Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 26, 2013

I will add to this as I write more in the coming weeks on the topic. The funding rounds will also build customer confidence and they’ll help journalists feel air cover in writing your more important pieces when you brag about customers, traction, revenue or whatever. When you file, you must be prepared. Funding is news.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2023

We all see reports of venture capitalists who invest millions in new businesses, but be assured that these investments come only after you have a proven base business, and have a case for scaling it quickly. Network extensively for partners, investors, and suppliers. Explore multiple sources based on your level of need and risk.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 12, 2017

And then there are investors who want updates, calls, reports, check-ins. Recruiting, business development, shipping product, writing blog posts, networking … it’s all the same. We’re expected to be at conferences, events, sales meetings and be publicly visible. People expect blog posts, Tweets, panels, speeches.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 3, 2020

It’s up to you to constantly look for options inside and outside your own network, and be willing to make the adjustments to capitalize on them. Then write them down. By writing these goals, you add validity to each target and create a mental desire to see them fulfilled. Be prepared to experiment. Take action now.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Start writing down predictions about people, companies, and markets. More importantly, start cultivating networks of friends who have a sense of pulse on the frontiers of the economy. Theodore Schleifer at Recode reported a rare deep dive into the internal intrigue at a prominent VC firm, in this case Mithril Capital.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Understand and write down every expense, and budget for required costs, especially initial inventory and accounts receivable delays. Don’t forget to do continuous marketing and networking. Count on spending 50 to 75 percent of your time marketing and networking. Meticulously manage cash inflow and outflow. Details are important.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

How to Interpret Analyst Reports. The stats are often quoted from the latest reports. I’m writing this post to make sure you’re all on that same playing field. I had reports from Gartner Group, Yankee Group, IDC, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and a couple of others. Stats sell. What are you on about?

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Statistics Startup Report Research 415

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2019

Not so long ago, training to meet the press and television reporters was a realm reserved for top business executives only. Even practical issues, like understanding reporter deadlines, and your own editing rights, are critical. Social media includes blogs, social networks, and video-sharing sites.

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Press Entrepreneur Social Media Training 96

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 30, 2012

I’m talking about doing some real networking to test your elevator pitch, and get to know some potential investors before you ask them for money. Start writing a blog, speaking at local groups, and conversing at networking meetings about the need you see in the marketplace, before you pitch a solution. Give it to them.

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Startup Writing Newsletter Blogging 96

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 7, 2011

I’m talking about doing some real networking to test your elevator pitch, and get to know some potential investors before you ask them for money. Start writing a blog, speaking at local groups, and conversing at networking meetings about the need you see in the marketplace, before you pitch a solution. Give it to them.

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Startup Writing Newsletter Blogging 92

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2012

Tech Reporters: These individuals will write and edit informative and practical articles on a range of topics including Startups/Entrepreneurs, Gadgets, Mobile Tech, Tech in Entertainment, Gaming, Apps & Software, productivity, and cover breaking tech news. Will also report on local tech events in their respected area.

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Technical Review Software Review Writing News 71

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2010

I’m talking about doing some real networking to test your elevator pitch, and get to know some potential investors before you ask them for money. Start writing a blog, speaking at local groups, and conversing at networking meetings about the need you see in the marketplace, before you pitch a solution. Give it to them.

Startup 90

Startup Writing Newsletter Blogging 90

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 31, 2014

According to several recent reports , job satisfaction for employees is at an all-time low. It’s up to you to constantly look for options inside and outside your own network, and be willing to make the adjustments to capitalize on them. Then write them down. One obvious alternative is to become an entrepreneur. Take action now.

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Entrepreneur Satisfaction Startup Writing 100

Tech.Co

JANUARY 29, 2018

CTA also has a massive global network and startup programs that help their 2,000+ members navigate through everything from daily challenges to government regulations, and create opportunities for founders thrive. Prepare for the Big Leagues. Get Your Playbook Together. Add Mentors to Your Roster.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 9, 2020

From analytical reporting tools to helpful integrations such as email and Slack prompts, you'll be able to run your whole business, not just your remote work teams, in a more efficient manner. Scare stories abound of false WiFi networks that are set up near coffee shops, aimed at stealing your personal information. Use a Business VPN.

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Tips Software Review Study Email 160

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2017

Attend networking events with investors and influencers. For an introvert like me, networking is exhausting, rather than exhilarating. Start a blog and write for industry forums and newsletters. Being published will make it more likely that you’re invited to speak at events, or recognized as a brand while networking.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2015

According to several reliable reports , job satisfaction for employees is at an all-time low. It’s up to you to constantly look for options inside and outside your own network, and be willing to make the adjustments to capitalize on them. Then write them down. One obvious alternative is to become an entrepreneur.

Satisfaction 57

Satisfaction Entrepreneur Writing Startup 57

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 20, 2017

Not so long ago, training to meet the press and television reporters was a realm reserved for top business executives only. Even practical issues, like understanding reporter deadlines, and your own editing rights, are critical. Social media includes blogs, social networks, and video-sharing sites.

Media 55

Media Social Media Startup Training 55

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2014

Not so long ago, training to meet the press and television reporters was a realm reserved for top business executives only. Even practical issues, like understanding reporter deadlines, and your own editing rights, are critical. Social media includes blogs, social networks, and video-sharing sites.

Press 105

Press Social Media Startup Training 105

socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2014

We''ve also built a data driven platform, that allows us to drive millions of unique visitors to our network of sites every month, covering the banking, credit, and travel and vertical markets. We started looking at the landscape, and as I was getting my MBA at the time, ended up writing the business plan for ConsumerTrack.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

I’m going to write a pure admiration piece. We saw several companies present and I was mostly there for the networking. He was the guy you always saw at a conference or networking event and would give you a great big hug and smile. Not this one. A “hats off” (see what I did there?) And also a “thank you.”

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

Peter Marx: I started in the technology industry by writing software for imaging microscopes--looking at things like cell populations using early CCD cameras and understanding cell morphology; working on video compression; working on networking stuff and software for early digital telephony like ISDN and on forward.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2010

Plus, show my you can write! I’m already 2 weeks late in writing this blog post as my partners keep reminding me. Monitoring & reporting on company performance. Natural networker with a proven track-record of establishing broad relationships. I will not consider applicants without a cover letter. Yesterday.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Not so long ago, training to meet the press and television reporters was a realm reserved for top business executives only. Even practical issues, like understanding reporter deadlines, and your own editing rights, are critical. Social media includes blogs, social networks, and video-sharing sites.

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Training Media Entrepreneur Social Media 93

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2010

I get paid to network – I love meeting people. I get to network with angels, VCs, entrepreneurs, lawyers, etc. The idea that people “report to you&# must validate some primal need. I’ll write about that in a couple of weeks. Writing this bl0g – This blog is a huge creative outlet for me.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Xbox LIVE has nearly 40 million members, making it the biggest social entertainment network in the living room. 5. We’ve all used Microsoft at one point or another, whether it’s when we run Windows on our laptop, write up a report in MS Words, play the last game on Kinect, or send an email to a coworker through Exchange (using Outlook).

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Writing Training Email .Net 88

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 16, 2013

It is meant to bring everyone together so that they can learn, network and leave with the sense that they now belong to a family of entrepreneurs, all trying to make LA a startup hub. Michael Carney , a tech reporter for Pandodaily , taught how to craft a compelling press release.

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Rustic Canyon Startup Los Angeles Class 74

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2014

If you’re an early investor like I am that often means writing the first $2-3 million check into a business that previously had either survived on fumes or on a $500,000 angel round. One of the interesting things about being a VC is that you often see companies in transition.

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Startup Resource Venture Capital Activity 381

Xconomy

AUGUST 10, 2016

The co-founders integrated their specialized expertise in neuroscience, distributed computing, and networking . Just over a year later, Jurvetson led the Series A round of venture funding for Nervana Systems.

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Artificial Inteligence San Diego Framework Venture Capital 40

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2010

An informal writing style is generally recommended. Promote your blog by including your blog link in your e-mail signature, on your website, in social networking profiles, and by providing signed comments to other blogs on a daily basis. You can repurpose your posts into articles, books and reports. Add outgoing links.

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Blogging Search Engine Optimization Startup Writing 48

socalTECH

APRIL 29, 2014

We were looking at it, and saw that if we could take all these off-the-shelf sensors, and put it all together, and write some code, and make a user interface, it''s basically done. Coming up May 15th is the submission deadline for the report of what we''re going to do. It''s assemble the parts and it looks much like a DIY project.

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Startup Competition Software Review UCLA 262

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

The VC’s & executives were then asked to make “commitments&# (in writing) to 3-5 of the companies that they felt they could make some sort of contribution to. They have developed a cloud-based platform for merchants to publish to multiple distribution networks, including social, mobile and email.

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socalTECH

MAY 14, 2013

We work with Google to help monetize our traffic, and we''re also working with a variety of other networks. Instead, we build a very good product, get organic traffic, and those networks pay well. That might be good if you''re writing a book report, but people love quick facts. How does your revenue model work?

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Google Sites Startup Web 236

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 16, 2011

She went to work running sales for Jason Calacanis at Silicon Alley Reporter (mid 90′s). After seeing “The Social Network&# there is an increased attitude amongst this generation (of women) that … why not go into startups? In the next generation everybody (including women (are going to write code).&#.

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Startup Sales Venture Capital Entrepreneur 311

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

I had seen many cycles and decided that since I was going to do it all over again I should write about it. I decided to write about my experience and to be blunt. There was no viral social networking products back then like Twitter where people could easily discover your content. That changed very quickly. And covered we did.

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Venture Capital Blogging Startup Slides 274

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Tracy is knowledgeable enough to talk tech and swap design & product stories with other founders, but she realized early that networking amongst this group and reading and writing in their journals would not bring her more customers. She focused on her customer. So Tracy began keeping a blog about … (what else?)

Startup 363

Startup Entrepreneur SEO Venture Capital 363

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 10, 2012

During the weekend participants with a technical background write code for prototypes, designers create branding and user interfaces, business people model potential revenue sources and test marketing strategies, and everyone engages potential customers. 5:00pm – Networking. The top team receives prizes. They are here to help!

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