Hunter Walker

MAY 20, 2018

So much of what people say as business executives is PR. I can tell if a podcast is going to stink beforehand if the person has a PR person asking for questions. Too many people seem to take VC money based on that Mary Meeker slide that showed the delta between time spent on the Internet and budgets spent.

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Steve Blank

JULY 16, 2009

Think of the Microprocessor, Personal Computer, Internet, Twitter, Youtube, Facebook, Google, the iPhone. Rocket Science was just another one of those companies (with better PR). Creating those technologies and companies required entrepreneurs willing to follow their own vision and convincing others that the path is worth following.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

But I knew I had to look for investments in “software meets X (often known as Vertical Software solutions)” rather than necessarily horizontal enterprise software applications. It’s no longer necessarily just a long-form, audio on format — it’s becoming part of the fabric of the Internet. He thinks the very nature of video is changing.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 26, 2016

Members from the strategy team might have some insights that can help the Public Relations Team, while the PR Team might have share ideas to pitch to Creative. At The Halo Group, we encourage all employees to break through departmental boundaries by providing opportunities to share ideas and collaborate across all departments.

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The Next Web

JULY 13, 2013

Editor’s note: This is a guest column by Sangeet Paul Choudary, who analyzes business models for internet startups at his blog Platform Thinking. It relied significantly on PR based on instructor success to create awareness and interest among other prospective instructors. You can follow Sangeet on Twitter at @sanguit.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

At Blurb, we’ve built an Internet platform for people to produce their own bookstore-quality books. So we opened the goFlow platform from surfing-only to 10 new verticals: Paddle-boarding, Diving, Fishing, Skateboarding, Cycling, Golfing, Snow sports, Boating, Kitesurfing and more to come. That’s it. 24) 9-5 Scares Me.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 19, 2009

A large number of these customers had mailed back their registration cards (this was pre-Internet) with their names, phone numbers, job titles, etc. They said the product reviews in these publications were by far the biggest influence on which card to buy. (This made our PR problem manageable and focused.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Meyler Capital is taking the analytical rigor of modern internet marketing and applying it to fund marketing. The VC Software Stack — the Untouched Vertical. Other VCs use Klout * to identify relevant influencers who can evangelize their ideas and Contently * or Social Native (HOF Capital company) to create relevant content.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Some think that hiring a PR agency, starting the buzz and getting coverage in hot blogs or on the cover of magazines at launch are objectives. The PR agency helps the company understand and influence key bloggers, social networks, industry analysts, luminaries, and references. Doesn’t it depend on vertical market.?

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Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Rethink vertical segmentation: Healthcare? internet. (6). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. How the use of internet is transform. Cracking The Code. Thursday, November 13, 2008.

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 2, 2006

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. internet. (6). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. How the use of internet is transform. Cracking The Code. Saturday, December 02, 2006. Cracking the SMB code. CornerstoneOnDemand.

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techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

I would assume most businesses are going to claim they should get VC funding in order to help their PR, even if no one at the company actually believes it. The cost of money is steep, and only works in certain verticals, of which software is NOT one. Pepperdine Business Press Room – Graziadio School PR [.] Think Again.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 17, 2015

In Newark, a Vertical Indoor Farm Helps Anchor an Area’s Revival nytimes.com/glogin?URI=htt…. How Google Destroyed Internet Explorer, Visualized bit.ly/1Nactfq. 5 Tips For Small Businesses During Tax Season forbes.com/sites/drewhend…. Amazon, Google and More Are Drawn to Home Services Market nytimes.com/2015/04/13/tec….

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Rob Go

JUNE 26, 2012

A lot of ink has been spilled about the challenges of building large scale consumer internet companies in Boston. The two largest consumer internet companies in Boston got to where they are by understanding how search works. Work harder at PR. It’s just harder to get good PR in this town. This is linked to #3.

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

Reply Quora , on March 12, 2011 at 12:54 am said: What are the free software tools and online services one should leverage for an internet start-up just getting started from an idea?… I sold to you & PR function back in the day (SuperMac) and others to the many companies dating back, but finally E.piphany ~ MediaMap (now is Cision).

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 27, 2009

Marketing starts to build a sales demo, writes sales materials (presentations, data sheets), and hires a PR agency. The PR agency polishes the positioning and starts contacting the long lead-time press while Marketing starts the branding activities.

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

We did find some specific industry verticals where the model works (some high schools, some boxing and mixed martial arts events, some exclusive conferences), but not enough to warrant a large market and an independent company. Thin line between life and death of internet service is a number of users. Too much PR, too early.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Marketing intelligence experts at Datorama recommend tracking your branded impressions, internet search volume, and the performance of branded keywords. Horizontal vs vertical vs diagonal lines. Unlike vertical or diagonal lines, they look as though gravity has already acted upon them and there is nowhere for them to fall.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 3, 2009

about the earliest days of entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley, it’s worth checking out this post from serial entrepreneur Steve Blank. If you want to refer to PVO by name, call it just PVO (acronym for “Air Defense&# in Russian). Reply Nelson A.

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

Had I known it was going to take the internet by storm I probably would have been a bit more careful with my word choice (especially referring to.NET as a language, doh!). Happy Look Like an Idiot on the Internet Day. If your desire was to make yourself look like an ignorant internet troll … I believe you have succeeded.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 25, 2019

All the important SEO tools that you need for pay traffic, social media, PR and of course, SEO. Jim Kukral: I mean there’s something about marketing yourself to people, to their face as opposed to just being a faceless brand on the internet. But they want to learn how to use the internet, and things that people have been doing.

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