Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2010

Well, aside from it showing discipline and intelligence – we always get flooded with emails when we recruit and when you have to manage volume you need to go for obvious filters. I’m already 2 weeks late in writing this blog post as my partners keep reminding me. Please do not email either me or Michael directly.

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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. But the comments on my own blog were so much more balanced with people taking both sides of the debate. For anyone who attacked me on my blog but used their actual names I left their comments.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 7, 2025

You can alert the appropriate person within your organization so they can take action, whether it's sending an email, making a phone call, or following up in another way. Automation keeps everyone in the loop by routing leads, tagging ownership, and tracking progress across stages. What are the benefits of CRM automation?

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2009

I wanted to also post the series here to have it as a resource on my blog for future entrepreneurs who stop by. The moderator asked the question, “if an entrepreneur writes an email to a VC and doesn’t hear back what should they do?&# This VC responded, “Move on. I once had a debate with a prominent VC on a panel.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 2, 2010

After a few days of controversial blog posts I thought I’d try something more light hearted today. Fred Wilson once wrote about the topic of how to introduce two people who don’t know each other via email. From his blog posting on “ Why Am I passing ?&#. I like that. Sometimes I forget to ask.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 13, 2009

Arnold Waldstein , who stops by periodically on my blog and always leaves relevant comments, made the observation that, “if I want to connect with you, I’ll engage with you on this blog …from there, a follow on Twitter, a link on LinkedIn are closing the loop of connection rather that opening a cold door.&# This is so true.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 12, 2025

As soon as you hit that purchase button, you'll receive an email confirmation. That's email automation at its finest. But then let's say you receive a welcome email which offers you tips and resources on pet care. Those are all examples of email marketing. Every industry benefits from email marketing.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 18, 2010

I know that would be surprising to many readers since keeping a blog somehow convinces people that I’m a time management or productivity ninja. Responsive Low Hanging Fruit – I view email in the category of urgent but not (always) important. Sounds harsh but when you think about it that’s what email really is.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Startups should invest in creating a cohesive digital-marketing strategy that spans content marketing, social media, SEO, and email marketing, with each channel aligned to serve long-term goals, not just quick results. Another important aspect is data-driven decision-making. Branding plays a significant role in a startup’s success.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 19, 2009

It’s why I believe PalmPilot missed the important shifts to email that RIM (Blackberry) saw. Some readers of this blog also pointed out that “pivoting&# can be disruptive on the employees of an organization. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Start-up Advice Startup Advice. So tenacity and resiliency alone are not enough.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2010

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. The emails we all get on the AngelList get say something like, “New gaming platform invested in by Dave McClure, Chris Yeh and Jeff Clavier. Go get your anchors.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 24, 2023

We love using labels, tags and colors—the more organization and filtering, the better. When customers purchase a subscription on our website, their information automatically transfers to Hubspot, which sends them an email series. and more articles from the EO blog. Accompany each subtask with relevant details and deadlines.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2010

This includes seed funding Automattic (who produce WordPress, the blog I use for this website) and investing in formspring.me, stickybits, Thing Labs (producer of Brizzly), KissMetrics and many others including Quantcast. Example of publishers include: moviefone, Fandango, Jingle, SayNow, and voice blogs. Total raised: $19mm.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 1, 2025

Even in a world where it's hard to command attention, the email inbox is still the place we trust to keep up with what matters to us. And with search engine algorithms and social media platforms constantly in flux, having a rich email list that you own and control is more important than ever.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

I was reading Chris Dixon’s blog tonight. I came across this blog post about getting a computer science degree as the best degree for getting into venture capital or working at a VC-backed start up. Many MBAs took marketing courses but have never been on the front line of A/B testing, email campaigns or PR initiatives.

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StartupNation

MAY 23, 2025

Sign Up for The Start Newsletter * indicates required Email Address * /* real people should not fill this in and expect good things – do not remove this or risk form bot signups */ How to Start a Business for Less Than $100 Follow this guide to become your own boss , wallet-light but dream-heavy. Hosting & Email.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Turns out everybody likes to produce content and take part in the “conversation.&# Massive uptake of user-generated content including blogs (e.g. People rightly recognize that comments on blogs are just a form of a stream and thus the growth of open commenting platforms like Disqus and IntenseDebate. Then came blogs.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

I recently read a post over on VentureHacks titled, “ Top Ten Reasons Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers &# written by Scott Walker (who blogs on legal issues for entrepreneurs ). You have this perception that they’re billing you for the lunch meeting they invited you to and the friendly banter emails flying back and forth.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

Plus, now they need to Tweet, use Facebook, attend conferences and keep a blog! So don’t expect an unprompted email or phone call next week. I guess they assume that since I didn’t email or call I must not be interested. Start with a very short thank you email the day after your pitch. Let’s be honest.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2010

We also discussed how to deal with pricing in angel rounds and a strategy I advocated in my “social proof&# blog post , which is to price your initial angel round really low and get in the best possible angels as a way to get momentum in the company. Second – don’t send unsolicited emails to VCs. they take time!!

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2015

Trello – Some of the smartest people I know still send themselves tasks to complete via email. Until a few years ago I had tried every task management list and failed each time so I, too, resorted to email to-do’s. Still want to port my blog their. Surely that’s the worst way to remind yourself of a task.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 1, 2010

If your first resort when you have trouble raising money is to complain about New York on a tech blog, you’re really doing yourself a disservice in the relationship building area. On top of that, tech blogs like TechCrunch, Mashable, GigaOM, and Venturebeat all cover NYC tech startups. How about doing what Gilt Groupe did?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 5, 2015

From birthdays to work anniversaries, introductions to new co-workers and birth announcements, there isn’t a day that goes by without a fun email highlighting a special occasion around the office. Let us know in the Comments section below; or tag us on Facebook or Twitter. Check out pictures from our contest by clicking here !

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

If you keep all your relationships in one place, then you’ll need to use tags or another identifier to isolate the folks that really matter to you. Marketing/social media : Hootsuite (social media management), Mailchimp (email list and audience management), and Google Suite. . Email client : Superhuman , expensive but worth it.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 27, 2025

For Smith.ai, every call summary email includes a customer satisfaction survey powered by Customer Thermometer. Here’s how the Zap works: A Webhooks by Zapier trigger catches incoming feedback tagged red or yellow from Customer Thermometer. A red or yellow rating triggers an instant response.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 25, 2009

This is part of my blog series “ Pitching a VC.&#. I’ll look into it and get back to you.&# It gives you an opportunity to email the VC after the meeting with more information and the potential to continue the dialog. Tags: Pitching VCs Start-up Advice startup technology vc venture capital.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 3, 2025

With AI integrated into your editorial workflow, you can automatically generate SEO briefs, draft outlines, or repurpose blog posts into LinkedIn updates—all using structured prompts and a few clicks inside the apps your team already uses, like Google Docs or Notion. When a new user signed up, they were tagged by language in ActiveCampaign.

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David Teten VC

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

However, note this has to be highly targeted or you’re just creating irrelevant emails for the investor to delete. We have very high conversion on outreach emails using this data.”. The final stage is to distribute the post via paid Linkedin ads targeting only the relevant VCs/PEs and share the article/messaging via email.”.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 10, 2023

I'd been working in email marketing for quite a while before I took on my first B2B campaign. What I didn't realize is that minor tweaks to generalized email marketing tactics aren't enough to create a successful B2B campaign. Cycle length Buying something on your own doesn't take very long.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

TechCrunch ran my article yesterday as a guest post but I wanted to have a copy here for anybody who missed it and for future readers of this blog. I stayed up late every night after a day of meetings doing email until 3am so that I didn’t feel out of touch with our product and sales pipelines. You manage what you measure.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 17, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series “Start-up Lessons.&# If you want to subscribe to my RSS feed please click here or to get my blog by email click here. Tags: Start-up Advice startup.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 8, 2021

In this blog post, we’ll discuss some of the best tools you can use to achieve productive marketing, how to apply them and how much they cost. An overwhelming number of marketing tools and email programs exist on the Internet today. Optimizely has some free features, however most of them are not and come with a sizable price tag.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 18, 2023

While email services haven't changed a lot over the past two decades, email apps keep getting better. Once niche (and expensive) features, like scheduling an email to send later or having a message reappear in your inbox in a few days, are now almost standard. Here's what I was looking for: The full email experience.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 8, 2025

Common examples are the neat fields in email headers (sender, recipient, subject), standard file properties (like creation date or author), or specific data tags set up to organize content. Metadata: Metadata is essentially data about data, and it's usually very structured. How is unstructured data used?

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 11, 2021

An AI copywriting software can help in this regard by automating and speeding up parts of the content creation process, such as writing blog posts, emails, landing pages, Pin titles and descriptions, and Instagram captions. Let’s say you have a nutrition startup and want to write a blog post about vegan protein powders. .

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 11, 2023

For more details on our process, read the full rundown of how we select apps to feature on the Zapier blog. Other features for a digital journal that might be important to you include password protection, Markdown support, the ability to add more than one photo, location and weather tags, and journaling prompts.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 6, 2021

Build a content website or add a blog. Build your email list. 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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