Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 12, 2017

We’re expected to be at conferences, events, sales meetings and be publicly visible. People expect blog posts, Tweets, panels, speeches. Having interesting and frequent opportunities at the top of your funnel is important, of course, but the ultimate score is only measured on the bottom end of the funnel.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Of course, this kind of leadership has a big risk, since you have no one to blame if you get it wrong. This may mean attending industry conferences, taking college courses, or reading some key books. It may be time for you to start your own blog, write a book, or volunteer as a speaker at public events in your domain.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2021

Then there was always the risk of failure, which of course doesn’t apply once your real job is gone. Use social networking and blogging to get your message out. Nothing says you are serious about a business like handing out professional business cards at local events and Chamber of Commerce meetings. Get business cards made.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 14, 2009

Of course, when I started thinking about Visible Networking , I immediately went to Cliff to check in to see how he's doing and to get his feedback, thoughts and ideas on the concept. A few years ago, my CTO spotted a need that local groups and organizations have in handling RSVPs and registrations for meetings and events.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2014

I can attest from experience that publishing a regular blog to properly showcase your brand value, even before you have it, is a most cost effective approach in time and money. For blogging to work, you need to do it consistently and frequently, at least once a week, or the value evaporates. Find potential partners. Populate your team.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 4, 2014

It’s the New Year, and there’s no better time to get educated on all the blogging, podcasting and Web video tools to help you become an active content creator. Of course if you can’t make it to Las Vegas, TechZulu has you covered. The post Join TechZulu LIVE from New Media Expo in Las Vegas appeared first on TechZulu.

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Media Social Media Education Blogging 82

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Of course, I immediately gave him the whole spiel on Visible Networking and Steve was totally game to make our networking visible. I also blog at [link] and you can find me on twitter: @gilbola. Of course, it's probably harder to find these folks. What networking events in Los Angeles or Southern California do you go to?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 4, 2014

Of course it makes no sense to have great people management and a crappy product. ” Of course we all go into businesses expecting to be aligned with our co-founders but over time life changes. Anybody who follows this blog knows that my mom was the most influential person on my entrepreneurial career.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

I have blogged about some of the downside consequences of the changes and the private information I have says the consequences are much worse than is reported in the press since few people publicly talk about. Does he blog about venture capital and try to advise entrepreneurs? Attends 500startup events. You betcha.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

If you’re a technology startup you need to excel at product, of course. While traditional methods (PR, advertising, events, seminars) and online methods (SEO, SEM, social, referral marketing) are well understood by most companies there are many methods that are less well publicized. It’s worth a quick read. Underbelly.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 2, 2011

It’s apropos because there is so much noise these days with email, Twitter, Facebook, blogs, web shows, etc. I was thinking back to a few previous “insider baseball&# blog debates that raged for several weeks: AngelGate (aka Bin38 secret cabal), convertible debt vs. equity, bubble vs. not, and now the AngelList discussion.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

You need to build business relationships with partners, team members, investors, and of course customers. These days, by starting a blog or publishing on the Internet, you don’t have to be a social butterfly to get supporters and be recognized as an influencer. Increase your visibility and expertise in your domain.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2014

But of course it’s hard to advise people that they should do PR without a guide to how to do it on the cheap or how to do it at all. But having somebody in-house means they can do many things like help with website copy, running events, writing training manuals and even handling customer support calls. When to start PR?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

And in the tragic events of Virgin Galactic’s crash this week Richard Branson didn’t say, “yeah, it’s too risky, we were wrong” he said “Space is hard – but worth it. Of course the naysayers are out again. I, of course, am betting on the former and am not 1% swayed by the doubters.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2017

I read commentary or Twitter or blogs and realize that there are also strongly held convictions that there are these evil VCs who do terrible things to mostly altruistic founders. And of course we help with business development introductions and with fund raising events.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

And I'm looking forward to more interaction now that she's blogging. BLOG: [link] LINKEDIN: [link] TWITTER: [link] What's a phone booth? Maybe you can blog about that? Just posted a blog about that: [link] I've been struggling a little with making the numbers work out for some social media activity.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 20, 2011

And of course you will be getting all of the amazing TZ interviews live from the Expo floor. Since some of you are new to the event and haven’t attended previously, Dave Cynkin, Co-Founder of BlogWorld would like to say “Thanks for joining us!” Sponsorship Opportunities for Events, and other channels.

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Eric Greenspan

JANUARY 24, 2016

After being what I assume is the subject of one or more of Seth David’s emotionally charged blog posts, I’ve decided it’s time to respond. First, let me say that this post is merely to state my position as a result of the current events. I will not respond or comment further.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2017

Of course, she assumes that you are confident and courageous, and willing to capitalize on all your strengths and opportunities to market yourself. Based on my experience and her recommendations, here are seven relatively easy ways to take the lead in building your own brand: Offer to speak at local business or industry events.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 16, 2013

The presentation is meant to give an unbiased overview of how to get involved in the tech community; what blogs to read, who to follow on Twitter, who the angel investors are, what areas in LA are home to the most startups and what resources there are to further educate yourself.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2018

Of course there’s no exact number of VCs you should meet?—?these As a VC I of course want you to come see only me because that means I have no competition and have time to properly get to know you. In any event this is a “screening meeting” or as I’ve called on my graphics an “introduction” to the firm.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2015

Technology is of course a dual-edge sword but the media discussions of how it affects human interactions all too often focuses on the downsides. And for what it’s worth blogging has always been a creative outlet for me and never felt like an obligation or work.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 28, 2010

There certainly are a lot of Networking Events in Los Angeles and Southern California that you can use. In this case, I was introduced by a fellow member to this individual who happened to be at a networking event. That’s actually how he met the person who introduced us. Especially for an early-stage startup?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 15, 2013

My mom seems to sneak into my blog from time-to-time. But of course we’re all a product of both of our parents – if we were fortunate enough to be raised by two individuals. And of course my kids are always wonderful – at everything they do. I still try to move mountains to be at my kids sports events.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 25, 2013

Think about it: If you get an email that says, “Hey, Sarah, I wanted to ask for a small bit of help …” or even “Sarah, I’m hosting an event on Feb 17th and I’d like to ask if you could make it” you feel it’s a personal appeal to you. Any sociologist can tell you that. Rinse & repeat.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2011

And a guy that I had seen several times comment to me on Twitter & my blog, Brian Sierakowski (from the Greater Baltimore Tech Council) had sent me a Tweet asking if I’d come to meet entrepreneurs in Baltimore. So I went out to Twitter and asked, “what special events could I do with my kids in Washington D.C.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

That is, of course, as long as what you are selling is the absolute best in your market.) Find events, conferences, mixers, networking groups, meet up groups who would find value in hearing your insights. In an excel sheet put the name of the event, link to the event, event organizer and event theme.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

Tonight I was reading a good blog post ( here ) from Sean Powers with Alistair Croll on preparing yourself for the TC50 “bump” – the rise in traffic that a company gets from presenting at TechCrunch 50. I want to talk about that day after the event. I could be TC50 or any other high profile event. Idei-san.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 20, 2007

Evening events in Orange County require about 2 hours of round trip drive time. It has to be a pretty good event for it to be worth attending. Some events, like a recent Tech Coast Angel event at UCLA are really worth it. But some events you dont get quality attendees and then its a drag to drive that far.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

If I have an event in the evening or am traveling for work then I can easily get through 2 days without sending any non-essential email. You’re writing a freaking blog post! Plus, he’s a loyal reader of this blog. I know many people think I blog all day long. I often don’t see email in the day.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 25, 2015

Then there was always the risk of failure, which of course doesn’t apply once your real job is gone. Use social networking and blogging to get your message out. Nothing says you are serious about a business like handing out professional business cards at local events and Chamber of Commerce meetings. Get business cards made.

Startup 101

Startup Social Network Activity Ideas 101

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

The news blogs will cover the what, how and how much but I want to focus on the “why” and try to be instructive of what I think makes for a great A-round startup. I speak a lot on college campuses and entrepreneur events and amongst the most common things I’m asked to talk about are: What do VCs fund?

Design 150

Design Startup Ideas Writing 150

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2012

The meeting space was so new, in fact the ad agency had just opened their doors the same day as the event was held. Of course, his business grew when he followed his passion with a client roster that now includes LACMA, TED-Ed and The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

Finally, a lot of people asking me about typos on my blog. So it is not uncommon for somebody to be skint when a big event such as a “ hen party &# is coming up and just need 200 quid for 2 weeks. Blogging has gone through many iterations. I use Wordpress for this blog and it’s great. LendingClub.

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socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2010

Jason is also behind the popular "Startups Uncensored" events in Los Angeles, so we also pinged him on how those events have been going. On another subject, how has you "Startups Uncensored" event been going? Jason Nazar: The events are going great. We've now done 15 events, with the next one coming up this month.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Then there was always the risk of failure, which of course doesn’t apply once your real job is gone. Use social networking and blogging to get your message out. Nothing says you are serious about a business like handing out professional business cards at local events and Chamber of Commerce meetings. Get business cards made.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 1, 2012

I absolutely love attending events and shows at Club Nokia. Introducing leetUP , a new live event series designed to share and celebrate ultimate geekdom; a toast to the unlikely, a showcase for all things nerd culture with strong dashes of technology, arts, lifestyle, and comedy thrown in.

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