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The Changing Venture Landscape

Both Sides of the Table

By definition?—?I’m I’m over-paying for every check I write into the VC ecosystem and valuations are being pushed up to absurd levels and many of these valuations and companies won’t hold in the long term. The market definition has changed but what we do mostly hasn’t. Are we in a bubble?” of the fund.

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7 Lessons On How Startups Use Social Media To Succeed

Startup Professionals Musings

You can jump into social media with a poor brand definition, poorly focused content, unrealistic expectations of customer service, or be killed by malware or viruses. For some customers and many investors, a heavy focus on social networks and viral marketing may be a negative, rather than a positive.

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Making Sure You Are Ready to Begin Building Your MVP

SoCal CTO

I'm going to be looking at aspects like: Things to consider before building your MVP Features often overlooked when documenting an MVP for developers Understanding important metrics you want to measure Risks and challenges in developing an MVP. Have you conducted Problem, Solution and Feature Interviews with customers?

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Document Your MVP for a Developer

SoCal CTO

Me : Product definition, use cases, feature list, wireframes, comps, really whatever you have. You likely are writing your first one of these. This should be an iterative process with advisors and customers providing feedback on the product. Founder : Ummm. what do you mean? Founder : Umm. I'm never trying to embarrass someone.

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7 Keys To Optimizing Your Investment In Social Media

Startup Professionals Musings

You can jump into social media with a poor brand definition, poorly focused content, unrealistic expectations of customer service, or be killed by malware or viruses. For some customers and many investors, a heavy focus on social networks and viral marketing may be a negative, rather than a positive.

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Entrepreneurs Must Measure ROI On Social Media

Startup Professionals Musings

You can jump into social media with a poor brand definition, poorly focused content, unrealistic expectations of customer service, or be killed by malware or viruses. For some customers and many investors, a heavy focus on social networks and viral marketing may be a negative, rather than a positive. Marty Zwilling.

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7 Keys To Hard Hitting Social Media Use For Business

Startup Professionals Musings

You can jump into social media with a poor brand definition, poorly focused content, unrealistic expectations of customer service, or be killed by malware or viruses. Check your brand definition against the clarity of this one from Xerox for office software. Use strong communication and writing skills.