Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 7, 2011

I’m definitely not lobbying here for promising things you can’t deliver, or hiring a publicist before your first programmer. Start writing a blog, speaking at local groups, and conversing at networking meetings about the need you see in the marketplace, before you pitch a solution. You need to do it yourself. Give it to them.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 23, 2014

Report within the organizational structure. In the past, consultants were taught to report only to the top executive, and to assume leadership rights in the organization. Speak to people, rather than write a document every time you want a change. Results” these days are not PowerPoint slides, or theories and recommendations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 20, 2017

Not so long ago, training to meet the press and television reporters was a realm reserved for top business executives only. Even practical issues, like understanding reporter deadlines, and your own editing rights, are critical. Even the most experienced executives write down what they need to say, and practice for every event.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2014

Not so long ago, training to meet the press and television reporters was a realm reserved for top business executives only. Even practical issues, like understanding reporter deadlines, and your own editing rights, are critical. Even the most experienced executives write down what they need to say, and practice for every event.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2010

I’m definitely not lobbying here for promising things you can’t deliver, or hiring a publicist before your first programmer. Start writing a blog, speaking at local groups, and conversing at networking meetings about the need you see in the marketplace, before you pitch a solution. You need to do it yourself. Give it to them.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Not so long ago, training to meet the press and television reporters was a realm reserved for top business executives only. Even practical issues, like understanding reporter deadlines, and your own editing rights, are critical. Even the most experienced executives write down what they need to say, and practice for every event.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 9, 2020

As a manager or project leader, it can be hard to keep track of whether or not your remote workers are actually working without installing a 24/7 video feed in your employees' living room – and you definitely shouldn't do that. This could include seeing log reports of the sites and services you've accessed. Check In Effectively.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 12, 2012

Report within the organizational structure. In the past, consultants were taught to report only to the top executive, and to assume leadership rights in the organization. Speak to people, rather than write a document every time you want a change. Results” these days are not PowerPoint slides, or theories and recommendations.

Startup 85

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2014

If you’re an early investor like I am that often means writing the first $2-3 million check into a business that previously had either survived on fumes or on a $500,000 angel round. One of the interesting things about being a VC is that you often see companies in transition.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Why Every Entrepreneur Should Write and 9 Tips To Get Started - OnStartups , September 27, 2010 "The best part of blogging is the people you will meet"- Hugh MacLeod repeating wisdom from Loic Lemeur to me at the Big Pink at 2 am in South Beach after the Future of Web Apps 2008. Why You Should Write. Why You Should Write.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 16, 2011

Report within the organizational structure. In the past, consultants were taught to report only to the top executive, and to assume leadership rights in the organization. Speak to people, rather than write a document every time you want a change. Results” these days are not PowerPoint slides, or theories and recommendations.

Startup 93

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 29, 2018

The quote “knowledge is power,” often attributed to Francis Bacon from his writings Meditationes Sacrae in 1597, definitely resonates with founders, Most because gaining knowledge about your market, landscape, and competitors, is a key way to gain strength and momentum. Get Your Playbook Together. Add Mentors to Your Roster.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2010

Report within the organizational structure. In the past, consultants were taught to report only to the top executive, and to assume leadership rights in the organization. Speak to people, rather than write a document every time you want a change. Results” these days are not Powerpoint slides, or theories and recommendations.

Startup 90

Startup Slides Email Customer 90

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

I finally got around to writing it having read Fred Wilson’s post about what a CEO does. Almost by definition to be a great leader you need to be an effective psychologist. Naturally the countries reacted negatively to reporting to a centralized figure in the UK (and of course to no longer reporting to the CEO).

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 6, 2014

I like to get a mix of people who have reported to the candidate, whom the candidate has reported to (2x) and peers. Finally, if the person has some degree of seniority you should definitely make off-list references from general people in the community. As your candidate for at least 5 references. You expected no less.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 13, 2011

They write and tweet every day, with the single guiding credibility and personality that the new social culture demands. He definitely has experience on both sides of the ‘entrepreneur versus investor’ table. But with the speed of the Internet, these have become as old-fashioned as museum curators. Lessons Learned , by Eric Ries.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 31, 2021

Companies like Cornea , Emergency Reporting , Zonehaven are trying to solve different facets of the fire problem; while flood prediction and weather monitoring startups are floating up their services too. As with most of Biden’s big infrastructure initiatives, there are startups tackling these issues.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 26, 2015

If you have a strong-minded sponsoring partner who has a high degree of influence at his or her firm they will often be able to overcome any objections and will just report back what they found to answer the doubters. And if they asked me for money in their next fund I would definitely say “yes.” ” Guys?

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socalTECH

MAY 14, 2013

That''s definitely on our roadmap. That might be good if you''re writing a book report, but people love quick facts. However, we are here in Santa Monica, and we are a celebrity and entertainment site, and the next step for us in monetization is to get direct partnerships and deals with entertainment advertisers.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

If you have a team of 10 people then by definition 90% of the time spent on activities is not put in by you and on a team of 100 it’s 99%. ” They prefer to sit in front of a computer doing spreadsheets or coding or writing emails and working on marketing materials than they do investing time in human relationships.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

Still, my wife had seen a report that almost all sun blocks for kids had a chemical known to be dangerous to kids. Jody soon met with Dave McClure who ended up immediately writing a check as a placeholder investment and offering help to get EcoMom press coverage. I found this out through my own experience as a father with two kids.

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socalTECH

JULY 20, 2011

There are trade publications such as Variety, Hollywood Reporter, and Deadline at one end, and gossip celebrity news at the other end. We thought it was a real opportunity to bring in some taste-maker editors, who could write specifically for that audience, and break news. How did you decide to launch HitFix?

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News Entertainment Startup Bertelsmann 173

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2010

It also means that the publisher (person writing the status update) can share in the monetization. First, I believe that Seesmic has an excellent product – especially the web version of their product and that having another senior and experienced exec like Loic Le Meur would be great for Twitter. Think about the creative tension.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2009

A Writer Is Someone Who Writes. A writer is someone who writes, not someone who goes about telling their friends that they are “a writer”. They seemed as surprised by their popularity as the reporters who covered Beatlemania. The most definitive way to determine your entrepreneurial status is to walk-the-walk of an entrepreneur.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 6, 2010

I wonder if more college students ought to take a journalism course for a semester or do an internship at their school newspaper in investigative reporting. I’ll likely write about other question strategies at a later time. Yet as important as these two skills are they really don’t seem to ever be taught in school.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

The most basic definition of business is a solution to a problem. 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. Help a Reporter Out (HARO). I heard it yet again this morning on a video interview conducted by Entreprenuer.com. Blogs and Forums.

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SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Write me an e-mail and let me know what youre up to! I’ve been asked a few times recently, “Wow, these analytics you write about are great, but how does a startup begin to bite off the relevant parts? Step 5: Formal in-house reporting. How many reports should you generate? Reports are too slow!

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Frank Addante

JULY 30, 2007

► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre. We didn’t wait for planning meetings, we didn’t discuss strategy, didn’t discuss architecture, didn’t talk to customers, didn’t look at similar or competitive products , didn’t write specs or requirements.

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Frank Addante

JANUARY 23, 2007

► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre. There are a lot of people out there who can "write code", but very few good engineers. Scrappy engineers are harder to find and keep motivated than Steady engineers, so achieving this ratio is definitely a challenge. ► March (1) Office 2.0:

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