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Cision acquires TrendKite (Dreamit 2013) for $225 million

Dream It

The acquisition comes at a time when enterprises and SMEs are doubling down on the resources they devote to earned media, the free word of mouth advertising that brands receive on social media, blogs, and major news outlets. It is amazing to see the size and scope of the business they have built in a very short period of time.”

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13 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Best Business Advice

Entrepreneurs' Organization

If you’re pitching, selling or proposing a partnership, you want to find out what will spark the other person’s interest so that they can’t help but want to work with you. It’s because you just haven’t pitched your products or services to solve their problems. Life is too short to learn everything through experience.

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EO’s Most Popular Inc. Posts: A Lookback at 2023

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Here are the top blog posts EO published on Inc.com in 2023: 1. How to Master the Art of Difficult Conversations in Your Business Shawn Johal (EO Montreal), a leadership speaker, best-selling author, and founder of business growth practice Elevation Leaders , shared how he handles challenging conversations in his company.

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How to approach and make an introduction to a VC

This is going to be BIG.

I had an interesting conversation with an entrepreneur last week about how he decided which VCs he was going to pitch. No matter how much I or any of the team here at First Round made themselves accessable through Office Hours, LinkedIn, Twitter, speaking, blogging, etc., I try and respond to pitches right away. If I don't.

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What are the most valuable recommendations in order to raise money from VCs connected via Gust?

Gust

With that background, here are 30 tips to help you make the most of Gust: Subscribe to the Gust Blog , and go back and read the past posts. At the very least, answer ALL the profile questions, include your company’s logo, create a two-minute elevator pitch video and upload your presentation deck.

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EO’s Top Engaging Posts on Inc.com for 2023

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Here are the top blog posts EO posted on Inc.com in 2023: 1. 3 Tips to Master the Art of Difficult Conversations in Your Business Shawn Johal (EO Montreal), a leadership speaker, best-selling author, and founder of business growth practice Elevation Leaders , shared how he handles challenging conversations in his company.

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How to create a goal-crushing project plan (+ 14 templates)

The Zapier Blog

Project brief template Download project brief template A project brief template is your project's elevator pitch on paper—a short, snappy document that tells everyone on the elevator (team members and stakeholders) why they should care about what you're doing before they reach their floor.