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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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 8, 2010

As Brian Solis is fond of saying, “PR stands for public relations, not press release.&# That’s right. 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. What will be your unique positioning?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

I have blogged about some of the downside consequences of the changes and the private information I have says the consequences are much worse than is reported in the press since few people publicly talk about. We are doing what we do – writing larger checks and playing an active role at the company.

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TechEmpower

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Profile Blurbs and Writing Prompts Let’s look at our job matching site in more detail. This gives Mark more control over the process, without requiring him to write much, and gives the LLM more to work with. The LLM didn’t just write a blurb for Mark, it wrote the blurb that Mark would have written, if only he’d had the words.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 25, 2013

This shows itself when people try to do an elevator pitch, send concise, actionable emails or have a quick phone call with you to ask for help. . Write your set of bullet points on paper before the call. Now go pick up the phone and stop hiding behind emails. How can I best help you?” ” It’s what we want.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 3, 2013

You can watch/listen to how John and Kyle turned their email newsletter into an international bestseller in the following 9-minute excerpt from John''s recent talk at UC Santa Barbara. an email) to about 35 people. If you want to be kept informed just send me an email and let me know that you''re in, and that was it.

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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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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2014

Not so long ago, training to meet the press and television reporters was a realm reserved for top business executives only. These days the media formats range from email, phone, radio, television, to social media. Even the most experienced executives write down what they need to say, and practice for every event. Marty Zwilling.

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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. When I write a blog post I often see the words before I write them. These are all creative processes.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Do you find yourself too much in email mode? I regularly shut down my email so that I don’t get pop-up alerts when I’m working. Three years ago during Thanksgiving I told Nivi I would write down what I look for in an entrepreneur for a series of posts for VentureHacks. How can I play to my strengths?

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Berkonomics

JULY 3, 2024

Each new customer, each mention in the press or online adds to the feeling of early accomplishment. Email readers, continue here…] This moment is not to be spoiled by such mundane warnings from advisors or consultants to plan carefully, research the market and competition, and execute the plan with tenacity and enthusiasm.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2013

Soleil returns emails at 1.30am. She helps write press releases. She runs a mom segment on the Today Show. million Twitter followers. Nearly all probably moms. She won me over at first meeting. She flies from LA to NY every two weeks. She debates manufacturing strategies.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2019

Not so long ago, training to meet the press and television reporters was a realm reserved for top business executives only. These days the media formats range from email, phone, radio, television, to social media. Even the most experienced executives write down what they need to say, and practice for every event.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 26, 2011

Each new customer, each mention in the press or online adds to the feeling of early accomplishment. Email readers, continue here.] Because it is yours to write alone, there is no Hollywood script more thrilling than the one you create during those first days when everything is so very new.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

He’s been steadily emailing me for the past 18 months with ideas for local entrepreneurs I “have to meet&# and has been egging me on to spend more time in Seattle. They can then direct staff, allocate budgets, talk to the press, connect you with politicians and attend events. He’s why I came this week.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 21, 2021

But Sarandos doubled down on his defense of the special, writing an internal email that “content on screen doesn’t directly translate to real-world harm.” categorically denies leaking sensitive information to the press.” Netflix told TechCrunch that the employee admitted to sharing the content externally.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Each new customer, each mention in the press or online adds to the feeling of early accomplishment. Email readers, continue here…] This moment is to celebrate every action, including shopping for supplies, furniture and technology to support the newly minted enterprise. Write your own Hollywood script.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 23, 2012

We have never done a press release. We write blogs, we do music videos, we show up, we engage with people…we love our product. Write Your Own Playbook. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS. Share and Enjoy.

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Marketing Blogging Startup Venture Capital 233

InfoChachkie

JUNE 3, 2013

You can watch/listen to how John and Kyle turned their email newsletter into an international bestseller in the following 9-minute excerpt from John''s recent talk at UC Santa Barbara. an email) to about 35 people. If you want to be kept informed just send me an email and let me know that you''re in, and that was it.

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Newsletter Startup Entrepreneur Writing 133

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

If I’m not mistaken, I may have been the first person to send out an angel “personal intro&# email on AngelList through their new platform when it launched or at least I was one of the first few. But before I sent it I had made 10 private phone calls, sent emails & built support. It worked like a charm.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Email is efficient. I email often. I always follow important emails with a call. You CANNOT do this on email. A very common experience … One person emails some thoughts. And anger leads to more email, which ends in a flame war. Write your set of bullet points on paper before the call.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 14, 2015

I just write. I told her I need “20 minutes” to write a blog post. Keep on writing. I took 2 of those morning to write blog posts and then read. I do it every morning and many school days I get email and/or blogging out of the way in the early morning so I can cuddle up with them before school.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

Big thank you to Darius Vasefi , of EyeOnJewels for the write up. o Huge on PR, “Be Everywhere” is his motto – fly to NY, proactively everywhere he could get press. Matt’s commitment to re-investing in tech startups is reminiscent to this great Fred Wilson post of “recycling capital. &#. He told them it was now or never.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

It was a surprise knowing these start ups have spent $1000s for the chance to be noticed by the right influencer, whether it be a venture capitalist, early adopter or the press. So why exchange a multitude of scheduling emails and be late for the interview, or even worse, flake. My time is valuable and so is yours. 4 Don’t take time.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

I was on an airplane 2-3 times / week meeting potential customers, investors, employees, business partners and the press. I stayed up late every night after a day of meetings doing email until 3am so that I didn’t feel out of touch with our product and sales pipelines. I’m normally too cool to write posts like this.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2018

The surest sign a fund-raising process has stalled is when you aren’t getting follow-up meetings or hearing from the VC or hearing from friends that they got a phone call or email asking about you. they told you it was a great meeting but then they don’t respond to emails) DO NOT ASSUME it means they’re not engaged. Sometimes?—?best

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

The traditional way to handle that is to write code. We can take all those search results, put them into a spreadsheet, and automatically email it to interested parties. Obviously, there's a downside to that, because it's expensive to have people entering data, and that runs the risk of errors in input. READ MORE>>.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

The ratings were poor, the writing was uninspired and Oprah did not have enough time or energy to devote to the show. As usual, the popular press has been quick to decry OWN a failure. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS.

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Tips Startup Networking Entrepreneur 279

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2010

No rule is ever absolute no matter how it sounds when one writes a blog. I learned how to get press coverage when we were no longer “hot.&# I learned how to manage costs effectively. I sent numerous emails for another for a job opportunity and he is now a senior exec at a very prominent startup.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

Not so long ago, training to meet the press and television reporters was a realm reserved for top business executives only. These days the media formats range from email, phone, radio, television, to social media. Even the most experienced executives write down what they need to say, and practice for every event.

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Media Tips Social Media Startup 118

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

” They prefer to sit in front of a computer doing spreadsheets or coding or writing emails and working on marketing materials than they do investing time in human relationships. A regular dialog with peers can be more valuable than reading any amount of tech press and in many cases more valuable than even board input.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Not so long ago, training to meet the press and television reporters was a realm reserved for top business executives only. These days the media formats range from email, phone, radio, television, to social media. Even the most experienced executives write down what they need to say, and practice for every event.

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Training Media Entrepreneur Social Media 93

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

I taught a somewhat crazy course about writing and deploying a scalable website in Ruby on Rails and deploying it in EC2. He grabbed all the user email addresses I had collected and started talking to potential customers to find out what they wanted to do. The term ‘cloud computing’ only caught on much later.

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Cloud Computing Santa Barbara EC2 Startup 188

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 16, 2013

During his presentation, Sam Teller gave people tips on how to connect with high profile people, who are inundated with emails. Michael Carney , a tech reporter for Pandodaily , taught how to craft a compelling press release. Sam taught a second rendition of the class in February and over 700 people signed up.

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Rustic Canyon Startup Los Angeles Class 74

socalTECH

OCTOBER 23, 2013

They can mark which ones they want, and press print, if those coupons are available online. You can email the list to yourself or print it from home, and then walk into one store to get all the items you need. It also allows super couponers to mass up coupons and sales, and shows you where you can find all of the coupons for an item.

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Mobile Sales Startup Sites 140

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 20, 2017

Not so long ago, training to meet the press and television reporters was a realm reserved for top business executives only. These days the media formats range from email, phone, radio, television, to social media. Even the most experienced executives write down what they need to say, and practice for every event.

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Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

We provide turnkey digital messaging appliances for enterprises, service providers and software developers to send marketing, e-commerce, CRM and customer service email. It was intended to be a single solution for all-things advertising online (banner ads, email, content management, search advertising, etc.). So much for resting!

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