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How to Ask for Advice and Get People to Commit the Time to Answer

This is going to be BIG.

People often ask me for advice on fundraising, generating deal flow, hiring, increasing visibility , triathlons, babies, etc.--a In my experience, that often correlates highly to people who have done a lot of work before they've come to me, as opposed to starting with me to get the basics. a really wide range of stuff.

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The Pros and Cons of Rando Rich People Investing in Your Startup

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These are people that didn’t make their money through a tech startup or startup investing. Closing Some wealthy people don’t sweat the details. Other people feel like they got to where they are by scratching and clawing for every last dollar—or retaining lawyers to do that for them. I’m not talking about active angels.

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How to Launch Your Startup Without a Launch

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Here are a few things I would do in todays ecosystem: Optimize for Conversion Before you even send people to your site or app, does the front page even make sense. Im continuously stunned at how much of an afterthought most people make referral systems. Even if you do pull it off, it will be incredibly stressful. Does it work?

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The Five "Ups" of Getting Early Stage VC Deal Flow

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Top firms have already found their way to the most promising companies ahead of time, most likely because theyve got an inside look or nudge from the people running the show, who will want to say that top VCs are backing their companies. You just need 50 of the right people to know what youre looking for. You dont need to go viral.

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12 Tips for Selling to the C-Suite

We called on ZoomInfo’s top sales people — including our founder and CEO — to bring you the definitive guide for selling to the C-suite. How should frontline sales professionals approach selling to the C-suite in today’s ultra-competitive market?

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The Advantage of Having Venture Backed Friends

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You can tell when a founder has a goto set of people in their network to ask all the dumb, remedial questions about hiring, fundraising, deal doing, PR, etc. Are you a standout, unique within your network, disconnected from people who have lots of experience doing the things that you would like to be doing?

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BE 2.0: Focus on Responsibility, Not Tasks – The Mindset Shift That Changes Everything

Paul G. Silva

The best people think in terms of what they are responsible for, not just what they are supposed to do.” ” That’s the power of responsibility-focused thinkingit gives people permission to abandon tasks that don’t serve the larger purpose, even if those tasks are on an approved list.

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A Recruiter’s Guide To Hiring In 2021

With vaccination rates rising, consumers spending more money, and people returning to offices, the job market is going through a period of unprecedented adjustment. As the New York Times observed, “It’s a weird moment for the American economy.” And recruiting professionals are caught in the middle.

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New Study: 2018 State of Embedded Analytics Report

Why do some embedded analytics projects succeed while others fail? We surveyed 500+ application teams embedding analytics to find out which analytics features actually move the needle. Read the 6th annual State of Embedded Analytics Report to discover new best practices. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.

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5 Early Indicators Your Embedded Analytics Will Fail

Many application teams leave embedded analytics to languish until something—an unhappy customer, plummeting revenue, a spike in customer churn—demands change. But by then, it may be too late. In this White Paper, Logi Analytics has identified 5 tell-tale signs your project is moving from “nice to have” to “needed yesterday.".

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How to Package and Price Embedded Analytics

Just by embedding analytics, application owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.

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12 Plays to Kickstart Your Recruitment Process

Good people are the foundation of any organization. That means placing the right people in the right roles can be the difference between your business growing or stagnating — and the competition is getting fierce.

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2021 State of Analytics: Why Users Demand Better

Hanover Research recently conducted a survey that investigates the role of analytics from the perspective of knowledge workers, people who handle or use information as part of their jobs. To stand up to the challenge, applications must evolve to accommodate their users and ensure their success. But what do users really want?