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The Secret To Packing A Room For A Speaking Event

Mike Michalowicz

The only thing worse than a fear of public speaking is a fear of no one showing up to hear you speak! So when I was asked if I could speak at an event for EO New Jersey I was a little bit worried, right? Even a live event with a popular speaker rarely gets many people to sign up for the event in advance.

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Smart Strategies: How to Get Leads That Convert

Duct Tape Marketing

A post like “5 Mistakes You’re Making with Your Online Listings and How to Fix Them” directly speaks to a common problem and positions you as someone who can solve it. The secret sauce? One of the biggest advantages of speaking is the ability to get in front of a large audience in a short amount of time.

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10 Tips for Making your Startup More Attractive for Investors [Presentation]

VC Cafe

On a separate note, leave any tension in the team out of the meeting room with the investor. It’s nice to have protected IP, but that will mostly matter later on in the event of an acquisition. Show you’re knowledge and passion when speaking to an investor and don’t say you need money to recruit a sales force.

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Success Is Often Mostly About Context

Duct Tape Marketing

Make education-rich sales pitches to rooms packed with engaged potential clients instead of cold-calling prospects. Get yourself invited to speak in front of audiences instead of simply attending events. Depth Is the Secret to Sales Success Going deep inside an organization is how you discover the.

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This Post Has Nothing to do with #SXSW

Both Sides of the Table

With all these companies vying for attention & others just here to soak up the vibe I thought I’d write a much broader piece on how startups can make the most of their attendance at conferences & events. Be very targeted in which events you attend. Plan out your most important events to attend. Choose wisely.

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Founders and dysfunctional families « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

As I’m troubleshooting our equipment scattered across the plant, (in the computer room, above the steel, in NEMA cabinets next to line, etc.,) I was raised in a very stable / functional family with great parents, but there were a number of exogenous events and factors in my teenage years that in retrospect gave me a hunger to thrive.

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Follow That Woman: Why Feminine Skills Are The Future Of Leadership

YoungUpstarts

O’Reilly, PsyD, author of “ Leading Women: 20 Influential Women Share Their Secrets to Leadership, Business, and Life “. Our girlfriends are the family we choose, and this sisterhood is often the secret weapon that enables us to get back up after we stumble, and that gives us the grit to keep going when we face opposition. by Nancy D.