Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

I was reading Chris Dixon’s blog tonight. I came across this blog post about getting a computer science degree as the best degree for getting into venture capital or working at a VC-backed start up. My first job after college was as a developer at Andersen Consulting. I had to laugh a bit reading it. THE FIVE C’S.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JUNE 8, 2022

My story of ceding control of the business that I had no intention of ever leaving In 2017, I sold my startup to the largest company in the college sports recruiting industry. Zcruit had developed into a successful product working with over 90 Division 1 football programs. despite it being a cold November day in Chicago. Unsatisfied.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 19, 2009

And the end of the story was ultimately a successful sale of the company … so much of entrepreneurship is not sexy but brutal. Some readers of this blog also pointed out that “pivoting&# can be disruptive on the employees of an organization. Inspiration goes a long way in business. We were screwed. And in life.

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Feedough

MARCH 15, 2021

If you’re engaged in business, LinkedIn is a goldmine for you. The platform is a true definition of business social networking. And even those who don’t tag themselves as influencers tend to use LinkedIn posts for their own benefits. Explain your offering to over thousands of potential investors, customers, and top blogs.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 13, 2011

I wrote the summary notes in this blog post. And did I really just try to drop an SAT word into my blog post? In reading the comments on Bijan’s blog and having discussed this so many times, I know some entrepreneurs only want to talk with VCs that think that Powerpoint causes leprosy. Mobile app? Bijan is right.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Justyn Howard, founder of Sprout Social has a blog post that he’s written about his experiences of migrating from scrappy tools to more efficient ones (i.e. I was used to being allowed to fly business class and staying at nice hotels. Our company developed a cost-conscious mentality.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 5, 2010

I commented briefly on his blog and made a mental note to write a blog post. Two weeks after Brad’s post I was at the 140 Conference in LA and I held open office hours for any entrepreneur who wanted to spend 15 minutes talking with a VC about their business. The world’s best brains are on sale. Let’s buy more!&#.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

I recently read a post over on VentureHacks titled, “ Top Ten Reasons Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers &# written by Scott Walker (who blogs on legal issues for entrepreneurs ). I know he’s smart but you wouldn’t hire a Javascript developer to do your database design – would you? the link is here. And Brad Feld.

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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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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

But for most businesses it is. Do you work as a civil engineer on water projects and have great access to wealthy project developers? Don’t worry if they can’t help in your daily business. If, like many businesses, you go through some rough patches, hairy dentists can make life more difficult.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 14, 2010

Here’s how it goes: You have a business development group with two people. So they create a task list of all the marketing activities an organization can do: press releases, web site updates, customer case studies, blog posts, daily Tweets, Facebook fan page, attending conferences, etc. Tags: Start-up Advice.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 4, 2023

But most smaller businesses don't have the budget to hire an expert developer. For more details on our process, read the full rundown of how we select apps to feature on the Zapier blog. When you sign up, you'll be presented with a page asking if you want Weebly (personal websites) or Square Online (business websites).

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

As organizations we have become more open and I believe this is great for businesses and their customers. Our sales guys were on the front line and heard what they needed to win deals. Tim encouraged us to set up a blog and start talking openly about what we were doing as a company and inviting comments.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 5, 2023

Building your own site gives you full control over your business, but it requires more effort and resources to attract shoppers. It depends entirely on your business model and what management style you're comfortable with. based business address to sell—plus, you have to present your business plan for approval.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

If Ventro was worth $8 billion on $2 million of sales surely a paltry $1 billion would suffice. So I developed this standard line that I used for all employees. I’ve said versions of it on this blog before so I hope it’s not too repetitive. It kind of reminds me of sales employee bonus plans.

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The Zapier Blog

MARCH 27, 2023

Managing projects in a small business setting might seem simple—there are fewer people involved and fewer processes to navigate. But big businesses often have a dedicated project manager for marketing, another for sales, and another for product development. Pure project management apps.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 24, 2010

Worst of all, it was a business development intensive business—so I took their failed attempt at building a relationship with me as a signal of what I could expect from them when they approach their potential partner pipeline. You know what’s in my busy schedule? Sound silly? I’ve seen it happen. I want to and I need to.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

This is part of my ongoing series on startup advice but also filed under my sales & marketing posts. The only problem is that you can’t afford all of these expensive direct sales reps to go and sell it. Sort of amortizing the costs of their sales reps over more products. You decide to go out and hire a sales rep.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 10, 2010

Let me start by saying I’m a huge business book cynic. I didn’t go back and re-read the book or double check my exact language but the thoughts below are directionally correct (the fact that I remember anything a few years later from a business book is already a huge positive sign). Always developing.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

TechCrunch ran my article yesterday as a guest post but I wanted to have a copy here for anybody who missed it and for future readers of this blog. I agree that not all businesses require this level of dedication and the lifestyle choice isn’t for everybody. It also served as the trophy for any big business win.

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OurCrowd

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Huge news from India where the regulator approved the sale of SaNOtize’s antiviral nasal spray after it proved 99% effective against Covid-19 , in Phase 3 clinical trials. My late mother Renate Medved liked nothing more than garage sales. R egister Now. Startup of the Week: India approves SaNOtize-Glenmark anti-Covid spray.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 8, 2021

In recent times, marketing tools are becoming increasingly popular amongst businesses and the reason is simple. It helps such businesses gain an upper hand over the competition. Therefore, if you run a business (or plan to start one), it is an excellent idea to look into effective marketing tools to boost your efforts.

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