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PR for Startups: Avoiding crickets after the Ta-Da!

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I''ve closed three investments in the first Brooklyn Bridge Ventures fund that haven''t quite been made public yet, bringing the total to 13 companies. PR isn''t a one shot deal--it''s about constructing a story that will evolve over time. Venture Capital & Technology' You launch to the public, announce a funding, and then what?

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The Problem with Startup Advice

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Conferences, startup blogs, meetups--they're all filled with people telling you how to build your company. Venture capital is kind of like a knuckleball. VCs construct stories in their head as to why they invested in this or that, and much of it is based on prior experience, but they're often awful at articulating the real reasons.

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Reverse Engineering a Career

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You can do nearly absolutely anything within one or two years time--as long as you put your mind to it and construct a plan. He was interested in venture capital and was a year away from graduation. He was interested in venture capital and was a year away from graduation. There's also a ton of content out there.

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4 essential truths about venture investing

TechCrunch

Alex Iskold is a co-founder and managing partner at 2048 Ventures , an early-stage lead investor in technology and data companies. He blogs about startups at startuphacks.vc. Venture outcomes are driven by a power law. There is nothing mysterious about the power law dynamic in venture. Alex Iskold. Contributor.

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4 Lessons learned from building a sustainable business model

Entrepreneurs' Organization

When I left the hot tub industry to pursue a new manufacturing venture in electronics, global climate and waste issues inspired my thoughts around pursuing a path that would contribute to reducing carbon footprint while being a viable, sustainable business. 13 ) while building sustainable cities and communities ( SDG No.

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A Look Back at 2017 GSEA With the First Runner Up

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Today, I have moved on to a new venture—a healthcare and cosmetic OEM business. There were few mentors assigned to me and guided me prior to the finals in Germany, they were radically open-minded to the idea and gave very constructive feedback that helped a lot in developing my self-awareness. It was a very humbling journey.

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a16z leads $6.5M seed round for Adaptive, a construction software and fintech play

TechCrunch

In the construction business, time is money. But with so many moving parts, it can be extremely challenging for construction companies to manage the administrative aspects of their finances. Adaptive , an 11-month-old startup that has set out to give construction teams better tools to manage their back offices, has raised $6.5