Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 15, 2017

Yesterday I wrote a blog post about what the role of a board actually is. If you’re at that level of reporting you’re probably sub-optimizing your board’s role. This is a shame since the value that the right board could add is immense if you select the right board members and manage them effectively. There you have it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2012

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 consulting business and gaining valuable online exposure. If you can’t justify both a web site and a blog, skip the old-fashioned web site, and make your blog do double duty as described below.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2011

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 consulting business and gaining valuable online exposure. If you can’t justify both a web site and a blog, skip the old-fashioned web site, and make your blog do double duty as described below.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

Tim encouraged us to set up a blog and start talking openly about what we were doing as a company and inviting comments. But I had been reading Munjal Shah’s blog about his experiences at Riya (later renamed Like.com) and this openess had an appeal to me. He build a wonderful reporting systems around this product.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 14, 2013

The major battle for press is a battle for “mindshare” and it’s exactly the reason I blog. Consider this blog post titled, “ Christmas 2012 Shatters More Smart Device and App Download Records.” And I’m sure it’s not lost on you that my tips and my blogging are, in fact, POV marketing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

In my view, starting a new business has never been easier, and according to reports from the Kauffman Foundation , the numbers are here to show it. Building your public image and presence should start even before product development, through your website, logo, and blogging. Establishing your brand with interactive social media.

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Tech.Co

JULY 29, 2020

The change will affect “nearly all” of Google’s 200,000 employees, including contractors and full-time workers, according to The Wall Street Journal , which first reported the news. In a blog post in May, Google announced it would begin reopening its offices from early July this year. Remote Working: What Is Twitter Doing?

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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. Leverage blog content.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 26, 2013

One of the advantages of blogging, using social media, public speaking, etc as a VC is that you get a more nuanced view of these shifts by watching your own successes and failures. In stead of doing my typical big long post with 10 PR tips (like I did there), I’m going to break them up into individual (I hope more digestible) chunks.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 12, 2018

Located at the southeastern tip of the San Fernando Valley, the Los Angeles suburb counts its biggest employers as the adhesive manufacturer Avery Dennison; the Los Angeles industrial team for the real estate developer CBRE; the International House of Pancakes; Disney Consumer Products; DreamWorks Studios; Walt Disney Animation and Univision.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Tracy studied SEOMoz and several other online sources of SEO tips. So Tracy began keeping a blog about … (what else?) She became an authority on the topic and her blog helped her to both elevate her status in her industry as well as to bring great link juice to her website and improve her SEO.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Everyone looks for “rapport talk” rather than “report talk.” With-it”-ness takes work, like reading the right blogs every day, challenging yourself to stay abreast of the latest technology, and social media marketing. Have impeccable manners and flair. Have a big bandwidth.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

This continues my series of posts: Top 30 Startup Posts for July 2010 Top 30 Startup Posts in June 2010 Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010 Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March Here they are: How to Minimize Politics in Your Company - Ben's Blog , August 24, 2010 “Who the f@#k you think you f$&kin’ with.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2018

Their insights are based on their experience optimizing websites for hundreds of clients in 34 countries, and they provide many practical tips on how to easily double your own website conversion rate or more, including the following: Content must be written well, user-friendly, and credible. Usability problems kill conversions.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2012

I was just perusing an older but still very relevant report from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation for Entrepreneurship, titled “ Making of a Successful Entrepreneur.” For additional tips and advice, and information about Visa's small business solutions, follow @VisaSmallBiz and visit [link].

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2013

billion for 35 funds during the first quarter of 2013, an increase of 22 percent compared to the level of dollar commitments during the fourth quarter of 2012, according to a report from Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). Venture capital firms raised $4.1 New focus on a sustainable planet.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Why Every Entrepreneur Should Write and 9 Tips To Get Started - OnStartups , September 27, 2010 "The best part of blogging is the people you will meet"- Hugh MacLeod repeating wisdom from Loic Lemeur to me at the Big Pink at 2 am in South Beach after the Future of Web Apps 2008. Why You Should Write. Kanye West. Let's recap.

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Jason Nazar

JUNE 22, 2010

10 Tips for Better BD. Seeing how you might work together is infinitely more impactful that trying to describe in text, even if you did write the best 6 th grade book reports. The tenth tip makes your better BD last. . Embed this article on your website or blog with Docstoc. 10 Tips for Better BD

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2010

Deb asks Brian to give you all a few highlights, tips and why you should pick up Engage. Emphasizing the privilege and responsibility businesses have to connect and bring value to those who've established themselves in the online social space through channels like Blogs, Twitter, and Facebook.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2014

According to a recent industry report on travel spending, small businesses buy 37% more airline tickets than big business travelers, and spend 24% more when on the road. For additional tips and advice, and information about Visa''s small business solutions, follow @VisaSmallBiz and visit [link]. You would be wrong.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 9, 2013

While a nice improvement over the last several reports, the Index still remains on par with the 2008 average and below earlier troughs. For additional tips and advice, and information about Visa''s small business solutions, follow @VisaSmallBiz and visit [link]. fiscal cliff. The NFIB Index of Small Business Optimism increased 1.9

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 11, 2013

For example, an LLC with two or more members (even husband and wife) will default to a partnership for tax purposes, and report income through Schedule K-1. For additional tips and advice, and information about Visa's small business solutions, follow @VisaSmallBiz and visit [link].

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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. lament the coverage they get from journalists who reported the details unfairly. 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. Be respectful.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Business Etiquette Tips for dealing with VCs and Corporates at Conferences. Then I get people sending me Twitter comments, blog comments and tons & tons of email intros. But don’t assume that I have a Minority Report like machine that can invisibly and instantly gin up my memory. An even better way to meet.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2016

In my view, starting a new business has never been easier, and according to reports from the Kaufmann Foundation , the numbers are finally here to show it. Building your public image and presence should start even before product development, through your website, logo, and blogging. The cost of social media done well is low.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 16, 2013

The presentation is meant to give an unbiased overview of how to get involved in the tech community; what blogs to read, who to follow on Twitter, who the angel investors are, what areas in LA are home to the most startups and what resources there are to further educate yourself.

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TechEmpower

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

It takes a bit more time for each developer, but it saves the effort of reporting, tracking, and dealing with bugs that leak beyond the developer's sieve. However, a severe budget limitation may tip toward a platform with ready-to-use open source components that can be leveraged as-is or with minimal tweaks.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Help a Reporter Out (HARO). Over 50,000 journalists use HARO to find experts to interview for TV, newspapers, books, magazines and blogs. Follow suggestions in Tip One in order to build rapport. Blogs and Forums. Spend time in Blogs and Forums to get to know your potential customer. Buy Online Lead Generation.

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Xconomy

JULY 20, 2016

Even though Dauntless was founded almost exactly a year ago, CEO Joel Martin has been trying to maintain a low profile, saying, “We don’t want to tip our hand. The MoneyTree Report, which showed Dauntless raising $8 million in the first quarter of 2016 and $4 million in the second quarter, was inaccurate, Martin said.).

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

How To Land a Job at Google (or elsewhere) - FairSoftware's Blog , November 9, 2010 It’s been 11 years now that the obvious hit me: the best way to land a job is to do the job , not talk about it. few years ago I also started following Alexander Osterwalder in his blog about his Business Model Generation -mantra. Give yourself a month.

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Frank Addante

MAY 12, 2007

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! ► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre. ► March (1) Office 2.0:

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Frank Addante

JANUARY 23, 2007

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! ► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre. ► March (1) Office 2.0:

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