Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 17, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series “ Start-up Lessons. &# If you want to subscribe to my RSS feed please click here or to get my blog by email click here. I’m reluctant to put it into writing because people get so passionate about this issue and many disagree. Register a company.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2012

I've recently received several emails from people looking for a technical cofounder for their startup. I promised I would write this post with some thoughts and ideas on the topic. Here's an example of that kind of email. Do you have dollars to pay for development?

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 11, 2012

Bill Gates – “The best way to prepare [to be a programmer] is to write programs, and to study great programs that other people have written. However, his first-hand knowledge of how to write, test and commercialize code facilitated his ability to lead Microsoft from startup to world dominance. Share and Enjoy.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

As the authors make clear in the book’s preface, their goal is to create a “definitive guide to venture capital deals” and “demystify the venture capital financing process.” Brad and Jason have been exposing venture capitalists’ secrets since 2005, when they began writing a blog series on Term Sheets at AskTheVC. No Often Means No.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup. We had several emails back and forth where he provided basic details on the concept. And I tried to evaluate the idea and figure out: What did the founder really need here? Was it a Startup Founder Developer Gap ?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

Here’s my non-conventional guide to improving them. and then write down what they said on a white board (so they feel listened to) but then go around the room and call on everybody and ask, “so what do you think?&#. The first 7 years I was running them and the past 3 years I’ve been attending them. I appreciate your input.&#

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Berkonomics

MAY 29, 2014

Email readers, continue here.] A business plan is yours alone. As your business grows, a business plan serves as a guide to help you track, monitor and evaluate your progress. Studies found that people who write plans are more likely to put their goals in action and increases your likelihood of success. Determines feasibility.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 9, 2013

They often write their own material, book their gigs, arrange their travel and negotiate and collect their compensation from club owners. Such verbal landmarks give the audience a chance to catch their breath, while guiding them to the next subject. A version of this article previously appeared on Inc. Comedians are entrepreneurs.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 24, 2016

So here’s a short guide to achieving that. In a perfect world you’d know the issues you want to discuss well in advance and you’d prepare a deck to guide the discussion. It’s your job to guide them there. Literally stop the meeting, let everybody do their quick emails and then restart with no devices.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 21, 2013

I had a lot of support, a lot of people guiding me through the first six months. Also, when you become super, super successful and you want to write your book, it''s helpful!". • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS. trust me.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

And if they can monetize their follower base then they have an incentive to grow their base, Tweet more, engage more and write better quality Tweets. We have spam filters for our email. They’re not currently monetizing their status updates on Facebook – I can tell you that much! Everybody gains. Check out TwtApps alone!

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 11, 2010

It’s one thing when you provide a blank space to write your goals when you are in a classroom and there’s a teacher who can help you. As an example – …” In other words, here’s a template for a conversation (or email). In this post, I’m going to focus on a common model that has been part of several of the highest impact projects.

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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. He grabbed all the user email addresses I had collected and started talking to potential customers to find out what they wanted to do. The term ‘cloud computing’ only caught on much later.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

All it takes is an email address to start receiving our exclusive deals for sports tickets to your favorite teams in your city. We write and create our own content for the game. Crowd Seats gets you in the crowd for your favorite games with ticket prices 50-90% off face value!

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 28, 2012

The following day, I again tried asking for access in order to setup everyone’s email. There are countless of great individuals willing to help, coach, mentor and guide new companies and new entrepreneurs that vastly outnumber the ones who seek out to do damage. Again, the answer I got was, “I’m on it.”

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SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 31, 2010

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? The channel is sponsored by the Intel AppUp Developer Program. in the @todo tags) I dont get what are those methods supposed to do.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 19, 2012

You likely are writing your first one of these. Just make note of it in the document and/or in an email when you send it. Minimum Viable Product: a guide , Lessons Learned, Eric Ries, August 3, 2009 10 examples of minimum viable products Minimum Viable Product revisited – the MVP Curve? Don't stress over format.

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Tech.Co

MAY 9, 2024

We also offer some advice for writing your application, to make sure your proposal is as competitive as possible. We understand that writing a grant application might seem like a daunting process, especially if you’re a first-timer. Follow the instructions carefully – Don’t go off-piste when writing your application.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

thought it would be helpful to put some of my thoughts into a blog post and hopefully spur some conversation in the comments and over email. We had to write a CRM to keep track of them all. More tiers = more complication = more confusion. I’m going to try to do something for you guys that I’ve always resisted doing.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

There are CEOs that always seem to guide their companies to the right place at the right time and drive their stock valuations up. Start writing down predictions about people, companies, and markets. We get at least a dozen at the TC offices every week, which is why we write about books so often around here these days.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 25, 2013

In the original version of his post, Andy writes. The best VCs know the buyers and can help guide and manage the process. Many don’t return my emails on time. They see how hard she does her job. They know her personally and know she cares about her constituencies even if she has to make tough trade-offs from time-to-time.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 24, 2012

Participants spend their time soaking in hot springs, eating delicious and healthy organic Ayurvedic inspired meals, stretching out each morning with two hours of yoga, staying grounded through guided meditations, exploring new ideas in workshops, writing, drawing, sharing in group discussions and being present. When is the next Detox?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2011

An inflated sense of financial well-being can result in sloppy budgeting and accounting as you write checks here and there without pause. A local fishing guide might make friends with folks at the bed and breakfast, each referring clients to each other. Your mortgage and grocery bill depend on it. People can help you if you help them.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

The questions that a VC mulls before writing a check are precisely the questions you should be asking yourself. For example, if you’re going to build a travel planning website (as many, many startup entrepreneurs do) your basic research would be: How much do people spend on travel books / guides today? Market Size.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 8, 2015

I caught host Jad Abumrad in Austin, TX where he has been working his audio storytelling magic into a new medium, the audio location-based self-guided tour app called Detour. Credit: Avery Trufelman] The Austin story promises: On this Detour, you’ll delve deep into an unsolved mystery, with a maverick journalist as your guide.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2016

This post is a “how to” guide so I’ll save the “why I believe Snapchat is an important medium” for one of my next posts. It’s more like writing a Tweet vs. sending a Direct Message (DM) in Twitter, which feels more intimate and intrusive or a FB post vs. a Private Message.

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