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Should You Bother Targeting the Tech Blogs for Your PR Campaigns?

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” If your company was featured there (in the early days of what people called Web 2.0) But the obvious thing dawned on many people – the early-adopter, tech-obsessed readers of TechCrunch at the time were not necessarily the typical users of many company’s products. Perception = reality. Kind of obvious.

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Should You Really be a Startup Entrepreneur?

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I’m enjoying being a VC. I thought I’d talk a bit about the differences I’ve experienced between being an entrepreneur & a VC – you know, from “both sides of the table.&#. There is no shame in being an exec at a company or whatever.&#. So readers of tech journals gain a bias of the chances of success.

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Angel Investing Skill 2 – Domain Knowledge

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Just ask the people who poured money into once “hot&# companies like RazorGator or Friendster. But then I talk with my partner Brian McLoughlin who has worked in the field for 20 years and he’ll run through the 10 reasons why similar companies haven’t succeeded. Who ultimately invested in FourSquare?

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Venture Capital - What's the rush?

Frank Addante

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! ▼ August (3) Venture Capital - What's the rush? Venture Capital - What's the rush?

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Should You Really be a Startup Entrepreneur?

Both Sides of the Table

I’m enjoying being a VC. I thought I’d talk a bit about the differences I’ve experienced between being an entrepreneur & a VC – you know, from “both sides of the table.&#. There is no shame in being an exec at a company or whatever.&#. So readers of tech journals gain a bias of the chances of success.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Elements of Sustainable Companies

Frank Addante

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! ► August (3) Venture Capital - What's the rush? ► October (1) New Video! .

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: FounderBlog’s 1 Year Anniversary! A BIG THANK YOU to 3,500 entrepreneurs in 50+ countries

Frank Addante

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! ► August (3) Venture Capital - What's the rush? ► October (1) New Video! .