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Why Most of Your Assumptions About Phone Calls are Wrong

Both Sides of the Table

In a way it feels intuitive to us – the readers of this blog – because we’re the tech crowd. If you want to understand the power of how they’re built inbound call management into a SaaS category where they’re the market leader watch this one minute video. PHONE CALLS. Enter phone calls. I’ll wait.

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A Guide to Using Authority & Social Proof in Fund Raising

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I recently read a book I’d highly recommend to every reader of this blog called “ Yes, 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to be Persuasive &# by Robert B. John gave me the book after I spoke at his entrepreneurship class at UCSB. Any SoCal entrepreneur raising early-stage money should put Rincon on their short list.

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Who Should you Hire at a Startup?

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Only Hire A+ People Who Punch Above Their Weight Class. I believe that you should always hire people are are looking to “punch above their weight class,&# which means to hire people who want to be one league above where they are today. Weight Class : Let’s take sales. I’m not one of those. Your solution?

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Top 30 Startup Posts for July 2010

SoCal CTO

Interesting patterns emerged: Everyone makes the same classes of error. SaaS 101: 7 Simple Lessons From Inside HubSpot - OnStartups , July 19, 2010 It’s been a little over 4 years since I officially launched my internet marketing software company , HubSpot. Most were on paper and video; 20 were invited to pitch in person.

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Interview: Seth Epstein of SocialStay

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8 ) SocialStay is effectively a B-to-B, SaaS product that requires you to simultaneously speak to several audiences (hotels, travelers, travel sites, etc.). Your team operates out of a barn on your idyllic, coastal property, yet you have created a world-class product. They are starting to see the light. Droid or iPhone?

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