Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

Finally, a lot of people asking me about typos on my blog. Studying for the SAT, LSAT, GMAT, TOEFL, MCAT and other standardized tests in the US is a massive market that has been dominated for years by Kaplan and Princeton Review. Collaboration in business starts and ends with email. In business you spend your life in email.

Venture Capital 265

Venture Capital Capital Email Blogging 265

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 19, 2022

Generalized email blasts and social media ads may be great for finding interest in your services, but these are not enough to close and maintain new clients. It pays to invest more in building remote relationships with these site owners, or spending quality time with podcasters and popular blog influencers.

Services 121

Services Technical Review Social Media Case Study 121

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2010

He studied the errors that other people had made and tried to improve on them. Cham studied early in his career how to hold the microphone, how to project his voice, how to watch the audience and pay attention to what interested them. In his early career he realized the importance of email lists. This was in the 90′s.

Entrepreneur 356

Entrepreneur Venture Capital Startup Email 356

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 11, 2014

We go through case studies like how Mint.com & Magento drove large audiences through great content marketing strategies. I tell people that they need to blog about their industry to drive customers and not blog to their egos to drive their peer group to their blogs. But I still believe Sean Ellis was right.

Technical Review 384

Technical Review SEM SEO Marketing 384

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and highlight several videos, podcasts, or eBooks of you and your technology. Be consistent is their application, and provide contact information for both phone and email access. They will exit quickly. Show evidence of your expertise. Follow-up for customer satisfaction.

Search Engine Optimization 88

Search Engine Optimization eBook Advertising SEO 88

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2013

According to the most recent study by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, there were approximately 514,000 new businesses created per month in the US in 2012. Engage your customers through blog comments, product reviews, and personal customer service. Building your home base with personal and product traction.

Platform 105

Platform Entrepreneur Startup Social Media 105

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Per the latest study by networking giant Cisco , the world’s yearly mobile data traffic has grown 17-fold over the past 5 years, reaching 11.5 Extend data metrics into non-traditional channels, such as email, internal social media, and customer collaboration platforms. Data enable: use metrics and measurements.

Technology 97

Technology Social Media Startup Entertainment 97

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

Brad on blogging. How did you start blogging? “My My initial desire to blog came from something that’s always been my approach to investing – I’m a nerd and I love to play with the technology and part of my approach has really been to understand things both at a user level and at a reasonably deep tentacle level.

Venture Capital 288

Venture Capital Startup Technical Review Software Review 288

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2012

According to a recent study done by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, there were 565,000 new businesses created per month in 2010 in the US alone, which is a 15-year high. Engage your customers through blog comments, product reviews, and personal customer service. Building your home base with personal and product traction.

Startup 104

Startup Social Media Platform Blogging 104

Southern California Edison Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Studies show that natural light has a positive effect on mental health, productivity, and job satisfaction. Don’t forget the plants—studies show the presence of greenery can also increase productivity by around 15%. We’ve all sat through a meeting and thought to ourselves, “This could have been covered in an email.”

Product 94

Product Training Software Review Technical Review 94

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2018

The surest sign a fund-raising process has stalled is when you aren’t getting follow-up meetings or hearing from the VC or hearing from friends that they got a phone call or email asking about you. This goes into the heart of my controversial blog post (coming soon! Come back to this blog over the next 2 weeks and I’ll explain.

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Venture Capital Funding Startup Sales 332

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 10, 2010

I wrote a blog post related to this called Is it Time to Earn or to Learn? Getting Your Work Schedule on Your Terms – Many people in America sit at their desk much of the day and have email open. And from email we added IM, Facebook and LinkedIn where people contact us. I wish I were good in the email category.

Startup 295

Startup Email Technical Review Course 295

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 was the guy in high school who didn’t have to study early to do well on tests and that continued into college. I’m not. Some of it is important, no doubt.

Slides 374

Slides Email Entrepreneur Startup 374

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2013

According to a study of 1700 CEOs last year, only 60% of companies today use social media for marketing, and only 12% of those feel that they are using it effectively. Don’t use the same message on Twitter you developed for email blasts and postcard blitzes. A most valuable tool is WordPress or TypePad for blogging.

Social Media 106

Social Media Media Startup Social Network 106

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 29, 2018

In fact, your marketing costs using this approach may be far less than the traditional television, newspaper, and email campaigns. If, for example, you’re writing a blog post aimed at professional investors, you don’t need to stop and explain what an entrepreneur is to them. Be sensitive to geographic and cultural implications.

Marketing 91

Marketing Examples Startup Custom 91

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

What these people need is more relationships, not more experts, more blogs, or more books. Face time is critical, even with the current rage on social networks, phone texting, and email. Studies show that as much as 50-90% of communication is body language. It should end by asking for something, to start the relationship.

Startup 75

Startup Social Network Networking Mentor 75

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2015

What these people need is more relationships, not more experts, more blogs, or more books. Face time is critical, even with the current rage on social networks, phone texting, and email. Studies show that as much as 50-90% of communication is body language. It should end by asking for something, to start the relationship.

Startup 108

Startup Social Network Mentor Entrepreneur 108

InfoChachkie

MAY 26, 2016

Here is an excerpt from an email I wrote to a student who asked me if she should drop out of school to run her business fulltime because she was anxious "to do great things.". You can also check out my hands-on startup advice blog HERE. My response is almost always the same; I think dropping out is a very bad idea. Share and Enjoy.

Entrepreneur 150

Entrepreneur Case Study Education Seed Funding 150

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2010

I recently read a book I’d highly recommend to every reader of this blog called “ Yes, 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to be Persuasive &# by Robert B. The book is a layman’s guide to understanding how we as humans make decisions and is underpinned by data-oriented studies to prove his claims. You should, too. (no,

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 21, 2011

We now know that the medium has changed the news industry leading to blogs, real-time reporting, integration of text and video, two-way discussions, stories surfaced based on what your friends are reading, etc. Stating the obvious – why should I get daily deals to my email box for stuff I never want or buy? They’re not.

Mobile 329

Mobile Advertising Media Marketing 329

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2013

Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. Be consistent is their application, and provide contact information for both phone and email access. They will exit quickly. Show evidence of your expertise. Publish the terms of your support, return, and replacement policies.

Search Engine Optimization 105

Search Engine Optimization Startup Advertising SEO 105

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

A typical day starts with email, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Yammer checks/updates. Sometimes I make a blog entry. Some days I respond to questions asked by folks like yourself, the press, or an entity doing a case study, i.e. Citrix, RIM, USC. My company and I are a perfect case study for the Tech Council affiliation.

Acquisition 170

Acquisition Customer Custom Ideas 170

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

I was reading Chris Dixon’s blog tonight. I came across this blog post about getting a computer science degree as the best degree for getting into venture capital or working at a VC-backed start up. I also know many people who never studied business as an undergrad who appreciated the knowledge that they gained as an MBA.

Startup 337

Startup Venture Capital Study Course 337

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2015

Per a new study by networking giant Cisco , the world’s yearly mobile data traffic grew 69 percent in 2014, reaching 2.5 Extend data metrics into non-traditional channels, such as email, internal social media, and customer collaboration platforms. exabytes per month at the end of the year. Data enable: use metrics and measurements.

Startup 106

Startup Social Media Entertainment Metrics 106

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and highlight several videos, podcasts, or eBooks of you and your technology. Be consistent is their application, and provide contact information for both phone and email access. They will exit quickly. Show evidence of your expertise. Follow-up for customer satisfaction.

Search Engine Optimization 54

Search Engine Optimization eBook Advertising SEO 54

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2013

What these people need is more relationships, not more experts, more blogs, or more books. Face time is critical, even with the current rage on social networks, phone texting, and email. Studies show that as much as 50-90% of communication is body language. It should end by asking for something, to start the relationship.

Entrepreneur 108

Entrepreneur Tips Startup Social Network 108

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2011

He is not alone, according to a recent study , which concludes that only 47% of companies use social media today for marketing, despite the fact that 78% of executives polled feel it’s critical for success. Don’t use the same message on Twitter you developed for email blasts and postcard blitzes. What’s the problem?

Social Media 104

Social Media Media Marketing Social Network 104

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2016

Rozovsky basically said that having studied 180 teams at Google over the past several years and trying to determine what made some teams perform better than others (despite every team being filled with over-achievers who work at Google) one factor stood out more than others: Creating “psychologically safe environments.”

Coach 150

Coach Technical Review Framework Google 150

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2012

Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. Be consistent is their application, and provide contact information for both phone and email access. They will exit quickly. Show evidence of your expertise. Publish the terms of your support, return, and replacement policies.

Search Engine Optimization 96

Search Engine Optimization Entrepreneur Sites SEO 96

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Per the latest study by networking giant Cisco , the world’s yearly mobile data traffic has grown 18-fold over the past 5 years, reaching 7.2 Extend data metrics into non-traditional channels, such as email, internal social media, and customer collaboration platforms. exabytes per month at the end of 2016, of which half was video.

Startup 55

Startup Social Media Entertainment Metrics 55

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2012

What these people need is more relationships, not more experts, more blogs, or more books. Face time is critical, even with the current rage on social networks, phone texting, and email. Studies show that as much as 50-90% of communication is body language. It should end by asking for something, to start the relationship.

Startup 97

Startup Tips Social Network Networking 97

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Now study the event organizer. Once you’ve answered these questions go ahead and contact them in a short email. Over 50,000 journalists use HARO to find experts to interview for TV, newspapers, books, magazines and blogs. If these companies have email lists even better! Blogs and Forums. What are their interests?

Customer 85

Customer Custom Marketing SEO 85

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 6, 2014

In a recent study by networking giant Cisco , the world’s yearly mobile data traffic grew 81% in 2013 and will reach 1.3 Extend data metrics into non-traditional channels, such as email, internal social media, and customer collaboration platforms. zettabytes by the year 2016. Data enable: use metrics and measurements.

Startup 99

Startup Social Media Entertainment Metrics 99

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

What these people need is more relationships, not more experts, more blogs, or more books. Face time is critical, even with the current rage on social networks, phone texting, and email. Studies show that as much as 50-90% of communication is body language. It should end by asking for something, to start the relationship.

Entrepreneur 96

Entrepreneur Tips Startup Social Network 96

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Publish a daily blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. Be consistent is their application, and provide contact information for both phone and email access. They will exit quickly. Show evidence of your expertise. Publish the terms of your support, return, and replacement policies.

Tips 92

Tips Search Engine Optimization Startup Advertising 92

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2010

According to this study from last year, over 65% of existing small businesses still ignore social media for marketing, so he is still the rule rather than the exception. Don’t use the same message on Twitter you developed for email blasts and postcard blitzes. A most valuable tool is WordPress or TypePad for blogging.

Social Media 88

Social Media Media Marketing Social Network 88

Xconomy

AUGUST 19, 2016

Everyone is waiting until 2017, when huge studies of the drugs’ ability to prevent heart attacks and strokes start to provide data. Lin made his claims in an email to University of California, Berkeley professor Jennifer Doudna, Zhang’s rival in the dispute over who invented key aspects of CRISPR-Cas9.

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Technical Review Patents .Net Study 40