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Here’s How You Get A VC To Pull Out Their Checkbook

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Most newspapers are written at a third-grade reading level, White House press releases average a fourth-grade reading level and the New York Times is easily digestible by the average fifth grader. What does your pain reliever look like, how is it implemented by the customer and what future products do you expect to roll out?

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The Series A Crunch Is For Entrepreneurs Who Can’t Create Their Own Luck

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These high-profile deals, which are covered extensively in the tech press and pursued by numerous investors, contribute to unrealistic expectations among rank and file entrepreneurs regarding a reasonable Series A market-rate. Andelman, "The Series A investors are now paying more for businesses they think will have outlier exits."

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Olympic Lessons for Startup Life

InfoChachkie

The following guest post is from Courtney Englert, Customer Success Intern at The Resumator , a SaaS applicant tracking system and hiring platform trusted by many of the fastest-growing companies in the world, including: Pinterest, Tumblr, Hootsuite, Klout, Posterous, Bitly, Atari and Mashable. Follow Courtney on Twitter at [link].

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Make It Work- the real story

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Our customers benefitted from this and saved thousands over the years as a result. But later in 2011, new customers slowed, appointment bookings slowed and average appointment time dropped. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS.

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6 Steps To Raising Venture Capital – Hint: Preparation Matters More Than Your Pitch

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If this is the case, offer to make a meaningful introduction to a potential customer or partner of one of their portfolio companies. For instance, you might propose a lead sharing relationship in which both companies trade customer introductions. Yes, I am advising you to sandbag your prospective investors. Share and Enjoy.

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From Startup Newsletter To Best Selling Book: How This Entrepreneur Pulled It Off

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called) from Time Warner and Harper Collins and Harvard Business Press and Perseus. Your customer blog probably won''t morph into an international bestseller. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS. Let''s get real.

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Should You Blog? (yes, and here’s how …)

Both Sides of the Table

As Brian Solis is fond of saying, “PR stands for public relations, not press release.&# That’s right. Define your customers, partners and other relevant people to your organization (e.g. That’s blogging to the echo chamber unless they’re your target customers. What should you blog about? I use awe.sm.

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