Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

On December 2nd, 2006 I wrote the blog post published later in this post when I was CEO of startup Koral about my experiences in pitching VCs. After my company was acquired by Salesforce.com I was asked to stop blogging and they took over my blog as an asset in the sale of the company. My blog was wiped out.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 27, 2024

Unveiling the Facts: A Study on Innovation in Remote Work The study published in Nature examined over 20 million scientific studies and 4 million patents over 50 years, highlighting the traditional view that physical proximity enhances innovation. This process starts with selecting digital collaboration tools.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 16, 2023

She did everything she could to make ends meet — cutting hair during the week and making and selling jewelry at night and on weekends. We would wake up pre-dawn every Sunday, drive to the local swap meet, set up our booth, and sell our goods until sundown. I started selling gumballs at school when I was 12 years old.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2021

In fact, I wrote a previous blog post on “ Why Successful People Focus on the Bottom End of the Funnel.” When raising a first fund (or a fifth or even a tenth), it’s all about establishing your core target market and finding out who is in the market for what you are selling? But here’s the thing?—?it’s it’s not just startups who do it.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 4, 2023

This can negatively impact the growth of your business and hurt your chances for a healthy exit — whether you’re selling to a buyer or passing it on to the next generation. As an entrepreneur or founder starting a business, you may think of capital as purely monetary. That often occurs after the dogged effort that got you to that point.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

Here are the top blog posts EO published on Inc.com in 2023: 1. Also, check out Real Simple Business , where Barry shares his successful business secrets. With a thirst for learning and a willingness to share lessons learned and insider experiences, EO members published 47 informative posts on EO’s Inc.com channel in 2023. But the No.1

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 26, 2024

Each January, Data Privacy Week serves as a crucial reminder for both individuals and companies to safeguard data by maintaining vigilance against cybercriminals. The digital transformation of transactions has led to a surge in online fraud, especially in industries dealing with digital goods like online gaming and e-tickets.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

OCTOBER 1, 2020

My partner Rebecca wrote about our most recent education investment, Sora , on the USV blog today. We have been investing in learning for over a decade at USV and have built a terrific learning portfolio focusing on companies that are providing services direct to the learner (as opposed to selling “ed tech” to institutions).

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 30, 2021

Contributed to EO by Shawn Johal, an EO member and former chapter president in Montreal, and Julia Pimsleur, a scaling coach, mindset expert, and best-selling author. Johal and Pimsleur also contributed 3 Ways to Strengthen Your Mental Health and Happiness Right Now. When the pandemic hit, Reza’s sales came to a screeching halt.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 11, 2023

Contributed to EO by Chris Ronzio, a recent guest on the EO 360° podcast, where Chris and EO 360° podcast host Dave Will discuss $33 Million in Funding. So if you know you have some equipment or technology that’s going to need an upgrade, consider selling it ahead of your slow periods and renting until it’s time to buy again.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Nobody knew where to look. We didn’t sell the ambulance, we sold the accident. Forget USP (unique selling proposition) and embrace the UPS (unique problem that only you can solve). This was opportunity. You see, what I realized that week was that for the first time in my career, there were no experts. So I stood up.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Rosenfarb , a member of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) and a certified public accountant who helps entrepreneurs increase cash flow, sell their companies successfully, manage their wealth and create predictable passive income. Entrepreneurs should flow to the area where they can generate the highest returns on time and money.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

You can read about the financing here and USV’s investment blog post here (we do one of these for every new investment). What I’d like to talk about is the bigger idea behind Patch and some other startups out there which is the ability to break up your home equity into pieces and sell some of it while holding onto most of it.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Let’s start with what didn’t work , because that is where everybody always focuses. Where are the bottlenecks in your company? When you do this, goals become like the horizon—no matter how fast you run, how much you sell, or how hard you grind, you will never reach it. The week that we use to catch up and think.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 5, 2023

Sell more and keep your customers happy Automate your eCommerce But when it comes to online retail, your options are much different. Or maybe the shop itself is secondary and you focus mainly on selling through social media? Chief among them: opening where your target customers are.

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David Teten VC

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

How do you sell to them? I’m an investor in many companies which sell to these types of clients. It’s easier to sell to 100 people in your target market in one room, instead of setting up 100 one-on-one meetings. See Where are the deals? It’s hard enough to raise capital from VC, private equity fund, and family offices.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 5, 2024

I wanted to start writing blog articles about management and leadership about 10 years back, but I never got to it. How to unlock your full potential in the New Year Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash I first learned about the 20-hour rule a year ago and thought it was rubbish. Why learn new skills? The same is true with having more humor.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

Here are the top blog posts EO posted on Inc.com in 2023: 1. Also, check out Real Simple Business , where Barry shares his successful business secrets. These insights from top entrepreneurs benefit EO members plus the entire entrepreneurial ecosystem. Did you catch them all? shared his preferred goal-setting methodology. But the No.1

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 7, 2023

Perhaps you went to a festival to sell products but had no process for retaining information about those who bought from you, so you never saw them again. There are many ways in which processes can help your business succeed where others have failed. However, most salespeople give up after one attempt to contact the potential customer.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 29, 2020

There are seven places where you can look for cash in your business: Price. I’m involved with a few boards where we have taken a position of revenue-centric spending. He is also a member of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) UAE chapter. A version of the following article originally appeared on Entrepreneur Middle East.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 18, 2021

But as a founder and CEO, where can you learn such skills while simultaneously hustling to grow your company? That’s where the Entrepreneurs’ Organization comes in. The company has been named to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing, privately held companies three years in a row.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

After earning a spot as a finalist, she traveled to Germany to take part in the Global Finals—where she won first runner up! . Readpublic, which is a book comparison platform where we curate and compare the price of different online bookstores, it also serves as a marketplace where people can buy or sell used books.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Justin Breen self-describes as “a Dad who happens to be an entrepreneur.” His own father died when Justin was just 13, so spending time with his sons, ages 8 and 10, takes precedence over all else. Five years ago, Justin started his public relations company, BrEpic Communications , with zero business experience. Know your skill set.

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StartupNation

APRIL 11, 2021

Read on to learn how you can leverage your skills to start a profitable side hustle today: Start a personal blog. Read on to learn how you can leverage your skills to start a profitable side hustle today: Start a personal blog. Blogging is one of the easiest ways to make money online. If so, you’re in luck.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 18, 2019

Start with a hard sell to get others on board. Substantial top-down support is indeed critical for creating an environment where innovation can take hold. Substantial top-down support is indeed critical for creating an environment where innovation can take hold. That’s clearly not the case, though.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The 15 Best Strategies for Developing New Business in a Crowded Market In the quest to uncover effective strategies for developing new businesses in a crowded market, we turned to fifteen Founders and CEOs for their tried-and-true tactics. Then, build a simple landing page showcasing these renderings and the product’s benefits.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 13, 2015

Services like Blue Apron and Plated don't sell you food. They sell a service. They do this through vertical integration and special packaging--and that's where the technical innovation comes in. Brooklyn Bridge Ventures recently joined Lerer Hippeau Ventures, Crosslink Capital, and KarpReilly in Hungryroot 's $2mm seed round.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 14, 2021

If you’re wondering where did the time go, don’t ask us. … aaaand just like that, we’re about to say goodbye to 2021. We don’t know, either! What we do know, however, is that it’s time to start planning your marketing goals for a brand-new year. Don’t have any goals in mind yet? Well, allow us to give you several ideas with this post of ours.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 12, 2022

She describes her company as an e-commerce store that sells learn-to-crochet kits for complete beginners. Overall, I’m happy with where we are and how we got here. In photo, from left: Christine Yaged, Justine Tiu and Libby Rothschild. Hitting the million-dollar mark isn’t easy—as every founder who has done so will tell you.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 4, 2024

289 days ago, 3 of us created a no-code custom chatbot building platform in 4 days — and launched it on ProductHunt. That is some serious company there! Now, this is the first time in nine months that I’ve had the chance to come up for air, and I thought I’d share some of my lessons from the front lines. So without further ado, let’s get started.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2023

In a blog post today, Google puts its focus on its AI and data services partners like Confluent, DataRobot, MongoDB, Redis, DataStax, Elastic and Neo4j. One muscle Google Cloud had to build over the years is co-selling with its partners. ” When the ISVs grow, Google Cloud grows, after all. .

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 26, 2022

your YouTube channel, Instagram page, or blog. But you can always reuse a channel to sell something else later. reuses her channel on Instagram to sell different products. Start by pumping out articles on your blog. Canva uses their blog as a lead magnet for their card-making tools. I wanted to be a billionaire.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MAY 20, 2019

With a little bit of social media savvy and your own smartphone, you can sell more products and reach a wider audience of potential customers. Build your social media smarts and sell your brand with these five great tips. Long gone are the days of print newspaper advertisements and bulletin board postings. Stay active!

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Tomasz Tunguz

MARCH 24, 2020

I’m struggling to find the link now, but if I do, I will update this blog post with it. I wonder if we will get to a point where we are routinely selling and deploying costly and complicated enterprise software entirely remotely. Since then, I’ve been asking myself, what changes will this crisis accelerate?

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

AUGUST 14, 2019

paying more than a billion for it and selling it for $3mm. But it is also true that Tumblr was bypassed by native mobile applications like Instagram and Snapchat where it was even easier to post about your life. I maintained an active Tumblog from before we invested in 2007 until October 2016, when I stopped posting there. I just did.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 13, 2020

The research found that leaders use an average of three sales channels , compared with laggards, who typically sell through just one channel. The results are presented in “Charting the Growth Journey: From Product to Profitable Business.”. Explore the results to determine if your brand will lead the pack or stay in a holding pattern.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 27, 2020

If you’re pitching, selling or proposing a partnership, you want to find out what will spark the other person’s interest so that they can’t help but want to work with you. If you’re pitching, selling or proposing a partnership, you want to find out what will spark the other person’s interest so that they can’t help but want to work with you.

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