Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2020

Reverse due diligence on the investor is a comparable process whereby the entrepreneur seeks to validate the track record, operating style, and motivation of every potential partner. Check for positive or negative news articles, press releases, relationships, and support of community organizations. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 22, 2022

They don’t realize that it takes more to succeed in business or a career – it takes leadership skills to get people to follow you, including peers, a team, business partners, and customers. There is always a need for someone to take the lead in your favorite charity, community service, or family event planning.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 24, 2024

How To Build A Successful Online Community written by Tosin Jerugba read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interviewed Andrew Guttormsen the Co-founder of Circle : the All-in-one community platform for professional creators and world-class brands.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Reverse due diligence on the investor is a comparable process whereby the entrepreneur seeks to validate the track record, operating style, and motivation of every potential partner. Check for positive or negative news articles, press releases, relationships, and support of community organizations. Marty Zwilling.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 23, 2023

The Impact of Community written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Lloyed Lobo In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Lloyed Lobo. He is an entrepreneur, podcast host, and community builder. Would you support that idea? [10:39] 11:32] The subtitle of the book has 13 rules.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

And in the tragic events of Virgin Galactic’s crash this week Richard Branson didn’t say, “yeah, it’s too risky, we were wrong” he said “Space is hard – but worth it. Now they are partners. They have a can-do attitude that is infectious. And that is what we’ll do.”

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 8, 2021

The Future Of Virtual And In-Person Events In 2021 written by Kyndall Ramirez read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Erica is an Event Producer, Event Coach, and partner at EMRG Media. She also owns a couple of events and puts on a few events around the Event Planner Expo, the Women’s Insider Network.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 22, 2021

The AWS APN Global Startup Program – for startup AWS Partner Network (APN) select and advanced technology partners looking to grow their products on AWS. AWS Connections brings together enterprise decision-makers and startup around dedicated events with the goal of facilitating pilots, partnerships and investments.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 21, 2022

These influencers are more likely to partner with your nonprofit if they believe in your cause. Entertainment Events. Nonprofits should look to partner with entertainment venues in their communities. Nonprofits can also use such events to augment their brand. Charity Marathon.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

One of the best ways to promote your business and increase its name recognition is by joining business organizations and/or communities or associations. As a member, you can attend a wide range of events and tap into the collective wisdom of the group's many experts. For me, that’s where professional communities come in.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 3, 2024

Leveraging Social Media for Community Building Social media platforms are critical for connecting with current and potential patients. By fostering an online community, medical professionals can build stronger patient relationships and increase brand awareness. However, the key to success on these platforms goes beyond regular posting.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2021

Engage the Local Community. It is certainly important to create a strong online presence, but you should not forget about raising awareness in the local community. This is why you need to encourage people to leave reviews , which could mean incentivising this with a discount code.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Thus you need to understand how quickly anyone on your team can be the key to attracting a new set of customers, or the reason that critical partners, vendors, investors, or customers walk away. This has to start with selecting the right partners, and hiring people who believe in you and your business.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2021

The ‘Just Chatting’ category remains the most popular on Twitch, and lockdown measures led to concerts, political events, as well as live shows all being hosted on the platform. From virtual concerts to conferences, art installations and shopping events… this is the beginning of the metaverse.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

One of my favorite events last year was attending Startup Grind where I got to interview Clayton Christensen, author of The Innovator’s Dilemma. But would you mind coming just ten minutes early and meeting me in the parking lot? ” “Okay, well you can be an operating partner or a venture partner.”

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 4, 2014

She started it with a partner, 50-50. In my mom’s case she lost a friend permanently that made it awkward in our social interactions in the small Jewish community in Sacramento. They were close friends, lived down the road and members of our synagogue. We were roughly the same age as their kids and hung out a bit.

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Up and Running

JUNE 25, 2020

Conducting a market analysis on a regular basis ensures that you’re aware of any competitive moves and how different economic events may affect your customers. It can be as simple as opening a business profile and beginning to grow a community of customers. Support your community. Focus on customer service.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

If angel investors are pressuring you to set up a board and if you don’t have the leverage to push back a little then I might suggest a 3-person board in which all 3 seats are appointed by the common stock and you agree to appoint one of these seats to the angel investor but perhaps make it either time based or event based. And importantly?—?replacing

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VC Cafe

JULY 21, 2020

I believe I am qualified to talk about this as I spent ~6 years at Google in strategic partnerships (commerce), as head of Campus London (Google’s first physical startup hub), Head of Google for Entrepreneurs Europe (now called Google for Startups) and eventually general partner for Google Ventures.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

On Monday, Kevin Baxpehler and I hosted the UK Israel Business investor delegation to Tel Aviv, and today I spent the morning with the 8200 EISP startup delegation to London where I was joined by Kirsten Connell (Cylon Lab, Managing Director) Simon Menashy (MMC Ventures, General Partner). Here they are in no particular order.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2020

I saw these addressed well in a new book, “ The Startup Community Way ,” by Brad Feld and Ian Hathaway. These guys have been building startup communities like Techstars for over 30 years, so they know what works and what doesn’t. Networking events create opportunities for like-minded and supportive people to build partnerships.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 5, 2024

They offer a vital service to communities while generating profitable returns for savvy investors. Consider Partnering with Self-Storage Management Companies Running a successful self-storage facility requires expertise in various areas, from marketing and tenant relations to financial management and legal compliance.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 12, 2022

As investors in gaming, entertainment tech and consumer, this is a topic my partner Kevin Baxpehler and I have been actively researching and investing in at Remagine Ventures for the past few years. . What is the metaverse? The term Metaverse was first coined by author Neil Stephenson in the novel ‘Snow Crush’ published in 1992.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 2, 2021

The event gets thousands of small business owners gathering in each city to network, build business relationships, find new vendors that can help their business grow — from payroll services to legal help to accounting services or office space, social media help SEO services, you name it, it’s there. It’s a huge gathering.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

I am thrilled to announce that we have added Hamet Watt as a Partner at Upfront Ventures. But as sweet as that success has been (we invested pre-revenue in a small team) today my even more important news was the further expansion of our partner ranks. We have been on a drive to add more operational partners. What does that mean?

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VC Cafe

MARCH 21, 2022

There will be people, especially from the crypto community, that disagree with us on this one. We believe that these community driven economies are really interesting and expanding rapidly from gaming communities to everything you can think of. . Community driven Economies. Novos has become the #1 training for Fortnite.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 25, 2018

By his sophomore year in college, Patrick Mackaronis had become a full blown young businessman, as he attended school he created live-event promotions and marketing business targeting students over a dozen of the areas universities.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 11, 2024

Consider grants, individual donations, corporate sponsorships, and fundraising events. Report Impact: Transparently report your impact to stakeholders, including donors, beneficiaries, and the community. Build a Strong Network: Cultivate relationships with partners, supporters, and other nonprofits.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 6, 2024

Traditional methods, such as print advertisements in local newspapers and attending community events, can also be valuable. Partner with real estate agents, contractors, and maintenance companies to expand your service offerings. Use Google Ads to target clients searching for property management services.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 17, 2021

No surprise, during this time, many B2B businesses were struggling to adjust to a world without physical events. To do this we partnered with the RevGenius community to get a better understanding the challenges mature companies faced. Canceled events and tradeshows increased the focus on outbound activities.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 13, 2024

Partnering with local influencers or using localized marketing campaigns can also enhance your brand’s visibility. Offline marketing strategies, such as participating in trade shows and networking events, can help you build relationships and increase brand awareness in new markets.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 27, 2021

So much so, there’s a “remote work tools” category at this year’s Golden Kitty Awards , annually celebrating ProductHunt’s products, makers, and community members. As teams become increasingly distributed, video communication is important for both internal alignment and external business development. –JJ Oslund, The Startup.

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Board Effect

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

On the chance that you’re not familiar with Giving Tuesday, it’s a global movement that inspires people and businesses to give donations or enact positive change to transform their communities and the greater world. Giving Tuesday has partners around the world that bring new opportunities to organizations that serve others.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 23, 2020

I aim to speak at 30-50 events next year to motivate emerging leaders and subsequently obtain new potential clients. It’s a proven methodology, and I am rapidly acquiring the skills I need to ensure I book as many quality events as possible going into next year. The first event has already started – Agile and Management 3.0

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Actively involved in the local startup community, Brian is a Startup Weekend Columbus host and MC at the monthly morning pitch event for entrepreneurs, WakeUp StartUp. We did three iterations of the product in less than 12 months, each one progressively going off of different consumer metrics that we found and then partner feedback.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Beyond being a seller of natural stone products, I aim to be a trusted partner in the aesthetic endeavors of homeowners, my primary customers. 7- Elevating customer experience Photo Credit: Samantha Odo As a proud business owner, my numero uno goal for 2024 is to enhance our customer experience and community engagement.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 26, 2015

A little under a year ago, we hosted an event called Angel Bootcamp that was a primer for folks thinking about getting into angel investing. It was really helpful for the community, and it is something we’ll probably do again, although not every year. Here’s a great recap on the Boston Globe’s tech blog.). A Primer on Angel Investing.

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