what is in my brain and hit send with very little revision. I’ve already covered some such as changing geographies, going through layoffs, changing career direction, etc. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Start-up Advice Startup Advice. Of course there are.

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