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Master of Customer Acquisition, Matt Coffin, On Startups …

Both Sides of the Table

I recently sat down with Matt Coffin , the founder of LowerMyBills, which sold for $400 million but was very nearly a bankruptcy only a few years early, and talked “startups.&#. Matt is one of the most transparent, focused & honest startup guys you’ll meet. Or read the quick, informative summary below the image!

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It’s All About The Entrepreneur

Feld Thoughts

I’m in Minneapolis with my partner Seth. We are at the Techstars Retail Accelerator again today, then at Leadpages for a board meeting, and wrapping up with an internal Target event and an external startup community event put on by Beta.MN. It’s two full days of immersion in the Minneapolis startup community.

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Embracing Your Entrepreneurial Superpower Being Unemployable

Duct Tape Marketing

She is a leading venture capitalist in Silicon Valley, where she mentors tech startups and helps them go public. Duct Tape Transcript Email Download New Tab John Jantsch (00:00): Hey, did you know that HubSpot's annual inbound conference is coming up? And again, if they've got questions, just email me back. Like this show?

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The Proven Framework For Building A Thriving Community

Duct Tape Marketing

Because nobody trusts papa ads and you don't even see emails anymore cuz they go into spam. Look at Mr. Beas Burger, the fans, how many people showed up in Minneapolis to get a burger from his place? So when we talk through our accountant and the way that she can bring this to market, she has the email blasts, right? Absolutely.

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Pioneering Women in Venture Capital: Kathryn Gould

Steve Blank

I sent her an email saying, “When you’re gone everything you learned goes with you. When I was where you are, 36 years ago (can ya believe it) I didn’t have a plan—but I did have an aspiration: I wanted to go to Silicon Valley and I wanted to work in startups. Eventually I left Oracle, wanting to do another startup.

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When choosing Austin’s next City Manager, find a tech-forward candidate

Austin Startup

Spencer Cronk is the Minneapolis City Coordinator and previously served as Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Administration. With critical challenges facing Austin, the next City Manager has enormous influence in determining how the City addresses them and just how smart of a smart city Austin becomes. Who are the six finalists?

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Planning Your Fund Raising — “Measure Twice, Cut Once”

Both Sides of the Table

I know this is CRM 101 but I assure you most startups (and VCs) don’t do this or don’t do it well. If you’re building an education startup and you don’t see any logos of education companies on the firm’s website you are likely targeting the wrong firm. You could easily guess their email addresses or ping them on Twitter?—?don’t.

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