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Everything you learn in YC, in 10 minutes

VC Cafe

Michael later served as a group partner, managing director, and CEO of YC. Focus on increasing average talent with each hire and hire slowly: Your early employees should ideally be smarter and slightly more risk-averse than the founders. The YC companies Michael has worked with are worth a combined $192 billion.

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Public Relations Tips for Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs [Webinar Recap]

Up and Running

But where do you start, and what are the best approaches to public relations for an entrepreneur? Jennefer Witter is the CEO and founder of The Boreland Group, which is a certified, woman-owned public relations agency in New York City. I start off with this question: What is public relations?

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10 C-Level Positions That Are Red Flags For Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

It’s your startup, so you can give early partners any title you want, but be aware of potential investor and peer implications. The more conventional VP of Marketing role should cover branding, as well as other marketing advertising, design, public relations and customer service requirements. Chief Risk Officer.

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10 Job Titles Never Found in an Investable Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

It’s your startup, so you can give early partners any title you want, but be aware of potential investor and peer implications. The more conventional VP of Marketing role should cover branding, as well as other marketing advertising, design, public relations and customer service requirements. Chief Risk Officer.

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Ten Executive Titles You Don’t Want in a Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

It’s your startup, so you can give early partners any title you want, but be aware of potential investor and peer implications. The more conventional VP of Marketing role should cover branding, as well as other marketing advertising, design, public relations and customer service requirements. Chief Risk Officer.

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Enjoy A Sales Turnaround By December!

Rembrandt Communications

Your phone rings, online purchases flood your inbox, and you hire more people to keep up with the growing demand. This may involve writing new content, removing negative employees, working with different partners/vendors, using higher quality materials, negotiating better prices, etc. Transform Your Bottom Line by Year-End (Yes.

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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Marketing Communications

Steve Blank

Create awareness for fundraising (VC, angels, corporate partners). Founders ask me all the time whether they should hire a PR agency. ” Influencing the messengers is what great public relations firms know how to do. Hiring a PR agency too early is a sign that the CEO is treating this as someone else’s problem.

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