Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

When I first started writing this blog several years ago I had less followers than you have right now. But the realist in me knew I couldn’t write daily nor could I convince you to think to check out my blog with regularity. In the above example it’s why I added “Here’s Why” to the end.

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TechEmpower

JULY 2, 2013

In preliminary tests, we experimented with more requests per pipeline but doing so caused socket write buffer overflows. The wrk tool was later enhanced to allow larger write buffers, but we ultimately decided to retain a 16 requests per pipeline test configuration. This seems implausible on the surface, but it''s repeatable.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 30, 2019

In addition, the discipline of producing it, like writing a business plan, will help you immensely in understanding the key elements that drive you and your business. I often hear the excuse that writing a book takes precious time away from building and running your business, which you cannot afford.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 13, 2022

So, as you prepare to turn over the reins to another; to separate from a business that has become a part of your being, it is time to think of nothing but the good done, the examples set, the positive company culture you leave behind. Write a book. Write a handwritten letter to someone who helped you make it to the finish line.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 15, 2022

For example, LinkedIn is attuned to business professionals, Facebook is dominated by the social and upwardly mobile crowd, and Instagram leads as the top social media app for teens. Communication and writing skills are required. Heavy texting experience is not a qualification for communicating via social media.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2023

For example, both need to provide exemplary customer service, build customer loyalty, and provide real value for a competitive price. Even artisan-based services, like graphic design and writing good ad copy, have innovative processes and principles. You have no shelf life, so you can’t make money while you sleep.

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Daradiction

AUGUST 25, 2009

Do you have any examples of where any sort of civic engagement outreach/campaign affected legislation? I know there are tons of examples, but any that really get you excited or impressed you, or perhaps pissed you off because it was so effective but you didn’t agree with the position? Taking the friction out of civic engagement~.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 26, 2022

Most business advisors I know will say that writing a business plan is the first step to starting your own business, but I believe that a better first step is to do a self-analysis of your real drivers, strengths, and assumptions before committing to this lifestyle. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 8/11/2022.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2020

For example, I have a friend with a Ph.D. For example, I often cite the case of Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer , who grew Microsoft together. That’s why I caution my aspiring entrepreneur clients against proclaiming to investors that they are a great “idea” person. Don’t assume you can outsource the implementation decisions.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Without these protections there is little to stop a board, for example, from issuing new cheap stock that dilutes all of the shareholders so that certain individuals could take control of the company. I plan to write a series of posts on the topic. What exactly is the purpose of a Board of Directors and how do boards best function?

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 19, 2012

You likely are writing your first one of these. For example, if you are trying to determine viral coefficient (see Startup Metrics ), then the focus should be around those aspects of the MVP. Examples: [link] [link] Product Feature List Create a prioritized high level product feature list (see Product Backlog ).

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 2, 2020

As Mucker Capital co-founder Hsu writes, “There are far more great companies than there are venture dollars here in LA. We see a huge growth in food production and preservation (Apeel Sciences, for example) and food distribution (such as ChowNow). ” Mark Suster, managing partner, Upfront Ventures.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2020

For example, both need to provide exemplary customer service, build customer loyalty, and provide real value for a competitive price. Even artisan-based services, like graphic design and writing good ad copy, have innovative processes and principles. You have no shelf life, so you can’t make money while you sleep.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 17, 2020

.” During that time, he said he was “reading a lot about how other creative people dealt with grief” and realized there’s “a rich history” of novelists writing about their personal tragedies. ” He admitted that the development process could be emotionally taxing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

For example, there are a dozen articles like this one for every area of expertise. Then lead by example. Speak to people, rather than write a document every time you want a change. You will probably find more current alternatives and more recommendations on any given subject than any consultant could muster.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

For example, I do business mentoring at nearby Arizona State University and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Write a business plan and pitch deck for learning. It may seem strange, but I find that entrepreneurs still in school procrastinate less and are less intimidated by the process of writing their plan.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

So the lion recruited a cockroach who had extensive experience as a supervisor and who was famous for writing excellent reports. He also needed a secretary to help him write and type his reports. And we see examples every day. The cockroach’s first decision was to set up a clocking in attendance system.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

For example, we all have experienced a few difficult relationships, perhaps including an insecure boss, the ultimate pessimist, a passive-aggressive peer, or the perennial victim. For example, recognize that the affinity bias is the unconscious tendency to favor people who are like us. You don’t have to agree to get along.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2020

B2C Companies We talked about how some companies saw an immediate decline in purchasing (for example if you’re in travel or hospitality). Seed deals, for example, are easier to get funded than a late-stage deal for obvious reasons. Burn through your cash quickly at your peril. That may happen. But I doubt it. In a word: Yes.

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Xconomy

MAY 14, 2018

He began to write about the possibility that a drug could act like a magische kugel —magic bullet—that killed only the organism causing disease, and nothing else. Advances in cell replacement therapy, for example, are making it possible for scientists to. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 13, 2013

What I love about writing is that you inadvertently say what many others are thinking and just knowing that somebody else is thinking something similar can be reassuring. Example: Fred Wilson writing his end of 2012 post wrote. “I’ve wanted to write a year end post for days. I hate Decembers.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 18, 2011

What that did, is it helped us to expand the service to help publishers do the following: identify what content to write, how to distribute that content to various mediums, and how to monetize that content. Journalists are notorious for not wanting to write based on revenues or commercial intersts, or having anyone tell them what to write.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 12, 2009

A User Story Writing Workshop In this completely hands-on workshop, we'll work through writing a set of user stories for an example project. We'll start with some simple stories and build up to story writing for larger and more complex situations. Wednesday, March 18, 2009 -- Agile/XPSoCal. See [link] (more).

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Bad boss examples aren’t forgotten. And once a month, while watching TV, I spend part of an evening writing personal messages to each birthday employee, recalling an event or complimenting a behavior or success. Have you ever thought of what legacy you’ll leave behind? And such stories do get around.

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TechEmpower

MAY 17, 2013

Additionally, we have added a new test type focused on writes, wherein a variable number of database updates are executed per request. MySQL with MyISAM was substantially faster at writes than with InnoDB, but the official Round 5 results are using InnoDB. This is Round 5, but it''s only the first round with Windows results.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2019

We not only have our Series A funds that can write $500k?—?$15 If you invest early and then pull back in the next 3 rounds your multiples on cash invested are much higher than if you keep writing checks. As I tell our LPs, “if I’m not making you slightly uncomfortable when I’m writing my first check I’m not doing my job.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 8, 2010

Don’t just write a carbon copy of what somebody else is doing. OK, well, actually the first thing I did is come up with a list of 50 posts that I wanted to write. I didn’t want to run out of things to write about in the first 6 months. Every time I write a post I send it out on Twitter. That’s boring.

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Blogging Startup Writing Summary 286

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 24, 2016

Here’s an example of a recent Snapstorm on negotiations: https://medium.com/media/ecca992139dedfef9ac6dc1a6afe432e/href So for the people who still don’t get why I’d use Snapchat — in no particular order let me say: I enjoy doing it. I LOVE writing. But writing takes more time and some days I don’t have that.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2023

For example, the handmade-item platform Etsy sponsors free entrepreneurship courses for underemployed and unemployed people, including assistance in setting up a store on Etsy, thus adding more artists and artisan sellers to their platform. Write it down, make it specific, expressive, yet succinct and jargon-free.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2021

Follow the examples of two top technical leaders today, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos , who have established reputations not only of being innovative thinkers, but also effective communicators who believe in clear, concise messages with no technical jargon. Test your message on a spouse or family member first.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2021

For example, as soon as you complete your financial projections, you can call your business partner to skip out for that round of golf he keeps mentioning. Write down the real deadline. Get a priority task done first every day, then take a break or do some low priority work that you enjoy more. Set up a personal reward system.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 23, 2019

Even if it’s only a few PowerPoint slides or typed paragraphs, writing something down is the first step toward making it real. Always write in the future tense, what you will do, and name yourself as the key person responsible. The process will force you solidify the specifics, and mentally commit to them.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 22, 2013

Brad is in the midst of writing a series of startup-oriented books. When writing Startup Life , Brad noted that he and Amy''s primary goal was to avoid a YARB (Yet Another Relationship Book). In Boulder for example, we''ll be at dinner and people will just come up to us and just start talking to us. Share and Enjoy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 8, 2023

For example, it is no secret that software pirating is still very common in China, Vietnam, and other cultures. It’s hard to write a detailed specification on an evolving new service, process, or product that embodies your core competency. Keep intellectual property keys in-house. Don’t let leading edge become bleeding edge.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2016

In my experience, there is no magic gene involved, just simple good habits executed consistently and convincingly until everyone around you wants to follow your example. This leading by example is easy to say, but not so easy to put into action. Richard Branson, now worth about $4.2 He is always looking ahead. Drive innovation.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 6, 2012

But, they could not write, and did not know what to write from the travel perspective. Every one of those writers has a byline and a bio, and are paid twice a week at a pretty decent rate for that writing or assignment. They couldn't find enough people to write the content they needed, at the quality they need.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Before you start your business, think hard about your vision for fulfillment, and write it down. For example, Jeff Bezos credits much of his success and job satisfaction at Amazon to his strategy of often committing to new projects proposed by trusted internal teams, even though his comfort level disagrees.

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