Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 8, 2020

They become walking public relations machines for themselves, as well as their idea. I’m not proposing that anyone promise things that they don’t intend to deliver, but it’s time that founders switch to start selling their product before they build it, rather than believing the old adage of “if we build it, they will come.”

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 19, 2012

By Joe Thomas, founder and owner of Left Brain Digital. One of my recent clients, Marsha Friedman of EMSI Public Relations , understood that so well, she put off developing a badly needed new website for five years. Joe Thomas is the founder and owner of Left Brain Digital , a web development company.

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 15, 2023

We asked entrepreneurs to share why they started their businesses and here are the responses: #1- To empower women Photo Credit: Tresa Todd As a real estate investor, I saw the immense need for women to come together, network, and learn more about real estate investing (REI). Thanks to Tresa Todd, Women's Real Estate Investors Network ! #2-

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 25, 2014

Salaries Startup Founders Pay Themselves | Business Insider – crowdspring.co/1nHU2OK. Foreign Startup Founders Face Unique Struggles To Break Funding Barrier | TechCrunch – crowdspring.co/1mJ9Pjd. Facebook Launching Mobile Ad Network At F8 Conference | Re/code – crowdspring.co/1musoF6. – crowdspring.co/1hrlsaI.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 9, 2014

Founders with Kids – crowdspring.co/1rW91oS. Surprising Trends in Startup Founder Equity Stakes | by Tomasz Tunguz – crowdspring.co/1njnhbl. Surprising Trends in Startup Founder Equity Stakes | by Tomasz Tunguz – crowdspring.co/1njnhbl. Founders with Kids – crowdspring.co/1rW91oS.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2014

They become walking public relations machines for themselves, as well as their idea. In fact, you dont need a third-party public relations agency at this stage. Highlight the problem and your concerns in industry blogs, speaking in public forums, and making yourself visible on social media and networking opportunities.

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blog.captainrecruiter.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Technical Co-Founders Are A Myth. Two years ago I got the bug to do an online recruiting startup and I began the hunt to find a technical co-founder - a software engineer who works for no cash - to help me build my dream website. I learned something: technical co-founders are a myth. Captain Recruiter. Real Advice. No Nonsense.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 4, 2023

Encourage networking. This approach, with you leading the effort, and everyone empowered to advance the visibility and message of the business, also has the great advantage of minimizing the size of the dedicated internal team for marketing and public relations.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

This in turn, will add value to your community as your members will associate themselves as being part of a successful network. He’s also the founder of The Tutor Website , an online hub for small business owners in the private tutoring industry. Initiate Collaborations. ‘Hi Hi Linda, have you met John?’

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2010

Let me start by saying two things: Events like this are invaluable to startups because the significant value comes from building the network across portfolio companies and the discussion one can have with your peer group. Get your product/market fit working before you ramp up your costs (or raise too much money).

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 22, 2013

The founder’s empty nest: letting go of every detail. | How to Modernize a Public Relations Strategy That’s Stuck in the Dark Ages | Hubspot Blog – [link]. Social Networks by Revenue and Employees, Facebook Stands Above All | Web Strategy – [link]. Kin – [link]. Digiday – [link].

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 3, 2020

When you look at the Tej Kohli Cornea Institute , you see that the founder has put in a lot of effort to help charities to a great extent which has helped to further him personally as an influencer of good in the world. Better Public Relations. Increasing your Reach. Boosting Morale.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 22, 2013

Chicago’s most active entrepreneurial networking groups | Crain’s Chicago Business – [link]. A third of all venture backed companies that went public in the last six years had at least one immigrant founder – [link]. Get Out of the Way | Entrepreneur – [link].

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VC Cafe

APRIL 8, 2011

Examples: insurance, health care, hosting, public relations, marketing materials, finding and hiring talent, etc… Buying power, negotiation power, economies of scale were all mentioned in different variations. One entrepreneur suggested: Make your network known (or at least make sure it’s clear who your network is not).

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Up and Running

JUNE 29, 2015

Our best friends are usually the best business partners,” says Viola Ng, co-founder and marketing manager for Pointshogger. Take advantage of networking—either online or through in-person events. At the time, I was a member of Hera Hub [and] it is through that network that I found Beth Bryan.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 30, 2012

I hear lots of excuses from startup founders, like “I’m too busy,” concern over IP security, can’t afford an agency, and it’s too early. I’m talking about doing some real networking to test your elevator pitch, and get to know some potential investors before you ask them for money. You need to do it yourself.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 20, 2021

I am the CEO and co-founder of a dating app called So Syncd that is based on matching compatible personality types. Marketing and public relations trends will most definitely move towards diversifying the image and representation of brands and businesses. Podcasts are a great way to occupy time while sitting in traffic.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Important insight – Harsh Realities From 500 Startups Founders – [link]. Mike Samson, Co-Founder of @crowdSPRING on Community Building & NO!SPEC The 4G forgery – T-Mobile does not have a 4G network – [link]. Understanding How The Innovator’s Dilemma Affects You – [link]. SPEC Campaign [link].

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 3, 2012

By Marsha Friedman, CEO of EMSI Public Relations and author of “ Celebritize Yourself ”. Connecting these different platforms integrates your publicity with social media. At EMSI Public Relations we have Jeni Hinojosa, our Social Media Campaign Manager, turning the crank. Ever play the game Mouse Trap?

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Life Beyond Code

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

First, those of you who don’t know Sarah, here is her quick bio: Sarah Evans ( @prsarahevans ) is the is the Chief Evangelist at Tracky ( www.tracky.com ), an open social collaboration platform and the owner of Sevans Strategy, a public relations and new media consultancy. A quick interview with Sarah on her new book Re[Frame].

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 1, 2016

They become walking public relations machines for themselves, as well as their idea. I’m not proposing that anyone promise things that they don’t intend to deliver, but it’s time that founders switch to start selling their product before they build it, rather than believing the old adage of “if we build it, they will come.”

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 20, 2015

By Marsha Friedman, CEO of EMSI Public Relations and author of “ Celebritize Yourself ”. It immediately clarified for me why social media networks are marketing gold. Imagine walking into a networking party at a hotel. If you’re going to a party to network, you have goals. How does that happen?

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 24, 2017

One of my major accomplishments of 2017 is being named Chair of the Public Relations and Communications Committee for The Los Angeles South Chamber of Commerce. All of this was broadcast across our social media networks to increase reach and attract more visitors. 15- Feature and interview by SCOOP Founder Phil Stoten.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 7, 2011

I hear lots of excuses from startup founders, like “I’m too busy,” concern over IP security, can’t afford an agency, and it’s too early. I’m talking about doing some real networking to test your elevator pitch, and get to know some potential investors before you ask them for money. You need to do it yourself.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2012

Even for low-tech startups, the scope of information available on the Internet, and its global reach, has had a similar financial impact on the many other challenges facing every startup founder. Founders now routinely use their home to operate their startup until they are well into the revenue phase. Facilities and staff.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 6, 2013

Thursday is guest post day here at Duct Tape Marketing and today’s guest is Porter Gale – author of Your Network is Your Net Worth. How we meet and network has dramatically changed. Set a networking goal (i.e. What words should you build into your content to reinforce your networking goals and objectives?

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David Teten

JULY 25, 2017

For example, consider public relations. Startup companies inherently have no brand; we leverage our brand and networks to promote theirs. Effectively, we are a market maker between our portfolio companies and the late-stage VCs and large enterprises which are our co-investors. Ethics Policy, Expenses policy).

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 6, 2014

by Frances Kweller, founder and CEO of Kweller Prep. Networking is essential. When you meet a professor or any fellow student with real-world experience, you’ve opened the door to his or her network of contacts. Only a well-functioning network can turn your biggest dream into a reality. Ideas are nothing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Even for low-tech startups, the scope of information available on the Internet, and its global reach, has had a similar financial impact on the many other challenges facing every startup founder. Founders now routinely use their home to operate their startup until they are well into the revenue phase. Facilities and staff.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

What if the issue isn’t a public disruption, but a problem you want to contain before it becomes a public relations disaster? He is the founder of UP! And finally, they’re being isolated from some staff members who may not be as well prepared to handle these sticky situations.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

The Founders Lie About Comfort Zones – [link]. Investors Need to Lose Their Egos and Founders Need to Gain Some Confidence – [link]. The Anti-Social Era: Lessons Learned from Vimeo Founder Jake Lodwick – [link]. The Anti-Social Era: Lessons Learned from Vimeo Founder Jake Lodwick – [link].

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Hunter Walker

AUGUST 26, 2022

Ashley Mayer: I was two years post-college and working at a public relations agency in San Francisco, a job and career path I stumbled onto when I was rejected by my top law school picks. I had gone to high school with the founders in the Seattle area, and we had recently reconnected. Enter Box. They gave me a shot.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 16, 2012

Moderated by CEO and founder of Dempsey Marketing, this chat is a great place to talk about a wide range of marketing issues, including social media, SEO, and more. Get a chance to network and talk with some inspirational entrepreneurs as well as finding more information about working as a business owner when you take part in this chat.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

In a recent article, Palo Alto Software founder Tim Berry equates startup marketing to throwing darts at a dartboard. The importance of forming relationships, both with your customers and with others in your network, cannot be undervalued for a startup. “Do How can you market your startup more effectively?

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 2, 2016

Relationship Building : How to Expand Business Network written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. When it is time to expand a business network, it takes a bit of planning and design to affect seamless relationship building activities. Networking is defined by a host of inclusives. Business Network Expansion Ideas.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 21, 2017

Prior to starting my own public relations and marketing consultancy, I worked for one of the largest global advertising agencies as well as smaller boutique PR and advertising agencies. I’m an architect turned entrepreneur, Founder and CEO of Cheekd a mobile dating app that makes missed connections obsolete.

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Gust

JULY 22, 2012

I hear lots of excuses from startup founders, like “I’m too busy,” concern over IP security, can’t afford an agency, and it’s too early. I’m talking about doing some real networking to test your elevator pitch, and get to know some potential investors before you ask them for money. You need to do it yourself.

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