Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

So I thought I’d write a post about how I drive my personal creativity. (A The key is channeling what you learn when you drive onto paper for retention purposes so you have to write it down soon afterward. All are known creativity drivers and are covered in the book mentioned above. For others they swear by music.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 3, 2013

John Lusk, along with his Co-Author Kyle Harrison, leveraged their humble company''s newsletter into The MouseDriver Chronicles , a New York Times bestselling book. I said, ''Hey, listen were going to start writing this newsletter and it''s going to highlight our trials and tribulations, our failures and our successes.

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Newsletter Startup Entrepreneur Writing 133

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 2, 2014

Many of us jokingly talk about ADD because we recognize the tell-tale signs like inability to focus on one task at a time, inability to finish projects (or articles or books) that don’t hold our interests intensely. Then she bought me a book that changed my life. Reading 5 or 6 books at once but never completely finishing any.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 28, 2010

At the time, I was looking for a book to teach web design to my students, but figured out that one had never been written. So, I ended up writing that first book, and Bruce helped me with the research, and that was one way we got to know each other before we were even dating. That's how we really started. It was going crazy.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 25, 2011

But poly sci taught me critical thinking and writing skills that I didn’t get in my econ classes. But when you’re in the mood to draw in a few new sources for entrepreneurship you might consider these two books non-traditional books on entrepreneurship that had an impact on me. These topics all feature in the book.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

I would write the email and be as scathing as I wanted to be. Truthfully, it’s a great idea to write it if you can be disciplined and not send it. Sometimes it happens and I didn’t even know because my assistant Tasha handles my calendar bookings. Sometimes they just slip out. It’s cathartic.

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Writing Email Startup Ideas 292

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 8, 2010

Don’t just write a carbon copy of what somebody else is doing. OK, well, actually the first thing I did is come up with a list of 50 posts that I wanted to write. I didn’t want to run out of things to write about in the first 6 months. Every time I write a post I send it out on Twitter. That’s boring.

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Blogging Startup Writing Summary 286

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2010

I recently read a book I’d highly recommend to every reader of this blog called “ Yes, 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to be Persuasive &# by Robert B. Cialdini who is also author of a very well received book called “ Influence &# (which I plan to read). You should, too. (no, This is all explicit decision making.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

You might write a piece now and then that catches fire but there is nothing repeatable that would be useful for a business. If you publish a book, how do you get on the NY Times best seller list? Simply write a great book? But can you be rich and simply buy enough books to be on the list? What about mobile?

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Marketing Startup SEM SEO 379

InfoChachkie

APRIL 16, 2012

I recently spoke with Steve Blank, author of the new book The Startup Owner’s Manual. So the fact that it is a badly edited, missing sentences, complete your own and finish your own sentences (book) – basically we can blame it all on Eric. Steve is also a Stanford Professor and noted marketing entrepreneur. Enter Eric Ries .

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

I’m over-paying for every check I write into the VC ecosystem and valuations are being pushed up to absurd levels and many of these valuations and companies won’t hold in the long term. If you’re going to play in the big leagues you need to be writing checks from a $700 million?—?$1 Are we in a bubble?” By definition?—?I’m of the fund.

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Venture Capital Writing Invest Pricing 471

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2021

When you first start your career as an investor (or when you first start writing angel checks) your main obsession is “getting into great deals.” Consider: When GOAT started it was a restaurant reservation booking app called GrubWithUs … it’s now worth $3.7 You’re thinking about one bullet at a time. Hint: don’t do only 2–3 deals!!

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Funding Startup Writing Invest 294

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Their primary intended reader is a “first-time entrepreneur”, but clearly other stakeholders within the startup universe can also benefit from the book’s hands-on advice. Brad and Jason have been exposing venture capitalists’ secrets since 2005, when they began writing a blog series on Term Sheets at AskTheVC. Things I Loved.

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Venture Capital Entrepreneur Writing Guide 205

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 3, 2013

In many ways I think general purpose writing & thinking skills are as valuable as math skills. Mr. Christensen has published a new book, “ How Will You Measure Your Life. In Clayton’s new books he takes on similar themes with the three major ideas being: How to be sure … 1.

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Venture Capital Education Offshore Outsource Development 403

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 13, 2011

With all these companies vying for attention & others just here to soak up the vibe I thought I’d write a much broader piece on how startups can make the most of their attendance at conferences & events. Write them in advance and request meetings. Book ‘em. Be very targeted in which events you attend.

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Conference Startup Technical Review Writing 289

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

I just finished a new book on this approach, “ Beyond the Business Plan ,” by Simon Bridge and Cecilia Hegarty, which outlines tradeoffs and recommends ten principles for every new venture explorer.

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Writing Startup Entrepreneur Capital 102

socalTECH

AUGUST 23, 2013

Mark writes about The Perils of Shiny New Objects. Or as Michael Lewis aptly called in this great book, " The New, New Thing " (continued.). For this afternoon''s Insights and Opinions section, we''re sharing a recent blog post from Mark Suster of Upfront Ventures. The new thing. The shiny object. READ MORE>>.

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Social Media Mentor Writing Blogging 187

Berkonomics

OCTOBER 19, 2017

I discovered the power of ownership early in my management career, establishing an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), once popular as incentive compensation as well as a tax write-off for corporations and even a way to slowly transfer ownership of a company from the founders to the employees. Yes, sometimes the news is not good.

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Slides News Equity Writing 243

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 10, 2010

A couple of years ago I read the popular book, “The Four Hour Workweek &# by Tim Ferriss. Let me start by saying I’m a huge business book cynic. I think too many books are written by charlatans and have too much management jargon / double speak that I can’t stand. My 2 biggest negatives about the book: 1.

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Startup Email Technical Review Course 295

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 18, 2010

The concept comes from a Stephen Covey book called “ First Things First ,&# which is a worthwhile book ( Wikipedia overview here ) but if you haven’t read his seminal book “ 7 Habits of Highly Effective People &# you should start with that. When I first discovered the concept I found it enlightening.

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Slides Email Entrepreneur Startup 374

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

So I thought I’d write about out with what I would look for in a VC knowing what I know now and why. Most VCs are book smart. In fact, book smart can be a negative. Smart is simply not a differentiator. It’s not you. It’s all of you.

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Venture Capital Coach Writing SaaS 364

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 1, 2011

This is a theme that comes up in one the most influential business books for me of the past decade, The Black Swan by Nassim Taleb where he talks about the role that luck plays in business success. I started by writing 3-4 times / week. Less than 100 people read that original post 2 years ago. I’ve kept it up for 2 years.

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Startup Blogging Venture Capital Writing 391

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 29, 2014

Why will people invest 5x the money to get book smart and struggle so much to take a big salary cut to get real life experience? But at the end of the year you write your own ticket if you’re talented because now you have experience and it cost you less than your law school loans! I normally finish with my soap box speech.

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Startup Invest Venture Capital Writing 409

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

When I saw World Series Poker Champion Annie Duke speak in 2017, I was inspired to write an article describing some of her recruiting techniques. Impressed with her wit and insights during her talk, I was excited to read her latest book, Thinking In Bets. Annie has previously written several well-received poker strategy books.

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Help Startup Santa Barbara Study 100

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2013

She helps write press releases. It’s something you’d imagine working best on a tablet where the parents take digital assets (think: photos & stickers) and engage with their children in story telling, arts-and-crafts, scrap-booking and the like. She runs a mom segment on the Today Show. million Twitter followers.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 3, 2011

The truth is I have been thinking a lot about the topic, I just haven’t been writing about it. She bought our first computer – an IBM XT with a 10MB hard drive – in order to do her books electronically. I plan to write about this phenomenon soon. She opened a bakery and a restaurant.

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Entrepreneur Venture Capital Startup Blogging 341

SoCal CTO

MARCH 18, 2010

My management book, Ignited, was released in 2007 and serves a guide and champion for middle managers. You can find more: My Consultancy – www.Middleshift.com My Book – www.BeIgnited.com My Media Company – www.Media2Watch.com Twitter - @vincethompson What are you working on now?

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Startup Los Angeles Social Network Twiistup 225

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2013

It was based on an excellent book I had just read by Brad Feld & Amy Batchelor (his wife). Mark granted me read/write access to his calendaring system. We booked a babysitter once a week whether we had plans or not. I started a book, er, wine club with some girlfriends all of whom are professional and have families.

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Tips Startup Email Blogging 418

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Lead investors and follow investors can both win equally but in each case you know why you personally are writing the check. It’s sort of like having an Encyclopedic history book before just launching your product and seeing whether anybody uses it. Basically, I’m talking about being an angel leader and not follower.

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Invest Angel Web 2.0 SEO 288

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

And make sure to pick up a copy of his book. 22:53 Eric’s book: The Lean Startup. 41:00 Transitioning from software to writing. Or if you’re pinched on time the summary is below and the time coding can help you watch a brief snippet on topics that interest you. There are many in this episode. 31:10 Mozy Pro Ad.

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Social Media Startup Metrics Media 301

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

In my opinion it’s the most natural fit and it would give Netflix a very strong presence in Los Angeles and in TV (obviously subject to getting the right writes from the studios). If you haven’t read his book please do yourself a favor and buy it. So why on Earth should Netflix split into two businesses?

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Netflix Evite Pricing Hulu 329

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

I understand that Adam Grant is a fairly popular professor at Wharton and has a book that some people loved called “Originals” (for me it interesting but not mind blowing, and I have some first-hand knowledge of some of its inaccuracies). I know it may feel this way since I’m writing this tongue in cheek. I’m not an elitist a **e.

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Email Writing Conference Mobile 250

socalTECH

AUGUST 1, 2011

LegalZoom characterized Missouri's 1939 statute governing the issue as outdated, saying that citizens there have the right to write their own wills or start their own businesses, without the government or courts forcing them to hire a lawyer and forbidding the use of books or software for legal help. READ MORE>>.

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Legalzoom Software Class Writing 160

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 2, 2011

I’m sitting at my computer now at 9.00pm writing this – which is an hour earlier than I normally write (there are about 8 women at my kitchen table having a book club (aka excuse to drink wine & gossip so I’m locked in another room writing. Mostly during the day I’m in meetings or doing work.

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Email Blogging Venture Capital Writing 287

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

In Why Most Business Books (Still) Suck , I discuss why entrepreneurship is best learned experientially. Journal or Blog – Writing about your experiences will force you to be contemplative and thoughtful. In Why Most Business Books (Still) Suck, I discuss why entrepreneurship is best learned experientially. Meredith Publishing.

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Startup Journal Writing Blogging 206

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 21, 2014

You join teams that got good write-ups on TechCrunch, have great VCs, have star CEO’s, whatever. ” Strangely, the best I’ve ever heard this exemplified is in Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential - which is really a book about startups as told through kitchen stories. Writing a book will be fun.

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CTO Hire Startup CTO Coach Venture Capital 320

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

So I thought I’d write a piece on how to not suck when you give a presentation. She wrote the book that inspired the way that people at McKinsey and Accenture do presentations. But seriously her book is spot on. Don’t write sentences on the – only key words to help you remember what you’re going to say.

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