InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 28, 2013

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. I am writing this article while sitting on a rooftop deck, overlooking the ocean in Baja, Mexico. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! Sound like crazy advice? Santa Barbara Dreaming.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

His article is well worth reading anyways. Often you ask somebody, “Did you see that article on Google buying so and so?” Gabe’s post appears first on TechMeme’s website, which must mean Gabe has paid off some TechMeme editors to get his story to rise to the top. I should know. And so it should be.

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JANUARY 11, 2014

There’s an article making the rounds in tech circles titled “ Growth Hacking is Bull ” written by Muhammad Saleem. I’d like to make the case that the article is wrong. I’d strongly encourage you to read it. Avoid the spin, stay heads down and deliver the goods.

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MARCH 27, 2011

So my biggest recommendation of “what&# to blog is a series of articles that will be helpful to your community. Take one topic and break it up into 10 bite-sized articles. If you plan out what you want to write about in advance (create topics then to headings to structure your article. Keep the list electronically.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 13, 2014

A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! Accomplished entrepreneurs appreciate the importance of crafting a succinct, well rehearsed description of their venture. Hence the term "elevator pitch.". Going Down?

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NOVEMBER 2, 2014

Many of us jokingly talk about ADD because we recognize the tell-tale signs like inability to focus on one task at a time, inability to finish projects (or articles or books) that don’t hold our interests intensely. p.s. if you really have ADD you probably didn’t finish the article or at least you skimmed a bit.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. My article 5 Time-Tested Success Tips From Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos was so well received, I am sharing five more pearls of wisdom from Mr. Bezos. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles!

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 31, 2014

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! The article Don''t Do Tequila Shots With Your Mentor explores how a protégé can keep the mentor interactions fresh and engaging during stage two. Setting the ground rules.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

I think the issue I have always had with investment bank pitches was best summed up in this article about Y Combinator in which Paul Graham apparently made the following quotes. ” The other Paul Graham quote from the article is this: “The other thing they say is that they can’t tell on Demo Day which are the good start-ups.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! As Wired magazine pointed out in a January 2013 article , "It’s a Hail Mary pass for a company that held 44.5 A Band-Aid On A Gushing Artery.

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MAY 5, 2013

” In the article I discussed the downside of raising capital at a too high of a price and referred people to a previous article I had written encouraging founders to raise “ At the Top end of Normal ” as opposed to stratospheric prices. Yesterday I wrote a post about “ proprietary dealflow for VCs.”

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 21, 2014

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! This was especially true when I was younger.

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APRIL 11, 2011

If you keep a blog make sure you have ReTweet buttons prominently placed near your article. So if you liked this article, please find that nice little Tweet button near the top and share the love or share your own viral tips in the comments section below. This will also drive a lot of shares.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 25, 2014

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. During the intervening 20-years, Jeff has offered business executives numerous valuable tips, including the following: If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles!

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 19, 2017

A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes. Andrew Fuller (left) and Jonas Bolduan I encourage my UC Santa Barbara entrepreneurial students to err […]. The post This Student Talked His Way Into Google Through Courageous Networking appeared first on John Greathouse.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 8, 2017

A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes. Skateboard legend and award-wining filmmaker Stacy Peralta recently shared a compelling insight as part of UC […]. The post Why Skateboarders Suddenly Became Scary Good In The Mid-80’s appeared first on John Greathouse.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

What about those RETURNS the WSJ article spoke of? In the article it talks about Sequoia’s $19 billion sale of WhatsApp to Facebook that generated apparently $3 billion for Sequoia and its shareholders. First, the returns data Rolf has shown are actually pretty damn good. I know tons of LPs in A16Z and I haven’t heard any complaining.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

I think my mentality to banker pitches was best summed up in this article about Y Combinator in which Paul Graham apparently made the following quotes. The other quote from the article is this: “The other thing they say is that they can’t tell on Demo Day which are the good start-ups. International money. Do you have good quips?

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 20, 2014

A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! Want to be an entrepreneur? Don''t go to Wharton or Harvard. Instead, grab your surfboard and head to UC Santa Barbara. Organic Academia. The TMP is an example of lean academia.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2014

In that article I talked about how PR drives: recruiting, employee retention, biz dev deals, funding and even M&A and that often “attribution” to your PR activities is unknown. Who cares if they know what you’re delivering today – that’s all about execution.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! Someone on Quora recently asked me to answer the following question: Why Do Digital Entrepreneurs Hate MBAs? As I stated in my Quora answer, "hate" is the wrong word.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 23, 2014

A version of this article previously appeared in The Wall Street Journal. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! This can be a blog article that helped you make a particular decision or a link in a Tweet that you found helpful. Old School Charm.

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 16, 2013

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! Tracy DiNunzio, Founder and CEO of Tradesy , recently shared her insights regarding the best approach for entrepreneurs to address competition. 1% Chance You''re A Freaking Genius.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 9, 2014

A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! If that were the case, I would not have been provoked to write this article. I just suffered through the worst "can you help me" call of my career.

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DECEMBER 6, 2017

She sent me this very powerful article that talks about how men have viewed the #MeToo movement and I found this instructional. This past week he was accused of having made sexual advances on 6 women in a well-researched article published by Bloomberg’s Emily Chang. Men must speak up, too. Sharing alone is better than complete silence.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! Jason Nazar, Co-Founder and CEO of Docstoc , and a self-professed "Mentee Whore," discusses his secrets to finding and keeping a mentor in this compelling article. Mentee Whoring.

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JANUARY 12, 2014

My articles never appeared on Digg so I didn’t focus on it at all. So in those years where you were simply submitting articles to Digg there were a cabal working together that would undermine you. If you’re nowhere near the line of acceptability you’re playing in the wrong rink.” Underbelly.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 22, 2021

Interestingly, an LA Times article back in 2018 noted that the space, “may also serve as a declaration that Apple intends to compete as a major Hollywood content creator.” The store has been in the works for a number of years, owing in part to having to work with the city to restore a space that had been declared a landmark.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 7, 2014

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! Steve Benson, Founder and CEO of Bay Area Badger Maps , intends to hire so many interns this summer that he will effectively double the size of his startup.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 2, 2018

Related articles. The Integrated Master Plan tells us this in units of Effectiveness and Performance. How can we have a compliant WBS in accordance with MIL-STD-881-C on an Agile program? Architecture -Center ERP Systems in the Manufacturing Domain. Cone of Uncertainty Bibliography. IT Risk Management.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 6, 2014

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! Note: This is the second installment in the Startup Advantage series. Other installments include: Startups Should Avoid Dropping Trou.

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AUGUST 17, 2015

There is much discussion about this weekend’s article in the NY Times regarding Amazon’s work practices. For anybody who has never worked in a hard-charging environment I can see how this article portrays a unidimensional view of Amazon but it isn’t one I believe tells the complete story.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 19, 2020

Ever since WeChat rolled out its content publishing function — a Facebook Page equivalent named the Official Account — back in 2012, articles posted through the social networking platform have been free to read. WeChat launched its long-awaited paywall for articles published on its platform . That’s finally changing.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 11, 2014

A version of this article previously appeared in The Wall Street Journal. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! "A Balance is one of the most important aspects of skiing. A solid foundation formed by two strong legs is key, especially at a competative level.

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JANUARY 26, 2013

Over the past couple of years I’ve written down some of my thoughts and it’s started to add up enough that I’ve now created a new tab on this blog with PR related articles on the topic. I will add to this as I write more in the coming weeks on the topic.

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JANUARY 1, 2012

One of the most important articles I read during the entire year was David Brook’s op-ed article on “ The Haimish Line.” And so I framed much of my life since reading the article in Haimish terms. Occasionally on this blog I break away from industry commentary and write more broadly. ” So true.

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MARCH 21, 2013

This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. it's all in this article if you want the details]. I recently wrote a blog post in which I pointed out that many investors & advisors discourage enterprise startups from having a professional services (PS) business and I think this is a big mistake.

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