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A Guide to Using Authority & Social Proof in Fund Raising

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The book is a layman’s guide to understanding how we as humans make decisions and is underpinned by data-oriented studies to prove his claims. Social proof is defined as “looking for others to guide our decision&# and it can be both explicit and implicit. You should, too. (no,

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WTF is Traction? A 6-Step Relationship Guide to VC

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You should send “update emails&# that are very short but highlight some of the achievements you made with the intro saying, “since you showed interest in my company I just wanted to provide you a brief update on our progress.&# This is important because it keeps you at the top of the stack in their memory.

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Finding Startup Developers - First Email Contact

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Here is the most recent version of an all too common email inquiry from a startup founder. That post and How to Find Programmers for You Startup - a Field Guide both lay out a lot of the tactics that will prepare a founder for important early conversations. Startup and Founder Backgrounds This is a cold email.

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Startup Survival Guide

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Wednesday, January 7, 2009 -- Startup Survival Guide. Email contact@scripped.com. Entrepreneur Jason Calacanis will discuss the state of the current economy, and what startups can do to survive the current downturn at the UCLA Anderson School of Management.

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Top 120 Startup Posts for 2010

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Vivek Wadwha - Campus Entrepreneurship , November 19, 2010 Best Practices for Introduction Emails - Israel Venture Capital 2.0 , March 25, 2010 Weekend Reading - The Mogul Mom , October 1, 2010 Make informal advisors part of the team. Berkonomics , November 29, 2010 Rice Alliance IT/Web 2.0 If you think so, please let me know what they are.

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How to cheat legally on your tax return.

Berkonomics

Email readers, continue here…] It is perfectly legal to hold delivery of goods until after the start of the next period and take the income next year rather than this. The difference: If you earn pay due December 31 st and it is paid January second, you pay income tax on those earnings in the following year.

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Why cash is only one measure of employee happiness

Berkonomics

In 1981, Herb Cohen wrote and published “ You Can Negotiate Anything ”, an excellent guide to great negotiating. Email readers, continue here…] One of the items on Cohen’s list of twenty-five was stock options. I’ve read and reread the book a number of times and find myself using the techniques often in many areas of my life.

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