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MAY 6, 2013

Paul Singh, a partner at the seed stage firm 500-Startups, effectively articulates the market forces driving this investment strategy in his Money Ball presentation. According to Jim Andelman, "These market dynamics combine to leave good companies unfunded, even when they do not need ''much'' more capital to achieve a good exit.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

However, certain questions can be tricky for an entrepreneur to answer. Below are five common questions an entrepreneur will encounter when seeking venture funding. Handled appropriately, these questions provide investors a window into an entrepreneurs’ soul, which minimizes the chances of a future misalignment.

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JUNE 4, 2012

As an entrepreneur, I helped create companies which achieved two IPOs and two trade sales totaling $385 million. Perform China Syndrome Market Analysis. In order to reasonably assess the size of your addressable market, you must perform a bottoms-up analysis which is based on a number of elemental assumptions. Fallacy: Yes.

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JUNE 3, 2013

You can watch/listen to how John and Kyle turned their email newsletter into an international bestseller in the following 9-minute excerpt from John''s recent talk at UC Santa Barbara. an email) to about 35 people. If you want to be kept informed just send me an email and let me know that you''re in, and that was it.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Entrepreneurs with a high-profile role in their organization cannot credibly claim they were speaking "personally" when they make a divisive public comment. Mr. Friend attributed a portion of the lost sales to the radical and unplanned change in the company’s marketing mix during the quarter. Association Guilt. Share and Enjoy.

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JULY 5, 2012

Coull Entrepreneurs Get More Customers. Skimlinks is an affiliate marketing tool that allows website publishers to readily monetize their online content. According to Lex ,“The next wave of online marketing is the seamless integration of contextually relevant advertisements within the content itself. Share and Enjoy.

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JULY 15, 2013

Scaling normally occurs after a startup achieves product-market fit. Sophisticated entrepreneurs understand that everything is easier at scale. At scale, entrepreneurs have the luxury of shifting their focus from survival to maximizing the return on their resources. Don''t Define Scale Too Early. Photo credit: Flickr born1945.

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DECEMBER 20, 2010

Twitter never seemed to really take the offense in PR and marketing. Right now the most important role to hire in Twitter would be a seasoned marketing professional who could proactively change the conversation about Twitter and educate people about its significance as an information sharing tool. Twitter is my curated RSS feed.

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OCTOBER 29, 2012

However, certain questions can be tricky for an entrepreneur to answer. Below are five common questions an entrepreneur will encounter when seeking venture funding. Handled appropriately, these questions provide investors a window into an entrepreneurs’ soul, which minimizes the chances of a future misalignment.

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OCTOBER 8, 2012

Nearly every entrepreneur has heard the refrain, "Get back to me when you have some traction,” while seeking funding. Evidence of validation manifests itself in many forms and is derived from a variety of market forces. From an unsophisticated investor, this response might be a non-confrontational way of saying "No." Share and Enjoy.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Most sophisticated investors ignore them, focusing their attention on an entrepreneur's pitch and presentation materials, financial forecast and executive summary. As noted in Entrepreneurs Shouldn't Pitch Their Ideas To Venture Capitalists , most sophisticated investors place their bets on people rather than opportunities.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Whenever a VC assesses a potential investment opportunity, they attempt to match the entrepreneur(s), their solution, and intended markets with a pattern they have previously encountered. Conversely, even if a venture is pre-revenue, the operational risk is reduced if the entrepreneurs have a relevant track record of success.

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MAY 20, 2013

According to Tige Young, Founder and CEO of Tui Tai Expeditions , entrepreneurs should de-emphasize ROI and focus on a more accurate measure of wealth, Return On Life. We both lived in the city (San Francisco), she was in event marketing and I was a software engineer. Being an entrepreneur) can be a really good thing for ROL.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Design together, the course that introduced the idea for brightblu, they were concurrently taking three other classes: Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Marketing and Art of the CEO. Each week he brought in passionate and successful entrepreneurs to speak to his students and give advice about the different facets of creating a startup.

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MARCH 4, 2013

Entrepreneurs can learn a great deal from the manner in which Pink Floyd created DSOTM. Unfortunately, successful musicians seldom have the luxury of market testing their subsequent albums. Entrepreneurs should always err on the side of long-term gain. This audience feedback allowed the band to iteratively modify their creation.

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JUNE 18, 2012

Some first-time entrepreneurs mistakenly believe that they are not entrepreneurs because they have never invented anything nor have they come up with a novel idea upon which a company could be built. However, I am no less of an entrepreneur. Only a small percentage of innovators are also inventors. TV photo by gbaku.

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AUGUST 22, 2012

Most focus on two things though, the amount of women that use the site and the amount of money dirty marketing people are going to make from it. If you’re in the market for a new bag, Chris may have already pinned it for you. Of course, there has been no shortage of articles about Pinterest lately. Matt Galligan. Share and Enjoy.

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MARCH 18, 2013

There are a variety of factors entrepreneurs should consider when evaluating a potential early-stage investor. The obvious downside of this strategy is that most pitches from experienced entrepreneurs "sound good." However, entrepreneurs frequently over-estimate the impact an investor will have on their venture. Share and Enjoy.

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APRIL 13, 2011

RSS was something that had appeared.” “….I The value of Pitch Decks; Brad’s personal preferences on deal presentation; and Brad’s practice of accepting cold approaches via email. Very few people can do a good job with a presentation that is emailable.”. You have said outloud anyone can send you an email, is that fair?

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AUGUST 27, 2012

Make no mistake, successful entertainers are entrepreneurs. At the outset of their careers, they are forced to market themselves with little to no budget and differentiate their product so that they gain adequate attention without alienating too many potential customers. Entrepreneurs and entertainers alike must address their fears.

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DECEMBER 17, 2012

Dynamic, growing startups consistently identify more ideas and opportunities than they have the time or resources to pursue, including: entering into potential partnerships, developing new products and accessing emerging markets. However, at that time, our resources were better applied to exploiting our primary, PC-based market.

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JUNE 11, 2012

For many entrepreneurs, college has little appeal. Academia’s arbitrary, bureaucratic structure, combined with its predominant focus on theoretical issues, causes many entrepreneurs to depart college early. Entrepreneurs are misfits. Entrepreneurs are often societal rejects.

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OCTOBER 15, 2012

One the most frequent questions asked of me by entrepreneurs is, "How can I become a Venture Capitalist?" The inquiry is common because being a VC is (to an entrepreneur, at least) a sexy job. Spend as much time as possible in the company of aspiring and accomplished entrepreneurs. Microscopic Industry. Share and Enjoy.

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JULY 18, 2012

Entrepreneurs are inundated with success stories, but far less is written about ventures that do not succeed. Most entrepreneurs do not have the guts to publicly discuss a venture gone awry. As an entrepreneur, my greatest lesson learned here was how difficult it is to find capital for a services business. It was over.

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MAY 6, 2012

Our Best Interviews Via Email: Monthly. where entrepreneurs share their stories. Subscribe to RSS. Subscribe to RSS. 63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of By mario on May 2, 2012 in Features , grid. Free Corporations For First-Time Entrepreneurs. Idea Mensch. Thank you eMinutes. Thank you @eminutes.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Mark began his career at Citrix as a middle manager in its Marketing Department, eventually rising to the ranks of CEO. He then went on to identify four approaches entrepreneurs can take to enhance their chances of achieving success. Mark encourages emerging entrepreneurs to become self-aware. Success Is (Mostly) In Your Hands.

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DECEMBER 10, 2012

We’re a tool for hackers, designers, and entrepreneurs - effectively everyone who reads Hacker News. If we hadn’t done well on Hacker News we would have needed to have some serious product/market fit discussions.". Hacker News encourages entrepreneurs to solicit feedback by using the "Show HN" prefix in a post's title.

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APRIL 1, 2013

How did a small, open source software company from Finland capture billions in market share from Oracle? It was the best marketing campaign ever. In my humble opinion, this is advice young entrepreneurs cannot hear often enough. A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. They all invested. We spent 1.6M And we won.

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AUGUST 13, 2012

Successful Olympic athletes share a number of common qualities with entrepreneurs; including boundless energy, uncompromising tenacity and a willingness to innovate. An entrepreneur’s ability to devise innovations increases exponentially once they enter the market and are forced to fight for their venture’s survival.

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APRIL 29, 2013

In addition to utilizing reputation management services such as YellowBot , entrepreneurs must become proficient online advocates, defending their businesses against unjust and unfounded attacks. Below are some customer complaint rebuttal lessons entrepreneurs can draw from Tige''s skillful approach. Share and Enjoy.

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JANUARY 7, 2013

She then told the class of young entrepreneurs three stories, each of which underscores the powerful combination of humility, confidence and conviction. had a very different philosophy about affiliate marketing than Be Free. I was convinced that my passion was sports marketing. When I look back on my own career. Growing up.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Oprah Winfrey is one of the most successful entrepreneurs of her generation. When I began gathering examples of Oprah’s wisdom, I expected to identify a handful of quotes relevant to entrepreneurs. From these, I collected 23 insightful missives of interest to aspiring entrepreneurs. Winfrey and asked her to audition for A.M.

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AUGUST 6, 2012

As part of UC Santa Barbara’s Distinguished Lecture Series, serial entrepreneur, CEO Coach and Author Lex Sisney shared a preview of his newly released book, Organizational Physics: The Science of Growing a Business. Lex's new book, Organizational Physics , is compelling, as it applies the fundamental laws of physics to the world of business.

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JULY 1, 2013

You are an entrepreneur – go for it. early-stage, late-stage, market-sector focuses, etc.) For instance, emphasize basic market issues that are familiar to even the most casual observer of your venture’s space. Wing It With Irrelevant Sonic Fillers. Of course not. Such preparation would be a waste of time. Share and Enjoy.

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JULY 11, 2012

The following guest post is from Dan Monarko, Online Marketing Manager at The Resumator , a SaaS applicant tracking system and hiring platform trusted by many of the fastest-growing companies in the world, including: Pinterest, Tumblr, Hootsuite, Klout, Posterous, Bitly, Atari and Mashable. Share and Enjoy.

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JUNE 16, 2023

Traditional marketing says you have to “push” your message out to customers, over and over again, to get you remembered. Here are his key recommendations for web sites and blogs that I particularly recommend to entrepreneurs and startups: Provide good content. Refresh it often. Let’s face it, static websites are dead.

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JULY 9, 2013

Because of startup''s perpetual manpower deficit, emerging entrepreneurs are often given senior responsibilities that would not be available to them at a big company. I purchased common stock, at its fair market value, at all of my startups when I was an operational executive. There And Back Again. Share and Enjoy.

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