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Why Aren’t There More Female Entrepreneurs?

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

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Educate the market by being the authority. And please, please, please don''t pitch VCs who blog to write about your company as if we were tech journalists. What do we tell about ourselves, to who, over time, and what is the goal--and when will we benefit from that goal. 3) A smaller list of deeper relationships.

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8 Tips To Get the Most Out of Your Investors and Board

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By spending more time educating your board on your business you get more valuable advice from them. So what are Rob’s secret hacks that he didn’t spill in his blog post? . Key point – if your emails are as long as my blog posts you’re forked. ” His argument is as follows. Rob does it. On steroids.

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Lessons from the Trenches: One Founder’s Candid Look at Bootstrapping

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My first pitch was not to investors or potential clients; it was to my fiancée, convincing her to delay our wedding plans until Equifund was up and running — a promise that took significantly longer than the anticipated six months to fulfill. and more articles from the EO blog. I also did not have a business partner.

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Finding an Investor Who is in Love with You

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If I had to put a number on it I’d say 1 in 20 pitches – maybe 1 in 30 – are by an entrepreneur who comes across as truly passionate about her project. His blog is even called SaaStr (a bit too close to Suster if you ask me ;-)). But without a passion for what you do I am dubious about your chances for success.

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The bar is higher

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Even the one time blogging platform of choice Wordpress can, without a lot of hassles, can be manipulated to be your entire site's content management system. Plus, there are a ton of in person networking and educational events related to startups that are free or relatively inexpensive. Why isn't it growing its own yet?

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Living the Roller Coaster Life: How I Transformed Turbulence into Triumph

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I quickly realized after joining a Forum that EO wasn’t just there to help you get rich but to support the complete entrepreneur, from wealth creation to emotional support, community, and education. and more articles from the EO blog. They supported me through every major decision I made at the company.