Berkonomics

MAY 22, 2014

Bill Payne has been actively involved in angel investing since 1980, funding over 50 companies and mentoring over 100 more. In most cases, those entrepreneurs choosing to raise capital using PPMs retain specialists (many of whom are lawyers) to write their PPMs – a rather expensive undertaking. By Bill Payne. Sounds simple, huh?

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Writing Invest Entrepreneur Equity 199

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2010

Well, aside from it showing discipline and intelligence – we always get flooded with emails when we recruit and when you have to manage volume you need to go for obvious filters. Plus, show my you can write! I’m already 2 weeks late in writing this blog post as my partners keep reminding me. What is the timeframe?

Venture Capital 290

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2013

Talking about how to inspire moms to get their children engaged with iPads and physical activity sets customized for their kids and based in part on their digital lives. Soleil returns emails at 1.30am. She helps write press releases. When you think about physical stickers and activity books every parent can understand.

Startup 398

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 15, 2012

Because more than just a job, a career partially dictates the types of people with whom you will associate, the way you will dress, your vacation durations and destinations, your extracurricular interests and activities – your whole life. Once you have a lead, compose an email that is smart, grammatically correct, brief, and eye catching.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 23, 2012

Instead of focusing on marketing as an activity… integrate it into (your) products.”. If you look at many of the companies we invest in, sure they have traditional marketing activities, but most of their growth and momentum comes from delighting their users. Write Your Own Playbook. Brad Feld, Managing Director, Foundry Group.

Marketing 233

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2021

For example, you would never use the same words and tone in an email, text message, or on social media. Carefully manage the environment so that people are not distracted by other activities or noise that may override the recognition and retention of your key points. Not controlling background noise or distractions.

Social Media 101

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2018

We did some outbound sales & marketing, we responded to some inbound enquiries that came “over the transom” from marketing activities and we responded to RFPs (requests for proposal). He told me to stop responded to RFPs where I wasn’t the person who helped write the specs for the RFPs. I’d be grateful if you could prioritize it.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 1, 2011

If you take a snapshot during an extraordinary surge in valuations, M&A activity, IPOs and thus wealth creation you’d echo John Doerr’s famous quote from 1999 that, “The Internet is the greatest legal creation of wealth in history.&# That was back when VCs weren’t so quick to respond to emails.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

In writing anything positive about any of the companies I’m not suggesting that it means that I prefer them to any of their competitors. Also, some of the deals I write about I have actually seen as part of their fund raising process. Collaboration in business starts and ends with email. Really!). Enter Xobni.

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Venture Capital Capital Email Blogging 265

Berkonomics

MARCH 13, 2014

Email readers, continue here.] None of the angels in my group is likely to write a check without hearing and believing a story about how something dramatic is about to happen. He is an active angel investor, and he manages several angel funds in Texas. . Story seems to be an artifact of the human brain, and soul.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 25, 2015

David is an active angel investor in Texas and is a former management consultant, where he obviously plied his trade well. – Dave. Sometimes this is called a white label strategy, because your customers offer your product as their own product, writing in their brand name on the blank label in your underlying offering.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

Today we’re in a world where 10 accelerators are bombarding you with emails to meet their 10-15 companies. I know I can’t be in every deal and I know that the easy part of being a VC is writing the first check in a deal. If an accelerator is writing you they’re also writing 25 other VCs. I don’t.

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socalTECH

MARCH 16, 2017

We are going to write checks of between $100,000 and $500,000, and we are going to invest in what we are calling first institutional capital. It's because of our advisory business that we have those relationships, and that's also why those relationships stay fresh and active, versus people who aren't in those businesses. and beyond.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

You can ask them to come and watch your videos at your owned & operated websites (O&O) where you can make higher margins as well as ask directly for more meaningful customer information such as Facebook connections, Twitter oAuths, email addresses and the like. It helps producers track fans and activate audiences. Set design.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 9, 2020

From analytical reporting tools to helpful integrations such as email and Slack prompts, you'll be able to run your whole business, not just your remote work teams, in a more efficient manner. Digital activities internet users on public WiFi. Check In Effectively. Project Management Software. Statista (click to expand).

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

million of the company’s money due to suspicious activity. A flurry of activity in a short amount of time saw 388 individuals deposit over $50 million in the space of two weeks, and the bank was unable to identify the real owners of the funds. Why did Cotton write his will two weeks before he died?

News 159

News Customer Custom Commerce 159

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 18, 2010

“Thank you for writing to me – it’s nice to hear from you (or meet you) via email. Schedule sometime right behind the meeting - the easiest way to make sure that your meeting doesn’t over run is to simply schedule a meeting or other activity behind it. I suggested something like the following.

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socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2011

That tool is being used to drive traffic and acquire emails, which is why it's a part of Deal Current. It looks like a lot of your execs have background at Active Network? As part of that, I built a ton of relationships at Active. That's what Active did for marathons, tennis tournaments, and Little Leagues.

Platform 263

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2018

And, if you're a social platform, is there a way to monetize all that activity happening on your service? San Diego-based Wildfire Systems , led by startup veteran Jordan Glazier , has developed software which product referrals and automatically transform them into trackable links across email, text messaging, chat, and social messaging.

San Diego 159

San Diego Social Media Commerce Snapchat 159

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 17, 2019

An email subscription is coming! The new information, gleaned from recently unsealed court documents , provides new insight into the company’s past activities and what that might mean for its upcoming IPO. Email me or send a direct message to @kirstenkorosec. There is a lot of transportation-related activity this month.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

It would be interesting to hear about where your interests are nowdays, there was a rumor Redpoint had backed off activity here lately. We've been quite active, and have had a bunch of acquisitions lately -- including Internet Brands and MySpace -- a total of over 2 billion in acquisition in Southern California. I respond to everybody.

Redpoint 154

Redpoint Southern California Cornerstone OnDemand Invest 154

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

Here are some basics rules: Practice active listening. If it’s a judgment or fair treatment question, practice your active listening with each party. Put the decision in writing to prevent ambiguity. You can definitely train yourself to be a problem solver, if you haven’t already. There are at least two sides to every problem.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Start writing down predictions about people, companies, and markets. We get at least a dozen at the TC offices every week, which is why we write about books so often around here these days. If I can ever be of assistance, hit reply, or send an email to danny@techcrunch.com. How can you practice timing?

Venture Capital 202

Venture Capital Startup Technical Review Invest 202

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 15, 2012

All you need do to become an Angel is identify a promising venture and write a check. Thus, the total number of active VC professionals is actually smaller than the aggregate number of professional baseball athletes. I define a "VC" as, "a professional investor who deploys third-party funds into relatively early-stage companies."

Venture Capital 242

Venture Capital Technical Review Invest RSS 242

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 1, 2013

Here are some basics rules: Practice active listening. If it’s a judgment or fair treatment question, practice your active listening with each party. Put the decision in writing to prevent ambiguity. You can definitely train yourself to be a problem solver, if you haven’t already. There are at least two sides to every problem.

Entrepreneur 107

Entrepreneur Satisfaction Training Customer 107

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

If you are active in helping others with what you know, they will be much more open to help you when you need it. Face time is critical, even with the current rage on social networks, phone texting, and email. They never call, they never write, and wait for you to make the first move. Give and you will receive.

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socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2009

I am someone who likes to interact with my Representatives and Senators, by way of writing letters, emailing, and what not. When I was listening, I made a point to try to do that, but when I did, I found I had to go to twenty sites to find the information I needed--whether that was to write a letter, send an email, or whatever.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2012

I've recently received several emails from people looking for a technical cofounder for their startup. I promised I would write this post with some thoughts and ideas on the topic. Here's an example of that kind of email. Most of them suffer from lack of activity, but it's worth a shot.

CTO Hire 211

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2012

Here are some basics rules: Practice active listening. If it’s a judgment or fair treatment question, practice your active listening with each party. Put the decision in writing to prevent ambiguity. You can definitely train yourself to be a problem solver, if you haven’t already. There are at least two sides to every problem.

Tips 116

Tips Satisfaction Training Entrepreneur 116

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2015

If you are active in helping others with what you know, they will be much more open to help you when you need it. Face time is critical, even with the current rage on social networks, phone texting, and email. They never call, they never write, and wait for you to make the first move. Give and you will receive.

Startup 108

Startup Social Network Mentor Entrepreneur 108

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2010

But the key is that if you want to sell your company you need to have active relationships with potential future buyers. There’s some stuff here that I even prefer not to put into writing. Second – don’t send unsolicited emails to VCs. Are the write ups worth doing or not? Minutes 18.30 – 26.30.

Venture Capital 282

Venture Capital Capital Startup Pricing 282

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

Huge thank you to Steve De Long for the write up. The value of Pitch Decks; Brad’s personal preferences on deal presentation; and Brad’s practice of accepting cold approaches via email. Very few people can do a good job with a presentation that is emailable.”. You have said outloud anyone can send you an email, is that fair?

Venture Capital 288

Venture Capital Startup Technical Review Software Review 288

InfoChachkie

APRIL 29, 2013

Hopefully your significant other won''t tell you that your customer responses sound like text generated by a foreign call center agent,cut and pasted from an email template. Still, passengers were able to complete nearly every activity scheduled. Yes, Tige included a smiley face in his response. . Channeling Tige. Share and Enjoy.

Social Media 213

Social Media Customer Custom Media 213

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2012

See my recent article “ Smart Entrepreneurs Plan Key Networking Activities ” on how and where to get started. If you are active in helping others with what you know, they will be much more open to help you when you need it. Face time is critical, even with the current rage on social networks, phone texting, and email.

Startup 97

Startup Tips Social Network Networking 97

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2018

The surest sign a fund-raising process has stalled is when you aren’t getting follow-up meetings or hearing from the VC or hearing from friends that they got a phone call or email asking about you. they told you it was a great meeting but then they don’t respond to emails) DO NOT ASSUME it means they’re not engaged. Sometimes?—?best

Venture Capital 332

Venture Capital Funding Startup Sales 332

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 18, 2010

I’m a pretty natural public speaker so I can write my presentation the day before and do just fine. Responsive Low Hanging Fruit – I view email in the category of urgent but not (always) important. Sounds harsh but when you think about it that’s what email really is. Some of it is important, no doubt.

Slides 374

Slides Email Entrepreneur Startup 374

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2013

If you are active in helping others with what you know, they will be much more open to help you when you need it. Face time is critical, even with the current rage on social networks, phone texting, and email. They never call, they never write, and wait for you to make the first move. Give and you will receive.

Entrepreneur 108

Entrepreneur Tips Startup Social Network 108