Seeing Both Sides

MAY 19, 2019

Graduating students hungry to dive into the startup community around the world (aka StartUpLand ) often struggle to select the right, specific opportunity where they can productively start their career. Like David Brooks , I believe in selecting a particular community to invest in and contribute to as a member of the ecosystem.

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socialmatchbox.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

In a search done today, a web developer in Washington, DC should make anywhere from $70,000 to $120,000 per year. With this you have a new rate range for a Washington, DC based programmer of web applications: $42.15-$67.15 client / Washington, DC ($500 Referral Reward) Developer/Partner / Rocket Whale, Inc.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

What kind of stuff might I get (Featured logos are Marvel, Capcom, DC etc & a sample box). Noticeable additions to the newer version of the page are the “Past crates” & “Community” pages, two things I would be consider to be major sticking points for a subscription service that’s essentially asks you to pay up front for a mystery box.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 24, 2012

Mike Lincoln (Washington DC / Virginia … Cooley). He built a practice around a growing community in the Mid Atlantic and beyond. Nearly everybody in the DC region had told me, “You must meet Mike. He became the go-to guy for many in our community including me. Don Lee (LA … LKP). By now I know many more.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

I know Mike Lincoln in Washington DC does. He’s totally tapped into the startup communities in Silicon Valley and a bit in LA. of Stubbs Alderton, a firm that focused exclusively on early-stage tech, media and game companies in Southern California. I worked with Sam Angus at Fenwick & West.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2013

And I am often approached by entrepreneurs in cities which don’t have a vibrant VC community. Where do you want to build your community, your relationships, your family?” If their commitment to staying local is weak I normally say, “Well, it certainly would be easier on you to be in a larger community.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

As more consumers were skipping commercials the idea of authentically integrating brands into media seemed obvious to me and ended up informing a lot of my investments in 2009 and 2010. Media relationships. He reached out to younger founders and offered to help via his network at AT&T, Google, media agencies … you name it.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 10, 2018

Social media and the need to rank higher on search engines continues to grow in importance with U.S. The global population has a great interest in social commerce, but user-to-user commerce on social media is illegal there. Currently in South and Southeast Asia only 37% of the population uses social media. after living abroad.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 4, 2019

Grab a group of friends and tour the latest and greatest of Austin’s startup community. We don’t know of any other location in DC or elsewhere in the country where multiple government innovation groups are colocated together with startups to create their own center of gravity. The SXSW Startup Crawl! particularly in the Heartland?—?due

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 24, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, August 24, 2009 Marching through quicksand I have been spending a lot of time lately talking to people in various media companies: editors and agents, executives, journalists, producers and directors. For established media empires, this is a scary fact.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 14, 2009

And passionate players are often the backbone of game communities – especially online. We cultivated a passionate community that nurtured a skilled set of developers. Now consider a traditional media business. The value of the attention that the media company collects determines how profitable it is.

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Seeing Both Sides

JULY 22, 2012

There was one big exit from my list of NY IPO candidates – Buddy Media ($700M, Salesforce.com) – but no others. Perhaps Boston CEOs, CFOs and boards feel more pressure to go public sooner and/or are comfortable with the IPO process because they community has done it so many times. 9-0 in IPOs and 3-1 in big M&A in favor of Boston?

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 14, 2017

million+ company, with 60+ team members doing tours in NYC, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington DC and Los Angeles.”. Once I knew I definitely wanted to start a fashion boutique, I started talking about it to people and on social media platforms like Facebook, so people could hold me accountable. Thanks to Nick Gray, Museum Hack ! #2

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

In my LA I often see computer screens open with entrepreneurs talking about digital media. I grant you, it’s not like Coupa Cafe in Palo Alto – but there is a burgeoning tech community much as you’d find in NYC these days. In New York you have access to fashion, media, art and of course, financial services.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2017

Few consider opportunities to make the world safer with the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community or other government agencies. This fall a series of new “Hacking for X…” classes will address these deserving communities. These include: Hacking for Impact (helping NGO’s and Nonprofits) at Berkeley.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 14, 2009

Twitter about it or post it to a social media site? Im open to being the coffee and snack technician :-) On another note, I live in Atlanta and believe that we have a strong enough start-up community that would greatly benefit from your lessons learned. Would you be willing to link to the Master Class info page from your blog?

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startupbaltimore.org

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Baltimore’s startup community has plenty of room for new leaders. Get involved in social media. There are a ton of programmers in this region and a lot of them are toiling away outside of the communities I highlighted in #2. Start an event or project. They won’t even hear about your efforts with #3. Catchy tune.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

I know that every day when I wake up for work, I am making a positive difference in the lives of my customers and community while answering to no one but myself and my customers. My business combines innovative positioning and investment strategies to create sustainable solutions for communities and companies. The greatest downfall?

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Each team of innovators is supported by a broader community of interested citizens throughout the country. The 1st round of five projects – MyUSA (formerly known as MyGov), RFP-EZ, Blue Button, Better Than Cash, and Open Data Initiatives – launched in August 2012 with 18 inaugural Fellows.

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techcocktail.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Tech Cocktail Connecting, educating and amplifying the startup technology community and having fun doing it since 2006. Software Engineer—PHP—Energy Software for the Smart Grid @ Agentis Energy (Elmhurst, IL) Sr. Software Engineer @ General Electric (Barrington, IL) Sr.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 25, 2010

He has seventeen zillion Twitter and blog followers, most of whom are themselves active in the WordPress community. He knows all the major players in the industry including the key folks at WordPress.com, BZ Media (the CopyBlogger media group), ProBlogger, and members of the press at Mashable, TechCrunch, and others.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Just how would one cope with a moment when the media are portraying aspects of your character to a very large audience with an agenda of dramatic effect and political grandstanding. It keeps us on task when creating ad campaigns, posting to social media, and promoting programs and services. Thanks to Andres Hinostroza, Joybird ! #2

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davetroy.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

If there’s no speaker, make sure there’s a focus or targeted community you want to understand better. Find a way to present to a community you care about. They’re run by their respective communities with the goal of getting teleworkers out of the house and making friends. Be the speaker. Be authentic.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 15, 2020

Thanks to thousands of donations, the people who are dedicated to feeding their communities have the opportunity to serve their food to the people providing critical healthcare. Have you found ways to be in a community of practice, in spite of those obstacles? We want our communities to be intact when this is all over.

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www.foliomag.com

JULY 31, 2012

); E-Mail Alert Sign-Up. --> Subscribe Now. --> Media Kit. --> About FOLIO. MediaPRO Community. B2B: Business Media. Consumer Media. E-Media Summit -->. Top Social Media Measurement and Tracking Tools. Erin Hoskins, Senior Marketing Director, New Media, Meredit h. SEARCH FOLIO: Search. Careers Home.

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Genuine VC

JANUARY 15, 2010

Every couple months, 700-1000 web & mobile entrepreneurs, techies, startup junkies, and investors gather for one big meetup of the community. However, as a venture capitalist I believe that it’s incumbent on me not just to be a member of the entrepreneurial community but also truly participate in and contribute to it.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 22, 2020

35:50) Building community on text messages and threads. (38:30) It was my mother's birthday and I was seeing her before I was supposed to go down to DC for the Code for America summit. She, by the way, was busy on social media. There are people in communities who are trying to deliver food to needy residents.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 29, 2011

It's ultimately an answer to the question 'How can we learn more quickly what works, and discard what doesn't?'" — Tim O'Reilly, CEO O'Reilly Media The Book Tour Starting in two weeks, I'm going on a crazy action-packed book tour. It could be someone in the media, someone you work with, or just someone you know casually. Stay tuned.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 11, 2022

I like to group client referrals into four main types; direct, implied, tangible and community. You can also publicly thank them through your newsletter or on social media. For example, you could produce easily shareable content for you internal team to re-post on their social media platforms. How can you make them successful?

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 29, 2021

was born on a train from NYC to DC in 2008 when I was reading an article by Annie Prolix in Amtrak magazine about Elizabeth Gilbert, author of “Eat Pray Love.” When you work with Twelve31 Media, you get a fresh start. Geiger, Twelve31 Media, LLC ! #21- Don’t forget to join our #IamCEO Community. Photo Credit: Hope Gibbs.

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thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Now that I’m back full time in NYC, I decided to run for the Board of NY Tech Meetup, a dynamic community of 20,000 entrepreneurs, investors, developers, designers and people interested in tech. The NYC Tech Meetup represents thousands of constituents that should have a voice, locally and in Washington DC.

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Genuine VC

JANUARY 15, 2010

Every couple months, 700-1000 web & mobile entrepreneurs, techies, startup junkies, and investors gather for one big meetup of the community. However, as a venture capitalist I believe that it’s incumbent on me not just to be a member of the entrepreneurial community but also truly participate in and contribute to it.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 2, 2016

Significance of the business as part of a community online and off. These can be business and industry associates, a loyal clientele, links to community organizations and a well-structured plan of public relations. This shows the local business community the extension of each related business to the wider range of business potential.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 16, 2010

Young people are actively seeking ways to make a difference on campuses, in their communities and in the world. After a year of working remotely, with people on both coasts from CA to DC, we decided to spend a week together in Kauai, where we could interact face-to-face and create a marketing plan for the Foundation.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 16, 2010

Young people are actively seeking ways to make a difference on campuses, in their communities and in the world. After a year of working remotely, with people on both coasts from CA to DC, we decided to spend a week together in Kauai, where we could interact face-to-face and create a marketing plan for the Foundation.

Small Business 62

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Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2019

Grab a group of friends and tour the latest and greatest of Austin’s startup community. We don’t know of any other location in DC or elsewhere in the country where multiple government innovation groups are colocated together with startups to create their own center of gravity. The Deep End by Vox Media Time: Friday, March 8?—?Sunday,

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

At the time, he was advising the campaign while also serving as Executive Vice President and General Counsel at Revolution, a DC-based VC firm created to fund startups led by diverse founders all over the country. The media, our leaders, people on social media keep mentioning this idea, as if we've never seen anything like this before.

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