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48 Articles match "2009","LinkedIn","Startup"
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010
was recently interviewed for an article that appeared in Fast Company titled, “ Why you should start a business in LA .” 8221; If you’re interested in the topic it’s worth a read, but I thought I’d elaborate on the topic since it comes up all the time.
First, I’d like to quote (paraphrase) Brad Feld speaking at Twiistup in LA in 2009, “I keep hearing people in LA talking with a chip on their Los Angeles. People People either love it our hate it. All
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Monday, March 8, 2010
Join the LinkedIn group to get the meeting schedule, and both confirm if meetings are happening and RSVP. With your printed ticket, security at the entrance would let you past the rope and up the stairs you needed to wind your way back to the theater. Attire ranged from t-shirts and jeans to button-up shirts with coats, with a handful of some funkier attire. Send me your new, updated, or reviews of networking events and organizations. The Notable & Where I'm Going... Tell them you heard about it from Todd's blog! I'll be speaking (yes, yours truly) on “Effective Networking for Entrepreneurs” at the GroundUP Business Group 's Tuesday, March 9th 7-8:30pm, at Zephyr Coffee House, 2419 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91107 .
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010
I’d like to offer you two “life hacks” that I implemented in 2009 and one that I’m test driving in 2010.
When added to my volume of Facebook messages, LinkedIn requests, blog comments and Tweets my head is definitely below water. So I scan it for the most important messages to be sure nothing urgent has popped up.
I recently wrote a post about avoiding the “ Deferred Life Plan ” and some related thoughts about personal productivity that came from Tim Ferriss’s book, The Four Hour Workweek.
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The Best from the Southern California Tech Central Community
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Sunday, September 20, 2009
The promised to follow up with: calls, using your product, talking to customers or “noodle on things.” Despite best intentions they probably won’t follow up on their actions. Why don’t VC’s follow up? If any of this happens it’s This is part of my ongoing series, “ Pitching a VC .” 8221; Getting a meeting with a prominent angel or VC is difficult enough. Some
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Sunday, January 10, 2010
Let me start by saying I’m a huge business book cynic. I But Net had told me that he picked up some valuable lessons from the book, so I thought, “WTF? So people diligently put in their hours every year, brag about how little vacation they’ve taken and try to save up for 45 years so that one day in their late 60’s (or in today’s era 70’s) they can do what they’ve always dreamed of. They A couple of years ago I read the popular book, “The Four Hour Workweek ” by Tim Ferriss. It It was recommended to me by my friend,
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010
I’d like to offer you two “life hacks” that I implemented in 2009 and one that I’m test driving in 2010.
When added to my volume of Facebook messages, LinkedIn requests, blog comments and Tweets my head is definitely below water. So I scan it for the most important messages to be sure nothing urgent has popped up.
I recently wrote a post about avoiding the “ Deferred Life Plan ” and some related thoughts about personal productivity that came from Tim Ferriss’s book, The Four Hour Workweek.
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Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Let’s start with a discussion of existing social networks and then how to approach people on them.
Second, I don’t want to clutter up the stream of information that I have in my Facebook newsfeed with information on people with whom I don’t have a relationship.
LinkedIn. The I sometimes think that certain advice is BGO (blinding glimpse of the obvious) and doesn’t warrant mentioning. But But then people’s actions tell me otherwise.
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Friday, August 14, 2009
Good idea & plan: You must start with a good idea and a PowerPoint deck (my outline is here , scroll down mid way). Jarl And a great product starts with the founder.
Quick caveats: having fewer investors (3-5) is better than many investors (10-15) and PLEASE make sure you hire a great lawyer who has experience in doing start-ups to avoid pitfalls that will make VC harder down the line. Also, This is part of my ongoing series Pitching a VC .
Last night I attended a DealMaker Media (whom I love because they always host such great discussions) panel on raising
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Monday, October 19, 2009
On December 2nd, 2006 I wrote the blog post published later in this post when I was CEO of startup Koral about my experiences in pitching VCs. This blog post ended up on Valleywag (which had much bigger presence back then).
Anyway, the starting point for this blog entry is a cartoon I remember reading in the New Yorker. After my company was acquired by Salesforce.com I was asked to stop blogging and they took over my blog as an asset in the sale of the company. My blog was wiped out.
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Sunday, December 13, 2009
Arnold Waldstein , who stops by periodically on my blog and always leaves relevant comments, made the observation that, “if I want to connect with you, I’ll engage with you on this blog …from there, a follow on Twitter, a link on LinkedIn are closing the loop of connection rather that opening a cold door.” Many people who want to get to know me send me a LinkedIn invite, connect on Facebook or more recently follow me on Twitter. I’ve been thinking a lot about comments lately. I recently wrote a post about how to get access to people at conferences
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Friday, May 15, 2009
Just a quick note that I'll be moderating a Technology Council Event : Social Networking as a Business Strategy May 19, 2009 - Culver City Social networking media are used on a daily basis to grow businesses and expand career opportunities. Individuals use social networking sites such as LinkedIn and Plaxo as career-advancing tools, even more useful in a down economy. Corporations increasingly see social media as a key PR, communications and marketing medium. Social networking sites and microblogs are used not only to build company brands, but to foster productivity;
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Tuesday, October 6, 2009
In his post, he mentions the following events / event organizers, and you should visit his post for a bit more on each of them. LA CTO Forum Dealmaker Media Digital Family Reunion Startups Uncensored Social Media Club, LA Twiistup Mindshare LA LA Hadoop Meetup Dorkbot Geek Dinners LA Cloud Computing LA Web Application Developers LA PHP Developers In addition to these, I'd recommend looking at: Technology Council of Southern California – Surprised John didn't mention this one.
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010
was recently interviewed for an article that appeared in Fast Company titled, “ Why you should start a business in LA .” 8221; If you’re interested in the topic it’s worth a read, but I thought I’d elaborate on the topic since it comes up all the time.
First, I’d like to quote (paraphrase) Brad Feld speaking at Twiistup in LA in 2009, “I keep hearing people in LA talking with a chip on their Los Angeles. People People either love it our hate it. All
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