Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

I acted as the occasional mentor, advisor and coach to Ethan. They decided early to only book very high quality vendors so they build a system that could pull in Yelp & CitySearch reviews and they set the standard that it had to be highly rated. The company was called Red Beacon.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 8, 2011

We both had different types and interests in men and thought it would be great if there was a Citysearch for women based upon types. We started seeing a demand for what we were doing and from there began throwing singles parties, doing match making, and date coaching. We spent the time researching and gathering all the data we could.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

I like to boil down the overwhelming majority of what we do on the web to just three primary activities, which I call the three C’s: Content, Commerce & Communications. It really only needs a few community leaders to kick things off and land a community on a map.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

It’s just a part of your ongoing activities as a founder. One of the best sales coaches I ever worked with used to talk to me about “testing prospects.” The only people you don’t need to lobby are people whom you don’t want to invest. Recognize that fund raising is a part of your ongoing duties.

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