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Should You Blog? (yes, and here’s how …)

Both Sides of the Table

I recently wrote a piece for Mashable on how to create a company blog. Since it’s already written (and since I promised not to republish on my blog other than a summary) if you’re interested please have a read over there. Summary notes and then I’ll extend: Should you blog? Most blogs are.

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Why Email May Be Draining Your Company’s Productivity

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I’ve taken to saying, “Email is our personal to-do list that anybody adds to – whether they know us or not.” about their marathon 4-hour sessions to get to zero inbox or somebody else claiming email bankruptcy ( definition if you don’t know it already ). I have taken to limiting my outbound email.

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How to Ask for Help, Favors and Intros

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I get these frequently via Twitter, Facebook or email. I provided my email address and he sent me a 688 word email (e.g. I felt I had committed so I read and responded to the email. SHORT : Whether you know the person or not – if you’re asking for help, a favor or an intro – keep your email VERY short.

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Document Your MVP for a Developer

SoCal CTO

You likely are writing your first one of these. Just make note of it in the document and/or in an email when you send it. It would be great to get notes and summaries from these. Towards An Integrated Approach to UX Design You should definitely look at Steve Blank's book and review his blog. Don't stress over format.

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Business Plan Writers - Know Your Audience

Startup Professionals Musings

By Mahesh Raj Mohan Writing a business plan can be a difficult process. you still have to write the plan for a particular audience. Your business plan’s writing style should take their preferences into account. So what writing styles should you use for these very different audiences? Hi, I’m writing this plan because.”

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Brad Feld Drops Knowledge. Here’s What He Said …

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Or, as always, summary notes available below. Huge thank you to Steve De Long for the write up. Brad on blogging. How did you start blogging? “My The value of Pitch Decks; Brad’s personal preferences on deal presentation; and Brad’s practice of accepting cold approaches via email. Is that when it became big?

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Some Thoughts about Selling at Startups

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I got an email recently from my friend & fellow VC, Jeff Bussgang from Flybridge Capital Partners in Boston. 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. In Summary.

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