A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MAY 2, 2024

So I am starting a series called “I’ve Moved Onchain” to explain this journey to everyone and today’s opening post is about blogging, naturally. I’ve blogged at AVC.com for a very long time. AVC.com has been my home for blogging for over twenty years. That’s a huge deal to me. you might ask.

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MARCH 10, 2011

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. My weekly newsletter on NYC events, with over 3300 subscribers, covers over a dozen events each week--and that's curated! Are there not enough blogs out there about viral loops?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 4, 2020

Then we ensure that our website content, such as pillar pages, subcategory pages and blogs, is up-to-date before we map out the various posts across our channels to support this vertical. The post 4 secrets to successful social media appeared first on THE EO BLOG. “Our approach is multi-faceted,” Robert expains. With over 2.4

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StartupNation

JANUARY 7, 2022

Blogging can be a profitable side business. You can monetize your blog through affiliate marketing, sponsored posts, display ads, and selling digital and physical products. Some bloggers become so successful that they turn blogging into a full-time business. million per year from their blogs. What is a blog?

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

AUGUST 12, 2020

One would expect that there would be registries/registrars that would onboard an entity (a person, an investment fund, etc) and then when that entity planed to subscribe to an investment, it would just authenticate with the registry and that would be that.

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MAY 11, 2012

I can't put up my track record on my blog, which I'd happily do--whether I have any exits (even though it is theoretically public what I've worked on and who might have sold to a company that rhymes with hype) and how the other companies are doing. I can't tell you anything about it thanks to the SEC. scratches bald head].

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Dream It

APRIL 21, 2020

While this blog post doesn’t cover financial techniques for projection, these Inc and Forbes posts can help guide you. Check out this #DreamitDose and accompanying blog post on the most important question you should be asking investors after you pitch. Next Steps: After you correctly frame your fundraising ask, what’s next?

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 25, 2011

And anybody who follows this blog knows that I believe television disruption has already begun and it is more likely to resemble Internet content than streaming long-form content to our living rooms. You can get subscribers who receive every version of your content that you release. Sound familiar?

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Hunter Walk

JUNE 17, 2022

Jared’s a really talented NYC entrepreneur who recently started blogging more. Read the whole post and subscribe to his newsletter. Not all of it will necessarily be the right fit for your org, but it’ll certainly produce some ideas. Tough Love by Jared Hecht (Fundera and GroupMe cofounder). Optimism Shapes Reality by Scale.ai

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

Brad on blogging. How did you start blogging? “My My initial desire to blog came from something that’s always been my approach to investing – I’m a nerd and I love to play with the technology and part of my approach has really been to understand things both at a user level and at a reasonably deep tentacle level. .” “….I

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

I liked being able to seamlessly move my audience from Substack to my own blog/website/newsletter just by exporting and importing a bunch of e-mails from one place to another. Protip for building up e-mail subscriber bases, btw: Events collect e-mails. Everything else is going through someone else’s visibility algorithm.

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MAY 17, 2012

More often, its probably closer to 25%, but since this is a blog post, I'll try to look more entrepreneur friendly. If you're not fully subscribed, though, then I'm probably going to stick with a more normalized price since I'd rather not negotiate against myself. That's just roughly the equilibrium we've come to in this world.

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Gust

JANUARY 25, 2014

There are, however, quite a few blog posts on the subject, although most are written for an entrepreneurial audience, rather than angels themselves. There are actually no angel investing ‘journals’ per se, because there simply are not enough active, professional angel investors to make a market.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

Fred Wilson said as much on his blog also. That is true of all my blog posts. It is what I love the most about debates and one of the things I love most about blogging. I suspect Mr. Wadhwa used hyperbole in his TechCrunch blog post to get more readers to look at his work. So it is with entrepreneurship.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

APRIL 1, 2020

He took notes throughout the entire two week experience and is sharing them on his blog, called Only Once. You can subscribe to his blog and get the posts via email. Here are Days Zero and One. Here are Days One Two and Three. Here are Days Four Five and Six. Matt will post the rest of the days over the course of the next week.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2015

If you want to understand the software trend that drove the creation of the seed-stage VC phenomenon I wrote about it that linked blog post but in short: cloud computing drove down the cost to create startups enabling a new category of investor. And some angels running around like Reid Hoffman & Keith Rabois. But not many others.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 1, 2022

You can view the 2022 GSEA Global Finalists’ journeys by subscribing to the GSEA YouTube channel and watching the #STARTITUP miniseries, which details the 2022 competitors’ journeys. and more articles from the EO blog. All of these things are far more important than the funds alone. Apply today!

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 3, 2021

Demand Curve: Email marketing tactics that convert subscribers into customers. In this article, I’m going to share tactics we’ve used at Demand Curve to grow our newsletter list to over 50,000 highly-qualified subscribers and maintain an open rate of over 50%. Send a superissue to new subscribers.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 27, 2022

A great boon if you’re already subscribed or considering subscribing to the stated products. . and more articles from the EO blog. . If you are licensed for Business Premium, Business Standard, A3, A5, E3, E5, F1 or F3, you’ll be pleased to know that Microsoft Bookings comes free with your license.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 29, 2018

Whether you’re a conversion veteran or a startup founder just learning the basics, download and subscribe to these sales and marketing podcasts today to boost your skills: 1. If you’re new to sales or you’re eager to grow your startup, learn from Efti and subscribe to The Ultimate Sales Hustle Podcast. Marketing Over Coffee.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 26, 2023

Conversion rate: This metric shows what percentage of people take a specific action on your website (such as clicking on a particular button, subscribing, or buying). Browse your competitors’ social media, blog, and YouTube channel profiles to find posts about similar products or services. and more articles from the EO blog.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Your startup’s blog won’t do anything but take up your valuable time if you don’t optimize your articles. Regularly blogging is a great first step to drive traffic to your startup’s website. Related: 4 Tips to Make Your Blog Your Startup’s Top Marketing Tool. Importance of SEO when blogging.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 4, 2016

For example, one of our writers just began subscribing to the podcast “ Here’s The Thing ,” hosted by Alec Baldwin, who interviews artists, policy makers and performers. appeared first on THE BLOG. One episode, in particular, has inspired us at EO for the upcoming year.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

It explores how to handle different kinds of people, persuade people to subscribe to your way of thinking, become a leader and make your personal life happier than ever. A version of this article originally appeared on EO Melbourne’s blog. . BARGAINING FOR ADVANTAGE: NEGOTIATION STRATEGIES FOR REASONABLE PEOPLE. RICHARD SHELL.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Next time, you might comment on a blog post and the time after that, I might see you IRL on a panel—turning you into a real three-dimensional person in my mind instead of just an e-mail address or a talking head in a Zoom room. Too many times, I’ve engaged with someone, given them some good advice, and the relationship just ends there.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. First off, hello to all the new Startups Weekly subscribers who joined us after last week’s newsletter. I’m also writing on my personal blog, if you’d like to follow along with the 1,835 other people who come to hang and be too wordy. subscribe here and share it with your friends.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 7, 2023

No automation sequence set up after someone subscribes to a newsletter. This post originally appeared on the Business Success Consulting Group blog and is reposted here with permission. and more articles from the EO blog. Identify what isn’t working with your current system.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

This blog post originally appeared in serialized form here on TechCrunch. At it’s peak AOL had about 27 million US subscribers. Suddenly we were all creating blogs on Blogger.com, Typepad & WordPress. We started uploading images of ourselves to our blogs. But the masses didn’t want to blog.

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Campaign Monitor

APRIL 27, 2022

You don’t want to send too often (and annoy your subscribers) or too infrequently (and have them forget why they’re on your list). Start building your subscriber list. A newsletter can only help your marketing efforts if people read it, which means you need subscribers before you start sending. Run contests or sweepstakes.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Engaging content Blog posts, FAQs, and detailed product or service descriptions build trust and credibility. Heres how: Start a blog Share how-to guides, case studies, and industry insights. Repurpose content A blog post can be turned into an infographic, video, or email newsletter. Google Business Profile: Free.

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Gust

JANUARY 25, 2014

There are, however, quite a few blog posts on the subject, although most are written for an entrepreneurial audience, rather than angels themselves. There are actually no angel investing ‘journals’ per se, because there simply are not enough active, professional angel investors to make a market.

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Tomasz Tunguz

MARCH 7, 2013

I often wonder about how to measure the success of this blog. Feedburner subscribers, retweets, time on site aren’t much better because they don’t measure the true performance of a blog - what fraction of an audience the blog reaches. For example, this blog targets startup founders, managers and employees.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 4, 2018

Listen and subscribe today! . The post The Science of Startup: A Conversation with Mike Jones appeared first on THE BLOG. Wonder is one of three EO podcasts , developed by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs. By sharing experiences with today’s top innovators, these podcasts can elevate all aspects of life as an entrepreneur.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Despite hundreds of rejections by venture capitalists, founders of theSkimm , Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisburg, successfully launched a daily newsletter with 6 million subscribers, focused on female millenials looking for quick takes on important news stories. Written for EO by Michael Neidert, a writer and consultant. .

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

DECEMBER 14, 2020

If you don’t already have a website, create one and make sure it has a blogging functionality. WordPress is a great, free platform that’s great for blogs as well as larger websites. We recorded these events on Zoom and published them on our YouTube channel and blog posts. How do you get started? First, you need a website.

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Gust

JANUARY 31, 2013

This brings us back to Mr. Hastings in the era of social media : On July 3, 2012, he posted to his Facebook page , which had more than 200,000 subscribers, the fact that Netflix had streamed a billion hours of video in the preceding month. Or its blog? Or via Netflix’s Twitter account? Or maybe Hastings has a Tumblr.

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StartupNation

APRIL 11, 2021

Read on to learn how you can leverage your skills to start a profitable side hustle today: Start a personal blog. Blogging is one of the easiest ways to make money online. However, creating a blog doesn’t mean you’ll instantly start making money. Google Ads is also an effective tool to make money with your blog.

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