Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Even though the color of their money is always green, all startup investors are not the same. Reverse due diligence on the investor is a comparable process whereby the entrepreneur seeks to validate the track record, operating style, and motivation of every potential partner. Know your partner well before you get married.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 28, 2022

She is an author and founding partner of Y Combinator, which Lovd.com (W21) was lucky enough to be a part of as well as 3,500 other companies including Airbnb, Instacart, DoorDash, Coinbase, Dropbox and many others. Especially with alternative social media, his advice has helped many small businesses find success. 9- Steve Jobs.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 17, 2023

A network of friends and partners can also serve as a great assurance and reminder that you’re not walking alone. 8- Believing in positivity Photo Credit: Brandon Green I stay motivated by always remembering my “why”, the reason that I started this journey. Thanks to Brandon Green, Let's Go Brandon Green ! #9-

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Leverage FOMO in social media marketing 3. Tactics are the specific activities you’ll use to communicate with customers (for example, advertising on social media with a 20% discount code). Build a list of your top competitors, then for each, analyze: Their social media presence. Leverage FOMO in social media marketing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 27, 2016

Even though the color of their money is always green, all startup investors are not the same. Reverse due diligence on the investor is a comparable process whereby the entrepreneur seeks to validate the track record, operating style, and motivation of every potential partner. Know your partner well before you get married.

Technical Review 120

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 8, 2023

However, working with trusted experienced partners is much better. Photo Credit: James Green. Thanks to James Green, Cardboard Cutouts ! #22- When it comes to the social media aspect of digital marketing, behaviors and desires have been shifting in terms of preferred content. 12- Robotics and artificial intelligence.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

We are beginning to focus on and create initiatives toward being more green. We have partnerships with a large number of lawn care companies and professionals which we then connect our customers with, and we want to start focusing on partnering with companies/professionals that use more environmentally-friendly tools.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 16, 2021

Media Sourcery, Inc. All event data is put onto a blockchain (in this case using the Blockchain-as-a-Service solution from our partners Topl of Houston, Texas) for full transparency?—?not At Media Sourcery we started following the path to trust and transparency long ago with our patent on non-repudiation ?—?providing

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Eventually, Reddit became wildly popular and was bought by Condé Nast, the owner of 20 other brands and media like Vanity Fair, Vogue, and The New Yorker. This included health insurance and making them domestic partners. Photo Credit: Rob Greene. Thanks to Rob Greene, Price of Meat. #13- 6- Lord Alan Sugar. 10- Elon Musk.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

How a law firm got funded thanks to partners that wouldn’t give up. In 2003, Ben Luftman, fresh out of law school, started Luftman, Heck & Associates, LLP, with partner, Jeremy Heck. Who could you contact that might be interested in your business, even if you think they’re totally out of your league? Turn to your state.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 26, 2022

Press releases are becoming less successful, partly due to the difficulty of obtaining earned media. Rather than sending text-based releases to media sites in the hopes of being published, brands are more likely to bring press releases in-house and generate video announcements of important company advancements. #3- Multimedia spending.

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

De Correspondent is a Dutch-language, online journalism platform that offers background, analysis, investigative reporting, and the kinds of stories that tend to escape the radar of mainstream media because they do not conform to what is normally understood to be ‘news.’ Entrepreneur Europe Insider Media Analysis and Opinion'

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

But with extra features—links, attachments, video, social media follow buttons—the opportunity for mistakes also becomes greater. Do you work with international partners and receive every other email in a foreign language? After adding from the Web Store , the free tool shows up as a green circle in the bottom of your Gmail drafts.

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Sophia Perl of Wisdom

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

I am by no means an expert on “green&# businesses and sustainability, but I definitely have an interest in learning more about what this area is all about. Many moms chimed in saying sometimes going green is the safest for kids (e.g., Also, companies can be proactive rather than reactive by educating themselves on green issues.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 7, 2020

For example, products with health claims or are green must be backed by solid proof. Hiring social media influencers and endorsers must also meet the standards of the FTC. Notably, ethical sourcing can differ from fair trade, in which organizations partner with marginalized sectors for better pricing of the latter’s products.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

This is why we have also partnered with various NPOs and charities to provide free college counseling services for deserving students who cannot afford our services. Last year we created an entire rebrand for Australia's newest media company Missing Perspectives.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

Organic beauty has grown so big over the past couple of years, falling in line with the green trend that is currently on every one’s ears. Social media is important. Do you really have a beauty business if you are not on social media? Hire experienced business partners.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 7, 2017

by Jason Green, CEO at The Cambridge Group , and Linda Deeken, CMO at The Cambridge Group. All too often media spend is a blanket purchase with little precision and even fewer metrics on returns. Jason Green is the CEO of The Cambridge Group. How would you describe your primary business objective in 2017?”.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 17, 2009

But then your customes start using your products, your competitors come out with new offerings and your business partners decide to launch a similar product rather than working with you. They had signed up Gawker Media and the New York Post. They had signed up Glam Media and TMZ. More interesting but still not my cuppa tea.

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Sophia Perl of Wisdom

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

I am by no means an expert on “green&# businesses and sustainability, but I definitely have an interest in learning more about what this area is all about. Many moms chimed in saying sometimes going green is the safest for kids (e.g., Also, companies can be proactive rather than reactive by educating themselves on green issues.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

For example, by using high-res EEG headsets and eye trackers on Polish and Dutch IKEA customers, researchers learned about consumer reactions to green business strategies, which helped identify which business models customers were likely to accept, never accept, or accept in a few years. Image source ).

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Up and Running

AUGUST 8, 2017

Add the words “clean” or “green” if that’s really true and you keep to it rigorously. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App store, and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with iPad.” If your business is good for the world, incorporate that here too.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 24, 2017

In addition, we were lucky enough to finally find reliable partners, thus adding a few more services to our portfolio – like Locksmith and Childcare. We finally found a reliable partner and I am very confident that this service will be as successful as the others we deliver. Thanks to Brian Lim, iHeartRaves ! #9-

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

I use my social media and massive amounts of public outreach to bring awareness to my program (my Instagram grew to 12,000 engaged followers). I was tired of reading about dog food company recalls every time I opened up the news or social media. Greene, Land Carroll & Blair PC ! #20 Image Credit: Nancy D. Thanks to Nancy D.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Beauty brands relay on social media strategy as much as traditional PR! Also, I had the opportunity to present my “Organic Reach is Dead: Learn to Pay to Play Like a Pro” Masterclass to a standing room only (or sold out) crowd on the main stage at the Social Media Week Los Angeles conference. Image Credit: Trina Albus.

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Occam's Razor

JULY 24, 2018

Effectively analyzing and acting on Bounce Rates requires the following: * A deep understanding of owned, earned and paid media strategies. * Take the subset of metrics that actively drive action, and change the font color for them to green in the Impact Matrix. My reason for that is the broader influence of Bounce Rates.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 1, 2014

More Americans buy cars through TrueCar (Upfront is a large investor through my partner Steven Dietz ) than any other place by a long shot. The entire team had a hell of a couple of years and I lived this through the stress I saw my partner Steven going through with the team. I can’t imagine buying a car any other way.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

After a couple of years, I then started a second business in the digital media space. That's the piece that we focus on and we've gotten to partner with banks and corporations and incredible companies and foundations that are doing great work out there to be that bridge between the resources they have and the business owner needs.

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

I lived in Düsseldorf for some time, and there I came up with the company name idea: “one (idea) for one (client)”, “each custom product for each client”, and “one and only solution for each business partner. As all green pandas, funky apples, and similar domain names were taken, I have settled on White Horse.

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thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

2011 was finally the year when the media spotlight shone on how under-represented women are in almost all power structures in business, government, technology and media – and how crucial it is that we leverage the leadership skill set that they bring to the table to tackle the problems facing the world today.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Google famously stated that their informal slogan was “Don’t be evil,” which has given the entire corporation a slant of goodwill in the media ever since, even at times that they toe the line of ethical behavior. Green Initiatives. Meanwhile, brands that go out of their way to be green are rewarded with positive press.

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Genuine VC

JANUARY 22, 2013

My partner Rob Go recently took a stroll through the NextView portfolio in a post which only briefly touched upon geography.) So just as a thought-experiment, I plotted both NextView Ventures’ Boston-based and Manhattan-based companies on a map to see what the picture looked like. In reality, though, that “area” isn’t too large.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 16, 2014

Back in October 2013 Simon-Kucher & Partners , a global marketing & sales consultancy, published a survey that found 33% of shoppers did not name prices as the primary driver for online shopping. ”and 23% saying they “Use Social media to monitor what’s being said about the brand.” ” image source.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 30, 2017

Once you’ve collected reviews, you will want to make sure they get published in a few key places for maximum brand impact like your website, blog, social media, etc. To better serve all customers and protect against this risk, many companies are turning to professional call center support partners who specialize in customer care.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 21, 2015

Engage in Social Media. Small businesses can use social media to build a brand fast. But, you must invest significant time into understanding how social media can work for you. Remember that social media relationships, just like real-life relationships, should be sincere and reciprocal. Treat your Best Customers Better.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

This is true whether it’s physical products or media products. Think about the tension between media companies and cable operators like last year when Viacom threatened to pull Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, MTV, BET, etc. You see sustainability of farms as a key attribute in The Bouqs or Green & Blacks chocolate.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

I can’t really speak generically to this because the Tech Coast Angels / Pasadena in SoCal have produced Green Dot, MyShape and many other successes. And just like with VC’s – it is as much the partner your working wit as the group more broadly. This is part of my ongoing series Pitching a VC.

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