Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2013

Anyone who reads this blog frequently will know that I am a big believer in low-cost video content and specifically the power of YouTube as a content creation & distribution platform. The industry finally has one of their own at the helm of the largest YouTube network. This has been a very welcome addition. hours of TV / day.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 11, 2011

What follows is a summary which paraphrases Naval’s responses. You can cast a much wider net, the nature of the pitch can be a lot simpler, you can get funded with just an executive summary and a good conversation…without having to put together a business plan or even a deck. For his exact quotes, watch the video.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

I still plan to publish on this blog occasionally, as well as more frequently on my blogs at Forbes , Huffington Post , and others. The simple answer is that if you need funding, do your homework and start networking early. Blogging is a learning process as well as a sharing one. Don’t plan to get rich from your startup.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2010

I’m going to save that for a future blog post. Let me start by saying two things: Events like this are invaluable to startups because the significant value comes from building the network across portfolio companies and the discussion one can have with your peer group. My action item – I will soon announce the GRP Partners CEO Summit.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 13, 2011

And if you think this blog post was specifically targeting YOU because you asked me to lunch – it isn’t. If you’re both well capitalized CEOs and you’re just looking to build a deeper relationship / networking – usually fine. In summary: By all means “lunch.” I have nobody in mind.

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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. Along with Greycroft, I was the first institutional investor in Maker Studios (sold to Disney for nearly $1 billion) and am still the largest investor in Mitu Network , the largest online video producer of Latino content. post-script.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Network big to get connections and ideas, but do the work yourself. All you need is a blog, Twitter, email, some business card stock, and a little creativity. In summary, watch your costs, trust your gut, and drive forward with all the passion in your dream. Do it yourself. Every outside hire increases your cost and risk.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2011

If you read this blog often you'll know that I'm a huge fan of First Round Capital. I think you'll enjoy hearing him, but if you're in a rush check out the summary notes below. CEO Network – CEO’s from the portfolio companies are introduced to each other. Highlights/Lowlights – summary of key events since the last meeting.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2013

Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. In summary, a startup with no website, or a website with no credibility will kill your business. They will exit quickly. Show evidence of your expertise.

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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. In summary, a startup with no website, or a website with no credibility will kill your business. They will exit quickly. Show evidence of your expertise.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2012

Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. In summary, a startup with no website, or a website with no credibility will kill your business. They will exit quickly. Show evidence of your expertise.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 23, 2013

Network big to get connections and ideas, but do the work yourself. All you need is a blog, Twitter, email, some business card stock, and a little creativity. In summary, watch your costs, trust your gut, and drive forward with all the passion in your dream. Do it yourself. Every outside hire increases your cost and risk.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 17, 2017

I found a good summary of these attributes in a recent book, “ The Old School Advantage ,” by an expert on interpersonal communication, J. Actively participating in social media is the place to start, including blogging and positively responding to customer feedback, to build a growing crowd of followers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 6, 2016

Use your networking to get advice, but all jobs can be do-it-yourself. Use multiple social-media channels, blogging, email and voicemail to build the same image and responsiveness as larger competitors. Likewise, too many volunteers and interns will only increase your workload and rework costs.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

Link has a summary of his argument plus a great video). When I first started blogging Digg was still at its peak. But my contact told me that many viral videos start through close networks on Reddit where a degree of formal and informal collaboration of individuals takes place. If you have NO network of promotion for your story?

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 7, 2009

But so that you finish reading my post first I’ll give you the summary version – when approaching somebody at a show be polite / respectful of time, try to be introduced if possible and never assume the person remembers who you are. Then I get people sending me Twitter comments, blog comments and tons & tons of email intros.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Publish a daily blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. In summary, a startup with no website, or a website with no credibility will kill your business. They will exit quickly. Show evidence of your expertise.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2010

If you want to watch the show click the image above or this link , but if you want a quick read – here’s a summary: 1. In the era of social networking if you can’t figure out how to get intro’d to me you probably aren’t cut out to be an entrepreneur. We will continue to do more of this. Tough, but true.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

Network big to get connections and ideas, but do the work yourself. All you need is a blog, Twitter, email, some business card stock, and a little creativity. In summary, watch your costs, trust your gut, and drive forward with all the passion in your dream. Do it yourself. Every outside hire increases your cost and risk.

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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.” Being a CEO begets the network to be a CEO. But if you want it in it’s full V1 glory read on … You’ve never been a CEO but might like to be one some day.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 30, 2011

It’s no big surprise that the overwhelming majority of online spend has therefore been “direct response&# advertisements (trying to elicit an action) rather than branded advertising as pointed out in this good summary by Jeremy Liew. The big splashy image ads is part of their reading experience. The eyes are in the image.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

Even tech blogs know this. Tech blogs can theoretically scale, tech conferences are pure service businesses. Start with a network of independent contractors ( 1099′s )- When you’re a young company with 3-4 people and you land work that requires 7-8 it can be daunting. But this lesson in business was never lost on me.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

If you’re really an entrepreneur you’ll find a way to network with the right people. Social Network s / Search / Blogs – Obvious, huh? I’m surprised at the number of people who aren’t good at tracking down relationships in social networks. Most people don’t love networking.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

(The full report is here ; a summary is here.). X : The report starts by recommending a national cancer patient network. But at the end of the day [the network] will integrate other data types. The following is an edited, condensed version of our conversation. Right now, getting the genomic profile is easiest.

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CEO Flow

MARCH 2, 2009

Bio summary: Aaron Ross is the founder of CEOFlow , which helps CEOs understand how to create predictable revenue, through guidance, groups and consulting. 9:30a – 10a: Network with CEOs from this and the next session. 9:30a – 10a: Network with CEOs from this and the prior session. Date & Time: Friday, March 13.

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CEO Flow

MARCH 2, 2009

Bio summary: Aaron Ross is the founder of CEOFlow , which helps CEOs understand how to create predictable revenue, through guidance, groups and consulting. 9:30a – 10a: Network with CEOs from this and the next session. 9:30a – 10a: Network with CEOs from this and the prior session. Date & Time: Friday, March 13.

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CEO Flow

MARCH 2, 2009

Bio summary: Aaron Ross is the founder of CEOFlow , which helps CEOs understand how to create predictable revenue, through guidance, groups and consulting. 9:30a – 10a: Network with CEOs from this and the next session. 9:30a – 10a: Network with CEOs from this and the prior session. Date & Time: Friday, March 13.

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CEO Flow

MARCH 2, 2009

Bio summary: Aaron Ross is the founder of CEOFlow , which helps CEOs understand how to create predictable revenue, through guidance, groups and consulting. 9:30a - 10a: Network with CEOs from this and the next session. 9:30a - 10a: Network with CEOs from this and the prior session. Date & Time: Friday, March 13.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

The frantic pace of technology cycles, the amount of tech news, the blogs, the conferences, the demo days, the announcements, the fundings, the IPOs. Any longtime readers of this blog will know that I often try to simplify complex ideas into a simple parable that is easier to remember to set the tone of one’s behaviors.

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SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 15, 2010

Shortcut: sebastian-x.com Blog About Blogroll Links How brain-amputated developers created the social media plague Posted on 12 January, 2010 The bot playground commonly refered to as “social media&# is responsible for shitloads of absurd cretinism. I love to sell the knowledge to my clients but ranting in blogs is somehow useless.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 22, 2010

It got me thinking, which for me is always the sign of a good blog post. In my blog I just save that for the comments where people can say what their perspectives are. Also, remember that this is the era of the blog. Summary: Journalists are people. File this under both Startup Adivce and Sales & Marketing Advice.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

I recently read a blog post by Beezer Clarkson, Managing Director of Sapphire Ventures about why entrepreneurs should care about from whom their VC funds raise their capital. Summary Should entrepreneurs care that we have Sapphire as an LP? Beezer did. So we see them with the same long-term eye as we would our other sources of capital.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

To interconnect these computers we needed IP-based telecommunications equipment build by the likes of Cisco Systems and Juniper Networks. And when you think about the three C’s you begin to realize that the first two of these activities are ones where the economic powerhouse networks are driven in cities outside of Silicon Valley.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 17, 2010

Technological change is astounding and I think none more than the impact that social networks has had on our lives. If you haven’t read it I think it’s a pretty interesting piece on change in the era of Twitter (as distinct from previous social networks). I’m not implying good or bad – it just is.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

Some images will draw in viewers more than others and as it turns out the headlines & images that convert at different in each social network or distribution partner. This is simply no different than curating on Pinterest, Tweeting interesting stories, editing on Wikipedia or blogging. They also know how to a/b test images.

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Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

About Frank Addante > (from the Silicon Valley Business Journal) Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter Blog Archive ► 2010 (2) ► June (1) Part II: Optimized for Profitability ► February (1) Get Out of the Office! ► October (1) New Video! . Relaxing 2. Incubation 3. Go-to-Market 5. Spam Changes Everything 6.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2011

The video can be watched here , but there is a most excellent summary below provided by John Excley. If you get a moment, as a favor to John for having produced such wonderful notes I’d be grateful if you would check out his most excellent startup blog The X Factor. Thank you, John.

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