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Be Careful not to Become a Conference Ho

Both Sides of the Table

You see them on Twitter, Facebook or Plancast plotting out their next 12 conference. They are professional conference attendees. Inevitably a certain number of entrepreneurs feel compelled to attend every conference. It’s not possible to be a conference ho and a leader at the same time. Look at me!

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Marketing Presentation from Blue Glass Conference

Both Sides of the Table

I recently spoke at the Blue Glass conference on the topic of marketing. I’ll write up some thoughts in a blog post format soon. I’ve been spending time looking at marketing conversion metrics at portfolio companies lately.

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8 Ways That Blogging Will Kickstart Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Blogging is one of the best ways to do this and build a brand, even before you have a product or service. Thus I recommend that every entrepreneur start blogging in parallel with solution development for the following benefits: Get customer idea feedback before you commit resources. Develop an efficient and effective writing style.

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Entrepreneurshit. The Blog Post on What It’s Really Like.

Both Sides of the Table

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. Clicking on their glam party pictures. You’re not. You’re where you should be.

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Retro: My Favorite Blog Post on Raising VC

Both Sides of the Table

On December 2nd, 2006 I wrote the blog post published later in this post when I was CEO of startup Koral about my experiences in pitching VCs. After my company was acquired by Salesforce.com I was asked to stop blogging and they took over my blog as an asset in the sale of the company. My blog was wiped out.

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As Alzheimer’s Conference Kicks Off, All Eyes Are on Biogen’s Drug

Xconomy

The atmosphere felt thick with anticipation as attendees massed in the downtown hotel where the conference is taking place, less than a day away from a presentation of data from a late-stage trial of a drug that earlier this year appeared cosigned to that clichéd dustbin of history.

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BLOGGER ALERT: How to Start a Blog and Make Money Blogging

Tech Zulu Event

In this article you’ll discover how to start a blog that makes money. There are four types of blogs; written blogs, video blogs, photo blogs and a combination of these. We’ll primarily be discussing written blogs. There are two different components to make money blogging. Let’s discuss. Not really.