Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 15, 2014

” I have been weighing in slowly on the topic over the past few weeks on Twitter but have avoided writing a blog post about it until now. Of course I know it’s not “private” but I’m dealing with people I know. Take for example FAKEGRIMLOCK on Twitter. Contrast that with HackerNews.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 11, 2011

We talked about a lot of great stuff in the video including how to do sales calls and a how a new “culture of writing&# is emerging as a critical skill set in business today. But of course we also focused on making content go viral. Good comment community = viral blog. When it’s personal, it gets shared a lot.

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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. Obviously you should have somebody that helps you research journalists, gets you meetings, pitches stories, helps prep you for interviews & helps make sure your writing is cogent.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

Of course passion isn’t enough. So of course I want (need) to make money for my investors (LPs). But the two can of course go hand-in-hand. His blog is even called SaaStr (a bit too close to Suster if you ask me ;-)). I often talk about what I’m looking for when I meet with an entrepreneur. I’m a VC.

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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. SEO / SEM are promotional techniques for marketing through the Google distribution channel, which have yielded huge benefits to many companies – Yelp being a prime example. ” Here are some examples: 1. It’s worth a quick read.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 6, 2018

But if there is nothing wrong with you then please don’t let early rejections alter your course. Let me give you an example. Of course you need to have answers to all of the hard questions that you know you can anticipate about your business?—?just just don’t lead with them! What to do about that chip on your shoulder ?

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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. If I check Twitter it’s usually because I’m waiting for a meeting to start and I never write posts during the day. Examples: Bin38. So yet another blog post on the topic is cringe worthy.

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socalTECH

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. Effectively, what Corey and I are trying to do, is distill the course of opinions on the web, and turn that into a consumable format.

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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. Let me give you a real world example from this week. Does he blog about venture capital and try to advise entrepreneurs?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2013

We’re excited to continue to grow our investment professional staff and will continue to do so over the course of 2013 & 2014 with our new fund. Sam in the perfect example. I became aware of Sam several years ago as I started noticing his name repeated in the comments section of my blog. So what is an EIR and why Sam?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

For example, I have had rigorous debates about the need to crack down on explicit online content – even in the face of lower growth. I read this story on Ivan Kirigin’s blog that shows that Quora was posting which articles you’re reading to other people without your consent. Of course not.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 25, 2011

Yesterday I saw a Tweet from Chris Sacca fly by that prompted me to want to write a blog post helping entrepreneurs understand why they should push back against VCs asking for “super pro-rata” rights. Of course every firm breaks its rules to get into a deal, but they put pressure on you by saying that they can’t.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

First it was street-style photography, then came the launch of her popular fashion blog WeWoreWhat. People say we’re crazy, but we know creators are legit businesses,” Karat writes on its website — the company didn’t respond to a request to chat about what they’re working on.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 7, 2011

A few weeks ago I was reading a blog post by MG Siegler that really struck a chord. Of course I can’t write every press release for the company nor would I want to. I wanted to lead by example, make my points and then I hoped that the founder would think about how to do this himself the next time.

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TechEmpower

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Although we spend plenty of time researching and developing with new technologies based on desire and need, we don't want our clients to be guinea pigs (unless that's the nature of their business, of course). You're in the thick of it and about to write a small chunk of server-side code. Easy stuff should be easy. At least not yet.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

In his blog he says, “I responded that I thought it was stupid. I recommend that you start by writing down the attributes you would want people to think about when they think about your brand. Let my try those for Los Angeles as an example: Second largest city in America with 13 million people. I hate Silicon Whatever.

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CEO Flow

MARCH 21, 2009

Alexander Kjerulf is a great writer, and I recommend you check out his blog. Having said that, if a company has a tight culture and feels that surviving a downturn without layoffs is the right course, this is a great example of a company that did it. Is there a better way out of a corporate crisis than layoffs?

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CEO Flow

MARCH 21, 2009

Alexander Kjerulf is a great writer, and I recommend you check out his blog. Having said that, if a company has a tight culture and feels that surviving a downturn without layoffs is the right course, this is a great example of a company that did it. Is there a better way out of a corporate crisis than layoffs?

Layoffs 40

Layoffs Blogging Sample Organization 40

CEO Flow

MARCH 21, 2009

Alexander Kjerulf is a great writer, and I recommend you check out his blog. Having said that, if a company has a tight culture and feels that surviving a downturn without layoffs is the right course, this is a great example of a company that did it. Is there a better way out of a corporate crisis than layoffs?

Layoffs 40

Layoffs Blogging Sample Organization 40

CEO Flow

MARCH 21, 2009

Alexander Kjerulf is a great writer, and I recommend you check out his blog. Having said that, if a company has a tight culture and feels that surviving a downturn without layoffs is the right course, this is a great example of a company that did it. Is there a better way out of a corporate crisis than layoffs?

Layoffs 40

Layoffs Blogging Sample Organization 40

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

Fred Wilson said as much on his blog also. I wasn’t going to write about it since he had just covered the topic and echoed my point of view. That is true of all my blog posts. It is what I love the most about debates and one of the things I love most about blogging. Let me give you an example.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 21, 2014

You join teams that got good write-ups on TechCrunch, have great VCs, have star CEO’s, whatever. Here’s just one example post featuring the wisdom I learned from Stuart about negotiations. Writing a book will be fun. David is also frequently an inspiration for a story on my blog. You REALLY know.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 18, 2010

I know that would be surprising to many readers since keeping a blog somehow convinces people that I’m a time management or productivity ninja. I’m a pretty natural public speaker so I can write my presentation the day before and do just fine. Example: I was recently in China and had three public appearances.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

I wrote this conundrum and the need to take charge of how the market define your skills in my much-read blog post on “ personal branding.” Of course you could start your own company. Of course I’m not suggesting people shouldn’t start a company. Nobody sees you as a CEO since you’ve never been one?

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

As an example, I was just reading a plan for a new dating app with a tagline of moving users quickly from the virtual world into the real world of offline dating. Of course, you may not have the time or desire to read through every document in your space, but it’s not so hard to find and follow some key influencer blogs on social media.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Examples include PartnerUp , StartupAgents , and Cofoundr. Don’t forget the wealth of business blogs frequented by entrepreneurs and investors, where you make your interests known. Get this in writing as a standard pre-nuptial. Of course, if you’re the next Google, you may only need one. Use local university connections.

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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.) Perfect example; ShoeBoxed.com. On the card I usually write the date, where I met the person, how I met them and what value I can bring to the table. Blogs and Forums. In forums have a signature like this example below.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Forcing yourself to write down a plan is actually the only way to make sure you actually have a plan. That means skip the jargon and include explanations and examples. Of course, a real contract or purchase order from a big customer is even better. Set realistic milestones and achieve some.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 15, 2011

Examples include PartnerUp , StartupAgents , and Cofoundr. Don’t forget the wealth of business blogs frequented by entrepreneurs and investors, where you make your interests known. Get this in writing as a standard pre-nuptial. Of course, if you’re the next Facebook, you only need one. Use local university connections.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

And of course we talked about many of my views of building startups. I spoke a lot about the need for “personal branding” which I plan to write about soon. And we had these vans and mobile kegs in the back, and we would go to golf courses. If I write $9 million and you hit a bump in the road, I’m pretty f *d.

Startup 337

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2012

Forcing yourself to write down a plan is actually the only way to make sure you actually have a plan. That means skip the jargon and include explanations and examples. Of course, a real contract or purchase order from a big customer is even better. Set realistic milestones and achieve some.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

There is no set formula – you’ll find as many examples of companies that are family run as not.”. I would probably enjoy teaching, running a conference, making documentaries, curating a series of lectures, writing a book or a regular blog. 1) I know that one of lynda.com’s current initiatives is corporate-wide training.

Entrepreneur 245

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

There is no set formula – you’ll find as many examples of companies that are family run as not.”. I would probably enjoy teaching, running a conference, making documentaries, curating a series of lectures, writing a book or a regular blog. 1) I know that one of lynda.com’s current initiatives is corporate-wide training.

Entrepreneur 245

Entrepreneur Training Startup Web 245

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2013

This started as a post in which I was going to write out tips to personal branding and became in stead an essay of my own branding journey. If you’re not in the mood for a personal essay as an example of personal brand management you might want to wait for my next post. I, of course, knew nothing about business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2011

Forcing yourself to write down a plan is actually the only way to make sure you actually have a plan. That means skip the jargon and include explanations and examples. Of course, a real contract or purchase order from a big customer is even better. Set realistic milestones and achieve some.

Startup 101

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2011

Instead of following a proscribed course which may lead nowhere, entrepreneurial leaders such a Thiel are sparking a change in the way we think about success. An inflated sense of financial well-being can result in sloppy budgeting and accounting as you write checks here and there without pause. Moonlighting can pay the bills.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

I know you’re not a tech guy and haven’t done anything other than an HTML course you once took, but if you’re inspirational and a leader you’ll find somebody to moonlight for free to get your prototype built. The key to getting money is that the people writing the check trust you. That’s OK.

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