YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 16, 2012

These days, few big businesses operate without a Twitter presence, and more and more business gurus, CEOs, and teachers are flocking to the site to share their expertise and inspiration with young professionals like yourself. This chat touches on a wide range of topics, including social media, marketing, advertising, technology, and PR.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

Since selling Matt has gone on to become one of the smartest angels I have seen operate. o Huge on PR, “Be Everywhere” is his motto – fly to NY, proactively everywhere he could get press. To make PR big you need to find a way to “make news”. To make PR big you need to find a way to “make news”.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

My rationale is simple: everything goes wrong and only great teams can respond to competitors, markets, funding environments, staff departures, PR disasters and the like. Equally – a great VP Finance can be leveraged well to take on finance, legal, HR and much of the operational tasks. Final startup grind from msuster.

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Cofounder Early Stage Startup Silicon Valley 388

Steve Blank

APRIL 5, 2017

In crafting your messages, remember that all messages operate in a context that may have an expiration date. Founders ask me all the time whether they should hire a PR agency. information chain”), but once you’ve done a first pass of the audience > message > media > messenger, a competent PR firm can add tremendous value.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 18, 2013

As a local business, advertising and PR firms might be out of reach. A little mini PR project like this can drive tremendous interest in your store and build a lifetime relationship with a local influencer. But with a little creativity, you can make a big impact without a big budget.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Accenture opened massive operations in India & China and continued its industry dominance. Avoid the latest fads, trends or PR announcements. During the down market they were able to double down on recruiting, sales, outsourcing, new market entries and marketing (yes, with Tiger ads ).

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

My favorite line about using blogging for PR I heard from Brian Solis who said, “PR doesn’t stand for press release, it stands for public relations.&# When you think about your blog, think about which members of the public you most need relations with.

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Customer Technical Review Software Review Mexico 280

Rembrandt Communications

MARCH 1, 2022

While your marketing and PR teams need to lead your promotional efforts and develop the specific messaging you use for each campaign, all of your employees should know what’s going on. Start with brief training sessions on copywriting, search engine optimization, social media, financial operations, sales, and more.

Campaign 245

Campaign Social Media PR Public Relations 245

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

As a CEO you never stop needing to go on sales calls (or to work the phones in telesales or customer support) and ceasing to do this as your company grows because you’re focusing on investors, recruiting, PR or whatever is a mistake.

CTO Hire 308

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Hunter Walker

OCTOBER 14, 2024

From a financing perspective, to borrow from Peter Thiel I believe there is now more clarity between those who invest in and operate in the “bits” space vs. the “atoms” space. And how in many ways, once you reached scale, you could build a brand and business for the long-term (think Coca-Cola as the ultimate example).

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New York City Hockey Stick Distribution Angel Investor 110

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

Secondly, they had an owned & operated (O&O) website – Google.com – and Overture had shut down GoTo.com at the request of their very profitable and large distribution partners. IdeaLab has a philosophy that if they can get a centralized group of expert staff to help with legal, accounting, recruiting, PR, etc.

Product 350

Product Tuvalu Dilution Incubator 350

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

It takes a long immersion in the marketplace for someone to be a true insider, understand the subtleties of the competitive landscape, recognize the people who are true assets (independent of titles), and look through the propaganda of technical collateral and PR campaigns. The operations superstar. The sales professional.

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Technical Cofounder Cofounder Advisory Board Startup 309

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

It takes a long immersion in the marketplace for someone to be a true insider, understand the subtleties of the competitive landscape, recognize the people who are true assets (independent of titles), and look through the propaganda of technical collateral and PR campaigns. The operations superstar. The sales professional.

Technical Cofounder 308

Technical Cofounder Cofounder Advisory Board Stock Options 308

This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 22, 2012

Let’s start out with the basic functions of a tech company: 1) Engineering 2) Marketing 3) Sales 4) Business development 5) PR 6) Design 7) Product Management 8) HR 9) Operations 10) Finance Ok, that's just overwhelming. If you think about it, these things are all of the goals of another function on the list--PR.

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PR Technical Review Seed Stage Design 157

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

Of course it is super helpful if a VC can drop you in to important people for business development, recruiting, PR, sales and eventually M&A. Industry or Operating Experience? I know many VCs who don’t have operating experience and frankly some of them are fantastic. Connections? Now you’re talking.

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Portfolio Chicago Sales Incubator 364

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 18, 2020

I’d love to say this is going to be a flawless operation, but that’s not necessarily the case. Diana Ennen is the President of Virtual Word Publishing , offering PR and marketing services. If major companies send everyone home to work, your favorite tech support guy is going to be extremely busy. So get prepared.

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PR Technical Review Flash Audio 223

Steve Blank

APRIL 9, 2009

But what I wanted was an agile marketing team capable of operating independently without day-to-day direction. We will accomplish this through demand-creation activities (advertising, PR, tradeshows, seminars, web sites, etc.), The same was true for PR. And yes, we could have built a top-down, command-and-control hierarchy.

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Silicon Valley Technical Review RSS PR 271

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 31, 2020

With the unforeseeable end of COVID-19, we have to find sustainable solutions to challenges like working remotely, operating under a crunched budget, and dealing with more work and remote teams. However, as soon as the question or request is out of the ordinary, or requires more complex work, we are left to ourselves to figure it out.

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Artificial Inteligence Mali Management Technical Review 214

Steve Blank

APRIL 23, 2018

That year, as management tried to coordinate all the operating details across all the divisions, the company almost went bankrupt when poor planning led to excess inventory, with unsold cars piling up at dealers and the company running out of cash.

Michigan 301

Michigan Cofounder Stock Forecast 301

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 30, 2016

It is a truism that with more capital you will hire people more quickly and spend more liberally whether it’s on external contractors, PR firms, attending events, doing legal work (trademarks, patents) or whatever. There are some great funds that operate this way and I see some merits. million or $4 million.

Pre-Money Valuation 292

Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Early Stage Startup 292

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2014

It takes a long immersion in the marketplace for someone to be a true insider, understand the subtleties of the competitive landscape, recognize the people who are true assets (independent of titles), and look through the propaganda of technical collateral and PR campaigns. The operations superstar. The sales professional.

Technical Cofounder 245

Technical Cofounder Cofounder Advisory Board Startup 245

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

And so, the concept for a digital PR service was born. Using my existing skills and resources (including an old domain name), I tested a productized digital PR offer. About 18 months later, we pivoted our messaging to evolve beyond digital PR. These days, many agencies start as a lean operation. Image source ).

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PR B2B Lean Audience 120

The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 7, 2024

In fact, according to PR Newswire, 53% of homeowners in the United States have had their siding replaced at some point. Obtain Necessary Licenses and Insurance Ensure that you obtain the necessary licenses and permits required to operate a roofing and siding business in your area.

Software Review 158

Software Review United States Social Media Advertising 158

Hunter Walker

JUNE 7, 2014

Not because they’re all operating in stealth or pre-product – in fact some already are earning $1m+ in revenue per annum. Party rounds blew up on a number of startups who found it difficult to get ongoing operational support from investors who didn’t have time or inclination to lean in.

Technical Review 133

Technical Review CTO Hire Finance Stealth 133

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 1, 2010

We’re all just grown up big kids who operate the same way we did when we were young. It’s the kind of thing you’d give to your PR company if you could afford one. That small recognition will help you get a bit more out of your VC’s relative to other boards they sit on. Recognition is Pavlovian.

Software Review 301

Software Review Early Stage Agile Partner 301

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2011

Because market is such a broad topic, I’m restricting these lessons to PR marketing (as opposed SEO, SEM, product marketing, etc.). Most app-to-app products are inter-operable, Apple isn’t. If I can help you avoid some of my first-time mistakes it would be a victory. But life doesn’t end. It’s a narrow product.

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Early Stage Stealth Marketing Startup 380

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 22, 2024

This means that on average one out of every 100 to one out of 1000 quantum gate operations will result in an error. Current state-of-the-art quantum qubits have error rates that are typically in the range of 1% to 0.1%. System performance is limited by the worst 10% of the qubits.

Technical Review 267

Technical Review Illinois Algorithm Software Review 267

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 26, 2016

The key to being able to run a business that isn’t yet profitable (on operating margin) is availability of capital to finance losses and preferably at a cost that isn’t too punitive to the founders and employees. The reason one would accept losses is when they are investments in fueling faster growth.

Metrics 150

Metrics Cost Acquisition Startup 150

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Startups with huge burn rates – building leases, staff, PR and advertising – ran out of money. Lean was designed to inform the founders’ vision while they operated frugally at speed. Then one day it was over. IPOs dried up. Most startups born in the bubble died in the bubble. The Rise of the Lean Startup. The result?

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Lean Burn Rate Startup IPO 335

VC Cafe

MARCH 16, 2025

Below are a few characteristics that we look for when evaluating consumer tech investments at Remagine Ventures: Strong Team with focus on execution: The consumer space is highly competitive, demanding excellence in all aspects, including design, marketing, community building, PR, and growth. Speed is also critical.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review B2C Generative AI IPO 78

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2015

I need to give credit for the topic to PR Malloy who Tweeted me this question. PR Malloy (@diddly_do_indy) June 13, 2015. The initial Apple/AT&T deal was of course limited to the geography in which AT&T operated and thus after its initial success Apple had a template for exclusivity agreements in other countries.

PR 150

PR Early Stage Software Naming 150

ReadWriteStart

JULY 7, 2021

The entrepreneurs can reduce their operational costs significantly – by utilizing advanced technologies like autonomous vehicles, drones, and robots for courier delivery. Recognizing the business goals and operational scope of the client firm. Multiple pick-up points along the route ensure the timely delivery of parcels.

Technical Review 163

Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Demand Social Media 163

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

Or Salesforce.com who rose to prominence in this same period where they were ramping up PR and shouting from mountain tops when everybody else in the market was mute. Building billion-dollar businesses requires 7-10 years which means operating through at least one full economic cycle, if not two.

Saudi Arabia 309

Saudi Arabia Valuation IPO Technical Review 309

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

recently wrote a post talking about how some VCs meddle in operating company decisions or some executive teams are too reliant on VCs to jump in and make hard calls for them. So operating at a higher level, helping to set the framework for decision making and then sitting down and watching the game be played, is certainly the way to go.”

Startup 150

Startup CTO Hire Sales PR 150

ReadWriteStart

MARCH 8, 2021

You’ll need money to get all the initial equipment, space, and people required to begin operations. You could work to get more PR exposure. It’s going to serve as your central hub of operations – and the centerpiece of all your promotional channels. . PR and reputation management can be huge in getting your brand established. .

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Startup Retention Acquisition Agile 127

Up and Running

OCTOBER 7, 2014

You probably don’t have a big portion of your income that you can tuck away as savings, and you welcome opportunities to make your operations more cost-effective. Review your operating expenses. DIY Marketing and PR. He suggests sites like elance and odesk for those tasks that you just need to delegate.

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South Africa Software Review Green Technical Review 157

Up and Running

DECEMBER 19, 2013

For Operations. HARO : Help A Reporter Out is a great PR and marketing tool for businesses large and small. ” -Noah Parsons, Chief Operating Officer. Others are “oldies but goodies” that we’ve just been using a lot of this year. All of them are great ways to improve your business.

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Small Business Development Team Review RSS Software Review 109