Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 3, 2020

I found some great help in outlining the elements of this process in the classic book, “ Disruptors ,” by Kunal Mehta. Then write them down. By writing these goals, you add validity to each target and create a mental desire to see them fulfilled. Take action now. Set long-term goals, short-term goals, and micro-goals.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2019

An informal writing style is generally recommended. You can repurpose your posts into articles, books and reports. Finally, if you don’t have the time, energy, or skills to write a blog, it may be a good investment to hire a ghost writer, or hand the job over to your marketing executive. Add outgoing links.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2019

Not so long ago, training to meet the press and television reporters was a realm reserved for top business executives only. Even practical issues, like understanding reporter deadlines, and your own editing rights, are critical. Even the most experienced executives write down what they need to say, and practice for every event.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 29, 2017

An informal writing style is generally recommended. You can repurpose your posts into articles, books and reports. Finally, if you don’t have the time, energy, or skills to write a blog, it may be a good investment to hire a ghost writer, or hand the job over to your marketing executive. Add outgoing links.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

In my opinion it’s the most natural fit and it would give Netflix a very strong presence in Los Angeles and in TV (obviously subject to getting the right writes from the studios). If you haven’t read his book please do yourself a favor and buy it. So why on Earth should Netflix split into two businesses?

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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. We are doing what we do – writing larger checks and playing an active role at the company. Is this investor on AngelList?

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

An informal writing style is generally recommended. You can repurpose your posts into articles, books and reports. Finally, if you don’t have the time, energy, or skills to write a blog, it may be a good investment to hire a ghost writer, or hand the job over to your marketing executive. Add outgoing links.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 31, 2014

According to several recent reports , job satisfaction for employees is at an all-time low. I found some great help in outlining the elements of this process in a recent book, “ Disruptors ,” by Kunal Mehta. Then write them down. The rewards, as reported by everyone who has been there, will still be well worth it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 10, 2017

I just finished a new book, “ The Leading Brain ,” by Friederike Fabritius, and Hans Hagemann, with the science behind this. Be honest with yourself about small habits you have which may irritate your direct reports, coworkers, or customers. Take small actions. Thus small questions and small thoughts ultimately lead to small actions.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2012

An informal writing style is generally recommended. You can repurpose your posts into articles, books and reports. Finally, if you don’t have the time, energy, or skills to write a blog, it may be a good investment to hire a ghost writer, or hand the job over to your marketing executive. Add outgoing links.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 2, 2011

I’m sitting at my computer now at 9.00pm writing this – which is an hour earlier than I normally write (there are about 8 women at my kitchen table having a book club (aka excuse to drink wine & gossip so I’m locked in another room writing. Mostly during the day I’m in meetings or doing work.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2015

According to several reliable reports , job satisfaction for employees is at an all-time low. I found some great help in outlining the elements of this process in the classic book, “ Disruptors ,” by Kunal Mehta. Then write them down. The rewards, as reported by everyone who has been there, will still be well worth it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2017

I saw this message highlighted well in a new book, “ Do It, Mean It, Be It ,” by Corrie Shanahan. Start a blog and write for industry forums and newsletters. These days, people love short articles, rather than taking the time to read a book. Seek out and mingle with reporters at business events.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 20, 2017

Not so long ago, training to meet the press and television reporters was a realm reserved for top business executives only. Even practical issues, like understanding reporter deadlines, and your own editing rights, are critical. Even the most experienced executives write down what they need to say, and practice for every event.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 2, 2014

Now, you’re handling payroll and doing writing as well. You may even discover that you enjoy writing more than crunching numbers. Piaw Na, who spent over six years at Google, writes on Quora that she recommends fresh grads to join a startup instead of big companies. Startups also usually have no playbook yet.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2014

Not so long ago, training to meet the press and television reporters was a realm reserved for top business executives only. Even practical issues, like understanding reporter deadlines, and your own editing rights, are critical. Even the most experienced executives write down what they need to say, and practice for every event.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2011

An informal writing style is generally recommended. You can repurpose your posts into articles, books and reports. Finally, if you don’t have the time, energy, or skills to write a blog, it may be a good investment to hire a ghost writer, or hand the job over to your marketing executive. Add outgoing links.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 13, 2011

The evolution and the real value of curator are outlined in a great new book “ Curation Nation ,” by Steven Rosenbaum. and books for entrepreneurs like “Think and Grow Rich.” They write and tweet every day, with the single guiding credibility and personality that the new social culture demands. OnStartups , by Dharmesh Shah.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Not so long ago, training to meet the press and television reporters was a realm reserved for top business executives only. Even practical issues, like understanding reporter deadlines, and your own editing rights, are critical. Even the most experienced executives write down what they need to say, and practice for every event.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

I was happy to see a real focus on preparing for tomorrow highlighted in a new book, “ Start a Successful Business ,” by Colleen DeBaise, who has made a career of studying and writing about entrepreneur challenges. I often hear entrepreneurs who seem to rely wholly on their own passion, and the view of a few friends.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Here’s how to write an executive summary with impact: 1. Just as I don’t recommend you outsourcing the writing of your business plan, I wouldn’t pass on this task. This isn’t a book report; it’s more of a promotional brochure. With every sentence that you write, give it the test: Will this make a VC want to know more?

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

For that, the Guinness World Book of Records recognized it as the fastest-selling consumer electronics device (higher than the iPhone or iPad). Credit for the writing and research of this article and content goes to Zack Schuler of Cal Net Technology Group, Founder & CEO. That’s 133,333 units per day. 5. Giving back.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 30, 2013

And my friend Brad Feld & his wife had written a book on the importance of personal relationships which made me want to weigh in on that. But it was reported compassionately by Christina Allen in this moving piece on Pando Daily. I started out this year writing about how much I hate December. It just happened. Sandy Hook.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2014

If you’re an early investor like I am that often means writing the first $2-3 million check into a business that previously had either survived on fumes or on a $500,000 angel round. One of the interesting things about being a VC is that you often see companies in transition.

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Tech.Co

MAY 24, 2017

I found that being employed by a large consulting firm and having layers of reporting above me made it very difficult to control my schedule. In her book, “Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead,” Sheryl Sandberg stated, “When it comes time to settle down, find someone who wants an equal partner.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2018

Highlighting the problem, and the solution, I just found a new book, “ Making Websites Win ,” by Dr. Karl Blanks and Ben Jesson. By far the most effective technique for improving your writing is simply carrying out user readability tests on every piece of content, and really listening to feedback. Usability problems kill conversions.

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socalTECH

JULY 29, 2009

If you're an expert in a certain technology--say, business process design--and have thought about publishing a book, this is a quicker, faster, and more comprehensive way to share it with the world. Instead of writing a book, we wanted to develop a platform to bring our methods to life, and scale our knowledge.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2010

An informal writing style is generally recommended. You can repurpose your posts into articles, books and reports. Finally, if you don’t have the time, energy, or skills to write a blog, it may be a good investment to hire a ghost writer. Add outgoing links. To be successful, you have to get your message out there.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 6, 2014

I like to get a mix of people who have reported to the candidate, whom the candidate has reported to (2x) and peers. One thing I learned from the book is that real estate agents always sell their personal property at higher relative prices than their clients’ properties. As your candidate for at least 5 references.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 9, 2012

Industry pundits generally spend their time writing about what they see in the rear view mirror. Big Dumb Companies consume such analyst reports, as they are unable to parse the past from the future. . "We are not trying to entertain the critics. I'll take my chances with the public." " [Tweet this quote].

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

People who think of fund raising as a “distraction away from the core business” fundamentally don’t understand that running a business comprises of: Shipping products, selling to & servicing customers, marketing, HR, recruiting, financial reporting AND making sure you have enough money to support operations.

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socalTECH

MAY 14, 2013

That might be good if you''re writing a book report, but people love quick facts. There are other sites where you can learn about famous people, but you have to read ten to fifteen paragraphs to find that information. They want a birthday, a birthplace, some quick things about being famous, about their family life.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 9, 2020

From analytical reporting tools to helpful integrations such as email and Slack prompts, you'll be able to run your whole business, not just your remote work teams, in a more efficient manner. In fact, if you don't have a regular meeting on the books, preferably over video, you could end up not seeing your employees at all.

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Jason Nazar

JUNE 22, 2010

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. A Picture is Worth… – When you do send information over, make sure you visually show the benefit to your potential partner.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 28, 2013

Dave has authored 13 books on computing, the latest of which is Cloud Computing and SOA Convergence in Your Enterprise, a Step-by-Step Approach. SVP at Cloud Technology Partners. Linthicum, senior vice president at Cloud Technology Partners, is an internationally recognized industry expert and thought leader. CEO at Bitium.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

So much so that if you read Ken Auletta’s wonderful book “ Googled ” you’ll see that Larry and Sergey had for years stated they would never do paid search results. And of course we have great public companies that have spanned content & communications like J2 Global whose market cap as of this writing is a cool $2.5

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

The VC’s & executives were then asked to make “commitments&# (in writing) to 3-5 of the companies that they felt they could make some sort of contribution to. The provide them with a custom website with online ticketing, box office software, customer data management, reporting, and marketing tools.

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