Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2021

On the personal side, these items can kill your career, as I discussed in the classic article “ Google Yourself to See How Other People See You.” With the right focus on search engine optimization, or the help of companies like ReputationDefender , you can usually push negative links out of sight into the swamp of the Internet.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2021

See my article from way back “ Entrepreneurs Learn Best From Business Networking ” 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.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 2, 2013

For this year's first article, we share the advice of Tony Karrer , Founder and CTO of TechEmpower , Founder and CTO of Aggregage and organizer of the LA CTO Forum and Startup Specialist Network , two local groups focused on startups. Then I got an email that asked: I'm leading the marketing efforts for an early-stage startup.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

If you follow the tech media you would be subject to a lot of narrative biases that are completely off base – and this includes the value of email and phone calls. I’m sure you’ve heard the meme that “email is dead” – if fact if you Google it you’ll find a long list of articles that will mislead you.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

The SEC and local law enforcement agencies can’t help you much with foreign scams. For more details, see this article from the The Penny Hoarder outlining the most common pitches to avoid. Chain emails leading to a windfall. Unsolicited foreign investors that contact you on the Internet need extra scrutiny. Delete the message.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Mom wrote books and articles from her college days until she could no longer see the keyboard. Email readers, continue here…] What drove my brother and me to perform, to risk so much, to skirt bankruptcy, to press on again and again? My immediate family members were entrepreneurs from as far back as I can trace.

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socalTECH

MAY 29, 2012

But the Not-Right-Now list can help you get things done. For those who use their email box as a To-Do list, it can be even worse. Our email inboxes have become an "open" list in which anyone in the world can add something to it at any time. Read Frank's article, Long To-Do List? Most people operate with To-Do lists.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 12, 2014

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. I recently received an email from a former student in which he described how he was able to secure a lunch meeting with a high-profile entrepreneur who is operating multiple ventures in parallel. That same evening I followed up with him by email thanking for the opportunity.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 9, 2014

A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes. I just suffered through the worst "can you help me" call of my career. It was a rather hapless soul who was seeking my help networking within Santa Barbara''s startup community. Lesson: Similarities breed liking and liking leads to a desire to help.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 3, 2013

A version of this article previously appeared on Inc. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! You can watch/listen to how John and Kyle turned their email newsletter into an international bestseller in the following 9-minute excerpt from John''s recent talk at UC Santa Barbara.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 31, 2011

This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. Somehow they imagined you didn’t notice that they were glancing beneath the table secretly firing off one-line emails. They flip between your presentation and email or the Internet. If any of us have our laptop sopen in any meeting we can’t help it.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 28, 2016

Several years ago, I wrote an extensive article on the ten most important tests of a company in classifying a person as an independent contractor. See my article referenced at the beginning of this for those.). One more time: check out the previous article listed above for the ten tests. See [link] for that important insight.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 21, 2019

I also wrote an entire series on the topic of Startup Boards if you want to do any more reading that link has several articles you can dig into. In each board meeting it is helpful to think through what your goals are. My talk was about “ managing your startup board ” and the full deck is on that SlideShare link and embedded below.

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Both Sides of the Table

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. And if there is a term for that which helps entrepreneurs stay focused on these good and true objectives then I’m all for it.

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Eric Greenspan

MARCH 1, 2013

While we post about articles we like, food we love, people we care about and things that matter or don’t, sometimes we ought to just say “I love Subway.” Imagine if you only received emails from companies that offered products and services you want. Well, that time is now and you can help the process.

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Both Sides of the Table

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?” I often will write, “7 Tips for …” (emailing busy people, building relationships with journalists, getting access to VCs, whatever). I should know. And so it should be.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 3, 2013

All corporate governance documents, from incorporation articles to minutes of all meetings of the board are maintained in the deal room. Email readers, continue here.] Deal rooms contain access to or copies of all significant contracts with suppliers, customers, consultants, and others.

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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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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 19, 2022

Here is my list of some key recommendations to help you get your fair share of business: Customize and personalize every communication you can. Generalized email blasts and social media ads may be great for finding interest in your services, but these are not enough to close and maintain new clients.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 9, 2019

Currently working out of Quake Capital’s Austin incubator, the company helps patients search for and compare the cost of procedures, connect with doctors and book everything from in vitro fertilization to stem cell therapy, cosmetic and reparative plastic. O’Shaughnessy wrote in an email.

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socalTECH

JUNE 13, 2013

I see it on email even more. And sometimes I feel happy to help somebody even when were just getting to know each other. Read the rest of Marks'' article in Why You Should Give Before You Get. It seems we live in an era of ask.. I see it on Twitter. Lots of asking. And in person in spades. Continued.). READ MORE>>.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2014

A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes. He has included links to articles about his potato salad "venture," as well as offering additional rewards to contributors, including a trucker-style hat declaring, "I <heart> Potato Salad.". With the 4th of July around the corner, Zack Brown had potato salad on his mind.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 8, 2012

If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! As noted in 6 Steps To Raising Venture Capital , as you accomplish your previously communicated milestones, send your target VCs a brief email update (think eye-candy graphics and charts, not dense text). Triangle Of Evidence. Share and Enjoy.

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Tech.Co

MAY 30, 2017

What advice helped shape who you are as an entrepreneur today? Even if it’s not something you feel comfortable tackling and you hire accounting help from the get-go, you shouldn’t be completely unaware of what’s going on with your money. SEND EMAILS. Change the way you analyze risk. What’s your definition of success?

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 12, 2018

The two men built a suite of services to help contractors like their fathers manage their businesses. By and large, these workers have not benefitted much from recent technology improvements available to office-based workers—think new email and workplace-collaboration technologies, or advanced sales and HR systems.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 22, 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! Call analytics are helping (our) clients prioritize (phone) conversations with customers who are more likely to buy, which makes marketing strategies more profitable.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 3, 2013

A version of this article previously appeared on Inc. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! You can watch/listen to how John and Kyle turned their email newsletter into an international bestseller in the following 9-minute excerpt from John''s recent talk at UC Santa Barbara.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

A version of this article previously appeared on Entrepreneur.com. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! The Billion Dollar Email. Did I passed on Uber’s seed round? It’s worse than that. one of my old <company name redacted> colleagues is the ceo.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

The idea is that in a world in which companies need to deal with customer support requests from Twitter, Facebook, email, phone, IM, etc. Collaboration in business starts and ends with email. In business you spend your life in email. Increasing this is also migrating to social network messaging but email is still king.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 1, 2016

For these people, a little structure can go a long way toward helping diminish the dread. To find out who will be there, Google last year’s event to find pictures and articles. Email readers, continue here…] Next, be fearless. Follow that with an InMail or email saying how nice it was to meet them.

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 17, 2012

This article previously appeared in Forbes. During my many years as an entrepreneur, I developed the Impact Matrix to help me prioritize such significant, long-term initiatives. During my many years as an entrepreneur, I developed the Impact Matrix to help me prioritize such significant, long-term initiatives. Share and Enjoy.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 12, 2015

A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes. One of my top former students, Fredi Fernandez , recently sent me a compelling email. Fredi''s email is worth reading, as it reinforces how lucky American entrepreneurs truly are. He founded Alpha Origins in 2011.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 3, 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 noted in this recent Wall Street Journal article, Google has begun requesting that merchants include rating and review data to ensure that the efficacy of their search results.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

With that in mind, TechCrunch readers have an opportunity to help crown America's Coolest Tech Company via a new crowdsource polling widget, created by Ranker , a Rincon Venture Partners' portfolio company. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! Like It Or Not, Cool Matters.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 10, 2011

If you look at the articles on a site like CNN, and the 650 opinions you see after every article, your eyes just start to go crossed. When you stick that plugin on a blog you are writing, it scans the article for names. We picked up a bunch of blogs, emailed them, and have gotten a really good response rate.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

He also needed a secretary to help him write and type his reports. The new person in charge, the cicada, also needed a computer and a personal assistant, who he had brought from his previous department, to help him prepare a work and budget control strategic optimization plan. Mervin says: Thank you for this excellent article.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! Venture Capital is a game of pattern matching. Hairy Pattern Matching. Share and Enjoy.

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