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Want to Know the Difference Between a CTO and a VP Engineering?

Both Sides of the Table

Program Manager – This title almost sounds like a consultant’s job. new features need to be rolled into PR strategies and competitor analyses. - For me the inflection point is usually when you have 5+ developers. CTO’s max out at about 3. It is not somebody that I would have on a small startup team. In summary.

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Lessons Learned: Please teach kids programming, Mr. President

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Sunday, February 22, 2009 Please teach kids programming, Mr. President Of course, what I really mean is: let them teach themselves. See Paul Grahams Why Nerds are Unpopular to learn more) Take a look at this article on a programming Q&A site: How old are you, and how old were you when you started coding?

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10 Essential PR Tips for Startups

mashable.com

10 Essential PR Tips for Startups. Sign up for her course on “ PR for Startups ” to learn more about getting media coverage for your fledgling business. .” While pitching individual writers sounds more promising to many PR folk, you should always determine the official pitching method for your preferred publication.

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Master of Customer Acquisition, Matt Coffin, On Startups …

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Matt was one of my inspirations behind Launchpad LA (yes, we’re going to have a program in 2011 – news very, very soon). I figured if Matt was on the verge of bankruptcy and one mentor changed his trajectory, what if we had a formalized, community-wide program? To make PR big you need to find a way to “make news”.

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Lead, Follow or Get the Fuck Out of the Way

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They are great at their respective fields whether they be marketing, sales, programming, PR, whatever. And leaders aren’t always right of when they are they don’t always win. But in every team you need the majority of people who excel at their job functions.

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We’re Hiring a Platform and Operations Associate at NextView

View from Seed

We are looking to bring on board a versatile new team member to support the varied internal operations of the firm as well as collaborate with the partners on our external programs and communications with the broader entrepreneurial community. Supporting other external PR and media relations for the firm.

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PR Crisis Management: 7 Steps to Successfully Handle Your Next Crisis

Board Effect

A poorly managed crisis could cost your nonprofit its reputation, yet developing a solid PR crisis management plan could help maintain the public’s trust through the worst possible crisis. An excellent place to start board discussions about PR crisis management planning is by defining a crisis. What’s the Worst That Could Happen?

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