Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

The frantic pace of technology cycles, the amount of tech news, the blogs, the conferences, the demo days, the announcements, the fundings, the IPOs. It got me thinking about the advice that I often give to new VCs. But new deals sent to you are discovered. They all want you to come meet companies.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

This blog post originally appeared in serialized form here on TechCrunch. AOL was controlled by one company and the Internet was distributed. AOL controlled the services, taxed companies to access users and decided what was good or bad. So what changed that ushered in the new era that was officially dubbed Web 2.0?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

This article originally ran on TechCrunch. Can’t list them all. Can’t list them all. The ingredients are all here. They have their successes; yet somehow all of the neurons don’t yet seem to be firing are powerfully as they need to be. I’m in Seattle this week. Of course I have.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 14, 2013

This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. Creating awareness for your brand and products is one of the lifebloods of technology startups yet in a world where so many companies are being created it becomes difficult to rise above the noise. Why would I want to have a POV rather than talking about my cool new features?

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2014

Yesterday I wrote a post about The Silent Benefits of PR in which I pointed out that most young companies I encounter don’t fully grasp the benefits of PR because they are less measurable than product milestones or customer acquisition analyses (like CAC/LTV). When to start PR?

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

The small business’ answer to Black Friday, Small Business Saturday , is a nationwide event that highlights all of the awesome things that small businesses, small business owners and entrepreneurs offer consumers. Best of all, you don’t have to spend a fortune in order to do so. Write articles and content for local publications.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

I thought that reading TechCrunch and analyzing other VC deals I saw in the news would help me land multiple responses and speak the language of those who managed to score million-dollar deals for their startups. Often, these founders are offered all the money they have requested — but don’t be fooled. Think of the worst-case scenario.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 6, 2021

Build a content website or add a blog. By building an email list of targeted and interested prospects, you have a direct line to their inbox to announce new content, promote new product lines, encourage feedback and boost engagement across all of your other online channels. Run giveaways or contests.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Of the existing assets that all Web3 startups have, these three are among the most important: Core team: Your team is the most valuable asset for your marketing. On-site SEO: Everyone has a website and a blog, yet not nearly enough Web3 marketers devote mind-share into making their websites and apps search friendly. And remember?—?Google

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

SEO / SEM are promotional techniques for marketing through the Google distribution channel, which have yielded huge benefits to many companies – Yelp being a prime example. When I first started blogging Digg was still at its peak. My articles never appeared on Digg so I didn’t focus on it at all.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

You’ve all heard the question before. Fred Wilson said as much on his blog also. Throughout all the discussion I’ve made it clear that my points-of-view are purely subjective. That is true of all my blog posts. of all data is made up. Nature vs. Nurture. So why am I covering the topic now?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 12, 2016

did provide the ticket to this event, my opinions are my own and do not represent the Entrepreneurs’ Organization; this article has not been edited by Inc.com. It was gratifying to me to see that dozens of EO members from chapters throughout the US, including Houston, Los Angeles, New York and Idaho, made their way to the Inc.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 5, 2023

He's helped scale companies like The Hustle and Gumroad, and now he has over 170,000 Twitter followers and tens of thousands of subscribers to his newsletter, which provides tactical growth advice for entrepreneurs and startups. You can expect copywriting lessons, swipe files, and notifications about popular blog posts each week.

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Y Combinator

MAY 29, 2019

4:00 – From project to company. 19:00 – Data examples from their blog. All right, here we go. The main evolution is that now we work with companies as well, not just investors. I don’t come from an investing background or I don’t come from finance at all. 11:30 – Their first customers.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

This blog post originally appeared in serialized form here on TechCrunch. If you came here via a direct link you might want to check out the more detailed full version on my blog, which is here. There were chat rooms, discussion groups, dating, classified ads – all the same stuff. We all wanted intros.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 4, 2020

Check out our last “good news” article to see even more ways that our amazing members are making an #EOImpact. . From webinars with real-time information globally, to amazing educational sessions on leadership, finance, self care, and employment issues—all were at my fingertips.”

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 13, 2022

You can achieve this in many ways, such as through an accredited course on cybersecurity for IT systems staff, and by encouraging all employees to attend credible e-learning courses. You might integrate current articles and news updates in a weekly newsletter for your team. Avoid it at all costs. .

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 15, 2022

Sometimes you just need to be in the room—to feel the vibrations of energy and possibility all around you. As many of you remember, EO was meant to go to Cape Town back in April 2020, when the COVID-19 outbreak put a hard stop on all our plans. GLC is our opportunity for all of us to be open. We hope to meet you!). So be open.”.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 24, 2024

Now think about your next company event. We all know that in order to reach the consumer, we need to reach them across the consumer journey and through all of the variable touchpoints. and more articles from the EO blog. Think about the last event you attended. Was it magical or mediocre?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. Once this new service became popular then the media companies could control the rules of distribution & advertising. The formation of Hulu was defensive – designed to stop another YouTube or Napster from emerging and causing disruption to the TV industry. Here is my case: 1.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

Diverse search results include stream updates, blog posts, news articles, photos, videos (versus Twitter/FaceBook1 only). TRUSTe claims that 82% of all users recognize the meaning of a TRUSTe seal on a web site, resulting in increased conversion rates, order values and engagement. Founded in 2000 in New Brunswick, NJ.

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Startup Grind

AUGUST 16, 2018

Almost all businesses are digital and their marketing efforts are completely different from the way traditional marketers used to market. In order to ease the process, here are a few guidelines that all startup founders need to understand before they start hiring a marketing team for startup. Identify Your Marketing Channels.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 7, 2016

This article was originally published in Ashoka’s column on Forbes.com. While in some ways good for consumers, this could spell bad news for truckers, cab drivers and other service providers at all levels of the transportation industry. Read the rest of this article ! By Alex Amari.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Every week, I’ll take a look at the hottest fintech news of the previous week. This will include everything from funding rounds to trends to an analysis of a particular space to hot takes on a particular company or phenomenon. The company’s stock perked up on the news. Fingers crossed. After closing at $79.64

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 19, 2023

Not every bit of content has to apply to the pain points your company solves or benefits it provides. Brand journalism is media-style content published by a company. It follows forms of journalism through use of third-party interviews and external expert analysis, researched or reported news, and feature stories.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 5, 2023

I've spent a lot of time reading and developing style guides, and this article will tell you everything you need to know about building a content style guide, from what it is, to whether your company truly needs it, to how to put one together. Here are ten elements to include in your company's style guide. It depends.

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StartupNation

MARCH 31, 2021

This article outlines the basic principles of customer development and particularly focuses on the benefits of hearing bad news. The most successful entrepreneurs know how to embrace bad news. They’ve learned how bad news can actually be good news, and how it is often the key to achieving true product-market fit.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Every week, I’ll take a look at the hottest fintech news of the previous week. This will include everything from funding rounds to trends to an analysis of a particular space to hot takes on a particular company or phenomenon. The consumer fintech company is focused on helping people build credit and raised $30 million in June 2021.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 2, 2023

Ask yourself: “Who in my network has the capability to create a successful company? During this call, you should discuss your motivations and align on the fundamentals: The ideal problem spaces you would like to explore ideas in Problems you’ve encountered/faced that you’d like to solve The type of company you’d like to build (i.e.,

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Campaign Monitor

MARCH 8, 2022

Between sharing news, making announcements, and nurturing relationships with your customers, newsletters can be molded into just about anything. Are you creating one newsletter and sending it to all of your subscribers? After all, you wouldn’t market sci-fi to a romance novel enthusiast, or vice versa. . Penguin Random House.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 7, 2021

I think we can all do a better job,” author and developer marketing expert Adam DuVander says. DuVander was recommended to us by Karl Hughes, the CEO of Draft.dev, which specializes in content production for developer-focused companies. A company has a new API, but they haven’t bothered to explain why developers should care.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Every week, I’ll take a look at the hottest fintech news of the previous week. This will include everything from funding rounds to trends to an analysis of a particular space to hot takes on a particular company or phenomenon. companies “gaining attention and recruiting top talent.” 4), Ramp (No. 5), Gravy (No. 14), Esusu (No.

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TechCrunch

MAY 8, 2022

Hi all, it was a roller coaster of a week in the world of fintech as I published two separate articles on startup layoffs and a nine-figure funding round in the span of a few hours. Specifically, Patrick Collison said his “enthusiasm” over Stripe’s new product was “tempered” by Perret’s “accusations.” In other news.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 10, 2023

Successful strategies involve distributing newsletters, promotional offers, product updates, or free tools—all hyper-tailored to the needs and interests of the recipient. Email targeting Most email marketing campaigns target individuals, but B2B campaigns target companies—or rather, multiple individuals at a company.

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Feedough

MARCH 18, 2021

It all stems from ‘I wish I had an app or a platform for…’. The tool enables decision-makers, managers, engineering teams, and business analysts to quickly and effortlessly create interactive prototypes for web and mobile apps without all the noise and complexity of traditional design software. Ideating digital products is easy.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 11, 2020

High-potential prospective employees of portfolio companies. Executives of large companies which may acquire or become clients of our portfolio companies. This may seem like a long list, but most of these require no time at all, once set up. The mailings are just roundups of recent blog posts, so don’t require extra work.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 8, 2023

The recent terms & conditions controversy sequence goes like this: A clause added to Zoom’s legalese back in March 2023 grabbed attention on Monday after a post on Hacker News claimed it allowed the company to use customer data to train AI models “with no opt out” Cue outrage on social media.

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