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8 Ways That Blogging Will Kickstart Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

More important, if someone does find your site, the content better be enticing enough for them to come back. Blogging is one of the best ways to do this and build a brand, even before you have a product or service. After a few blogs about your concept, the comments better match your passion, or it’s time to rethink your idea.

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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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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. Not really. It’s normal.

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What’s it Like Being a VC?

Both Sides of the Table

Since I answer this all the time anyway I thought it might make an interesting blog post. Some people do the conference circuit too much, get involved in lots of side projects and attend every entrepreneur dinner. When I go to conference I never sit in the meeting section – I always cruise the halls meeting people.

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Interview with Mike Macadaan, Urbandig

socalTECH

One of Urbandig's co-founders, Mike Macadaan -- the former VP of User Experience at MySpace, and creator of the technology conference Twiistup--sat down to talk to us about the company. There are lots of knowledgeable people that we find to write these guides--people who grew up there, and who are experts in the area.

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7 Ways To Take The Lead In Building A Personal Brand

Startup Professionals Musings

Start a blog and write for industry forums and newsletters. Every organization and web site is begging for content, so spread yourself around. Reporters are always looking for content, so they rarely turn away professionals they meet at conferences or events. You will learn more by listening rather than talking.

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Is it a Good Idea to Have Ads in Tweets?

Both Sides of the Table

Turns out everybody likes to produce content and take part in the “conversation.&# Massive uptake of user-generated content including blogs (e.g. Wordpress), video (YouTube), pictures (Flickr), review sites (Yelp) and collaborative content (Wikipedia). Then came blogs. We have it to filter blog comments.

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