Berkonomics

MAY 4, 2023

Email readers, continue here…] By 2024, at least ninety percent of the global population will have regular Internet access. For example, 81% of businesses hiring today want graduates with business or accounting degrees. And Ai is now writing computer code in many languages. Consider the numbers. Worse, 3.1%

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

For example, there are a dozen articles like this one for every area of expertise. Then lead by example. Speak to people, rather than write a document every time you want a change. When your customer phones or emails you, his timer starts, so it behooves you to return his call or email quickly.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 13, 2022

Email readers, continue here…] But what about the pause to celebrate? So, as you prepare to turn over the reins to another; to separate from a business that has become a part of your being, it is time to think of nothing but the good done, the examples set, the positive company culture you leave behind. Write a book.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2010

I’ve always thought about writing a few posts on features in products that drive me nuts. We all use email in our daily lives. For the most part you send emails to one or many people and you include them all in the “to&# field. Emailing a list for an event - When I email a large group I almost always use bcc.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 29, 2014

They get pissed off if a senior executive at Google doesn’t take a meeting with them, if people are late to their meetings or if they have emails that are unreturned. The 70% of entrepreneurs that simply can’t get past an un-responded-to email. You need to know how to write good & action oriented emails.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

When I first started writing this blog several years ago I had less followers than you have right now. But the realist in me knew I couldn’t write daily nor could I convince you to think to check out my blog with regularity. In the above example it’s why I added “Here’s Why” to the end.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

Communication is considered a social skill, and inventors and engineers, for example, are not known to be social butterflies. Communication is not just talking, but also writing, body language, and “actions speak louder than words.” But these are subjects for another day.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 19, 2012

You likely are writing your first one of these. For example, if you are trying to determine viral coefficient (see Startup Metrics ), then the focus should be around those aspects of the MVP. Just make note of it in the document and/or in an email when you send it. Don't stress over format. Prioritize these stories.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 2, 2011

It’s apropos because there is so much noise these days with email, Twitter, Facebook, blogs, web shows, etc. If I check Twitter it’s usually because I’m waiting for a meeting to start and I never write posts during the day. Examples: Bin38. He’s committed to getting through every email.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Bad boss examples aren’t forgotten. Email readers, continue here…] I used to receive a list of birthdays for the next month from my assistant, culling the information from the corporate books spanning offices in many countries. Have you ever thought of what legacy you’ll leave behind? And such stories do get around.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 30, 2019

In addition, the discipline of producing it, like writing a business plan, will help you immensely in understanding the key elements that drive you and your business. I often hear the excuse that writing a book takes precious time away from building and running your business, which you cannot afford.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 27, 2011

But should you actually write one if you’re a startup, an industry figure (lawyer, banker) or VC? This is a post to help you figure out why you should write and what you should talk about. Write out the topic and maybe even the blog title. I wanted to write about the top 10 attributes of an entrepreneur.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 23, 2013

I’ve been writing a series on a simple methodology that we used at my first enterprise software company. If you’ve done a good job in the sales process you’ve already written out a needs document in which your wrote out what you believe the customer problems are with specific examples. Maybe they don’t?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 18, 2015

There were days where I could write about what I was thinking about Apple or Twitter or Facebook. Or I could just write about life. can only point to three examples in the last 10 years of writing where I know that what I specifically said made somebody resent me. So can I get a wish, To end the politics. ” B.o.B.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

So the lion recruited a cockroach who had extensive experience as a supervisor and who was famous for writing excellent reports. He also needed a secretary to help him write and type his reports. And we see examples every day. The cockroach’s first decision was to set up a clocking in attendance system.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

So I recommend a high-level “state of the company” email a couple of times a year but a message that you assume might get shown to others. Let me give you a real world example from this week. We are doing what we do – writing larger checks and playing an active role at the company.

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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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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Bill has survived multiple cycles in the game industry, and writes here his thoughts about his longevity in a volatile niche. ” Just visited Disney this week, for example, because our producer on a previous product was very happy with us and wanted her bosses to consider using our team. That’s a big win.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2021

Follow the examples of two top technical leaders today, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos , who have established reputations not only of being innovative thinkers, but also effective communicators who believe in clear, concise messages with no technical jargon. Test your message on a spouse or family member first.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Guy, how would your 2004 book, Art Of The Start , differ, if you were writing it today? If I were writing the book today, there would be a whole chapter or two…about how to use Facebook and Twitter. In Art Of The Start , you encourage your readers to be responsive and to strive to return emails within 24-hours.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 3, 2010

Here is an example from pw0ncakes. Here is a n example from Brerrabbit , whoever that is. I CERTAINLY opened myself up to attack by writing my original blog post about job hoppers with some incendiary language and tone. One prominent YCombintor graduate CEO said, “Hacker News [can be] somewhat out of control. Ad hominem.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 12, 2014

I recently received an email from a former student in which he described how he was able to secure a lunch meeting with a high-profile entrepreneur who is operating multiple ventures in parallel. I wasn''t surprised by Benedikt''s email, as I was aware of his confidence and politely aggressive personality. Benedikt Scholz.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

See the story of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos for an example of product snags leading to a disaster. Keep control by writing every check personally, and manage receivable and payables tightly. My message is to anticipate the unknown, buffer your plan schedules, and above all communicate frequently to key players using integrity.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 13, 2014

For example, ask yourself: “What is the inciting incident in The Godfather?” This one is tricky, because it doesn’t occur until 45 minutes into the film, when Vito Corleone is gunned down in the street. Email readers, continue here.] What is the inciting incident for your company? Every good story has an inciting incident.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 16, 2014

Email readers, continue here.] Are each set of goals consistent with the other’s including for example personal wealth, business success, and autonomy? Example: cash, assets, equipment, connections… Regardless of what it is, a partner’s contribution needs to increase the value of the business. Access to new markets.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

You can ask them to come and watch your videos at your owned & operated websites (O&O) where you can make higher margins as well as ask directly for more meaningful customer information such as Facebook connections, Twitter oAuths, email addresses and the like. To produce content that people want to watch takes unique skills: Writing.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 22, 2013

Brad is in the midst of writing a series of startup-oriented books. When writing Startup Life , Brad noted that he and Amy''s primary goal was to avoid a YARB (Yet Another Relationship Book). In Boulder for example, we''ll be at dinner and people will just come up to us and just start talking to us. Share and Enjoy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 19, 2019

Communication is considered a social skill, and inventors and engineers, for example, are not known to be social butterflies. Communication is not just talking, but also writing, body language, and “actions speak louder than words.” But these are subjects for another day.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 9, 2016

So the lion recruited a cockroach who had extensive experience as a supervisor and who was famous for writing excellent reports. He also needed a secretary to help him write and type his reports. And we see examples every day. The cockroach’s first decision was to set up a clocking in attendance system.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 15, 2012

They are also an example of what you might become someday – not just their on-the-job status, but their life. Once you have a lead, compose an email that is smart, grammatically correct, brief, and eye catching. Pinpoint, then Email. Email The Explorer Blog. Just look on their company website. BOTTOM LINE: Ask!

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 29, 2018

In fact, your marketing costs using this approach may be far less than the traditional television, newspaper, and email campaigns. He offers a wealth of examples that I second from my experience on how to get started and do it right, as well as real guidance on what NOT to do: Don’t pay attention to customer input.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

Let me give you an example. I wrote him the following email. If you need to reschedule an in-person meeting do it a few days in advance - Whether you do your own scheduling or whether you have an assistant, a polite email to reschedule a meeting with a few days notice is usually acceptable. Recently a team flew to meet me.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2009

This post covers the first out of 10 that I’ll write about. The moderator asked the question, “if an entrepreneur writes an email to a VC and doesn’t hear back what should they do?&# This VC responded, “Move on. If you fold at the first un-returned email what hope to you have as an entrepreneur?

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 19, 2009

Over the past 12 months, I've had roughly 284,000 people come visit that site and get exposed to things I write. Be interested in what they write. Plan out how you will interact with what they are writing. Use Feedburner or Feedblitz for Email. Send email to other bloggers when you post a really good post.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2014

My email back to him was a version of. I always ask when somebody sends me a deal, for example, are you already a shareholder in the company? I got an email recently from a VC who had invested in a company a small amount in a seed round. I’ve seen you write a $10 million check before. But I always ask.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 11, 2011

We talked about a lot of great stuff in the video including how to do sales calls and a how a new “culture of writing&# is emerging as a critical skill set in business today. I’ll write a post on how to give feedback to employees and then I’ll get emails from people telling me they forwarded it to their whole team.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Email readers, continue here…] First there comes a sense of relief, knowing that you no longer need to worry over daily cash or threats to your net worth. Write a book; I did. Write a long hand letter to someone who helped you make it to the finish line. The do as all good entrepreneurs do.

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