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Canned: My new response to blogger pitches.

This is going to be BIG.

I get on a whole host of these tech blogger lists where PR firms just spam a whole bunch of folks trying to get people to write about their book/startup/event. It's kind of annoying because I write a personal blog. I'm not a journalist by trade so I'm really not an appropriate person to pitch in such an automated way.

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Every Founder that Hates "Personal Branding" Should Write a Book

This is going to be BIG.

Unfortunately, the blueprint and operating manual for how your CEO brain works doesn’t really come off in a pitch meeting. Well, they’d know it if you wrote a book, of course! I’m not saying you have to write an actual book. Whether it actually winds up in book form ever is up to you.

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Gust Blog - Thoughts on startups by investors that fund them

Gust

Power Pitches. If you’re doing investment pitches, you should read this book. If you’re doing a pitch I’m going to see, I want you to have read this book. Here’s Why on his Both Sides of the Table blog for a good read and a good lesson. Power Pitches. Subscribe to the Gust Blog.

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10 Books on Persuasion and Negotiation

Entrepreneurs' Organization

From EO Melbourne , we share 10 books to help you improve your ability to close—in both your business and personal life. It may be a tough hole to escape, but this book will provide you with tools to approach such circumstances and achieve appropriate results. His book enables readers to learn their Negotiation I.Q. BY JAMES W.

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Why Aren’t There More Female Entrepreneurs?

Both Sides of the Table

On my blog I’ve been hesitant to take the topic head on. But last week I noticed a blog post by a woman, Tara Tiger Brown, that asked the question, “ Why Aren’t More Women Commenting on VC Blog Posts? In it she observes that only 3% of the comments on this blog are from women. But then the truth sets in.

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5 More Things VCs Wish Startup Founders Knew

Dream It

Keep reading for some more of the most common mistakes startups make when pitching and for Steve’s tips on how to fix them. Investors want to hear, “Our unique insight is __”… in your pitch 2. Improve your selling skills by studying the many books and videos available on that very skill. Well, that didn’t cover everything.

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Hobbies and Entrepreneurship

This is going to be BIG.

If you're looking to build relationships with VCs, learn from top entrepreneurs or just get deep into the NYC innovation community, I suggest you read a book. I don't mean any particular book about startups--I mean join a book club. Joe Yevoli and Reece Pacheco run a book club of 30 local entrepreneurs that meets monthly.