Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

I took an advanced computer course in high school where I learned to build databases in Ashton Tate’s dBase III+ and to compile my designs using a product called Clipper. Many MBAs took marketing courses but have never been on the front line of A/B testing, email campaigns or PR initiatives.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2011

By John Williams Fast Company magazine recently reported that PayPal founder Paul Thiel is giving away $100,000 to twenty-four young men and women to finance startup businesses. Instead of following a proscribed course which may lead nowhere, entrepreneurial leaders such a Thiel are sparking a change in the way we think about success.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

But of course all of these things are intertwined. Obviously you need to be mentally flexible enough to spot if your instincts were wrong and a change of course is necessary. Of course it’s great to bring in outside experience to complement your team but it must be done judiciously. Know what you believe is important.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

That is, of course, as long as what you are selling is the absolute best in your market.) Maybe you sit and read Inc magazine for a while in the outside patio enjoying the sunny weather before you have to lock yourself in your white walled box chained to the computer working into the late night hours. Second, how to get leads.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2011

You would think the obvious thing I would tell somebody is, “yes, of course it’s a great idea.&# You’d be surprised. Just a month ago they were all email you! Getting on the front cover of the most prominent VC magazine in Europe (was called Tornado Insider). Not all VCs want to be entrepreneurs, of course.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 25, 2014

It is possible, of course, to recruit great people as an underground startup but it is 10x easier when qualified candidates whom you may not even know read about your company and are excited by your vision. Enterprise Sales – The very first thing a potential customer does when you email or call to set up a meeting is Google you.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2011

You would think the obvious thing I would tell somebody is, “yes, of course it’s a great idea.&# You’d be surprised. Just a month ago they were all email you! Getting on the front cover of the most prominent VC magazine in Europe (was called Tornado Insider). Not all VCs want to be entrepreneurs, of course.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 12, 2010

magazine covering telecom and broadband stories. Additionally, you can chose to post cool stuff from here, reply to things you find on other services, and of course forward groovy stuff that you find to your friends. . . The NutshellMail Update is then sent to your primary email address on your schedule. . . gigaom.com. .

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

Of course articles like these are going to inflame people because not everybody who is running their own business (or aspires to) wants to believe that you need to go all out to compete and win on a global scale. I was on an airplane 2-3 times / week meeting potential customers, investors, employees, business partners and the press.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

Of course I have. He’s been steadily emailing me for the past 18 months with ideas for local entrepreneurs I “have to meet&# and has been egging me on to spend more time in Seattle. And of course you need a mature venture capital industry. This article originally ran on TechCrunch. I’m in Seattle this week.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

Some, of course, agree with me that BuzzFeed has been and continues to be the gold standard innovator in digital media to emulate. Back then there were “email forwards.” Of course we all had the Utopian view as technologists often do but the laws of unintended consequences takes over. Others are skeptical, “Ha!

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