Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2010

Many of you have read or at least know the primary thesis of “ Crossing the Chasm &# the seminal book on marketing your products to mainstream consumers by Geoffrey Moore. We like to use new product and gain benefits before our peers. Leading breakout sessions at our annual conference – DreamForce.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 18, 2012

’ It’s pretty terrible to have to go to conferences… with people who are talking about… stuff that not only do I know nothing about, but I could give two $hits about.” Mark encourages emerging entrepreneurs to be bold, yet he admits that with his first startup, he boldly pushed PR before the product was ready.

Entrepreneur 272

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

I remember going to an Under the Radar conference in 2006 in the heat of the Web 2.0 People mistook extra doses of Ajax for a successful product. Unfortunately this was reinforced by the many conferences that rushed to espouse the benefits of Web 2.0 Don’t know how much you can charge for your product?

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 18, 2022

Get this newsletter in your inbox every Thursday by subscribing on TechCrunch’s newsletter page. Anita had the chance to attend the conference, so she’s back with some thoughts from the field: . In tradfi, investors can specialize based on products (e.g. Last week, we talked about layoffs and the Winklevoss rock gods.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 14, 2010

They are tasked with “getting deals done&# so they race around talking to tons of potential partners inking anything from channel sale deals , product integration, international distribution agreements, co-marketing arrangements, M&A discussions, etc. Similar with product features. Let me give you an example.

Startup 323

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2014

Yet if your service is consulting, for example, real travel is required to deliver the product. Trade show and conference participation. Most young businesses with a new product plan to attend as many as ten shows or conferences per year across the country or around the world. Sharing your passion for the business live.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2015

Blogging is one of the best ways to do this and build a brand, even before you have a product or service. I see too many investor pitches, and even executive summaries that ramble on for many pages without a clear message. Your reach with a blog is much broader than traditional business networking channels and industry conferences.

Blogging 110

Blogging Startup Search Engine Optimization Social Media 110

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 13, 2019

Lead with your two-page executive summary, be prepared to give a ten-slide investor presentation. Don’t insist on a product demo – he is buying the business, not the product. There you were ushered into a gorgeously appointed conference room for a precise amount of time with a serious-looking partner.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 15, 2017

I can’t change who your board members are so let me offer some thoughts on how to make your interactions with your board more productive. Nothing drives me more bonkers than board members who want to hold dissertations on 409a valuations, product feature minutiae or spend 30 minutes on how many people they know that they can introduce you to.

Tips 212

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

There was no viral social networking products back then like Twitter where people could easily discover your content. We started building the product 18 months ago so we are in better shape than 99% of start-ups. Page 1: Market Size. $3 I hadn’t thought about the fact that he would become aware of my link. I was wrong.

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Venture Capital Blogging Startup Slides 274

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

There’s a line of thinking in Silicon Valley that you should build product businesses rather than services businesses. They have created two internal technology “products&# and wanted to figure out how they could turn their services business into a product business that could be financed. This team is talented.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2014

Case in point is the return of Larry Page to the role as CEO of Google. In many ways that might be one way to interpret even Facebook where Sheryl stepped in as COO but by all accounts ran much of Facebook for a few years (other than product). I’m excited to see what Nick can product.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 9, 2013

I spoke this past week at the LeWeb conference in London, which was a superbly well run event with a very quality production team. They are also driving down the margins they make and are offering products that are initially lower functionality than their competitors. Final le web london (june 2013) from Mark Suster.

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Marketing Course Pricing Networking 361

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

We were talking about an upcoming conference when he declared, "I hate PowerPoint. Slides Are Not Art - Compelling images are important, but ensure that your message is not overcome by design and production elements. Instead, the presenters told their story in a conversation manner, rather than via the typical monologue approach.

Slides 258

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 26, 2012

Use it in every networking situation and business conference introduction. The elevator pitch should be the first few paragraphs of your business plan, your executive summary, your investor presentation, and the first page of your web site. The investor is "buying" the business, not the product.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

.&# I took it to mean, “making decisions with small amounts of money (pennies) that end up making bad sense for affecting larger amounts of money (pounds, as in Great British Pounds).&# I thought of it as people who cut corners on small costs but paid dearly in terms of lost productivity on expensive staff. I Love Scrappy.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 26, 2016

Mark Zuckerberg announced native Instant Articles as a feature update about a year ago and Facebook has been slowly rolling out and improving the product ever since. However, as of today, Instant Articles become available to anybody with a Facebook page and a blog. Nick Denton (@nicknotned) March 1, 2016.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 14, 2013

Creating awareness for your brand and products is one of the lifebloods of technology startups yet in a world where so many companies are being created it becomes difficult to rise above the noise. Ever notice how some companies tend to be in the press all the time and your big new product launch struggled for inches?

Marketing 389

Marketing Press Blogging Startup 389

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2015

First of all, I will admit that there is some risk involved with talking to any potential investors, even with an agreement, just as there is risk in all the elements of your plan, product and market opportunity. The same is true for people who may approach you at networking events or industry conferences. Build trust first.

Ideas 106

Ideas Technical Review Patents Entrepreneur 106

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2017

Lead with your two-page executive summary, be prepared to give a ten-slide investor presentation. Don’t insist on a product demo – he is buying the business, not the product. There you were ushered into a gorgeously appointed conference room for a precise amount of time with a serious-looking partner.

Funding 60

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 25, 2014

Lead with your two-page executive summary, be prepared to give a ten-slide investor presentation. Don’t insist on a product demo – he is buying the business, not the product. There you were ushered into a gorgeously appointed conference room for a precise amount of time with a serious-looking partner.

Startup 107

Startup Venture Capital Slides Outsource 107

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 19, 2010

If you would like to be part of this amazing night and show your support you may go to the Signup page and do so or for special arrangements contact sponsor@startupdemo.com. StartupDemo ( www.startupdemo.com ) is an opportunity for early stage startups to showcase their new products and/or services. About Startup Demo. startupdemo.

Social Media 71

Social Media Media Startup Mixergy 71

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 25, 2012

Lead with your two-page executive summary, be prepared to give a ten-slide investor presentation. Don’t insist on a product demo – he is buying the business, not the product. There you were ushered into a gorgeously appointed conference room for a precise amount of time with a serious-looking partner.

Entrepreneur 94

Entrepreneur Slides Outsource Summary 94

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

After you sign up for an account, super easy if you have a Facebook account, you are taken to a page with available lounges for you to view video. To be honest, we didn’t get much work done during the conference because we were far too busy hanging our in the lounge. You can also create your own lounge. and YouTube Live.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 2, 2017

Our first product is called Seed, which is a screening test for male infertility. Alan Horsager: We started selling the test in October last year, when we launched at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, at their annual conference. What's the biggest challenge you've had in bringing this product to market?

USC 100

USC Technical Review Startup Southern California 100

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Use it in every networking situation and business conference introduction. The elevator pitch should be the first few paragraphs of your business plan, your executive summary, your investor presentation, and the first page of your web site. Here are a few thoughts to help you get started: What is your product or service?

Startup 93

Startup Competition Summary Patents 93

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 19, 2011

TechZulu is heading out to CES and we have tons of products/gadgets/games/companies to review and interview. For double points Like Us on Facebook and leave a comment on our page on the product you want to see covered. We want to hear from you as well and get what you are really interested in. So make sure you Follow @techzulu.

Social Media 84

Social Media Newsletter Mobile Startup 84

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Lead with your two-page executive summary, be prepared to give a ten-slide investor presentation. Don’t insist on a product demo – he is buying the business, not the product. There you were ushered into a gorgeously appointed conference room for a precise amount of time with a serious-looking partner.

Slides 95

Slides Outsource Summary Conference 95

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

I will also demonstrate how various techniques can vastly improve app performance, such as localStorage and Single Page Web Apps. Single Page Web Apps – JavaScript MVC Frameworks and Prototypical ASP.NET MVCResponsive single page web applications are becoming the norm instead of the exception.

Training 65

Training Technical Review Technology Software Review 65

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 20, 2015

You can spread the word by attending conventions and conferences relating to your field of business. Create pages for your business on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+ and any other social sites that are used by potential customers. A good website allows you to sell your products and services online.

Tips 40

Tips Advertising Training Customer 40

Eric Greenspan

MAY 25, 2010

MAKEITWORK, our Twitter handle is @makeitwork , our website is makeitwork.com and our facebook page is of course facebook.com/makeitwork. We are currently in production for this show and we hope to have it on the air soon. Our shows have Make It Work in their title, our call-in number is 877.MAKEITWORK,

Social Media 220

Social Media Media Blogging Tips 220

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 12, 2010

Lead with your two-page executive summary, be prepared to give a ten-slide investor presentation. Don’t insist on a product demo – he is buying the business, not the product. There you were ushered into a gorgeously appointed conference room for a precise amount of time with a serious-looking partner.

Entrepreneur 86

Entrepreneur Slides Outsource Summary 86

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Verizon , Monster Products , MerchLabs , HIRED , Instart Logic , Zeel , Shootly , Move Loot , Microsoft , American Laser Company , Zirx , DoorDash , Drizly. Without further adieu, I present to you the winners of the 1st annual REACH NeXT conference: Entertainment: Storygami. We thank you! Health & Wellness: Green Way Labs.

Fractional VPE 40

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 12, 2010

They’ll make reference calls, call other players in the sector (always being explicit why they’re calling), talk to more team members from the company we’re looking at and do a deep dive on the business model and/or product. Check the management / team page of the VC to check the level of the person approaching you.

Venture Capital 294

Venture Capital Entrepreneur Email Equity 294

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Getting suppliers to accept terms that they said they never normally agree, getting accepted to speak on a panel when the conference organizer initially said “no,&# getting people to moonlight for you until you have the cash to bring them on board. He went out and found a developer and built a product. Making Things Happen.

Entrepreneur 414

Entrepreneur Technical Review Slides CTO Coach 414

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2010

The Venture Value Scorecard is a one-page summary of your company’s achievements and assets: the factors that contribute to the value of your organization. Products: You obviously can’t create value without a viable product (or service) to sell. Detail isn’t important; tracking your progress is.

.Net 89

.Net Metrics Competition Template 89

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

To ensure that you are able to attend each and every event you ever wanted, this year the conference has introduced a $75 Premium Pass. More information is located on their “attend” page. SMWLA has posted a tentative schedule of events on their “Schedule At A Glance” page. WHAT EVENTS ARE HAPPENING?

Social Media 92

Social Media Los Angeles Media Angel 92