Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 12, 2010

I recently got an email from a friend who had been approached by a well known VC. He sent me an email asking whether the approach was real and whether he should take it seriously. Here is the email he received (reprinted without names with his permission). Why do VCs send generic outbound emails like this?

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Venture Capital Entrepreneur Email Equity 294

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 15, 2017

I can’t change who your board members are so let me offer some thoughts on how to make your interactions with your board more productive. Communicate frequently and proactively The most effective CEOs that I’ve observed send regular, short, board update emails every few weeks or monthly just to give the board a sense of what is going on.

Tips 212

Tips Slides Startup Technical Review 212

socalTECH

APRIL 2, 2014

Our clients are retail, technology, consumer product goods, and other companies who are trying to address challenges with a very complex, digital marketing mix they face every day. Smartify''s software-as-a-service platform automates all aspects of their digital marketing, across their channels, including mobile, social, email, and web.

Marketing 196

Marketing Pasadena Platform Email 196

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 23, 2013

Probably every one of you who has a business and a website have been approached through email or personal contact, and asked to spend money on paid search results (appear on the first page of search results, right hand column, despite low SEO rank). This is NOT the same as Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Cost per click (CPC).

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Paid Search PPC Organization SEO 90

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

The promised to follow up with: calls, using your product, talking to customers or “noodle on things.&# Will they? So don’t expect an unprompted email or phone call next week. Don’t be surprised if your logs don’t show that the partner has been using your product. So you just had an investor meeting.

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Venture Capital Startup Email News 277

InfoChachkie

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. Upon graduation from Wharton, John and Kyle launched a startup based upon a simple, pedestrian product: a computer mouse shaped like the head of a golf driver.

Newsletter 233

Newsletter Startup Entrepreneur Writing 233

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Don’t you wish that someone had prepped you on how to read the body language, interpret office gossip, and when to hit the delete key on your email rather than the send key? Business Email and Texting. In school, you''re taught to stretch weak ideas to reach your document page limit. Maximizing Business Productivity.

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Course Email Social Network Ideas 104

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 23, 2011

Are you thematic in your investing or entrepreneur focused? (11:40-14:15). In 2003 one of their first investments was Qiigo, Mike Yavondite’s company. Mike built a white label product that let large publishers leverage text based ads by building their own marketplace rather than using Ad Words. 11:40-14:15). 22:00-33:00).

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Capital Venture Capital Veoh Startup 265

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2014

Yet if your service is consulting, for example, real travel is required to deliver the product. It’s always valuable to meet new prospect clients face to face, rather than just by phone or email. Most young businesses with a new product plan to attend as many as ten shows or conferences per year across the country or around the world.

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Startup Tips Mentor Conference 100

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

While you dialed AOL to get on the Internet, the goal of AOL was to keep you locked into their proprietary content and thus earned the classification of “walled garden.&# They had a proprietary browser, their own search engine, their own content, chat rooms, email system, etc. Social Networking in Web 2.0. Modern Social Networking.

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Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Web 297

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

Don’t you wish that someone had prepped you on how to read the body language, interpret office gossip, and when to hit the delete key on your email rather than the send key? Business Email and Texting. In school, you're taught to stretch weak ideas to reach your document page limit. Maximizing Business Productivity.

Training 57

Training Course Email Social Network 57

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2012

Every serious investor, on the other hand, has a stack of these in their in-basket (email or real plastic) awaiting review, and is looking for the flaw or less-capable entrepreneur in each that predicts failure, allowing them to discard it like another piece of junk mail. Remember, investors invest in people before ideas.

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Summary Technical Review .Net Ideas 97

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 21, 2011

When I first got into VC I decided I better have some investment themes. They recommend up-sells and cross-sells of products. Banner ads were never very effective on web pages so it baffles me that it’s the preferred method of advertising today on mobile devices. “People still want calls …&#. Or can they?

Mobile 329

Mobile Advertising Media Marketing 329

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2010

Probably every one of you who has a business and a website have been approached through email or personal contact, and asked to spend money on Search Engine Marketing (SEM). Their computers then cleverly merge your ads with search results only when users search words imply an interest in your products. Cost per click (CPC).

SEM 90

SEM Marketing Startup Search Engine Optimization 90

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2011

Every serious investor, on the other hand, has a stack of these in their in-basket (email or real plastic) awaiting review, and is looking for the flaw or less-capable entrepreneur in each that predicts failure, allowing them to discard it like another piece of junk mail. Remember, investors invest in people before ideas.

Summary 97

Summary Technical Review .Net Ideas 97

socalTECH

APRIL 22, 2016

How that works, is when you download Giftagram, you can peruse through gifts in different categories that we have set up, and see what products we have. They are changing all the time, and we constantly have new products and partners, as our inventory churns and things are no longer available, or if they are seasonal in nature.

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Mobile Platform Commerce Class 100

InfoChachkie

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. Upon graduation from Wharton, John and Kyle launched a startup based upon a simple, pedestrian product: a computer mouse shaped like the head of a golf driver.

Newsletter 133

Newsletter Startup Entrepreneur Writing 133

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

In the online world, you need a solid connection between your domain name and your product, brand, or business. It’s sharing features built into your web site content like social bookmarking, emailing, or auto posting and interactive features like comments and voting. Engage your audience with social media. Do them all.

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Social Media Content Startup Web 93

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

Rustic Canyon is an LA-based, but geography-agnostic VC that is currently investing from a $200 million fund. They were originally founded inside of Times Mirror and had a huge string of major investment success before spinning out as a fully independent fund. So my gut says this will be a youth-oriented product. ShoeDazzle.

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Venture Capital Capital Rustic Canyon Mobile 270

InfoChachkie

JULY 16, 2012

In addition, a number of advertisers have invested significant resources into creating libraries of video content which effectively communicate brand and product attributes but are incapable of eliciting a particular action, such as: clicking to a landing page, completing a lead form, or initiating a purchase. Share and Enjoy.

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Customer Custom Entrepreneur Advertising 226

InfoChachkie

MAY 27, 2013

The team''s ability to drive significant customer interest without spending a dime on marketing was one of the reasons Jim Andelman and I invested in the company. Their SaaS product saves web developers and designers time, while allowing them to create cutting-edge websites. Geo was a lightly veiled reference to Geocities, a Web 1.0

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Customer Custom Template Startup 195

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

They went into full product phase over the summer, and unveiled the post-prototype, alpha, pre-beta, whatever you want to call it, at TechCrunch50. DFJ Frontier called me, saying they saw a fantastic company which they wanted to invest in a Series A, and they said they could really use you. That's where I came along.

Evite 157

Evite Startup Ideas Ticketmaster 157

Jason Nazar

MAY 2, 2016

If you are inventing or creating a product, understand patents and register for one at the USPTO. Check Google , Yellow Pages , and local directories to ensure your business name is not taken. Pick an internal email system ( Gmail , Outlook ). Determine a pricing system for your product(s). Recommended.

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Outsource Development Startup Google Mentor 40

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

But in the end we selected David Lin , a superstar who did 4 years at the technology investment banking firm Montgomery & Co and 4 years as Director of Strategy at the comparison shopping site PriceGrabber where he dealt with many operational issues. I tell people regularly that I only invest in companies where the DNA is software.

Startup 337

Startup Venture Capital Study Course 337

InfoChachkie

JULY 5, 2012

In addition, a number of advertisers have invested significant resources into creating libraries of video content which effectively communicate brand and product attributes but are incapable of eliciting a particular action, such as: clicking to a landing page, completing a lead form, or initiating a purchase. Share and Enjoy.

Customer 133

Customer Custom Entrepreneur Advertising 133

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

They make it easy to collect investment funds, track ownership, and provide targeted updates to investors. We facilitate the most productive business-to-consumer relationship with a pioneering solution that finally makes proactive information updates useful. You all can come check them out as well during the event. Want to Sponsor?

Company 106

Company Companies Web Evite 106

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 27, 2013

Do you believe in crowdfunding over the traditional ways of investing? Kate Drane: It is not about who prefers crowdfunding over investing and vice versa. To know who and where the product is coming from allows people to see first-hand on how the product is made. You want to find the key influencers in your community.

Startup 74

Startup Funding Capital Help 74

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

So that continues to be a core area of focus for us, and has grown significantly over the last few years, an in which we've continued to invest. We're not able to publicize their names, but if you use the link on our home page, it takes you to their live translations on their sites. We've been able to achieve that.

Software Review 145

Software Review USC Content Tech Coast Angels 145

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 18, 2016

Despite the benefits of developing an app, there are valid reasons why retailers choose not to invest in one. In addition, apps can be a pain for users who have to download a retailer’s app to find product information. Why go through that whole process and use data when you can just go straight to a mobile site?

Mobile 40

Mobile Sites Customer Custom 40

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

View Staff Page. I love to rib the Winklevoss twins as much as anyone , but focusing more on California does seem like a smart move to show that they are serious about tech investing. Feel free to directly email us at tips@techcrunch.com. Go West Young Men: Winklevoss Twins Buy $18M L.A. Mansion To Dive Into SoCal Tech Scene.

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SoCal Southern California Startup Tips 77

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

StartupDemo is an opportunity for early stage startups to showcase their new products and/or services. This Panel is filled with investing super stars who will be going over must have content for all the startups and entrepreneurs out there. Investment trends in startups that are about or related to social media. The Startups.

Social Media 71

Social Media Technical Review Mixergy Tech Coast Angels 71

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 17, 2012

We have a great variety of skills in the team from Media, Marketing, Operations, Retail – all very focus on customer service, highlighting a product or brand in the best way for the least amount of money. We are talking to companies now about sponsoring the entire site – so their branding will be throughout each page.

Advertising 79

Advertising Services Social Network Startup 79

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 16, 2014

Entrepreneurs who have a startup upload their company’s information and create a startup page. You can create your startup page in two clicks. How much has the product changed from where it was in 2012 and where it is today? How much has the product changed from where it was in 2012 and where it is today?

SoCal 104

SoCal Southern California Startup Platform 104

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2011

Fancy websites are expensive, but blogs and Facebook pages are free. Starting small and nimble allows you to adjust and be flexible as you gain experience instead of being tied to a large concept by heavy investment in upfront costs. You may want office space outside of your home, but you may not need it to start.

Startup 92

Startup Capital Blogging Ideas 92

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

We also build you a web page, which might be better looking that your own, with pictures and video--anything to help consumers make an informed decision without picking up the phone. The automated part, is a customer fills out a form and buys the product through their shopping cart. There's no upfront free, and no listing fee.

Activity 164

Activity Startup Sites Web 164

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Banner or AdSense style ads placed either at the top of the page or down the right hand side (often called a skyscraper) would only net Twitter money for users that log into Twitter.com. As we learned from our investment in Overture and the subsequent success of Google, “intent-based&# advertising is enormously powerful.

Ideas 286

Ideas Advertising Google Technical Review 286

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Heres 5 steps to start exploring: View the "Best Of" list with 50+ essays on viral marketing, gaming, and ads » Get introduced: About this blog, why entrepreneurs and marketers recommend it » Receive updates by email or RSS feed or Twitter. Now let’s move on to the first couple topics: Step 0: Pre-product. Comments.

Startup 29

Startup IP Email Report 29