Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

One would think that with all the sad stories and tools published over the past twenty years, this problem would be behind us. As examples, I present my list of ten of the most common ways entrepreneurs can be victimized by ignorance or greed, based on questions and stories I get from entrepreneurs and associates.

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MAY 21, 2019

It was an amazing gathering of some of the most ambitious early-stage CEO’s looking to make a dent in fields related to healthcare, biology, AI and other transformative fields. It’s encouraging to know that there are still great VC firms like KV that are looking to make these short of big bets on shaping the future.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 5, 2020

As a leader, you should be asking yourself if you are the problem, and working hard to improve the situation before it gets out of hand, causing lost clients as well as lost productivity. They summarized the following key motivators for gossiping: Make others appear wrong. Gain validation for a personal view.

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MARCH 22, 2010

Robert’s article is worth reading. So I’ve always advised people that if they do launch at a big show, the most important public relations work they do is after the conference. Oh, and Demo charges the startups $18,000. It got me thinking, which for me is always the sign of a good blog post. I think Robert’s right.

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JUNE 17, 2013

This article initially appeared on Inc. The point of PUCCKA was to develop a common methodology to make sure our whole team approaches sales with the same mindset and to give us a language to talk with each other about our prospects, as in, “have you identified your customers pain point yet?”. Click here. That is still “pain.”

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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. Is Funding a Worthy Announcement? The short answer is yes, absolutely.

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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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FEBRUARY 4, 2019

A version of this article previously appeared Forbes. When I saw World Series Poker Champion Annie Duke speak in 2017, I was inspired to write an article describing some of her recruiting techniques. Annie’s approach is a highly-readable balance between memorable, real-world analogies and hardcore behavioral science studies.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2021

The real “resume” that you have to live with is everything that you or anyone else has posted about you on any site on the Internet. You can bet that if the stories don’t match, they will more likely believe the online version. Their profiles say, in effect: “I worked these jobs.” Make it look professional.

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JULY 16, 2017

Like many people these days, I spent much of my 20’s and early 30’s thinking about work & fun and not too much about “the future.” I still worked hard and the balance of my time and energy went into family. I’ll do my best to make it to 90 but I’m still counting on you. It’s on you, Carson.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 20, 2015

A version of this article previously appeared in the Wall Street Journal. This is the approach many startups take when they communicate their story to the market. This is the approach many startups take when they communicate their story to the market. Sound crazy? PR agencies are expensive versions of Cyrano de Bergerac.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2015

I was trying to tell a real story about grit and risk and determination and seeing the markets early but struggling to persuade others. I was trying to tell a real story about grit and risk and determination and seeing the markets early but struggling to persuade others. Don’t call me a hater for saying so.

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AUGUST 10, 2011

Since then, the two left to start a brand new startup, SendLove.to (www.sendlove.to), which launched Tuesday, focused on allowing users to rate public figures in news stories, blogs, and elsewhere. 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.

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JULY 22, 2013

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. In their new book Startup Life , serial entrepreneur and venture investor Brad Feld, along with his wife Amy Batchelor, describe what has, and has not, worked for them during their 22-year relationship. According to Brad, “We also worked hard to make sure it wasn''t two things.

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AUGUST 4, 2014

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. Kurt and his crew can make these, and about 35 of other once-in-a-lifetime treks, a reality. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! If you enjoy snarky, clever prose, you should check out Chuck''s book.

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JULY 22, 2013

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. In their new book Startup Life , serial entrepreneur and venture investor Brad Feld, along with his wife Amy Batchelor, describe what has, and has not, worked for them during their 22-year relationship. According to Brad, “We also worked hard to make sure it wasn''t two things.

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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. When I was new at Venture Capital I was trying to figure out the business. It was a fun period for me because everything was new and I was curious. What stage?

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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.

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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.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. I love origin stories. Our team was comprised of mostly graduate students, and I had already graduated and working in the footwear industry for Deckers Brands. Tell me a bit about how it works and why you chose alcohol as your first sensor?

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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! The only thing that makes our 7-second commute to work interesting is avoiding the inventory of computer mice stacked in our living room. Here''s how they pulled it off.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2013

This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. By now many of you know the Harlem Shake but what you may not appreciate is the broader trend behind the video and it has mirrored my general views on how TV will work in the future. TV of the future will not always have linear stories. 200 million views. Suck it traditional TV.

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MAY 4, 2013

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. It was a fun period for me because everything was new and I was curious. What stage? What price?

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OCTOBER 19, 2017

The girls formed six teams to work on products in all types of industries, work with mentors, and pitch to judges at the end. When I told people about Startup Weekend joining forces with the Girl Scouts for this event, everyone had the same reaction: It makes so much sense.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 10, 2011

free weekly Infochachkie articles! The photographer (who asked that I not identify him, but was happy for me to share his story) indicated that he knew Steve. He proceeded to tell me several interesting and entertaining stories about Steve (all flattering), dating back to the early-1980’s. An Insightful Steve Jobs Anecdote.

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APRIL 12, 2018

Many people will write the history on why Ring became an enormously successful company and why it became a real-world unicorn in a world when many startups are anointed that merely on paper. It is an LA-based company that was recently acquired by Amazon, which you can read more about in this incredibly well-researched article.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2019

One would think that with all the sad stories and tools published over the past twenty years, this problem would be behind us. As examples, I present my list of ten of the most common ways entrepreneurs can be victimized by ignorance or greed, based on questions and stories I get from entrepreneurs and associates.

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APRIL 6, 2020

There were, of course, those who used the opportunity to make a marketing push or pitch a story. Spin, which began offering this on April 1, is making this available in Baltimore, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, Portland, San Francisco, Tampa and Washington, D.C. Yep, this is an Extra Crunch article , and you need a subscription.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 3, 2019

The real “resume” that you have to live with is everything that you or anyone else has posted about you on any site on the Internet. You can bet that if the stories don’t match, they will more likely believe the online version. Their profiles say, in effect: “I worked these jobs.” Make it look professional.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 20, 2013

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. In the resulting article , I describe Tige''s deft handling of online trolls via the deft use of social media. In the resulting article , I describe Tige''s deft handling of online trolls via the deft use of social media. The people are amazing.

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JULY 10, 2011

Today I’m announcing that GRP Partners is doubling down on the Twitter ecosystem by investing in DataSift , a company who provides a real-time data platform and tools to third-party developers and corporations. Think of DataSift as turning the fire-hose into a cost-effective and manageable tap of running water. What does that mean?

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JANUARY 14, 2014

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. Tech news keeps proclaiming “phone calls are dead,” which is useful except that the data suggests the exact opposite. There are 2.9

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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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JUNE 23, 2011

free weekly Infochachkie articles! free weekly Infochachkie articles! We started the company to make ads that people love to click on and we’re doing it at scale with millions of ads per day.”. 5) Most great companies have inspiring Origin Stories. 5) Most great companies have inspiring Origin Stories.

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MARCH 27, 2011

I was having the same conversations over-and-over again ( JFDI , Don’t Roll Out the Red Carpet when Employees are on the Way Out the Door , Don’t Drink Your Own Kool Aid , etc) and I figured I might as well just write them up and make them available for future people who might be interested. By definition, you read blogs.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! Visuals - Given the limited space, use images, graphs, charts and photos to tell your story; team pictures, logos, etc. Real World Executive Summary Template. Entrepreneurs routinely seek my advice regarding their executive summaries.

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MAY 21, 2011

This article first appeared on TechCrunch. Not solving a real problem. Will you get the TechCrunch bump, the tier-1 VC anointment, followed by great PR firm support and then the NY Times or WSJ story that follows? I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the proliferation of starutps in the past 2 years. Then you stop.

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