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What Angel Investing & Florida Condos Have in Common

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This is the time it takes for a bankruptcy or asset sale to occur. Instead investors are looking for the next flash sale, private sale, game dynamic, social games that rely on mobile platforms with geo-fenced, location aware offers. I still love B2B application. Or a quick flip. That is conformity. Why should you care?

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Start-ups are all Naked in the Mirror

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Reporters were no longer interested in talking about B2B eCommerce. Our sales forecasts were revised downward – many times. Our customers were generally happy but they were pushing us hard for promised features. Our business development discussions took longer than planned. But still we made progress.

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How to Handle a VC Presentation with No Deck

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Powerpoint can be especially useful for platform businesses or B2B. It’s the same as in any sales-oriented meeting and make no mistake raising money is sales. But flip you must – just as in a sales meeting. Mobile app? Just jump into the demo after intros. Bijan is right. The best policy is to ask.

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The Silent Benefits of PR

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Enterprise Sales – The very first thing a potential customer does when you email or call to set up a meeting is Google you. but didn’t convert to sales. When I was the CEO of my first startup our company won the B2B PR company of the year in the UK. Classmates call. People give them attaboys. Press matters.

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The Yo-Yo Life of a Tech Entrepreneur – A Cautionary Tale

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We were immediately thrust into a globally competitive market for B2B collaboration tools. I stayed up late every night after a day of meetings doing email until 3am so that I didn’t feel out of touch with our product and sales pipelines. a few days before the wheels came off of the market).