Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Email is efficient. I email often. I always follow important emails with a call. You CANNOT do this on email. Of course in-person is best for true relationship development but that’s not always practical. A very common experience … One person emails some thoughts. I’m not. Well, I am.

Startup 150

Startup Email Writing Course 150

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

Today we’re in a world where 10 accelerators are bombarding you with emails to meet their 10-15 companies. Seed investors are aplenty and of course they need downstream money to fuel their early-stage bets. Of course I would like to be in every great deal ever done. And there’s conferences. Oh, the conferences.

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Venture Capital Invest Press Startup 374

Berkonomics

JANUARY 15, 2015

And of course sometimes, a person leaves the company, creating a need to fill a hole. Email readers, continue here…] On the other hand, we are all guilty of hanging on to marginal employees for too long. Sometimes, there is just too much work for one person, and a second is needed to continue growth. There is a rule few follow.

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Of course, it's way more complex than just these questions. Do you need to round trip an email to validate the email? Refer a friend? Cloudsponge for email invites to large group? Do they generate emails or other external notifications? Email - are you sending out emails periodically?

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Of course, it's way more complex than just these questions. Do you need to round trip an email to validate the email? Refer a friend? Cloudsponge for email invites to large group? Do they generate emails or other external notifications? Email - are you sending out emails periodically?

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Develop Development Startup SEO 384

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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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

Ultimately, this simple assessment became known as the “Old Gray Whistle Test” (OGWT), a reference to the doormen''s preponderance of gray hair. This will result in multiple points of view that you can distill into a single course of action. sales, finance, product development, etc.). Commandos Need Not Apply .

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Yes” responses are prime candidates for future references. For instance, you can facilitate your customers’ ability to provide you with references by giving them an email template they can readily forward. A quick “No” is far more valuable to a busy entrepreneur than a nebulous NPS response of “five.”. Going Beyond The Question.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

It’s often referred to as Spring Break for Geeks, and for good reason. I’m talking, of course, about South by Southwest (SXSW), Austin’s annual film and music festival that in recent years added an interactive component. To schedule an interview or discuss your SXSW plans, email amanda@techzulu.com.

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Conference Course Email Networking 95

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 30, 2016

I told him that I had observed every LP on their computers doing email and that clearly they were bored, to which he replied, “We like boring Powerpoint presentations. When we were rebuilding our LP base one of the single most helpful person to me as a friend, sparring partner and reference was Dana Settle of Greycroft.

Venture Capital 150

Venture Capital Startup Course Funding 150

socalTECH

MAY 2, 2017

He was just trying to collect more data for his startup on what was happening on real estate deals that the company had been referring to brokers. Andrwe Bermudez: We were able to get a lot of data using those tools, and then latched onto their email communications. That was a way for us to get compliance, by gamifying the process.

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Sales Startup Email Tool 145

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Yes” responses are prime candidates for future references. For instance, you can facilitate your customers’ ability to provide you with references by giving them an email template they can readily forward. A quick “No” is far more valuable to a busy entrepreneur than a nebulous NPS response of “five.”. Going Beyond The Question.

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.Net Satisfaction Customer Custom 168

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 7, 2015

Of course I spotted it early like many because I noticed people I’ve long followed like Ryan Hoover, Danielle Morrill at Matt Mazzeo somewhat obsessed with it. Matt made references to products like Twitch (captures live video while you play video games and bought by Amazon for $1 billion) and how products like Meerkat could take off.

Course 150

Course Venture Capital Startup Snapchat 150

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

Of course much of it is conflicting. And of course I’ve sat on the other side of the table: As a VC. In the era of social networks, LinkedIn, Facebook messaging, Quora and email addresses that are easily guessable, it’s easy to think that maybe you should just approach a VC directly. They seem so reachable.

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Develop Development Funding Venture Capital 366

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 13, 2010

Of course, you have to draw the line somewhere. Email Address Almost every startup wants and needs email as a means of notifying users. A lot of value is derived through being able to reach out in order to convert, retain, refer, etc. do not provide access to the email address. More on this below.

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Google Startup Yahoo Email 292

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

there was no frame of reference for the value. Sure, of course I am. My key take away – frame of reference in pricing is important. My key take away – frame of reference in pricing is important. He started by using email (send your eCard to a friend) and there he sees 3-4 clicks back per share action.

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Startup Venture Capital Pricing Writing 303

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 4, 2009

They generated an enormous amount of inbound leads through PR, email blasts and heavy efforts with analysts such as Gartner Group, IDC, Aberdeen Group, etc. If you’re not ready to buy then you go into an email database. Here they surround you with sales professionals, product people and, of course, lots of referenceable customers!

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Eric Greenspan

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

I’ve remained a skeptic about the BBB and as a result of an email I received a couple of weeks ago from them, I have raised the skepticism threat level. So here’s the email I received: Eric, My name is Chad Ratliffe emailing from the Better Business Bureau. That’s how we do business at Make It Work.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Some people jokingly referred to it in its early days as “Fakester” in contrast to Friendster. You originally had to have a.edu email address to even join. Of course they can be duped. Turns out anonymity mattered. Along came Facebook. They wanted to know who you were.

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Social Network Startup Blogging Venture Capital 329

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

To get us started and to grossly oversimplify performance, conceptually we can think about the system as consisting of the following elements that I’ll refer to throughout the post. If the initial load time of the web application was 10 seconds but bringing up an individual email took less than 1s that’s likely an okay characteristic.

Startup 150

Startup SEO CTO Coach Web 150

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2013

Make sure you have the five basic platform tools in place well before the launch – social media profiles with a great headshot (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube), website (with blog), business cards, email signature block, and an email address on your domain name. Building your home base with personal and product traction.

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Platform Entrepreneur Startup Social Media 105

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2016

He has constantly kowtowed to Vladamir Putin praising his strong leadership and even encouraged him to hack Hillary’s emails. I was going to hit one guy in particular, a very little guy” (referring of course to Michael Bloomberg, who is 5' 8"). Yes, I know Republicans generally dislike and distrust her.

Summary 150

Summary Media Technical Review Startup 150

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

We were trying to optimize around a few criteria: price, size of round, number of syndicate partners and, of course, terms. I always made them commit in an email to the day they would ship documents and then I’d hold them too it. I’d send them their email and point out the docs were late. If they want reference calls be ballsy.

Venture Capital 301

Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Technical Advisors 301

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2012

Make sure you have the five basic platform tools in place well before the launch – social media profiles with a great headshot (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube), website (with blog), business cards, email signature block, and an email address on your domain name. Building your home base with personal and product traction.

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Startup Social Media Platform Blogging 104

InfoChachkie

MAY 27, 2013

Geo was a lightly veiled reference to Geocities, a Web 1.0 Of course, the lovely thing is that at the end of the day it is a great marketing gimmick. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS. Share and Enjoy.

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Customer Custom Template Startup 195

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 31, 2015

Save it to Pocket, bookmark it, email it to yourself or whatever other coping mechanism you have. Of course you should go on your own journey of discovery. Executive function refers to a number of mental processes that are required to regulate, control, and manage daily life tasks. Email twice. Don’t worry.

Startup 150

Startup Writing Class Orange County 150

InfoChachkie

JULY 1, 2013

Of course not. One way to unequivocally convey your disregard of your audience’s frame-of-reference is to tell them things you are certain to already know. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS. Photo credit: Wikipedia).

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Eric Greenspan

MAY 29, 2010

There are many signs to look for when receiving candid feedback from your customers, here’s a few examples of things Make It Work customers say and what we are doing about it: Customer (from a Delight Survey email): Why don’t you offer billing as an option, rather than require payment on demand at the end of the appointment?

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Social Media Customer Custom Media 214

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

The best proof of a soft circle is whether an angel will email someone else (refer another investor) and start off that email with “I’m investing in…”. The team, of course, is just as important as the product or idea. Money gets soft circled all the time and rarely do we see angels back out unless the terms change.

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Angel Startup Ideas .Net 302

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2018

There is an old management saying, “measure twice, cut once” which refers to the benefit of doing some planning. All of this, of course, is Sales 101. You could easily guess their email addresses or ping them on Twitter?—?don’t. It’s the antithesis of “ready, fire, aim” which seems to be so prevalent in today’s society.

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Funding Startup Venture Capital News 215

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 8, 2010

Much of my traffic is through referring websites and/or social media. The obvious starting point is to email a few friends and let them know you have a new blog. Don’t be overbearing – just an email saying, wanted to let you know about my new blog. It doesn’t need to be short. Some search.

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Blogging Startup Writing Summary 286

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

If you don’t follow the image reference above or the tag line, “ You don’t need double talk; you need Bob Loblaw “ (try saying it out loud) , and if you care! Oh, they didn’t cover that in your Stanford CS course? the link is here. This all got me thinking about a post on how to best work with lawyers.

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Startup IP Southern California Entrepreneur 318

InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Some might be from banner ads and others may arise from an email campaign. . Direct Response Email and Newsletters – Although rightfully vilified due to the irresponsible actions of Spammers, targeted, opt-in email lists can be lucrative sources of customers. Such actions include sales, trials, leads, downloads, etc.

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Customer Custom Advertising SEM 164

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 13, 2011

Potential customers always prefer to talk to existing reference customers than to talk to just your sales reps. Of course they’ll probably remember you, but often you forget the context of how you know somebody so without that slight prompt the connection isn’t made. Don’t assume everybody remembers you.

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Conference Startup Technical Review Writing 289

Alon Schwartz

APRIL 7, 2014

Of course, just looking far will get your nowhere as you’ll stay with the dream. Read emails all the way, find the typo in the copy, ask if that line on the page should really be there? It drives me crazy when leaders and managers refer to employees as “resources”. Pay attention to details. It’s all about the people.

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Resource Mentor Ideas Writing 82

InfoChachkie

APRIL 3, 2012

When the going gets tough (as it always does at any startup) the Wantrepreneurs get busy emailing their resumes to prospective employers. When I say “get personal,” I am referring to non-typical questions designed to determine who the candidate really is. The costs of a mis-hire during the early stages of your adVenture are dramatic.

Entrepreneur 219

Entrepreneur Startup Equity Journal 219

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2014

Enter the IoT hubs commonly referred to as Smart Hubs - more on this in future articles, but in short, my Smartthings hub acts as the negotiator in this communication mess. Attach an email trigger to your smart Philips Hue light bulb. Where does all this data go once it’s transmitted from these objects? What will IoT 1.0/2.0

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Belkin Startup Artificial Inteligence Cloud Computing 94