Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

Sure, there are examples of founders who have survived and prospered, such as Bill Gates and Larry Page, but these guys are the exception, not the rule. In any case, an entrepreneur in one who likes to build new products or services, and works ON their company, while a public business executive works IN the company.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

An investment doesn’t guarantee your product will suddenly be on the investor’s price sheet. We also talked about how brands are increasing driving much of their traffic to Facebook and away from their own web pages. Paul discussed his perspective having been at SAP Ventures. This is astounding and myopic in my view.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2011

Sure, there are examples of founders who have survived and prospered, such as Bill Gates and Larry Page, but these guys are the exception, not the rule. In any case, an entrepreneur in one who likes to build new products or services, and works ON their company, while a public business executive works IN the company.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 3, 2014

There are 3 vital questions to ask when putting together a campaign; 1- Is the thing I’m raising money for a great product? 2- How am I talking about my product? He shared, ‘When creating a campaign it’s key to remember that people are fans of you – not the actual product, so you want to be sure to communicate your why.’.

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Jason Nazar

JANUARY 14, 2009

Referring Traffic / Press. Each individual piece of content should have its own distinct URL(title tag), and a unique title (H1 tag) for the page that search engines can read and index. Increase the production of your content. The more pages indexed, the more traffic you will get. Search Engines. Social Media.

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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. Determine a pricing system for your product(s). Track which products perform better, and which have the best margins.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 9, 2014

This was a chance to blow open the story on their companies, to address a room full of potential investors, mentors, partners, customers, and press. To learn more about all the companies, be sure to visit 500 Startups’ official demo day page. Honestly though, it was anything but. Pijon - think Birchbox for care packages.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Photo by Hope House Press - Leather Diary Studio on Unsplash It’s also true that there will be tough moments in your company’s journey where you will want to be able to carry people behind the tough decisions you want. There are too many pages. This is part of a broader series on Board Meetings. It passes the weight test.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

Contrary to some press reporting, the boom in startups, the creation of accelerators and seed funds as well as the deserved popularity of AngelList do not signal doom for our industry. They compete on features, price and execution. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin! They are, in fact, great news for traditional venture capitalists.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

The following was available: “I kept hearing about startups that raised VC funding, but which hadn’t filed Form Ds (nor issued a press release). We discussed in the video why they don’t price this money but give it as convertible debt) they don’t make announcements to the market. I’d link to it but it’s behind a paywall.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2011

And better yet, the company has a product that will turn the stream into a lake. DataSift has a product that builds a permanent database for you of just the information you want to capture. One story is, “Hey, maybe there’s something to this Google+ product?”. It is a must have if you’re building a technology product these days.

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