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A Guide to Using Authority & Social Proof in Fund Raising

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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.

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How to Make Sure Professional Services Don’t Take Over Your Software Company

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I recently wrote a blog post in which I pointed out that many investors & advisors discourage enterprise startups from having a professional services (PS) business and I think this is a big mistake. So when I meet with GRP portfolio companies that do enterprise sales I try to emphasize the following: 1.

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The Startup Guide To SXSW Panel Picking

Tech Zulu Event

Bootstrapping enterprise, marketing, Sales. . Removing the Middleman: Embedding Shopping on Your Blog. In 2009 my art blog www.johntunger.com earned $188,138 in gross sales from 205,839 unique visitors. Startup Survival Guide: Beating the 800lb Gorillas. Entrepreneurism / Monetization music, Revenue, Sales. .

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Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010

SoCal CTO

Kathy Sierra at Business of Software 2009 - Business of Software Blog , May 4, 2010 "In the old days, getting customers was easy. Guide to Evaluating Startup Ideas - Tony Wright dot com , May 27, 2010 A great developer I once worked with was kvetching at lunch one day. You could just outspend. The Holy Grail of. Innovative.

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Business 2013 - Optimism, But Check Your Strategy

Startup Professionals Musings

Earlier this year, a new study “ 2013 Business Outlook Survey: A New Reality Of Cautious Optimism ” was published by EKS&H. Here are some financial planning areas of emphasis derived from multiple studies: Better cash flow controls. Even though it has been a long haul, it’s nice to see some optimism surfacing in 2013.

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As Populist as it May Feel, 98% of VCs Aren’t Dumb

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It’s true this was much bigger in the dot com era but I’ve studied the data and know that over the past decade these numbers are right. Nothing was more heart warming than the photo of David Karp hugging Bijan Sabet after the sale to Yahoo! The best VCs know the buyers and can help guide and manage the process.

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Top 120 Startup Posts for 2010

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My 1,000th Post on This Blog - Tim Berry's Blog - Planning Startups Stories , July 21, 2010 HTML5 video markup, compatibility and playback - Niall Kennedy's Weblog , February 8, 2010 Your Product Needs a Soul - ArcticStartup , February 12, 2010 Product Friday: Monetizing Content is a Product Problem - This is going to be BIG.

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