Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 30, 2016

It is a truism that with more capital you will hire people more quickly and spend more liberally whether it’s on external contractors, PR firms, attending events, doing legal work (trademarks, patents) or whatever. It forces harder decisions about whom you’ll hire and whom you’ll delay. million or $4 million.

Pre-Money Valuation 292

Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Early Stage Startup 292

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 30, 2018

They perceive that you will become a longtime partner, and pay your bills on time, which means they will work hard for you, even turn around projects faster when demand increases. Finally, companies love PR for its ability to increase search results, especially for people who don’t know they’re looking for you until they find you.

PR 162

PR Public Relations Widget Startup 162

Rembrandt Communications

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Your phone rings, online purchases flood your inbox, and you hire more people to keep up with the growing demand. This may involve writing new content, removing negative employees, working with different partners/vendors, using higher quality materials, negotiating better prices, etc. Transform Your Bottom Line by Year-End (Yes.

Sales 246

Sales Social Media Analytics Public Relations 246

YoungUpstarts

JULY 19, 2018

by Iliyana Stareva , author of “ Inbound PR: The PR Agency’s Manual to Transforming Your Business With Inbound “ If you work in PR, you know there’s been a sea change. Here’s the problem: Most PR firms are still outbound organizations trying to survive in an inbound world.

PR 122

PR Ireland Germany Social Media 122

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

o Huge on PR, “Be Everywhere” is his motto – fly to NY, proactively everywhere he could get press. o Early on they hired 3 people from ACT software at once (more team hiring) on staff and supplement it with Agency (in LA worked with First Communications – good). To make PR big you need to find a way to “make news”.

Acquisition 304

Acquisition Warrant Customer Term Sheet 304

mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

a New York-based sizzle reel production company specializing in promotional videos for PR and marketing professionals, and the Young Entrepreneur Council. Hiring the wrong person for key company positions can cost a business thousands — or tens of thousands — of dollars and man hours. Have an account?

CTO Hire 73

CTO Hire Fractional CTO CTO Technical Review 73

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

He just hired Meg Whitman. Since NewTV won’t be making the content, they will be licensing from and partnering with traditional entertainment producers. NewTV will depend on partners like telcos to distribute the content. Startups with huge burn rates – building leases, staff, PR and advertising – ran out of money.

Lean 335

Lean Burn Rate Startup IPO 335

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

He gives a wealth of practical advice on building a successful technical startup, including some specifics that I like on what constitutes a dream team of partners: The technical guru. The rest can come from early hires (with stock options to assure commitment), equity investors, or even strategic partners.

Technical Cofounder 144

Technical Cofounder Cofounder Advisory Board Startup 144

This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 22, 2012

Who should you hire? Let’s start out with the basic functions of a tech company: 1) Engineering 2) Marketing 3) Sales 4) Business development 5) PR 6) Design 7) Product Management 8) HR 9) Operations 10) Finance Ok, that's just overwhelming. If you think about it, these things are all of the goals of another function on the list--PR.

PR 144

PR Technical Review Seed Stage Design 144

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2014

It takes a long immersion in the marketplace for someone to be a true insider, understand the subtleties of the competitive landscape, recognize the people who are true assets (independent of titles), and look through the propaganda of technical collateral and PR campaigns. These people also have the credibility to attract investors.

Technical Cofounder 245

Technical Cofounder Cofounder Advisory Board Startup 245

This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

They''re building up their PR plans to make the financing announcements part of a larger story arc. Announcing your funding without a larger PR plan is the equivilant to George Costanza saying "I love you" to his date and not getting it returned--"that''s a pretty big matzo ball" to leave hanging out there. Are you looking to hire?

PR 144

PR Venture Capital Startup Curation 144

This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 25, 2011

The issue was that for the last two weeks in August, there were no VCs around to pitch, no distribution partners to meet with for biz dev deals, and seemingly no one else around actually working for me, the non-technical co-founder to push ahead toward milestones. Build up the top of your hiring funnel. Get your PR pitches out.

Technical Review 114

Technical Review Software Review PR Cofounder 114

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

In practice it can be a fine line between sparring partner / coach and stepping over the line to brute-force persuasion. ” PR. So operating at a higher level, helping to set the framework for decision making and then sitting down and watching the game be played, is certainly the way to go.”

Startup 150

Startup CTO Hire Sales PR 150

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

They assume it either requires a costly partnership with an outside agency or an expensive internal hire (or perhaps that it’s something only big companies with national clientele would truly benefit from). But in reality, any company of any size can reap the many rewards of establishing a PR presence. Setting the record straight.

PR 60

PR Social Media Public Relations Hosting 60

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

It takes a long immersion in the marketplace for someone to be a true insider, understand the subtleties of the competitive landscape, recognize the people who are true assets (independent of titles), and look through the propaganda of technical collateral and PR campaigns. These people also have the credibility to attract investors.

Technical Cofounder 120

Technical Cofounder Cofounder Advisory Board Stock Options 120

The Next Web

APRIL 10, 2014

Sergio Romo is the co-founder and manager partner at Investomex. It is great for PR, innovation and business development purposes and in some cases, for tax benefits as well. It is great for PR, innovation and business development purposes and in some cases, for tax benefits as well. But who should run these programs?

Programming 136

Programming Hiring Cofounder Venture Capital 136

Steve Blank

JUNE 3, 2013

They outlined their retail channel and PR strategy and told me about the type of consultants they wanted to hire. Hiring Channel Sales. “So They thought about it for a moment and said, “Well we feel like we understand how to build things, but sales is something we thought we’d hire an expert to do.”. Hiring PR Agencies.

PR 314

PR China Lean Channel 314

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 15, 2015

The wrong first hire could kill a company, so apply the Mark Zuckerberg test: “Would I be comfortable reporting to this person if the roles were reversed? Kevin Hale, Founder, Wufoo, and Partner, Y Combinator. Justin Kan, Founder, Twitch, and Partner, Y Combinator. Alfred Lin, Former COO, Zappos, and Partner, Sequoia Capital.

Cofounder 100

Cofounder Delaware Startup Technical Review 100

Up and Running

DECEMBER 16, 2014

To grow a business, most entrepreneurs know that they should be implementing PR strategies. For this webinar, we were joined by Jennefer Witter, CEO and founder of the Boreland Group, and author of the new book, “The Little Book of Big PR: 100+ Quick Tips to Get Your Small Business Noticed.” They mix it up with advertising.

Public Relations 117

Public Relations Small Business PR Entrepreneur 117

This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 6, 2013

Your job is to keep the company funded and to hire the best people--and both require a convincing narrative told to people you build a relationship with over time. What about hires? If you understand anything about PR, it's not about placing a story--it's about seeding a story early and nurturing it long before you need it.

Entrepreneur 140

Entrepreneur Technical Review PR Hiring 140

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2015

There’s too much PR and too many tech blogs and too many newsletters and aggregators and Twitter summarizers to even try to catch everything that’s going on and equally there’s so much noise that it becomes harder to be heard. Hire fewer employees until you’re bursting at the seems with work for the ones you have.

Software Review 150

Software Review Turkey Portfolio Syndicate 150

OnlyOnce

JANUARY 24, 2024

(This is the third post in the series… The first one When to Hire your first CBDO is here , and What does Great Look Like in a CBDO is he re ). I have found that there are times when it’s important to be able to show a large number of partners, for example if you’re trying to run an industry-wide coalition or program.

PR 71

PR Channel Metrics Restful 71

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 2, 2014

Why a standard resume is not enough for hiring – crowdspring.co/1k6oLBD. Why a standard resume is not enough for hiring – crowdspring.co/1k6oLBD. Interesting trend at VC firms … design partners | Co.Design – crowdspring.co/1k67wjJ. The Sharing Economy Is About Desperation | NYMag – crowdspring.co/1k6bGZ4.

Social Media 96

Social Media Small Business Design Media 96

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 28, 2020

I’ve been working in PR for close to 15 years, and I still spend more time than I’d like trying to get clients to understand the importance of crisis planning. Ensure your crisis plan is part of your new hire onboarding, as well. You don’t want stakeholders, employees and partners hearing negative news about your brand from the media.

PR 175

PR Social Media Media Lean 175

The Startup Magazine

APRIL 15, 2024

Between having to file taxes and hiring employees, not to mention managing client relations, you may find that you end up struggling more than you realize. You can also make decisions to target based on actions, as well as things like PR. Running a business is certainly not for the faint of heart.

Small Business 116

Small Business Email PR Employee 116

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

Of partner? Of course it is super helpful if a VC can drop you in to important people for business development, recruiting, PR, sales and eventually M&A. Picking a VC is hard. You don’t really have much to go on to decide who would make a good fit. Reputation of firm? Deals done in your industry? Connections? Commitment.

Portfolio 364

Portfolio Chicago Sales Incubator 364

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

A manufacturer is not just the means to an end – it’s the partner that will help you make your ideas a physical reality. In the book, Knight writes about how he found the perfect partners for manufacturing Nike shoes – and the struggles with partners who were less than perfect. Spread the Word.

Small Business Administration 133

Small Business Administration Social Media LLC Technical Review 133

Up and Running

DECEMBER 19, 2013

99designs Logo Design : For about the same cost of hiring one local or freelance designer to create a logo for you, you can use 99designs to run a contest that will bring in dozens of logo options from dozens of different designers. HARO : Help A Reporter Out is a great PR and marketing tool for businesses large and small.

Small Business 109

Small Business Development Team Review RSS Software Review 109

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

As your organization grows and you hire senior staff where you are no longer managing every employee directly the issue of how to manage people that are not your “direct&# reports arises. It gives me an intuitive feel for whether our products are resonating with customers or partners and how they perceive our management team.

CTO Hire 308

CTO Hire Management Technical Review Part-Time VPE 308

This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 8, 2011

I find it hilarious when someone says " his big claim to fame was organizing a bunch of local high-tech events " because if you're an entrepreneur and you need to hire a developer, marketer, etc., you want an investor with a large local network of potential hires. A great hire is going to be there everyday in the trenches.

Venture Capital 110

Venture Capital PR Hiring Networking 110

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 25, 2022

Paul is the founder and CEO of Marketing AI Institute, and the founder of PR 20/20, HubSpot’s first partner agency. One of my favorite episodes who should be your first hire, what's your funding plan, Dr. Lisa Cravin shares her top advice from building spotlight oral. You know, I don't have to hire anybody anymore.

Artificial Inteligence 90

Artificial Inteligence Marketing Cofounder SMS 90

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

The main points I’m going to cover today are to demystify a lot of misperceptions people have about startup exists, notably: Acqui-hires are not that frequent, are hard to come by and people make much less money than you think (investors & founders). Often they are “soft landings” for PR purposes.

Technology 323

Technology PR Startup IPO 323

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2014

It’s why I wrote this post that the controversial first hire after an A round out to be an office manager / assistant / HR person who handles everything from stocking supplies to booking travel to scheduling group meetings. What they do with the money is add more engineers and maybe hiring a marketing person.

Startup 381

Startup PR Finance Hiring 381

Up and Running

MAY 12, 2020

Build an active online presence (be your own PR person!). Find good business partners and people who will refer you. Hire a good small business accountant. Box address. Invest in printed marketing materials. Create a website. Set up a business email account. Share customer stories and experiences.

Software Review 153

Software Review Exit Strategy Technical Review Business Plan 153

Steve Blank

JUNE 3, 2013

They outlined their retail channel and PR strategy and told me about the type of consultants they wanted to hire. Hiring Channel Sales. “So They thought about it for a moment and said, “Well we feel like we understand how to build things, but sales is something we thought we’d hire an expert to do.”. Hiring PR Agencies.

PR 206

PR China Channel Lean 206

Up and Running

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Has worked in certain aspects you seek guidance with (PR, marketing, social media). Step 3: Hire the expert. Additionally, you may choose to partner up with a bright startup founder-to-be, and possibly be part of a winning team! Has expanded his or her business. Has interest in being involved in your startup idea.

Startup 110

Startup Technical Review Software Review Cofounder 110

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 22, 2016

How to Hire – [link] crowdspring.co/1Qdj4Eu. How to Hire – [link] crowdspring.co/1Qdj4Eu. The Law of Attach Rates, And Why Partners Can’t Really Move the Needle For You (Directly) – [link] buff.ly/1JExe1O. Role and Influence of Social Media on the Modern PR Industry | PR Mention Blog – [link] crowdspring.co/1n9PllS.

Small Business 48

Small Business Design Social Media Marketing 48