Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 2, 2015

Like many of you I read the Is Web Summit a Scam article making the rounds this week. It’s a big conference and all big conferences charge money, make money and serve a diverse set of needs. I hate attending big conference. So what will you get out of Web Summit or any big conference? Let me be clear.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 11, 2011

In fact, I am in Newport Beach a small beach town in Orange County CA, but for the purpose of this article the home to PayDivvy. PayDivvy , unveiled today at the Finovate Conference in San Francisco, was conceived a few years ago while Mike Melby was attending the Wharton School of Business.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 17, 2011

I told them that I had recently seen several posts/articles talking about how vibrant the community has become. Los Angeles Startup Community Posts/Articles Here are some interesting articles and posts on the ecosystem around startups in Los Angeles. .: As is usual, I couldn't remember where I had seen those posts.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

For today's Insights and Opinions section, we have an article from Megan Jones , of Hadley Partners. Megan talks about the due diligence process: I was a panelist at the recent Digital Hollywood conference. Read the rest of Megan's article in Due diligence: better to identify problems early on. One question made me really think.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 17, 2011

I told them that I had recently seen several posts/articles talking about how vibrant the community has become. Los Angeles Startup Community Posts/Articles Here are some interesting articles and posts on the ecosystem around startups in Los Angeles. .: As is usual, I couldn't remember where I had seen those posts.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 29, 2014

Maybe they’ve hit a few set backs: They’ve struggled to raise money, they haven’t gotten press coverage or they haven’t gotten accepted to present at prestigious conferences. Do you think that every conference organizer will promptly meet your needs? It’s your job to persist. Nothing beats a warm intro.

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socalTECH

MAY 24, 2011

Today's Insights and Opinions article comes from Megan Lisa Jones , an investment banker and investor, who says: yes, it's a bubble, and gives her top ten reason to start a company, and ten reasons not to. Start up conferences and competitions. Read the rest of Megan's article, Ten reasons to start a company; ten reasons not to.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

For our Insights and Opinions article today, we have a frank and honest account of the brutal truth of being an entrepeneur from Mark Suster , frequent blogger , video podcast host , and venture capitalist who talks about all the stuff people never talk about on what it means to be an entrepreneur (and it's not all glory, conferences, and parties.)

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socalTECH

MAY 4, 2010

Livestrong said that Dr. Saxon will provide feedback on video and articles, help build and endorse the site's MyPlate functions, attend medical conferences for the firm, and host a new "Health Matters" online series on medical issues. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2023

Be accessible on social media, write a blog or articles for industry publications, and participate in conference panels and speaking engagements. Make sure they bring solid base skills, so your training can focus on the innovative and unique elements that your service brings to the arena.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2021

It does mean that you need to look, listen, and participate in the business world around you, and network through all available channels, like business-oriented social networks online (LinkedIn), local business organizations (Chamber of Commerce), and events or conferences in your school or industry.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 3, 2023

Shared business support services, including telephone answering, conference rooms, teleconferencing, administrative support, and a business mailing address. Common resources provided by most of the incubators and accelerators today include the following: Access to shared office facilities for multiple startup teams at a very low cost.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

These online interactions must be complemented by comparable offline activities, such as participation in industry conferences, mentoring, and publishing print articles to solidify and expand your reputation. Every future entrepreneur should start by networking. Make your lifestyle a model of the online reputation you want.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 12, 2013

A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes. The conference was created in 2010 by Hank and John Green, when they hosted approximately 1,400 fans and industry insiders. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! Entertainment. Hollywood Gap.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2020

Be accessible on social media, write a blog or articles for industry publications, and participate in conference panels and speaking engagements. Make sure they bring solid base skills, so your training can focus on the innovative and unique elements that your service brings to the arena.

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socalTECH

JUNE 13, 2013

Mark is a frequent blogger, conference speaker, and thought leader in the technology industry, and a venture capitalist at GRP Partners. Read the rest of Marks'' article in Why You Should Give Before You Get. I have a motto in business and life, give before you get.. Its a philosophy, really. Continued.). READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Shared business support services, including telephone answering, conference rooms, teleconferencing, administrative support, and a business mailing address. Common resources provided by most of the incubators and accelerators today include the following: Access to shared office facilities for multiple startup teams at a very low cost.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! If you have not read John’s article, check it out, as it provides an informative contrast to our failed attempt to recreate this impact. . This year, the annual Hospitality Technology conference was held in Austin. By: Seth Epstein.

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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. You need somebody who is thinking laterally about how to creatively get extra attention at conferences or trade-shows.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 30, 2012

This article originally appeared on Forbes HERE. I always enjoy a great guerilla marketing story, such as TestFlight’s use of T-shirts and Tacos to gain Steve Jobs’ attention at Apple’s 2011 developers’ conference. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles!

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 18, 2012

free weekly Infochachkie articles! ’ It’s pretty terrible to have to go to conferences… with people who are talking about… stuff that not only do I know nothing about, but I could give two $hits about.” “Conference Ho’s are people who spend all their time going to conferences. Start Lean.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 1, 2013

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! Marten noted that a year after Oracle acquired InnoDB, MySQL made an unexpected announcement at their annual Users Conference. Note: I am a micro-Angel investor in Eucalyptus.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 16, 2015

A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes. Dreamforce is the conference for sales and marketing professionals. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! Why am I writing an article about a trade show that occurred nearly four months ago?

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socalTECH

APRIL 4, 2011

In our Insights and Opinions section today, we have an article from Frank Peters , angel investor and podcaster at the Frank Peters Show , who talks about how he's suddenly taking another look at social entrepreneurship and ventures in a new light. Read the rest of Frank's article, Turning Soft on Social Entrepreneurship. Continued.).

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 26, 2016

Facebook opens up Instant Articles to all publishers. If you don’t know, Instant Articles are Facebook’s new way to natively load articles within the app using an adapted RSS feed. Stats… After Gawker properties live on Facebook Instant Articles, US UVs up to 4.7m, from earlier norm of 4m. pic.twitter.com/TB1GTGt9ss.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Though the Alliance is still committed to hosting select regional convenings like First Look SoCal and our SoCal Ecosystem Leadership Conference, we recognize that the region already is filled with numerous events targeted at start-ups and entrepreneurs. This came through loud and clear at our recent regional leadership conference.

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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

OCTOBER 14, 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! It turns out that James attended an intimate conference at which Mr. Branson spoke. You can watch a 3-minute excerpt from my conversation with James below.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2011

When you’re inside the bubble and paying attention to every announcement of your nearest 3-4 competitors it’s easy to get despondent when they get their killer press articles or announce new features. And they’re reading your press articles and thinking, “shit, they have everything figured out.&#

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 12, 2013

A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes. The conference was created in 2010 by Hank and John Green, when they hosted approximately 1,400 fans and industry insiders. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! Entertainment. Hollywood Gap.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 21, 2009

I agree with every part of the article, but I was hoping for some discussion about inspiration in the idealism/activism sense, and less the charisma sense. We all know the type: they’re great on stage at conference but they spend all their time on the circuit. Lucas Daily made the comment: I’m a little disappointed.

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Tech.Co

JULY 24, 2017

Keith, best-selling author of “Never Eat Alone” and “Who’s Got Your Back,” offered this advice: “Conferences are always a great place to start, if you do your research. Know who’s attending and how you can be of service to them, then create your own event [during the conference].

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 22, 2011

The company effectively leveraged this credo at Apple’s 2010 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! TestFlight’s mission is to reduce app developers’ pain. You can watch my four-minute interview with Ben below or on YouTube here: [link].

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 24, 2012

Article first published as Why A Prominent Start-up Executive Wants You to Get Fired and Fail on Technorati. free weekly Infochachkie articles! 5000 conference. Kim Kovaks, Founder and CEO OptionEase , recently spoke to a class of emerging entrepreneurs at UC Santa Barbara. One of the primary messages she conveyed to the Inc.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 2, 2011

Article first published as Isaac Garcia – Taking Down Microsoft on Technorati. free weekly Infochachkie articles! I would fly up to Redmond twice a week and we would all sit around a really large conference table – it was the largest (advertising) project Microsoft had ever done, a $100M advertising campaign.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 9, 2015

A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! In advance of LaunchTN’s flagship conference, 36|86 , June 8-10 in Nashville, Jason shared with me the following three ways an accelerator should add value beyond demo day.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

You probably follow some high-profile entrepreneurs on Instagram and Twitter and see conference pictures of them in Davos, Mexico, Monaco or wherever. There is a difference between a Conference Ho and a successful entrepreneur. They are forwarding you set another mother f **g link to an article about your competitors.

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