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Why Most of Your Assumptions About Phone Calls are Wrong

Both Sides of the Table

It’s why the first company I ever invested in as a VC – Invoca – just announced a $20 million funding by Accel Partners. This 1-minute video shows exactly what Invoca does. The three largest webmail services had over 1 billion global users at the end of 2011. Much more data in the full post. THE FULL STORY.

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How to Leverage SEO to Drive Traffic to Your Startup’s Website

Startup Blogpost

We gathered 30 invaluable strategies from SEO Analysts, Founders, and other experts, ranging from optimizing content with targeted keywords to crafting blog posts that answer key questions. This approach ensured that CupsnChai appeared first when users searched for terms like ‘Best Chai Cafe in Canton, Michigan.’

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How to Find a Job as a VC Scout: Compensation and Which Firms Are Recruiting

David Teten VC

The easiest way to work with and for VC funds is to become a part-time scout, getting paid for sourcing investments. How to win consulting, board, operating, and investment roles with private equity and venture capital funds (video). Syllabus for how to launch, manage, and invest a VC fund. But how do you do that? .

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How to create a style guide—with 14 style guide examples to inspire you

The Zapier Blog

It also doesn't make sense to invest in a style guide when you're at an early stage in your company. Every worker understands what your company is doing best and where it can improve. The images that work on your blog might not work for social media because of formatting restrictions, for instance. Things will change.

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Some Thoughts about Selling at Startups

Both Sides of the Table

Many MBA programs still cater too much to the needs of large, corporate management jobs or prepare students to enter big consulting companies or investments banks. Here is a sample of the reading list for the course that gives you a flavor for just how modern and practical this course is. Specifically, 1.

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36 Google Search tricks to find exactly what you're looking for

The Zapier Blog

Never miss a Zapier blog post Subscribe In a fraction of a second, Google gives you links to hundreds of millions of answers to your questions—ranging from helpful to absurd. But in practice, it's one more cumbersome item to lug around. Ask Google. Need directions to a restaurant? Search Google. At your own risk.

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An Investor’s Personal Social Media Tech Stack: In the future, everyone will be famous for 15 followers

David Teten VC

The first three tools are only relevant if you’re going to generate significant content yourself: Teten.com , my blog and content marketing strategy. I typically publish essays in a major media venue, and then cross-post it on my blog. The mailings are just roundups of recent blog posts, so don’t require extra work. Linkedin.

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