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And in most cases I would heed Fred Wilson’s advice about the “double opt-in” email for intros – where you ask for permission before green-lighting an unsolicited introductions. At a minimum you’re obligating them to ignore the email and feel like an arse for not responding to your introduction.
But people are still begging for more technology or laws, often to protect them from themselves. As examples, I present my list of ten of the most common ways entrepreneurs can be victimized by ignorance or greed, based on questions and stories I get from entrepreneurs and associates. Chain emails leading to a windfall.
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I think this is a Seriously great example of how this process works for at least one VC – Upfront Ventures. On August 23rd, 2013 I had an email intro from my good friend and trusted source Jeff Berman who only sends me stuff when it is somebody he respects (ie a strong filter vs. those who send casual intros). And Seriously.
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At TechEmpower, we frequently talk to startup founders, CEOs, product leaders, and other innovators about their next big tech initiative. After all, that’s what tech innovation is all about. Can you provide specific examples of different types of customers, what they need, and what the system will do for them? Free trials?
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I wrote a version of this post four years ago but given the hectic nature of today’s tech markets I thought it was worth revisiting and updating. Let me give you an example. I wrote him the following email. Canceling meetings is a part of modern day life. Basically, don’t be cavalier about rescheduling meetings.
So things that have to be done early get done early, but only at the last possible moment that the early task is due. Example: I was recently in China and had three public appearances. Zone of Effectiveness – The examples that Covey talks about here are things like exercise and planning. I couldn’t.
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I reviewed a deal for a friend of mine tonight. He wanted to know what I thought of his technology deal. My email back to him was a version of. I always ask when somebody sends me a deal, for example, are you already a shareholder in the company? He has a team of 4 other such executives.
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some came from our customer service, some were to improve performance / scalability from tech ops, some were bug fixes, etc.) They attended property management association meetings in Oregon outside of the technology echo chamber of California to get a sense for people’s daily problems. I rarely see the tech team do this.
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But people are still begging for more technology or laws, often to protect them from themselves. As examples, I present my list of ten of the most common ways entrepreneurs can be victimized by ignorance or greed, based on questions and stories I get from entrepreneurs and associates. Chain emails leading to a windfall.
This month’s big question is Examples of Big Impact from Technology and I’ve taken it as an opportunity to go back and look at the elements of different projects that I’ve worked on over the years that have had a big impact. For example, one model is that at each check-in, the user rates how well they’ve done on completing each goal.
All of us are struggling to keep up in this age of technological acceleration, where we learn every day that we can’t trust links in our email, marketing guarantees, or phone requests from people we don’t know. I’m sure that all of you recognize that the technology available for marketing has changed.
We use gestures or our voice to control our engagement with our technology. Examples of re-imagining the business. There are hundreds of other examples of re-imagination everywhere we look, making our lives easier and our reach greater than ever before. Let’s explore examples of these and more. We take courses on-line.
One example is driving, which has an actual physiological reason it makes you creative. I want to know how many people, their level of tech sophistication, their age and their interests. I know this sounds abstract so let me give you an example from this week. Solitude & creativity go hand-in-hand. So I thought I would.
But people are still begging for more technology or laws, often to protect them from themselves. As examples, I present my list of ten of the most common ways entrepreneurs can be victimized by ignorance or greed, based on questions and stories I get from entrepreneurs and associates. Chain emails leading to a windfall.
In my experience, the good news is that everyone is becoming more and more comfortable with relationships via the new media and technology. Generalized email blasts and social media ads may be great for finding interest in your services, but these are not enough to close and maintain new clients.
I will summarize these here, with my insights, for your review and implementation: Physical health. It is your responsibility to facilitate regular communication between team members and all constituents via all channels, including social media, email, and video. Spiritual connections.
We send you reminders by email, and deliver as many times a year as you prefer. round changes things for us, and will let us invest in infrastructure, build our team, invest in media, and also invest in technology to better leverage our spend on media. We also have Just Because, which schedules random deliveries. Closing this $1.1M
We actually built that about a year and a half ago, and are bringing that back due to overwhelming demand. That tool is being used to drive traffic and acquire emails, which is why it's a part of Deal Current. For example, if a customer has a question on a purchase, we answer that. Finally, where do you see your direction going?
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This is often management’s fault because a long-deck plus financials that arrive the night before a board meeting don’t allow for directors to properly review them. Have calls or emails with other board members before the board meeting Equally I spend a lot of time talking with other non-management board member prior to the board meeting.
It''s very similar to flowers, in that sense that I was working on a deal selling a flower company, and got lots of background information and understanding of the industry as part of our duediligence. I have such respect for other platforms and technology. We partner with them, and give them tools to help their business.
But they also take on issues in science, technology and management. Example from this morning was a quick discussion on the “Brexit” and wether the UK will exit Europe. I haven’t read the book nor deeply reviewed Project Aristotle but the conversation on this morning’s show really resonated with me.
How do you apply technology to help improve that industry? We want to handle everything from helping them with duediligence, making offers and making counteroffers, reporting to sellers, checking out analytics, figuring out how well deals are tracking, and everything to manage properties, to best and finals with buyers.
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