Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 11, 2009

The CEO picks prominent people who are busy in their own right with their own companies. Most of the people you want to ask are busy. You’ve gotten 5 people to sign up as advisers. They are difficult to schedule because your advisers are busy people. After all, most people are good for a few introductory emails.

Advisory Board 306

Advisory Board Startup Equity Valuation 306

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 15, 2009

It’s very difficult to communicate the value of my services and it’s even harder to find people/companies looking to outsource their product development to a business guy like myself. Most people think they can do product design. More likely it would be people with more experience. What keeps you up at night? I can see that.

Los Angeles 179

Los Angeles Southern California Management Product 179

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 14, 2009

Different types of people need different types of networking. Blogs also make it easy for new people to find those interesting conversation. LinkedIn discussion areas are good, but it’s frustrating when people send me links to discussions in LinkedIn Groups where I’m not a member (and can’t join without leaving another group).

Los Angeles 150

Los Angeles Networking Southern California Marketing 150

Software By Rob

OCTOBER 15, 2009

The good news is that once the fad is forgotten you’re left with the people who are serious about the medium and who provide original ideas worth spreading. People, and especially the web-savvy audience, will always seek new thoughts and ideas…the fewer people who are creating them the easier it is to build an audience.

Software Review 49

Software Review RSS Software Developers Software Development 49

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 13, 2009

I find myself speaking at various venues in Los Angeles to tell people (most often service providers) about how I've used social media and particularly my blogs, LinkedIn, twitter and topic hubs as part of my own services business. I'd especially like to find people in Los Angeles. How can I get more help setting up my blog?

Los Angeles 167

Los Angeles Social Media Media Audience 167

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 14, 2009

People love their advisers and I don’t blame them. And what I mostly want to do is make entrepreneurs aware that they have nearly as much power as a real board member so you may have more people making decisions at board meeting than you thought you would. I know other people seem to have less angst on this topic than I do.

Advisory Board 215

Advisory Board Strategic Investors Venture Capital Later Stage 215

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 12, 2009

I showed them how I can do a LinkedIn search and connect with all sorts of people in a few minutes. I discussed how I often will set up 30 minute conversations about particular topics with people I know or folks that I meet through LinkedIn. These conversations are generally really great and I meet all kinds of interesting people.

Networking 150

Networking Los Angeles Southern California Social Media 150