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Cold Emails: Can They Work, Or Are They Just Spam?

ConversionXL

Cold emails are unsolicited emails sent to previously uncontacted recipients. To many, cold emails are synonymous with spam and a nuisance—one reason why U.S. hours checking their work email each day. Why would anyone want to use cold email? Still, it’s easy to get cold emails wrong. workers spend 3.2

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Avalon Ventures Raises A New $200 Million Fund And Gets A New Website

Feld Thoughts

I’ve gotten to know several of Rich’s partners over the past few years and recently had a wonderful Do More Faster book tour dinner hosted at Avalon’s San Diego office by Kevin Kinsella (a fellow MIT-grad turned VC.). In conjunction with their financing, Avalon just rolled out a new website designed by Slice of Lime.

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How to Automate Apps with Workflows & Integrations

ConversionXL

Several tools are used to make this happen: A tool like Unbounce to build the landing page and lead capture form An email marketing tool like ActiveCampaign to nurture leads A scheduling tool like SavvyCal to book the consultation A CRM like Pipedrive to store contact details. Audit your stack for obvious automation opportunities.

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7 Business Travel Hacks To Keep You Productive And Stress-Free On The Road

YoungUpstarts

Try to plan a 30-minute session in the morning and another in the afternoon or evening to review emails, respond to requests from staff, and update to-do lists and your calendar. While you may be scheduled back-to-back while traveling, having a little bit of time blocked off each day to check in will help reduce that overwhelming feeling.

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Meta’s CTO Andrew Bosworth Says Video Games Were What Hooked Him On Tech

Hunter Walker

I was a very social kid (constantly on email/AIM or corded phone) who lived on ranch without many friends in walking distance so this was meaningful. I still almost went to UC San Diego but figured (correctly) I would probably spend the rest of my life in California so it would be good to branch out for a few years.

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Six Ways To End The Last Quarter Strong To Meet Revenue Goals

YoungUpstarts

Try to plan a 30-minute session in the morning and another in the afternoon or evening to review emails, respond to requests from staff, and update to-do lists and your calendar. While you may be scheduled back-to-back while traveling, having a little bit of time blocked off each day to check in will help reduce that overwhelming feeling.

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Domain Experience Gives Entrepreneurs an Unfair Advantage

Both Sides of the Table

Examples: There is a company called GreenLink Networks based in San Diego and Philadelphia. When I first met the team in San Diego they had only been working on their software for 5 months. I’m not sure why you’d do that unless you had to. I met the CEO Brian Malewicz several times.

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