Tech.Co

MARCH 9, 2020

You don't have to write out an hour-by-hour schedule or even keep track of your daily activities. The post Best Tips for Working from Home Effectively appeared first on Tech.co. If you're worried about the added work of creating a routine, don't stress yourself out too much. ” Your own playlist of choice might be unique to you.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

Even the most experienced executives write down what they need to say, and practice for every event. The challenge is to be prepared, and communicate quickly and effectively until it’s over. Prepare, prepare, prepare for every media event. Steve Jobs was a master at this, even though he had years of experience.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 1, 2012

Article first published as Five Business Tips From The Beatles on Technorati. In the list below, I have compiled some of my favorite lessons from Come Together , combined them with a few of my own Beatles inspired startup tips. This part one of a two part series; you can access part two HERE. What’s Your B7?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 29, 2012

No one is born with business writing skills, and everyone can learn them. Thus, I thought a quick refresher on business writing basics might help you more than any tip on the next big thing on the business horizon: Select clear purpose and focus. Tailor writing to your audience. Develop a friendly business writing voice.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

Here are some tips on how to look at work, make some hard decisions, and keep your health and sanity: Maintain a big picture perspective. Write it down, but even then, keep it to the top ten priority items or less. The longer that high-priority items stay on your list, the more stress you will feel, and consequences will add new items.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 13, 2019

If you want people to invest in your idea, then my best advice is first write a business plan, and keep it simple. This means writing at the level of an average newspaper story (about eighth-grade level). Don't confuse your business plan with a doctoral thesis or the back of a napkin.

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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.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

He did it yesterday, “Mark, I’m going to write a blog post following on from your VC’s aren’t dumb. He is very pleasant when he calls and writes. Meeting Dynamics (also for VC pitches but also some practical tips for board meetings). .” I know it sounds obvious. Rob does it. On steroids.

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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 started out as that spoiled generation of kids, born between about 1982 and 2004, who had everything, and could care less about business. Today they are in every business, and will likely comprise 50 percent of the workforce by 2020.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

I never saw it go out with a “tip @techmeme” on Twitter. When I first started writing this blog several years ago I had less followers than you have right now. But the realist in me knew I couldn’t write daily nor could I convince you to think to check out my blog with regularity. I should know.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

No one is born with business writing skills, and everyone can learn them. Thus, I thought a quick refresher on business writing basics might help you more than any tip on the next big thing on the business horizon: Select clear purpose and focus. Tailor writing to your audience. Develop a friendly business writing voice.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

"The best way to prepare [to be a programmer] is to write programs, and to study great programs that other people have written. They also internalize their professional failures while externalizing their team’s successes. One Of The Most Important Startup Skills. "The " [Tweet this quote].

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2013

Here are my top tips (and I still use these with Mark!). Mark granted me read/write access to his calendaring system. Also, pro tip. He was always over-scheduled, traveled constantly, had too little admin support and fell into the traps of a young workaholic. But I’m sure many would apply if the situation were reversed.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

The ratings were poor, the writing was uninspired and Oprah did not have enough time or energy to devote to the show. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire.”. One of Oprah’s setbacks was the 1989 television show Brewster Place.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 19, 2019

If you want to connect with customers, put aside your writing formalities. Then write it down. Use callouts and bullets to help the reader speed through your content. Conversation inviting. Great content is conversation. Your language doesn’t have to be perfect. It’s pretty simple to do. Simply speak out loud. Lacks a sales angle.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 9, 2012

Industry pundits generally spend their time writing about what they see in the rear view mirror. Entertain Yourself. "We "We are not trying to entertain the critics. I'll take my chances with the public." " [Tweet this quote]. Startups cannot afford to mistake what has gone before for what lies ahead.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 3, 2010

I CERTAINLY opened myself up to attack by writing my original blog post about job hoppers with some incendiary language and tone. I mostly get hammered on HN if I write about a controversial topic like criticizing Apple (in fact, what prompted me to write this post today was that I was asked on Twitter to write a post about Facebook.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

Here are some tips on how to look at work, make some hard decisions, and keep your health and sanity: Maintain a big picture perspective. Write it down, but even then, keep it to the top ten priority items or less. The longer that high-priority items stay on your list, the more stress you will feel, and consequences will add new items.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 2016

Don’t forget business writing and communication. Most universities have formal incubator and business development organizations that focus on coaching, grant writing and technology licensing. Writing a business plan is the only way to determine if you even understand what your dream is all about.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 4, 2009

msuster for me) the message you write appears in my @msuster inbox on Twitter.com and on any of the desktop or mobile clients. So as part of my ongoing series Twitter Insights , I wanted to cover how the @ actually works (even experienced users may be surprised by some of the points). The basics: 1. When you use the @username (e.g.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Here’s how to write an executive summary with impact: 1. Just as I don’t recommend you outsourcing the writing of your business plan, I wouldn’t pass on this task. With every sentence that you write, give it the test: Will this make a VC want to know more? Do it yourself. Keep it short and simple. . What makes it so?

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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.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 10, 2009

And write a short bio about yourself. So please go check your Name and make sure that it isn’t your Twitter handle (assuming you want people to be able to follow you). While you’re at it put in a link (if you don’t blog or want to link to your company at least link to your LinkedIn or Facebook profile). Anything.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

“The writing is on the wall and the investors have to take the time. “The short answer to your question is that the needs for capital now that we have collectively, politically, socially economically come to a consensus in terms of where we’re going and we couldn’t say that 18 months ago is going to be at a tipping point.”

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

I plan to write a series of posts on the topic. Equally, I plan to write for the benefit of investors and independents, too, to offer some tips on how can you get the most out of the boards on which you sit. I’m open to lobbying via Twitter (I’m msuster ) which order to write them in and/or if you think I’m missing a topic.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Here are some tips on how to look at work, make some hard decisions, and keep your health and sanity: Maintain a big picture perspective. Write it down, but even then, keep it to the top ten priority items or less. The longer that high-priority items stay on your list, the more stress you will feel, and consequences will add new items.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 9, 2017

Communication and writing skills are required. In additional to strong journalistic writing and storytelling, you need business acumen, strategic thinking and planning, and the ability to do the right research. Heavy texting experience is not a qualification for communicating via social media.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 10, 2015

In The Tipping Point , Malcolm Gladwell emphasizes the importance of the messenger. Professor Berger’s publisher, Simon and Schuster, positioned Contagious as the scientific counter to the pop-culture Tipping Point. To make his point that the message matters more than messenger, Professor Berger writes, “…think about a forest fire.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2010

If you want people to invest in your idea, then my best advice is first write a business plan, and keep it simple. For minimum content, see my article “ Ten Tips to an Investment-Grade Business Plan.” This means writing at the level of an average newspaper story (about eighth-grade level).

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 19, 2012

You likely are writing your first one of these. See also: 12 Tips for Early Customer Development Interviews , 12 tips for customer development , tips for customer development. So, I promised this founder to do a post talking about how you go about create specifications of your MVP. Don't stress over format.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Publish a daily blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. Use the tips outlined above during the first three months to get in the game, and count on much more time and money if you intend to stand out. They will exit quickly. Show evidence of your expertise.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2012

If you want people to invest in your idea, then my best advice is first write a business plan, and keep it simple. This means writing at the level of an average newspaper story (about eighth-grade level). Don't confuse your business plan with a doctoral thesis or the back of a napkin.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2013

They never call, they never write, and wait for you to make the first move. But don’t forget that each of these allies also has their own network, which can be an extension of yours, if you treat them well. Nurture existing relationships. We all know someone who claims to be a “close friend,” but never initiates anything.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Never write something you wouldn’t want to come back to you. You hear about all the parallel entrepreneurs, like Steve Jobs running Apple and Pixar at the same time. Make sure you have the aptitude to run one business well, with one product line, before you start a couple more.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 10, 2012

On his first day of work my wife was kind enough to write down words of wisdom from her years on the job. I don’t write about Tania very often – mostly at her request. ” She gave me a special one-time permission to write about her in a blog post so I could publish the advice she gave our friend.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 19, 2022

Here are some tips on how to look at work, make some hard decisions, and keep your health and sanity: Maintain a big picture perspective. Write it down, but even then, keep it to the top ten priority items or less. The longer that high-priority items stay on your list, the more stress you will feel, and consequences will add new items.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2023

I recommend his tips for creating and maintaining that sweet spot: Define a personal declaration of purpose. Write it down, make it specific, expressive, yet succinct and jargon-free. I remember a classic book, “ The Purpose Effect ,” by renowned author Dan Pontefract, that provides a good framework and background or doing just that.

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