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. Here is a list of ways that you can use public relations to benefit your startup, even before it is started: Make yourself a spokesman for your domain. In a startup, you are the brand.

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SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2011

This site aggregates and filters content from thought leaders who talk about topics such as Marketing , Sales , Design , Revenue , Hiring , Social Media , Business Models , Metrics , PR , Venture Capital , Angel Investors , Bootstrapping , Incubators , Agile and many others. Click around on the various topics to find some amazing resources.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 1, 2020

Several “experts” in marketing and advertising, and IP lawyers, tried to talk me into changing it. Our whole startup team brainstormed for days before coming up with ideas. When I started Idea Grove in 2005, most PR firms had names like law firms – the name of the firm was the name of the owner or partners.

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ultralightstartups.com

MAY 20, 2013

Ultra Light Startups®. What is an Ultra Light Startup? Name A Startup. Startup PR. Name A Startup. I’m often in the process of naming a startup. The following is a list of qualities of a good name for your startup. Engage an IP lawyer for more thorough analysis). Who We Are.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2010

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. Here is a list of ways that you can use public relations to benefit your startup, even before it is started: Make yourself a spokesman for your domain. In a startup, you are the brand.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

A fter years of talking with many of you in the Israeli startup industry, investors and entrepreneurs alike, I was invited to present some tips for entrepreneurs at the Launch48 conference in London this weekend. The talk was titled “Tips to make your startup attractive for investors&#. View more presentations from Eze Vidra.

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www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Want to start a startup? You need three things to create a successful startup: to start withgood people, to make something customers actually want, and to spendas little money as possible. Most startups that fail do it becausethey fail at one of these. Most startups that fail do it becausethey fail at one of these.

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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. Here is a list of ways that you can use public relations to benefit your startup, even before it is started: Make yourself a spokesman for your domain. In a startup, you are the brand.

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mashable.com

MAY 28, 2010

How do you find that perfect Twitter handle or that ideal epithet for your blog, website or startup — one that’s snappy and memorable, and that you won’t hate by next year? A tech Startup OTOH may find themselves having to pivot as new players and innovation come into their market. SCVNGR Makes Major Enhancements to iP.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

Most of our posts on the crowdSPRING Blog focus on managing businesses and startups; we often write about best practices, and offer plenty of practical tips for managers. He did it so well and with such a smile on his face, that we started adding on more responsibilities, ultimately putting him in charge of our IP violations process.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 26, 2011

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! New Startup Brings Strangers Together Over Social Meals – [link]. With increasing numbers of mobile apps, IP theft is becoming more common – [link]. – [link].

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 27, 2011

Steve Blank, author of Four Steps to Epiphany , has helped formulate the thinking behind the Lean Startup methodology , together with Eric Ries. I had an opportunity to meet him during a discussion around the Startup Genome project. What would be the methodology for startups that simply want to flip? 1: Find a Simple Idea.

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infochachkie.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Be The Beatles Not The Flock Of Seagulls John Greathouse’s Bio ConTraps Part 2 ConTrap Part 3 ConTrap part 4 Startup Children Pt 2 Startup Children Pt 5 Startup Children Pt 3 Startup Children Pt 4 Decision Making 101 Talks: Jason Nazar on how to Persuade. Hands-on startup advice for emerging entrepreneurs.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

How we came up with the name of our startup (BeeWits) is quite interesting. Working with my business partner and with my PR consultant, I first came up with the tag line, Motivate To Activate Your True Potential(tm). We are an EdTech startup that makes interactive toys that you can code – we like to say hack.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 7, 2007

Over the next 5-6 posts I’ll outline the process which I’ve now followed at several corporates and which I’ve honed to work with my own startup, Aroxo. People neednt be scared thinking they need $50k around to build a startup. because if theyre smart or they have a different way of doing things, they dont.

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Jason Ball

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

2) Work at a startup, then migrate. 3) Work in the industry - Accelerators, PR, HR, Design, IP – whatever. I had a mix of some the above (startup, MBA, sales, VC intern) when I rocked up in London. Learned first hand what doesn’t work… This is a sub-optimal path, but it’s valid. Then transition.

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Up and Running

JULY 25, 2016

.” The story of the fictional tech company Pied Piper and its many ups and downs is relatable to entrepreneurs that have gone through the hard knocks that come with trying to navigate the startup world. See Also: The Best Places Worldwide to Start Your High-Growth Startup. Bad business partnerships.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

Have you personally visited the Content Creator forums and read through the PR thread? When new changes roll out that aren't anticipated or expected - like the whole PR deal that became a PR mess - people PANIC. PR is even worse - last week I did 200 or so and found 10 UFI and AP items available to minors.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Most of the Internet startup consulting firms went bankrupt. It’s why as an investor I look for talented teams with long-term vision, a unique point-of-view, differentiated IP and a desire to build something enduring. Avoid the latest fads, trends or PR announcements. Double-down on great people, process & IP.

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

On the heels of ReadWriteWeb's glowing article about the NYC tech startup scene and Open Angel Forum coming to NYC , Ms. Quinn once again brings out the city government's party line on startups: "Unfortunately, when it comes to new technology startups, New York City lags behind other parts of the country.". Hey everyone!

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

I’m inspired by the enthusiasm of the young, emerging startup ecosystem that is here. And I think about the “Seattle issue&# as a metaphor for startups and business in general. I was meeting with a first-time CEO of a very promising young startup recently and offering my advice on what his priorities should be.

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Steve Blank

MAY 4, 2009

Every marketing communication hire couldn’t wait to produce the next great ad or PR program. In an early stage startup, instead of sales being up front, the point departments are likely to be product development and customer development. In an IP licensing business, legal and finance are the sharp end of the stick.

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

You become so steeped in tools and techniques that have absolutely no relevance outside of.NET that you are actually less valuable to a startup than had you just taken a long nap. Two things: If you ever want to work in a startup, avoid.NET. But what they do is very, very rarely startups. It does you no favors.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

If it’s a biz deal you might care about IP protection, revenue share, investment commitments to joint marketing – whatever. But I sometime see people get bogged down in PR releases, cancelation clauses, minimum guarantees, whatever. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Pitching VCs Raising Venture Capital Start-up Advice Startup Advice.

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aweissman.com

APRIL 16, 2008

There is a huge, unexploited opportunity in startup investing. Y Combinator funds startups at the very beginning. Instead of providing a common office space, HR, marketing, PR functions, we provide a common development team and common values for product development excellence. And so it is in this case.

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