Rembrandt Communications

APRIL 10, 2019

News: Small Business PR Academy Opens for Pre-Registration. Entrepreneurs can now pre-register for the new, Small Business PR Academy from Rembrandt Communications at www.rembrandtwrites.com. PR builds online awareness that can increase new customer leads and sales. That’s where the new Small Business PR Academy comes in.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 31, 2020

by Roland Polzin , MBA and Co-founder of Wing AI. Roland Polzin is co-founder and the CMO of Wing AI , and a 2020 MBA of the Paul Merage School of Business at UC Irvine. Computers are not yet actually smart. They process language based on predefined patterns and return results based on what humans have already programmed them for.

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Artificial Inteligence Mali Management Technical Review 214

View from Seed

JANUARY 27, 2021

Supporting other external PR and media relations for the firm. We make fewer investments on a per-partner basis than nearly all seed funds in the country, so we have the bandwidth to take board seats and stand shoulder-to-shoulder with founders at the seed stage to try to make the biggest possible impact. A Final Note.

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Up and Running

JUNE 12, 2014

The growth of her startup is all due to her own efforts: “I wasn’t able to afford a PR firm. You can also use websites like Help a Reporter Out, My Local Reporter, and ProfNet to do some easy PR outreach. As a very creative, social, ambitious, and passionate entrepreneur, I decided to take on the responsibility on my own.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 23, 2011

One of the most frequent questions entrepreneurs ask about when they raise a little bit of money or are getting close to launching their first product is whether they should hire a PR firm. PR is a process, not an event - For starters let me say that you shouldn’t do PR around milestones. There is one carve out.

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View from Seed

MAY 14, 2019

A number of blog posts recently have mentioned this, but we seem to be experiencing a rise in repeat founders starting new businesses and raising seed capital. We’re also seeing a wave of folks who were not founders, but were star players among the first 25 folks at a unicorn company also starting new companies.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

How to Use PR to Build Credibility for Your Business written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Diplomat, and founder of Gloria Chou PR. She often hear from founders doing incredible things that the reason they aren’t telling their story to a wider audience is because they think they “aren’t ready yet.”

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

My rationale is simple: everything goes wrong and only great teams can respond to competitors, markets, funding environments, staff departures, PR disasters and the like. Quick summary: Be careful not to have too many co-founders. I don’t think VCs care as much about co-founders & economics as people think.

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

I started Laura Orrico Public Relations, LLC in 2016 because PR was something I enjoyed greatly. I am a “people person” and not only did it fit my personality and lifestyle, but I had been doing PR for myself, my late husband and celebrity friends for many years. . My company is a boutique Chicago-based PR firm.

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VC Adventure

JUNE 14, 2022

Indeed, many firms even institutionalize the practice of providing help to portfolio companies through extensive platforms that may include PR, talent, marketing, technical, and other help (sometimes offered for free, sometimes offered ads a pay-for-service, but often at below-market rates for those services). The answer may surprise you.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 10, 2011

Azione PR is a Los Angeles, California-based boutique public relations firm started by two enterprising and dynamic young women who despite their young ages already possess more than twenty years of experience in public relations and marketing in total. “It’s PR, not the ER, as they say.&#. Then she gets serious.

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Version One Ventures

MARCH 3, 2021

If you’re somewhat familiar with the PR process, none of these tips will be new – but put together, we hope they serve as a handy checklist! . Founder’s announcement. Arguably, the most powerful piece of content that can be written is by you, the founder. Your investors are impactful and powerful PR allies.

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

When I had the idea for the company nearly 8 years ago, I told a former manager of mine at a different PR firm who was a bit of a mentor to me. I said I want to call it FischHook PR, like ‘hook' for a story' or something like that. Thanks to Eric Fischgrund, FischTank PR ! #15- She responded that it was a terrible name.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Chen Terng Shing, Founder and CEO of SYNC PR shares 5 good tips on overcoming challenges when it comes to managing remote teams. The post How To Manage Remote Teams In 2022 appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

The Entrepreneurial Mind : Paula Lovell, founder of Lovell Communications, talks the growth of her company and her exit strategy. Tweet Facebook LinkedIn Tumblr Stumble Digg Delicious The post PR Firm Founder Plans Her Exit appeared first on Dr Jeff Cornwall.'

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 16, 2012

This chat touches on a wide range of topics, including social media, marketing, advertising, technology, and PR. This chat brings together professionals from journalism, blogging, and PR to talk about a wide range of issues. Marketing and PR. The name might be deceiving, but this chat isn’t just for PR studs. usguyschat.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 24, 2016

by Elliot Tomaeno, founder of ASTRSK. But, when it comes to establishing a public relations presence, many founders feel like this task is best left to the professionals. It is possible to do PR on your own — and it’s much cheaper and easier than you’d ever imagine it to be. Here are four ways to take a DIY approach to PR: 1.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 7, 2017

by Hannah Sieber, co-founder and COO of EcoFlow Tech. With that number in mind, think strategically about the costs for website and campaign development, PR, digital marketing and all aspects of product costs, even the “hidden” ones. Crowdfunding has become common place for new products and new brands.

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View from Seed

JULY 24, 2015

The invite-only event was attended by 300 of the area’s best tech leaders, founders, product managers, designers, developers, investors, engineers, salesmen and women, and more, all of whom are hard at work in consumer tech. The other pillar company CEO to speak closed the Summit — Niraj Shah, Co-founder and CEO of Wayfair: .

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Alex is the Founder and CEO of Rossman Media. He started his career as a touring musical artist where he quickly learned the skills of PR and social media. Check out the new Spark Lab Consulting website here ! About the episode: In this episode of the Agency Spark Podcast, Sara interviews Alex Rossman.

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Small Business Software Review Social Media PR 93

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Jeff Katzenberg has a great track record – head of the studio at Paramount, chairman of Disney Studios, co-founder of DreamWorks and now chairman of NewTV. Startups with huge burn rates – building leases, staff, PR and advertising – ran out of money. ” Fire, Ready, Aim. He just hired Meg Whitman. Then one day it was over.

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SiliconHills

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Former TrendKite Founder and CEO Matt Allison has raised $6.3 million in seed funding to launch Handraise. Austin-based Handraise will create a platform powered by artificial intelligence to help companies increase the impact of their press coverage.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

It takes a long immersion in the marketplace for someone to be a true insider, understand the subtleties of the competitive landscape, recognize the people who are true assets (independent of titles), and look through the propaganda of technical collateral and PR campaigns. A sales fanatic on the founder team helps to contain that risk.

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Technical Cofounder Cofounder Advisory Board Startup 144

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2010

We’re here for Greycroft’s CEO Summit – a gathering of the CEO’s of their portfolio companies with guest speakers covering topics including how to build your team, PR, customer development, etc. Key take aways: the CEO has got to be committed to leading PR personally or it won’t be successful.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 23, 2018

If you’re following Tesla, you might be interested to know that Sloan wasn’t the founder of GM. Where are the charitable foundations, business schools, and hospitals named after the founder of GM? The founder of what became General Motors was William (Billy) Durant. And a founder of Neuralink a brain-computer interface startup.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 20, 2020

by Victoria Usher, CEO & Founder of GingerMay. A recent survey of business decision makers reveals almost two-thirds are focussing on branding and PR in the post-lockdown recovery. Branding and PR allows us to take control of the narrative instead of leaving the door open for other people to make assumptions.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Being a founder means showing confidence. It’s nearly impossible to fundraise, hire, or lead without it—but at the same time, founders don’t know everything. Just because you start a company doesn’t necessarily mean you’re automatically a good manager, a good recruiter, or good at PR. Trust me, you’re not that good at faking it.

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

They''re building up their PR plans to make the financing announcements part of a larger story arc. Announcing your funding without a larger PR plan is the equivilant to George Costanza saying "I love you" to his date and not getting it returned--"that''s a pretty big matzo ball" to leave hanging out there.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2014

It takes a long immersion in the marketplace for someone to be a true insider, understand the subtleties of the competitive landscape, recognize the people who are true assets (independent of titles), and look through the propaganda of technical collateral and PR campaigns. A sales fanatic on the founder team helps to contain that risk.

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Technical Cofounder Cofounder Advisory Board Startup 245

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 4, 2012

In fact, thanks to social media, committing PR blunders can sink your startup even faster than ever, no matter if you're selling the coolest products or offering killer services. To make sure that doesn't happen to your company, we asked marketing maven Gini Dietrich to share six regrettably common PR mistakes today's startups must avoid.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Any size business can benefit from public relations, and PR expert Jennefer Witter is here to provide you with nuts-and-bolts tactics that PR pros use. Want to win a copy of Jennefer’s book, The Little Book of Big PR ? The post Free Webinar: PR Tips for Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs appeared first on Bplans Blog.

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PR Small Business Public Relations Entrepreneur 99

The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 18, 2022

There’s no denying that PR is an indispensable cog in any brand’s marketing machinery. For PR to work wonders for your brand, you need to have a strategic plan in place. Otherwise, your PR efforts will fall flat and fail to deliver the intended results. What is Public Relations (PR)? . Let’s understand! .

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The Next Web

JUNE 21, 2015

Suggested by: Brittany Berger , Content & PR Manager @ Mention. Suggested by: Brittany Berger , Content & PR Manager @ Mention. Suggested by: Brittany Berger , Content & PR Manager @ Mention. The Burned-Out Blogger’s Guide to PR by Jason Kincaid. Everybody Writes by Ann Handley.

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YFS Magazine

JULY 2, 2015

In order to grow, most entrepreneurs need to invest in PR – though, it doesn’t necessarily have to be a financial investment that comes with hiring an outside firm or consultant.

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View from Seed

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Most founders know the value of publicity, but earning press can be a massive headache. The media world is notoriously difficult to navigate from the outside, and working with PR agencies can be even more of a black box. I don’t say this to intimidate founders or sound mean. We care about context.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 7, 2011

I hear lots of excuses from startup founders, like “I’m too busy,” concern over IP security, can’t afford an agency, and it’s too early. At any point, hiring a professional to generate your PR may be well worth the cost, but it’s not required. As an entrepreneur, it’s never too early to start selling yourself and your idea.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 23, 2019

by Caroline Pegden, co-founder of TempaGoGo. Judges may want to see your balance sheet, as this is the most concrete proof of your success, but you simply cannot afford the reputational damage of appearing rough around the edges — especially as some startups may have PR professionals on hand. Every founder has a good story to tell!

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Technical Review Startup Balance Sheet Early Stage 147