socalTECH

OCTOBER 31, 2011

I actually just got a chance to do this in Portland, and I got to test all of the content coming in from my Portland guides on Urbandig, which I thought was very empowering. There are lots of knowledgeable people that we find to write these guides--people who grew up there, and who are experts in the area. When did you launch?

Guide 203

Guide Software Review Twiistup Technical Review 203

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

But, what we are doing, is looking at how people travel and what modern tools we can provide to make the experience better, in the form of travel guides and things like that. Our first set of products started rolling out in May, and are a set of travel guides for children. Where did the idea for the company come from?

Guide 232

Guide Framework Mobile Startup 232

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 11, 2011

We talked about a lot of great stuff in the video including how to do sales calls and a how a new “culture of writing&# is emerging as a critical skill set in business today. I’ll write a post on how to give feedback to employees and then I’ll get emails from people telling me they forwarded it to their whole team.

Buzzfeed 354

Buzzfeed Content Tips Blogging 354

SoCal CTO

APRIL 2, 2013

They look at the following high level definition of Lean: and they interpret that as write up an executive summary with your ideas and hand it to developers to build. What's Going to Go Wrong A lot of founders don't really understand Lean Startup principles. What's going to go wrong? Learn how to test and possibly use testing and load tools.

CTO Coach 219

CTO Coach Metrics Framework Software Development 219

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 14, 2013

.” Here’s what I mean … Let’s start with what it takes for a journalist to want to write a story. Do I have an “angle” from which to write the story (first company to do X, company does biggest X, consumer behavior is doing X)? ” Of course not. But everybody knows Luma Partners in our space.

Marketing 389

Marketing Press Blogging Startup 389

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 10, 2021

I’m just your guide but you’re going to feel great when this is over. Peloton gives you individual coaches that guide you through being your best self and make you want to turn up and do more, do better and do it more often. He’ll say things like “I can’t do the workout for you. You got this! Stick with it.

Coach 538

Coach Startup Guide Journal 538

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2014

But of course it’s hard to advise people that they should do PR without a guide to how to do it on the cheap or how to do it at all. Obviously you should have somebody that helps you research journalists, gets you meetings, pitches stories, helps prep you for interviews & helps make sure your writing is cogent.

Press 319

Press Startup Writing Training 319

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 17, 2009

If you live somewhere where this is the case you’re better off discussing with your employer that you may from time-to-time work on private projects outside of work hours and you want their clearance in writing that this is OK. Register a company. This is advice that I give people all the time.

Startup 365

Startup Technical Advisors IP Ideas 365

socalTECH

AUGUST 6, 2012

But, they could not write, and did not know what to write from the travel perspective. Every one of those writers has a byline and a bio, and are paid twice a week at a pretty decent rate for that writing or assignment. They couldn't find enough people to write the content they needed, at the quality they need.

Demand 240

Demand Media eHow Content 240

SoCal CTO

MARCH 18, 2010

My management book, Ignited, was released in 2007 and serves a guide and champion for middle managers. Vince: In addition to my management writing I’ve interview many CEOs and innovators. I’d love to get your thoughts at some point about writing for these publications vs. on your own blog.

Startup 225

Startup Los Angeles Twiistup Social Network 225

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.

Venture Capital 205

Venture Capital Entrepreneur Writing Guide 205

socalTECH

DECEMBER 12, 2008

West Hollywood-based Citysearch, which operates online guides to local areas, said Thursday afternoon that it has launched an application for the iPhone and iPod touch. The new app, available in the Apple App Store, allows users to write reviews and access content from Citysearch.

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CitySearch West Hollywood Technical Review Guide 100

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2011

This is a blog post I really didn’t want to write. I didn’t want to write it because I have mixed feelings about AngelList. I didn’t want to write it because the bloggosphere doesn’t always do nuance well. So why I am writing it then? A few reasons. You should read this post.

Venture Capital 267

Venture Capital Writing Blogging Startup 267

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.&#

Startup 331

Startup Slides Guide Writing 331

SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2012

I promised I would write this post with some thoughts and ideas on the topic. Before you go out looking for your Cofounder, you should also be thinking about what will motivate them as I talk about in How to Hunt Programmers for Your Startup - A Field Guide. Here's an example of that kind of email.

CTO Hire 211

CTO Hire CTO Coach Startup Equity 211

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2010

I’m writing this post as part of my series with Advice on Raising Venture Capital but will file it under Sales Tips as well since it applies equally to both scenarios. You need to let the energy of the room guide you. tip: write it down when asked / parked). Let me write that down.&#. - Congratulations.

Venture Capital 318

Venture Capital Startup Sales Writing 318

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.

Tips 279

Tips Startup Education Entrepreneur 279

TechEmpower

AUGUST 14, 2023

Please write us at blog@techempower.com ! Specifically, they should know about, and help with: Asking and answering the 53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators Knowing when and how to bring on development talent ( Hiring Developers Before Product/Market Fit? , innovation

Technical Review 260

Technical Review CTO Coach CTO Hire Software Review 260

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 1, 2020

In our business lives we’re having to deal with decisions that could have lasting impacts on our companies without any compass to guide us in the direction we’re heading . It feels a bit like choosing a fork in the road amidst dense fog and with nobody to guide us what to do. you should do all that you can. you should do it.

Demand 279

Demand Guide Customer Custom 279

SoCal CTO

MARCH 11, 2013

Yesterday, I was talking to a startup founder about their MVP and they said something that finally got me to write this post: "I have a few investors interested but they want to see a product." A Beginner's Guide to Investors How to Speak the Language of Venture Capital What The Heck Does “Traction” Really Mean To A VC?

Metrics 264

Metrics Venture Capital News Product 264

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

So before you ask someone to even spend an hour of their time writing code or reviewing specs make sure you can pay them in some form (coffee, dinner, laptop, etc.), Contrary to the way we carry ourselves we’re not robots (although I do enjoy being called a machine - but I’m not Summer Glau).

CTO Hire 241

CTO Hire CTO Coach Equity Develop 241

Berkonomics

MAY 29, 2014

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. Will the cash flow? Did they make any headway? What have they done so far?

Startup 166

Startup Guide Help Mentor 166

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Millennials have come a long way in business since I started writing about them over ten years ago. They generally have strong values, around a higher purpose, and these need to be supported and honed to improve emotional stamina and guide business decisions. Their success is now vital to our success. Lack of knowledge can prevent it.

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Mentor Coach Guide Startup 134

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Millennials have come a long way in business since I started writing about them nearly ten years ago. They generally have strong values, around a higher purpose, and these need to be supported and honed to improve emotional stamina and guide business decisions. Their success is now vital to our success.

Tips 127

Tips Mentor Coach Guide 127

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.

Tips 241

Tips Entrepreneur RSS Startup 241

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2021

This is what should guide your entrepreneurial ambitions and dreams, gives you a picture of where you are going, and help you as you set the goals. Use visualization to create a very detailed picture of your dream, and write it down to see if it still makes sense. People often behave in ways they don’t understand. Describe your dream.

Satisfaction 174

Satisfaction Entrepreneur Guide Writing 174

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

It was a pleasure to write them myself. He had the idea that people would want city guides to tell them where to eat and what to do. His impact has even helped a small country gain admission to the United Nations. All of that are in this week’s episode of This Week in VC. Summary notes, as always, provide below.

Competition 350

Competition Idealab Product CitySearch 350

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 24, 2021

We are all beneficiaries of the incredible leadership of, Gregg Johnson , a 10-year Saleforce.com exec, who stepped into a $20 million ARR business and has guided it to $100 million+ and with plans to run it to $500 million+ and becoming a public entity one day. Interim liquidity plus long-term capital gains work really, really well.

Venture Capital 363

Venture Capital Capital Funding Startup 363

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

We both felt that the critical reasoning skills and writing skills were critical to our career development. Online travel guide that is served up in-stream with restricted data size in the same was as Twitter. - Mo & I both have double majors with one being finance / econ. Targeting SMB’s (small & medium businesses).

Venture Capital 217

Venture Capital Capital Metrics Competition 217

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 1, 2010

Assume that your VC has more than one runway but each partner only controls one runway so if you’re talking to the partner who’s in the airport tower guiding in the descending plane it’s not likely yours is going to get cleared for landing.

Venture Capital 275

Venture Capital Entrepreneur Capital Ideas 275

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2020

I refer back to the classic book, “ A Crowdfunder’s Strategy Guide ,” by Jamey Stegmaier, one of the biggest thought leaders on crowdfunding, and who has also run several successful Kickstarter projects, that together have raised many millions of dollars. Startups need to build a large passionate group of fans before the campaign.

Startup 151

Startup Equity Funding Demand 151

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2022

Communication is not just talking, but also listening, writing, body language, and “actions speak louder than words.” Then, hopefully, come customers, distribution channels, and going public or merging with an attractive buy-out candidate.

Technical Review 137

Technical Review Entrepreneur Guide Mentor 137

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. If you have board members you respect you owe it to yourself to run more productive sessions where board members contribute.

Guide 196

Guide Startup Metrics Conference 196

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 12, 2014

Communication is not just talking, but also listening, writing, body language, and “actions speak louder than words.” Then, hopefully, come customers, distribution channels, and going public or merging with an attractive buy-out candidate.

Technical Review 104

Technical Review Guide Entrepreneur Mentor 104

SoCal CTO

APRIL 20, 2010

There are four rounds of Guided Communication, followed by unlimited access to eHarmony’s anonymous Open Communication system. You may write your own questions or choose questions eHarmony provides, for example: "What person in your life has been most inspirational, and why?"

eHarmony 150

eHarmony Examples FAQ Design 150

socalTECH

MARCH 22, 2012

My first job was as a page at NBC, and after that I went and did a year and a half of writing and production at MSNBC with Keith Olbermann and Chuck Scarborough. Michael Dubin: Gillette and Shick are great at making you think you need all that fancy shaving technology like a vibrating handle, LED guide light, and all that stuff.

Dollar Shave Club 210

Dollar Shave Club Startup Pricing Sample 210

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2013

Communication is not just talking, but also listening, writing, body language, and “actions speak louder than words.” Then, hopefully, come customers, distribution channels, and going public or merging with an attractive buy-out candidate.

Entrepreneur 101

Entrepreneur Technical Review Guide Mentor 101