Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2015

Any reader of this blog for a period of time will know that I’ve been long YouTube for years. We have made 5 online video investments in total – some we will talk about later this year. We have made 5 online video investments in total – some we will talk about later this year.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 11, 2023

They have enough confidence in their ability to deliver that they don’t worry about someone stealing the idea to get there first, and they don’t forget to listen carefully to critical feedback. You want people to see you as an evangelist for hydrogen fuel, for example, so your later auto engine will have credibility by default.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 22, 2007 Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups Ive been participating in a Yahoo Group that are users of LinkedIn and who are Bloggers: [link] Its an interesting group of folks from diverse backgrounds. See Five Things Meme as an example.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 27, 2011

By definition, you read blogs. This is a post to help you figure out why you should write and what you should talk about. This is a post to help you figure out why you should write and what you should talk about. People often ask me why I started blogging. I never really expected a big audience or ever thought about it.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

When I first started writing this blog several years ago I had less followers than you have right now. But the realist in me knew I couldn’t write daily nor could I convince you to think to check out my blog with regularity. From this I learned the best times to post and how frequently to Tweet a blog post.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 14, 2013

Or more directly – they are likely narcissistic resuscitations of your newest features or bragging points that nobody but your marketing team and your mom care about. But mostly they’re thinking, “Will my audience even care about this topic?” Think about Luma Partners. I am a VC. I hand out money.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2020

Although most people believe that being a successful entrepreneur is all about having the right idea, I’m convinced from my years of experience as a startup advisor and investor that’s it’s more about you as a person. For example, Elon Musk has long been a bold and provocative thought leader on space travel.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 19, 2012

So, I promised this founder to do a post talking about how you go about create specifications of your MVP. For example, if you are trying to determine viral coefficient (see Startup Metrics ), then the focus should be around those aspects of the MVP. You likely are writing your first one of these. Prioritize these stories.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2023

For example, top bloggers today, including Rand Fishkin and Gary Vaynerchuk , find no need to advertise, as customers come to them for value from content alone. Startups that haven’t updated their website since rollout, or publish a new blog once a month or less, won’t be followed for valuable content. The key is consistency.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

I wrote about him here. More importantly, he has just announced his first investment – he led a $7 million investment in Deliv – please read about it on Greg’s spiffy new blog. I talked about Deliv in my LeWeb keynote because I found their model fascinating. Take for example retailers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 9, 2022

Think about how you can project the voice you want, and make sure it is consistently used by all team members across all platforms used. More important than finding a community, is creating one, with your blog and other social media engagement. Measuring is all about return-on-investment (ROI).

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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. We also talked about why Jon decided to leave Google to become an EIR at a VC firm (Polaris) – minute 33. Good comment community = viral blog.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2022

This includes your website, blog, and presence on social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr, Instagram, and many more. A while back in a blog article , I pointed out that none of these justify a startup business plan with little or no budget for marketing. Owned media. Long-term sales.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2013

I was thinking about this yesterday because my assistant Tasha posted a link on Facebook to Paul C. Brunson’s short and to-the-point blog post, “ It’s Called Networking, Not Using.” ” In it he talked about how he gets daily emails asking for intros to Oprah (he does a lot of work with her) and his advice.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 26, 2021

As the catalyst for this collaborative fantasy epic, these authors would post twelve initial origin stories about their fictional universe, to which they owned the copyright. Within hours, fans confronted the authors in the Discord server with their concerns about the project. An emerging tech dystopia.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 24, 2016

I remember the same disdain from people when I started blogging or using Twitter. I think that’s what people actually like about it. A bit like a blog that is put out regularly but not overly edited or self-conscious about word choices or typos. Why would a VC do that? It’s not overly produced but it sure is authentic.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2010

Blogging has come a long way in the past few years, from a social release for narcissists, to today’s required vehicle for promoting your business and gaining valuable online exposure, ultimately bringing in more customers. Here are some tips I’ve gleaned from experience: Make your blog your website. Anchor blog in your domain name.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2022

For example, it used to be that marketing via social media meant banner ads on Facebook, buying search engine results, and sponsoring blog entries, but these don’t suffice anymore. 1% click through rate and Facebook manages to be about half as good as that. In a classic book on social media by Jim Tobin, “ Earn It.

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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. Let me be clear about this. You betcha.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 8, 2020

They have enough confidence in their ability to deliver that they don’t worry about someone stealing the idea to get there first, and they don’t forget to listen carefully to critical feedback. You want people to see you as an evangelist for hydrogen fuel, for example, so your later auto engine will have credibility by default.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 13, 2013

What I love about writing is that you inadvertently say what many others are thinking and just knowing that somebody else is thinking something similar can be reassuring. Example: Fred Wilson writing his end of 2012 post wrote. But it comes across as a whiny complaint about the shitty year that 2012 was.

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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. But aside from choosing the time of day to focus on signal vs. noise, Brad’s post got me thinking about another question – what is signal and what is noise? Examples: Bin38. It’s over done.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2014

Everybody has a blog these days and there is much advice to be had. For example: 1. On sales I often talk about “ Why Buy Anything, Why Buy Now, Why Buy Me ” as a tool to think about a sales process. On marketing I talk about “ Arming & Aiming ” 4. Think Critically about Your Situation.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 6, 2018

As a VC with scores of startups in our portfolio we have ringside seats to many, many fund raising processes plus I had to raise money across about 5 different rounds of capital as an entrepreneur so I’ve developed some thought on the process that I hope can be helpful to some of you before you start. Let me give you an example.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 23, 2011

One of the most frequent questions entrepreneurs ask about when they raise a little bit of money or are getting close to launching their first product is whether they should hire a PR firm. I wrote about how to build relationships with journalists in this post. What is said about you publicly matters. There is one carve out.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 19, 2022

Just to be clear, I’m not suggesting long rambling texts about the weather, or “Hello, how are you?” Just like consumers give top priority to peer feedback and experiences on social media or Yelp, you need to incent your clients to tell others about you and become your advocate. Maximize online referrals and positive service reviews.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2020

For example, I have a friend with a Ph.D. in Physics who talks passionately about starting a business producing nuclear powered batteries. For example, I often cite the case of Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer , who grew Microsoft together. Build your own personal brand image through blogging, industry forums, and networking.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 22, 2020

For example, top bloggers today, including Rand Fishkin and Gary Vaynerchuk , find no need to advertise, as customers come to them for value from content alone. Startups that haven’t updated their website since rollout, or publish a new blog once a month or less, won’t be followed for valuable content. The key is consistency.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 25, 2016

By being a visible example. A friend and fellow CEO states that he publishes each of his mistakes in his company internal blog along with the lesson he learned. “If And what does it say about your corporate culture and your individual management style?

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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. First off, talk about SendLove.to and what is it all about? Can you maybe give a concrete example of that?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 17, 2013

If you haven’t already followed me on Twitter, that’s the fastest way to get blog updates. This post is about the “P” or pain. Having a methodology instead of just going on random sales visits helped force a bit of rigor and honesty amongst team members about how well or not we thought we were doing. Click here.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 3, 2010

If you dislike something someone has said, point out why it’s mistaken, instead of making remarks about them personally. Here is an example from pw0ncakes. Here is a n example from Brerrabbit , whoever that is. I’m no prude, it’s just unpleasant to have stuff like this plastered on the internet about you.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 7, 2021

I have to point out that the rest of the world looks for you online before visiting your business, finds talk about you on Yelp and social media sites, and what they see can make or break your business. You can remove items from your article or blog, but people do notice, and may escalate their concerns on another forum.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

You know the old saying about trust … “It takes years to build and seconds to destroy.” I talk about this often with startups in which I’m involved. For example, I have had rigorous debates about the need to crack down on explicit online content – even in the face of lower growth.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 18, 2016

According to Julie Ask, vice president and principal analyst at Forrester in this CNBC article , developing a retail app costs about $2 million, plus 80 percent on top of that each year to maintain it. Customers are selective about which retail apps they download. MYTH: Development costs are too high. Developing an app is costly.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2011

The following are some lessons I learned about early-stage startup marketing. Where Stealth is Good – There’s a lot of discussions on the web about whether startups should be stealthy before they launch or not. It means avoiding drinking too much at cocktail parties with other tech people and bragging about your plans.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Recently I wrote a blog post about how I hated losing, but I embrace it. My starting line with every entrepreneur is that everything I learned about being an entrepreneur I learned from F’ing it up on my first business. I plan to write a whole separate blog post about this quote because it’s always stuck with me.

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