Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2014

But of course it’s hard to advise people that they should do PR without a guide to how to do it on the cheap or how to do it at all. Obviously you should have somebody that helps you research journalists, gets you meetings, pitches stories, helps prep you for interviews & helps make sure your writing is cogent.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2014

Here are my thoughts on the right focus at a college or university: Take entrepreneurship courses, but major in a more specific discipline. Practical business courses are better than an advanced degree or MBA. Don’t forget business writing and communication. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 11/07/2014.

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Xconomy

MAY 31, 2016

The new Microsoft Ventures will seek investments that fall outside the commercial deals that the company has done more frequently in the past, writes Nagraj Kashyap, corporate vice president of Microsoft Ventures, in a blog post announcing the new effort. Microsoft Ventures now fills a gap we’ve had somewhere in the middle of that range.”.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

There is a battle between entrepreneurs who try to change the world and solve a meaningful problem and those who write take-down pieces with no apparent personal benefit other than attention. Of course the naysayers are out again. I, of course, am betting on the former and am not 1% swayed by the doubters. Of course not.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2013

We’re excited to continue to grow our investment professional staff and will continue to do so over the course of 2013 & 2014 with our new fund. Of course – some people can be remote. He of coursed required me to lobby on his behalf as well. Of course he pitched me the entire ride down. Kevin Zhang.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Banks won’t underwrite an individual based on qualifications like their Instagram following, of course, and given that influencers don’t typically have a consistent income or a W2 statement to showcase their earnings, they may not be able to receive a bank loan to invest in their own brand. million followers , on Tinder.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

billion by 2014. Of course that website isn’t completely up to date but it’s a great resource for seeing the overall picture. Of course unsolicited spam has very low open rates and is filtered by the major providers. Some quick data that I pulled from EmailisNotDead.com (mid 2012). There are 2.9 PHONE CALLS.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2014

Some entrepreneurs love to talk and produce videos, but hate to write anything down. Of course, previous successes provide more direct evidence of a network of the right people. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 11/28/2014. Others send investors email and business plans in all uppercase or no punctuation.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 12, 2018

Many people will write the history on why Ring became an enormously successful company and why it became a real-world unicorn in a world when many startups are anointed that merely on paper. With Ring it became your doorbell so of course you always use it when someone’s at your door.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. Of course a lot of this also comes down to investor trust. (it is also the title of a fabulous book from Internet 1.0

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Ryan Blair: As you know, I sold ViSalus back in 2012, but ended up buying it back in 2014, and then we sold the company to a public company. Of course, not all VCs are like that, and I've started some good relationships with them, but others are complete a**holes. Tell us a bit of the story on how you started HashtagOne?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

So if I write you a $500,000 check into a convertible note with a $4.5 million cap I am assuming when I write the check that I will own 10% of your company. If I didn’t assume this I shouldn’t write the check because I have to get involved knowing that I might pay that price. Seriously, dude?

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