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Why Early-Stage VCs Should Be Careful About Intros from Bankers

Both Sides of the Table

The sheer number of relationships I’ve built through being public, transparent and being willing to engage in comments and through social media has enabled me to get to know entrepreneurs even before they launch their next company. There is one source I never liked and no early-stage VC should – investment bankers.

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The Importance of Proprietary Deal Flow in Early-Stage VC

Both Sides of the Table

The sheer number of relationships I’ve built through being public, transparent and being willing to engage in comments and through social media has enabled me to get to know entrepreneurs even before they launch their next company. I eventually stumbled on to the best source of high-quality deal flow imaginable – blogging.

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How to create a sustainable social media strategy for your startup

The Next Web

Here are five essential, efficient ways to eliminate guesswork and make your startup a success on social media. Strategy Adopted: Leveraging Social Media Analytics. On social media, you can pinpoint an audience in real-time. Before you can afford staff dedicated to social media, spread the duties around.

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How Baby Boomers Fit In The Realm Of Entrepreneurship

Startup Professionals Musings

They couldn’t possibly understand the new social media culture, new technologies, or have the determination to beat their younger counterparts in the market. One of the biggest myths in the business world is that startups are no place for Baby Boomers, that aging generation born between 1945 and 1964.

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Managing Social Media With Fetch Plus

YoungUpstarts

One of the companies that will feature at the upcoming web and mobile technology startup conference Echelon 2011 is Fetch Plus , a social media and mobile application development company. This then enables companies to rapidly roll out a widespread and pervasive social media footprint through its product.

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7 Indications Of Your Ability To Get Business Results

Startup Professionals Musings

In this context, investors are attracted to thought-leaders visible on social media, and people with strong technical credentials. Since your product or technology may still be in the early stages of development, the investor in actually investing in you, and your previous achievements, as much as your current startup.

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Twitter Link Roundup #220 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Early Stage Startups: The Biggest Killers | Forbes – crowdspring.co/1mtenKl. Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week!