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How This Entrepreneur Raised $28,000 Using Airbnb to Fund Her Startup

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One of the many things you become expert at when you launch your own company and have no money is SEO. Tracy studied SEOMoz and several other online sources of SEO tips. She not only became an expert in SEO, she began consulting in SEO to continue to make ends meet and she became a speaker on the topic.

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How To Build Startup Credibility Before Your Brand

Startup Professionals Musings

I know that finding time is hard, and good writing is simply not what most people do. Once you gain real traction as an expert in your space through the blog, investors will put you at the top of their funding list. Writing a blog is all about communication, and that’s your number one job as founder of a new startup.

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7 Reasons to Start a Blog Before Shipping a Product

Startup Professionals Musings

I know that finding time is hard, and good writing is simply not what most people do. Once you gain real traction as an expert in your space through the blog, investors will put you at the top of their funding list. Writing a blog is all about communication, and that’s your number one job as founder of a new startup.

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Get to Know Richard de Silva of Highland Capital

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Back to regular writing this week so check back in. The fund is organized into sectors and each VC forms forward looking themes within sub sectors. Google Ad Sense was just getting going. Highland has been around for 22 years currently investing the 8 th fund which is $400 million. 11:40-14:15). 42:00 – 43:50).

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What I Would Look for When Choosing a VC – Knowing What I Know Now?

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I had an enjoyable conversation this morning with a young team straight out of college this morning and they were calling to ask advice on how to approach fund raising (angels vs. VCs, how to select a VC, etc.) So I thought I’d write about out with what I would look for in a VC knowing what I know now and why. FourSquare.

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Angel Investing Skill 2 – Domain Knowledge

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I have talked extensively about “social proof&# in fund raising in the past. Lead investors and follow investors can both win equally but in each case you know why you personally are writing the check. Remember that you’ll be investing against people who have worked on the Google algorithm and REALLY know what drives SEO.

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A Blog Can Be A Startup’s Most Valuable Investment

Startup Professionals Musings

So finding time is hard, and good writing is simply not what most people do. Once you gain real traction as an expert in your space through the blog, investors will put you at the top of their funding list. Writing a blog is all about communication, and that’s your number one job as founder of a new startup.