Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 22, 2011

3/29 6-9pm - Discussion with Eric Ries, brought to you by the Columbia Venture Community The Columbia Venture Community and the Columbia Journalism School are pleased to bring Eric Ries to campus on Wednesday, March 30th at 6pm for an evening of frank conversation. Here's why: NYU, Tues. 3/30 6:30-9pm - sold out! Google Tech Talk, Friday.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Right now the most important role to hire in Twitter would be a seasoned marketing professional who could proactively change the conversation about Twitter and educate people about its significance as an information sharing tool. Twitter never seemed to really take the offense in PR and marketing. I guess it wasn’t in their DNA.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 2, 2018

“The corrugated industry is not the sexiest,” observes Jeff Smith, the HR manager for SUN Automation, a Baltimore-based manufacturer of corrugated packaging equipment and parts. Instead, they will tend to see their relationship to a company as part of an ongoing conversation. ”

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

I know from all of my private conversation that they aren’t seeing this as a “get rich quick scheme&# – they’re giving back to the community. But as I look at the GRP Partners returns we’ve made a lot of money investing in companies in New York, Chicago, Baltimore, Las Vegas, Arizona and Seattle.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 31, 2016

This invite was extended after the wife of a Baltimore (MD) doctor read my book, Anna’s Journey: How many lives does one person get? Image Credit: Anna Renault. I have a few accomplishments in 2016: 1) Was the Keynote Speaker at the PMP PALS annual cancer conference in Seaside, CA.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2017

We’ve had billion dollar exists in Chicago, Baltimore, London, San Francisco and Los Angeles an well as enormous winners also in New York and Las Vegas. For a taste of our work environment, our portfolio company DroneBase shot some video from our offices in the video below. Boston, Finland and Paris).

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Seeing Both Sides

JUNE 29, 2015

In the wake of Ferguson, Baltimore, South Carolina, ground-breaking SCOTUS decisions and much more, I imagine she is not the only business leader struggling with these questions and so I thought I would share a few thoughts to address them. Conversations about these topics are richer when you can bring in the full historical context.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 6, 2018

Their research and conversations took place all around the world and included everyone from the heads of intelligence agencies in Washington to frontline health workers in the Netherlands. Tweet your thoughts on our conversation with the hashtag #newpower and I’ll choose three winners at random on April 12th.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 27, 2018

Let’s look at the best practices for creating unique and custom real estate signs that raise awareness about your brand and start a conversation with your potential clients. Image courtesy of The Baltimore Sun. Real estate sign design elements you should consider. So, let’s get started! Design Consideration #1: Branding.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2016

Coates grew up in a rough neighborhood of Baltimore (the same streets portrayed by my favorite show of all time, “ The Wire.”) The Most Important Book I Read This Summer was originally published in Both Sides of the Table on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

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JULY 28, 2020

You can listen to my conversation with Robert Schooley on Apple , Google, or wherever you like to download podcasts. In our conversation, he detailed the many, many mistakes we made along the way and most critically, how we can avoid them next time. Here's my conversation with Dr. Robert Schooley. Because this is not over.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

I have had numerous conversations with people who struggle to call home and speak with family or friends because the divisions are too raw. This election has been hard on our country. Neither book sugar coats their personal journeys or lays out the fabric of America as a perfect place. I wish all of you well in your personal journeys as well.

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