Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2013

I see it on email even more. ” In it he talked about how he gets daily emails asking for intros to Oprah (he does a lot of work with her) and his advice. One of the most common questions I hear from first-time entrepreneurs is, “How do I meet angels?” It seems we live in an era of “ask.”

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Venture Capital Press GRP Partners Blogging 407

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 10, 2010

Of course when they get there those individuals are no longer young and after years of mental and physical atrophy they lack the ambitions to get these things done. Of course the 4-hour work week and DL plan is a gross over generalization and meant to be shocking. And, of course, now Twitter. If not now, then when?

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Berkonomics

JUNE 11, 2015

It’s good advice; the theory being that entrepreneurs can discover the flaws in their business models sooner, make course corrections and move in a more favorable direction. In my case as a young software entrepreneur, I had a different approach: Fail Locally, one customer at a time. I became an entrepreneur by default.

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Customer Custom Writing Southern California 120

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 22, 2012

Of course, there has been no shortage of articles about Pinterest lately. His boards include some great collections of dream cars and iPhone home screens. An entrepreneur several times over, Matt has started to create boards that feature his want list and personal style. You guys are going to be rich!”. I guess I was right.

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Blogging RSS Social Network Screening 178

InfoChachkie

MARCH 3, 2011

In the spirit of the “land grab” mentality of the day, we emphasized usage of our screen sharing technology with no thought applied to how we would convert such users into paying customers. We then sorted these email addresses by company and initiated targeted sales campaigns wherever we identified a critical mass of users.

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Customer Custom Technical Support Startup 162

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Then there is the EIR (entrepreneur in residence) who is usually at a VC for a temporary period of time and other individuals such as venture partners or operating partners. While this post is written about raising venture capital (which I always remind entrepreneurs IS a sales process) the lessons can be applied to any sale or biz dev deal.

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Venture Capital Sales Entrepreneur Startup 308

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 21, 2011

My macro theme was “great entrepreneurs&# who mapped to my belief system about the kind of entrepreneurs I wanted to work with. Nordstrom sales reps are trained to do this to, but of course they can’t know every customer that walks around the store. “People still want calls …&#. Or can they?

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Mobile Advertising Media Marketing 329

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

The app does: Alerts users before they fall out of touch with important contacts, across email, Facebook, LinkedIn, or Twitter. MyPeople works as a personalized email digest set to update the user on a weekly or daily basis. It’s not your fault that we can only be social creatures to a certain extent before brain overload.

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Web Social Network Email Networking 74

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 14, 2016

Of course, we have competitors. Of course, there are follow up emails, but during an event is the next big chunk. We then have applications, running on tablets and screens, where you can interact. You'll walk up, tap on a screen, and it would automatically show a men's line that they are showcasing.

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Sales Santa Monica Startup Orange County 100

InfoChachkie

JULY 1, 2013

Of course not. You are an entrepreneur – go for it. Turn your back to the audience and read each slide verbatim from the screen. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS. Wing It With Irrelevant Sonic Fillers.

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Slides Tips Startup RSS 220

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 6, 2010

If there is only an email address, they are likely not a legitimate business. You can also ask them what kind of screening they do for their employees if they do not interview them. Tags: entrepreneur startup high risk work-at-home scam business. Try to find out the company name and contact information. Test the contact info.

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Startup Google Social Network Screening 95

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 20, 2014

Just 20 years old and a recent Harvard University dropout, Olenka provided insight into her transition to Los Angeles, life as an entrepreneur, and how she’s passionate about helping non-English speakers see American movies in their own native language. So being an entrepreneur is a lot like being a student. You have deliverables.

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Startup Entertainment CTO Coach Screening 91

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

And of course we had, TheMan. Walk into any Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf in Southern California and you can’t miss their digital screens. I first met him there and knew he was a talented entrepreneur that I wanted to work with some day. , Commission Junction, MySpace, TicketMaster and many more.

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Company Companies Startup Southern California 276

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2011

Participating in this event also included world recognized security expert and Co-founder of Fonality , Samy Kamkar , Danny Schreiber (Managing Editor of Silicon Prairie News) and Rob Jadon (serial-entrepreneur and angel investor). If Avesta sees someone drinking Coloft coffee (organic of course), he quickly asks if they’ve sold anything.

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Los Angeles Startup Angel Tech Coast Angels 73

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

Of course much of it is conflicting. I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. And of course I’ve sat on the other side of the table: As a VC.

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Develop Development Funding Venture Capital 366

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

I was saying that I was happy it was all out in the open because I felt at least everybody could now understand the issues & opportunities from the perspectives of angels, entrepreneurs and VCs. But before I sent it I had made 10 private phone calls, sent emails & built support. It worked like a charm. So I thought, WTF?

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Startup Venture Capital Blogging Summary 292

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 23, 2017

At nighttime I don’t check my email or social feed right before bed, which helps me from having last-minute anxiety before going to sleep. But more concerning for me is that I often found myself checking email or social feeds in bed in the morning and this is a TOTAL waste. Like many of you intuitively I knew it wasn’t good for me.

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Social Media News Mobile Snapchat 267

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2016

Let me just put this more clearly for you up front – the vast majority of the Internet is used for porn so every product has this use but you probably just don’t know about it: YouTube, Tumblr, Facebook, FaceTime, Skype and of course be very careful on Google Search without “safe mode” on. So get over it.

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Snapchat Screening Venture Capital Guide 150