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Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 14, 2014
In fact 61% of all mobile searches where a customer contacts a business it is via a phone call (source: Google). THE FULL STORY. 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. There are 2.9
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 23, 2011
There is obviously no black-or-white answer, but I’ve tried everything from working a large international agency, to hiring in-house people to doing it myself. You help them on stories, act as a source, develop real relationships, read their stories and eventually when you have news they’re more willing to have a conversation.
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Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 7, 2021
I have to point out that the rest of the world looks for you online before visiting your business, finds talk about you on Yelp and social media sites, and what they see can make or break your business. She is an expert in this area, with some great stories to tell. Look for trends, and people jumping in against you.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 4, 2013
I tapped my friends at big tech companies (Salesforce, Google, Oracle). 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. When I was new at Venture Capital I was trying to figure out the business. What stage?
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 13, 2009
Their post links to a great post by Jason Calacanis ( here ) on how to make the most of your booth experience at the show. If you go to trade shows make sure to read this post. My Story: The public coming out for my first company, BuildOnline, was in early 2000. So journalists were looking for a new story to tell.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 4, 2013
I tapped my friends at big tech companies (Salesforce, Google, Oracle). But as a source of deal flow it is last on my list and both entrepreneurs and VCs should be careful about working with bankers on an early-stage (seed, a-round) deal. [no, When I was new at Venture Capital I was trying to figure out the business. What stage?
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 31, 2011
I really have to know somebody’s personal story and circumstances to know whether it is suitable for that person. I really have to know somebody’s personal story and circumstances to know whether it is suitable for that person. This post originally appeared on TechCrunch. The obvious answer is yes. But I’m very happy now.
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