Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2023

For example, the handmade-item platform Etsy sponsors free entrepreneurship courses for underemployed and unemployed people, including assistance in setting up a store on Etsy, thus adding more artists and artisan sellers to their platform. Write it down, make it specific, expressive, yet succinct and jargon-free.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Publish a daily blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. Of course, too many or obnoxious advertisements are especially harmful to a site’s credibility. They will exit quickly. Show evidence of your expertise. Highlight personal and product testimonials. Advertising presence.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 14, 2013

.” Here’s what I mean … Let’s start with what it takes for a journalist to want to write a story. Do I have an “angle” from which to write the story (first company to do X, company does biggest X, consumer behavior is doing X)? ” Of course not. They’re different. More strategic.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Never write something you wouldn’t want to come back to you. Of course, the biggest mistake is failing to learn from the mistakes of others, or even from your mistakes. Make sure you have the aptitude to run one business well, with one product line, before you start a couple more. There are more, but I think you get the idea.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Of course it happens all the time?—?especially I am going to do a whole separate post on independent board members so I won’t belabor it here but here is one important tip?—?there I’ll give you some tips in that other post on how to deal with board observers. So does that mean you should worry about being fired? Not really.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 26, 2013

I will add to this as I write more in the coming weeks on the topic. In stead of doing my typical big long post with 10 PR tips (like I did there), I’m going to break them up into individual (I hope more digestible) chunks. Is Funding a Worthy Announcement? ” Funding IS the story. Funding is news.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2010

Here are some tips which will signal traction to investors, as well as your team: Document your business plan. Forcing yourself to write down a plan is actually the only way to make sure you actually have a plan. Of course, a real contract or purchase order from a big customer is even better.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

Just 3 years ago there was talk of institutional investors “not being able to write small enough checks.” Many pension funds are simply too large to write small checks and favor the ability to write $50-100 million checks to funds. Of course strongest industry players don’t stand still. Why is this?

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2012

We teach through video tutorials, with courses around specific sites, like how to make content for FunnyorDie, taught by one of the staff writers from FunnyOrDie. An example is Melissa Rundle, who was been writing for the industry doing FunnyOrDie type comedies. We'll also be offering the top ten tips from those teachers.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

It’s obvious that we can be too late to these decisions of course. Start writing down predictions about people, companies, and markets. If — and it’s a big if of course — they can do that on the cheap, then why should an LP care at all? How can you practice timing? Ditto people you met a while back.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 14, 2009

Of course, when I started thinking about Visible Networking , I immediately went to Cliff to check in to see how he's doing and to get his feedback, thoughts and ideas on the concept. I moved into writing software to analyze audience data, and wrote a lot of computer graphics software. Cliff, remind me about your background?

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Admittedly, that last part is an exaggeration but they were bad enough that I am writing this essay in the hopes that you will read it and not make these mistakes. Tip: take 2 minutes to read over the entire application before answering any questions. Tip: If you can answer the question with actual, relevant numbers, do it.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 20, 2013

The other worthwhile exercise is to write down what your competitors uses as its USPs – even ones that you don’t think are really valuable to customers. If you need demo tips I’ve covered that before. It’s equally useful to know what your weaknesses are against your key competitors and honestly capturing those.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Of course, if you are a good developer looking for equity-only positions in very interesting startups, please drop me a note. So before you ask someone to even spend an hour of their time writing code or reviewing specs make sure you can pay them in some form (coffee, dinner, laptop, etc.),

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TechEmpower

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Although we spend plenty of time researching and developing with new technologies based on desire and need, we don't want our clients to be guinea pigs (unless that's the nature of their business, of course). You're in the thick of it and about to write a small chunk of server-side code. Easy stuff should be easy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2013

Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. Of course, too many or obnoxious advertisements are especially harmful to a site’s credibility. They will exit quickly. Show evidence of your expertise. Highlight personal presence and testimonials. Advertising presence.

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Search Engine Optimization Startup Advertising SEO 105

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2017

I like his list of competencies, with my tips on how to highlight them, to score certain people as potential business leaders to peers and investors: Agility in learning. Of course, investors would prefer that all new businesses be led by entrepreneurs with a track record, and all the attributes highlighted here. Communication skills.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2012

Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. Of course, too many or obnoxious advertisements are especially harmful to a site’s credibility. They will exit quickly. Show evidence of your expertise. Highlight personal presence and testimonials. Advertising presence.

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Search Engine Optimization Entrepreneur Sites SEO 96

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 25, 2016

For example, the handmade-item platform Etsy sponsors free entrepreneurship courses for underemployed and unemployed people, including assistance in setting up a store on Etsy, thus adding more artists and artisan sellers to their platform. Write it down, make it specific, expressive, yet succinct and jargon-free.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Here are some tips which will signal traction and fundability to investors, as well as to your team: Document your business plan. Forcing yourself to write down a plan is actually the only way to make sure you actually have a plan. Of course, a real contract or purchase order from a big customer is even better.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 16, 2013

During his presentation, Sam Teller gave people tips on how to connect with high profile people, who are inundated with emails. The first “Intro to the LA Startup Community” back in October 2012 was taught by Sam Teller , Managing Director of Launchpad , a four-month accelerator program started by venture capitalist Mark Suster.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2012

Here are some tips which will signal traction and fundability to investors, as well as to your team: Document your business plan. Forcing yourself to write down a plan is actually the only way to make sure you actually have a plan. Of course, a real contract or purchase order from a big customer is even better.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

When to get a lawyer - If you plan to be a venture or angel backed technology company (what I mostly write about) the best time to start meeting and getting to know lawyers is long before you ever start your company. I write about some of the lessons in my post on Startup Mistakes. Many people start companies arse backwards.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2013

I have published many of these PR Tips before. This started as a post in which I was going to write out tips to personal branding and became in stead an essay of my own branding journey. I, of course, knew nothing about business. In my next post I will take on the topic of how to control your brand. ” Instant.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2011

Here are some tips which will signal traction and fundability to investors, as well as to your team: Document your business plan. Forcing yourself to write down a plan is actually the only way to make sure you actually have a plan. Of course, a real contract or purchase order from a big customer is even better.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

I taught a somewhat crazy course about writing and deploying a scalable website in Ruby on Rails and deploying it in EC2. These are 5-minute presentations on any topic related to RightScale and range from new technology demos to HR news and of course satire, making the entire audience howl. Luck has got to play a big role here!

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 7, 2011

A tip for those without an Iphone or the newest Blackberry, look to these websites to download a FREE scanner app to scan these little squares. Of course, as with most futuristic technologies, Hollywood does a great job of adding their touch and this AR experience is no different. Redlaser for iPhone. Barcode Scanner for Android.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2016

Of course you’re supposed to prioritize things that are important but not yet urgent!). If you’re writing and looking up occasionally you’re assumed to taking notes. It’s much less rude than being on a device where the participants KNOW you aren’t paying attention.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Write it down…. What do you think will be the tipping point for SocialStay where you wake up and say to yourself, “We freakin’ did it.”? “We He is a member of the University of California at Santa Barbara’s Faculty where he teaches several entrepreneurial courses. _. There’s a lot more on this for another time.”.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 19, 2011

One tip – depending on seniority – you can sometimes hire independent reference check firms. But when they’re trying to get David Pogue, Walt Mossberg or Kara Swisher to write a story for you, they’re also thinking about their other clients – now and in the future. For them, this is just a deal.

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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.) On the card I usually write the date, where I met the person, how I met them and what value I can bring to the table. Follow suggestions in Tip One in order to build rapport. Second, how to get leads. Buy Online Lead Generation.

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Customer Custom Marketing SEO 85

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 25, 2014

To cap off our 6th year at SXSW and follow up on last year’s amazingly successful Trend Lounge , we knew this year had to be bigger, better, more engaging, and of course, even more fun. Setting the Stage : The Indiegogo/TechZulu Tech Cafe. A hit with the SXSW party crowd). Founders, Entrepreneurs, and Celebrities, Oh My!

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Every time I think to write a post about this I figure the most recent board meeting I’ve attended will think it’s about them so I don’t bother. So I’m going to write a series of board meetings posts unrelated to anybody or maybe an amalgamation of them all. This should take the least amount of time possible.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2010

I’m writing this post as part of my series with Advice on Raising Venture Capital but will file it under Sales Tips as well since it applies equally to both scenarios. Here are some tips to keep in mind for the big day. tip: write it down when asked / parked). Let me write that down.&#. -

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SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 31, 2010

Of course, youll need to use a social login to get into the site. Your article is the only useful information Ive found about Engage but one thing I dont get is, what methods do you say we have to write? (in Is this error related to what Im supposed to write? Well come back to this in a moment.

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 2, 2009

For instance, a travel site might contain travel tips, along with ads for great deals on vacations. For instance, if you sell a software security solution, you might write an article that describes ten ways consumers can protect themselves online, highlighting your solution as one potential tool. John is a CPA and holds an M.B.A.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 25, 2009

If taking part-time evening courses is not possible, seek out an online curriculum. Just as you would not ask your family physician to perform a coronary bypass, do not ask your corporate lawyer to help you write your patent application. Money Is Time. Sometimes You Do Get What You Pay For. Hold your ground. from the Wharton School.

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