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Effective Email Introductions or Why Blind Intros Suck

InfoChachkie

A well-intentioned colleague introduced me to a stranger via email, without first confirming with me that the intro was welcomed. When I am not complaining, I strive to be a mensch and I pride myself in helping as many people as my time and talents allow. The Art Of The Email Matchmaking. It just happened again.

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Startup Spotlight: Final Exams, Santa Chatbot and Clean Up Your Email

Tech.Co

This week in Startup Spotlight we found companies helping students get through their final exams, gift giving chatbots, getting out of email hell, and more. And getting help in challenging subjects always makes it a bit easier to push through. Who doesn’t have email problems? Get control of your email now.

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Fliptop: Shining A New Light On The RSS Feed

Tech Zulu Event

The RSS feed subscription idea has been around for quite some time now, however for some reason never really caught on with the general public. Chances are because they need to then use another service like Google Reader to keep track of the RSS and end up getting information they are not generally interested in.

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32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder

SoCal CTO

Still, if you've not heard these questions from a developer, they are not helping you as much as they should. Do you need to round trip an email to validate the email? Cloudsponge for email invites to large group? Do they generate emails or other external notifications? Do you need to provide RSS?

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32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder

SoCal CTO

Still, if you've not heard these questions from a developer, they are not helping you as much as they should. Do you need to round trip an email to validate the email? Cloudsponge for email invites to large group? Do they generate emails or other external notifications? Do you need to provide RSS?

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The Power of Twitter in Information Discovery

Both Sides of the Table

First, A Primer: Portals, RSS, Feed Readers & Delicious - When the web started we needed directories to find information and thus Yahoo! Then came RSS ( Really Simple Syndication ) widely credited to Dave Winer for driving the spec & adoption. And the company that helped websites publish RSS?

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What The Heck Does “Traction” Really Mean To A VC?

InfoChachkie

As noted in 6 Steps To Raising Venture Capital , as you accomplish your previously communicated milestones, send your target VCs a brief email update (think eye-candy graphics and charts, not dense text). The cadence of such communications should be as consistent as is practical, with a tone that is always be positive and polite.