Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Turns out everybody likes to produce content and take part in the “conversation.&# Massive uptake of user-generated content including blogs (e.g. People rightly recognize that comments on blogs are just a form of a stream and thus the growth of open commenting platforms like Disqus and IntenseDebate. Then came blogs.

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Ideas Advertising Google Technical Review 286

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2019

There are lots of expensive public and media relations firms out there who can give you the full treatment, but I recommend starting with a good book on the subject, like the classic by media training expert Brad Phillips, “ The Media Training Bible.” Social media includes blogs, social networks, and video-sharing sites.

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Press Entrepreneur Social Media Training 96

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 18, 2010

The concept comes from a Stephen Covey book called “ First Things First ,&# which is a worthwhile book ( Wikipedia overview here ) but if you haven’t read his seminal book “ 7 Habits of Highly Effective People &# you should start with that. When I first discovered the concept I found it enlightening.

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Slides Email Entrepreneur Startup 374

TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

First it was street-style photography, then came the launch of her popular fashion blog WeWoreWhat. She created and launched an overall brand and a swim collection , then came the book deal ( “This is Not a Fashion Story: Taking Chances, Breaking Rules, and Being a Boss in the Big City” is expected out May 2020).

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Platform Marketing Tool Venture Capital 170

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 31, 2012

If you haven’t read Adam Lashinsky’s awesome new book about Apple , you should. Jeff (also an HBS alum) co-teaches the LTV course with Professor Eisenmann about a student of theirs who had written a blog post about sales taking on some of my previous assertions. As you grow you need process-driven people.

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Startup Sales Course Competition 319

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 8, 2017

There are hundreds of consultants out there who will take your money for guidance in this area, but I recommend that you start with some free resources on the Internet, or one of the many recent books on this topic. Within each of the platform categories defined above, there is a right one and a wrong one for your audience.

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Social Media Media Platform Tool 58

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 10, 2010

A couple of years ago I read the popular book, “The Four Hour Workweek &# by Tim Ferriss. Let me start by saying I’m a huge business book cynic. I think too many books are written by charlatans and have too much management jargon / double speak that I can’t stand. I wish I were good in the email category.

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Startup Email Technical Review Course 295

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 9, 2017

There are hundreds of consultants out there who will take your money for guidance in this area, but I recommend that you start with some free resources on the Internet, or one of the many recent books on this topic. Within each of the platform categories defined above, there is a right one and a wrong one for your audience.

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Social Media Media Tips Platform 66

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2013

There are hundreds of consultants out there who will take your money for guidance in this area, but I recommend that you start with some free resources on the Internet, or one of the many recent books on this topic. Within each of the platform categories defined above, there is a right one and a wrong one for your audience.

Social Media 101

Social Media Media Entrepreneur Metrics 101

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

I shifted my thinking a few years ago after I read Tim Ferris’s book The Four Hour Workweek (link is to a short summary I wrote). You’re writing a freaking blog post! I try to bucket my tasks into major categories and spend some time doing each of them. Plus, he’s a loyal reader of this blog. Is that OK?

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Email Product Startup Writing 314

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

This blog post originally appeared in serialized form here on TechCrunch. If you came here via a direct link you might want to check out the more detailed full version on my blog, which is here. Suddenly we were all creating blogs on Blogger.com, Typepad & WordPress. But the masses didn’t want to blog.

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Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Web 297

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2013

This integration, or fusion with traditional marketing, is discussed in detail, with examples, in “ The Fusion Marketing Bible ,” the most recent book by Lon Safko, author of bestseller “ The Social Media Bible.” Don’t try to tackle all 20 major categories of digital social media at once. Focus first on the social media trinity.

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Social Media Media Marketing Startup 103

Jason Nazar

AUGUST 15, 2013

The type of sites that might link into you are blogs, traditional press online, forums or bulleting boards, or content rich sites that are focused on a similar topic.To Create a target list of blogs that could cover your product or content. Helpful Resources about for Getting Referral Traffic : Top Blogs List (with email contacts).

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Web Social Media Content Sites 61

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 22, 2012

There are hundreds of consultants out there who will take your money for guidance in this area, but I recommend that you start with some free resources on the Internet, or one of the many recent books on this topic. Within each of the platform categories defined above, there is a right one and a wrong one for your audience.

Social Media 95

Social Media Media Startup Platform 95

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2013

If you are in this category, first know that you are not alone, but then you need to take a look at the advice given by Patricia Sigmon in her book “ Six Steps to Creating Profit: A Guide for Small and Mid-Sized Service-Based Businesses.” Maximize cash flow.

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Entrepreneur Startup Outsource Development Sales 93

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 20, 2017

There are lots of expensive public and media relations firms out there who can give you the full treatment, but I recommend starting with a good book on the subject, like the classic by media training expert Brad Phillips, “ The Media Training Bible.” Social media includes blogs, social networks, and video-sharing sites.

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Media Social Media Startup Training 55

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2014

There are lots of expensive public and media relations firms out there who can give you the full treatment, but I recommend starting with a good book on the subject, like the one a while back by media training expert Brad Phillips, “ The Media Training Bible.” Social media includes blogs, social networks, and video-sharing sites.

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Press Social Media Startup Training 105

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 23, 2012

This integration, or fusion with traditional marketing, is discussed in detail, with examples, in “ The Fusion Marketing Bible ,” a recent book by Lon Safko, author of bestseller “ The Social Media Bible.” Don’t try to tackle all 20 major categories of digital social media at once. The tools and measurements are the same for both.

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Media Social Media Marketing Resource 92

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 6, 2012

If you are in this category, first know that you are not alone, but then you need to take a look at the advice given by Patricia Sigmon in her book “ Six Steps to Creating Profit: A Guide for Small and Mid-Sized Service-Based Businesses.” Maximize cash flow.

Startup 94

Startup Outsource Development Sales Social Media 94

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Sometimes I make a blog entry. I like to book my own travel, so I might be on Expedia or on an airplane. You've been blogging for a while, what are five good posts that I should check out? A typical day starts with email, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Yammer checks/updates. A negative customer acquisition cost!

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Acquisition Customer Custom Ideas 170

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2011

There are hundreds of consultants out there who will take your money for guidance in this area, but I recommend that you start with some free resources on the Internet, or one of the many recent books on this topic. Within each of the platform categories defined above, there is a right one and a wrong one for your audience.

Social Media 93

Social Media Media Entrepreneur Platform 93

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Awards will be given in more than a dozen categories, including the best reviews of movies, books, hotels, gadgets, politics, as well as the most helpful, thought-provoking, fun to read and well-organized reviews. Only with the highest of honors of course!

Web 64

Web Social Media Blogging Course 64

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2012

There are lots of expensive public and media relations firms out there who can give you the full treatment, but I recommend starting with a good book on the subject, like the one just released by media training expert Brad Phillips, “ The Media Training Bible.” Social media includes blogs, social networks, and video-sharing sites.

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Training Media Entrepreneur Social Media 93

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2012

Branding guru Catherine Kaputa, in her latest book “ Breakthrough Branding ” says that branding is all about building a recognizable identity, and associating it with benefits and positive consequences. Dominate the category (even if you have to create a new one). Then do the same to brand your company.

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Entrepreneur Startup Customer Custom 98

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 28, 2011

If you are in this category, first know that you are not alone, but then you need to take a look at the advice given by Patricia Sigmon in her new book “ Six Steps to Creating Profit: A Guide for Small and Mid-Sized Service-Based Businesses.” Maximize cash flow.

Tips 92

Tips Startup Services Outsource Development 92

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2010

We also discussed how to deal with pricing in angel rounds and a strategy I advocated in my “social proof&# blog post , which is to price your initial angel round really low and get in the best possible angels as a way to get momentum in the company. I have a link on my blog to the angel deals I’ve done, which is here.

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Venture Capital Capital Startup Pricing 282

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2011

I wrote an entire blog post about this in the past highlighting my belief that you should hire people who “punch above their weight class.” It means a welter weight who wants to fight in the heavy-weight category. The best book I ever read on this topic was Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh (founder of Zappos).

Startup 399

Startup Class Blogging Company 399

Jason Nazar

JANUARY 14, 2009

The type of sites that might link into you are blogs, traditional press online, forums or bulleting boards, or content rich sites that are focused on a similar topic. Create a target list of blogs that could cover your product or content. You can search Technorati to find the most popular blogs on the web across various categories.

Web 62

Web Social Media Content Sites 62

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 16, 2013

Kind of like a disarrayed choose your own adventure book about your life. No folders, submenus, or “category-container-box-lists” Write your reminder with a string of hashtags: #todo #pickup autobiography of arnold schwarzenegger from #amazon. You’ll be more productive within three weeks time.

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Product Ideas Email Organization 99

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 15, 2010

Shortcut: sebastian-x.com Blog About Blogroll Links How brain-amputated developers created the social media plague Posted on 12 January, 2010 The bot playground commonly refered to as “social media&# is responsible for shitloads of absurd cretinism. I love to sell the knowledge to my clients but ranting in blogs is somehow useless.

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Social Media Develop Development Media 41

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

I recently read a post over on VentureHacks titled, “ Top Ten Reasons Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers &# written by Scott Walker (who blogs on legal issues for entrepreneurs ). I think you’ll end up with a newer lawyer who’s trying to build her book of businesses. Much of this is unfounded – some is not.

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Startup IP Southern California Entrepreneur 318

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Developments Blog. width=264;height=30;size=264x30;zone=article_email;site=;adclass=A;meta=;category=;frequency=;cacheId=;classEnabled=true;classValue=adSummary;styleValue=;conditionType=;conditionValue=;conditionalString=)}); jsexec(64,"dj.util.Ads",function(){new dj.util.Ads().registerAd(newsReelAd,AdTile;iframe;? » More.

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Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 15, 2010

Shortcut: sebastian-x.com Blog About Blogroll Links How to cleverly integrate your own URI shortener Posted on 30 December, 2009 This pamphlet is somewhat geeky. For example when you operate a WordPress blog, you could code nearly everthing below in your 404 page (consider alternatives ). There’s a downside, though.

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SEO IP PHP Blogging 37

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

There are hundreds of entrepreneurs here in Los Angeles who are building awesome companies, writing awesome books, making awesome movies and are trying to solve important problems to help make this world a better place. million members who have added over 270 million books, completely by word of mouth.

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Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 20, 2010

On CBS MoneyWatch: Why Debit Cards Are Dangerous BNET Business Network: BNET TechRepublic ZDNet ZDNet Members login Newsletters Site Assistance RSS Feeds Home News & Blogs Videos White Papers Downloads Reviews Popular Enterprise Web 2.0 Dion Hinchcliffe Get Enterprise Web 2.0 The top 10 posts of 2009 Enterprise 2.0:

Web 29

Web Technical Review Web 2.0 Social Media 29

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

This blog post originally appeared in serialized form here on TechCrunch. Suddenly we were all creating blogs on Blogger.com, Typepad & WordPress. We started uploading images of ourselves to our blogs. But the masses didn’t want to blog. But less considered is the fact that the success of the Web 2.0

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Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318