Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 11, 2018

This takes leadership from the top, and an ongoing focus on market change, customer feedback, and internal measurement and rewards. Business leadership and innovation implementation still need to be visible and supported by all management, through actions as well as messages. Thus without thinking, every company becomes more static.

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The Equity Kicker

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Their marketing strategy has two related strands, firstly assume a position of thought leadership centred around the founder and CEO, Josh March, and secondly generate press coverage by intelligent use of data. Our portfolio company Conversocial has done a fantastic job recently raising their profile on a limited budget.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

In Entrepreneur , Lindsay Broder says, “leadership is about creating and guiding an environment built around success.” Mike Carroll is a contributor to OutreachMama and Youth Noise NJ who helps businesses find their audience online through research, content copy, and white papers. Lead well. A leader defers more than manages.

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Mike Michalowicz

OCTOBER 31, 2014

They’re part of the top three platforms for effective marketing—creating audio/visual content, white papers and article/blog content. Communication Culture Leadership Motivation Planning & Strategy effective engage entertain promote social media platform' But when it gets down to the actual numbers, blogs win hands down.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 5, 2015

of Dallas, an organization that provides girls in underserved parts of the community with access to research-based education programs, on everything from math and science to leadership training. “I Download the CEO Registry White Paper ( [link] ) to learn more about the successful women, and many others who have become members.

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Pascal's View

AUGUST 1, 2010

respondents clearly favored proven venture-backed CEOs from unrelated sectors (58%) over sector entrepreneurs with no CEO experience (31%) or industry leaders from large companies who lack experience in an entrepreneurial environment (11%).

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Pascal's View

SEPTEMBER 5, 2010

The backbone for my contribution to our effort is the best practices work “for practitioners by practitioners” that I have developed in the area of venture capital through the multiple articles and three white papers that I’ve written.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 1, 2023

She is an accomplished product marketing leader who has held marketing leadership roles at Adobe, Google, and many startups. She's an accomplished product marketing leader with deep experience held marketing leadership roles at Adobe, Google, Google, you know who I'm talking about, and many startups.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 9, 2009

competitive analyses, channel and customer collateral (white papers, data sheets, product reviews), customer surveys, and market requirements documents. We will accomplish this through demand-creation activities (advertising, PR, tradeshows, seminars, web sites, etc.),

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Version One Ventures

MARCH 10, 2015

Use white papers, case studies, conference appearances, and thought leadership to communicate the challenges and opportunities in your space. You need to coin a catchy term for your market/value proposition that resonates with your target audience. Create demand.

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Austin Startup

MAY 7, 2018

Governments can demonstrate digital leadership and make a strong commitment to inclusion for all by implementing ICT accessibility standards and procurement policies. Make smart cities inclusive. As cities embrace the cloud to create new urban experiences, they should be inclusive and not leave people with disabilities behind.

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OnlyOnce

JANUARY 8, 2020

It was a mix of company reports, corporate and legal documents, published white papers, articles written by various employees over the years and of course many by LRN founder and chairman Dov Seidman, and industry background and research. I’d guess it was about 3,000 pages of material.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Hard skills such as data analytics are essential to being successful as a product manager, but equally-valued are soft skills such as communication, collaboration and leadership. Use frameworks in interviews to explain your qualifications and show your thought-processes. Product managers play a critical role as team cheerleaders,” says Luc.

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blogs.computerworlduk.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

Slideshows White Papers Videos Newsletters Topics Open Source Mobile & Wireless Networking Public Sector Operating Systems Outsourcing Business Intelligence Antivirus Microsoft Apple All Topics News In Depth IT Management IT Business Security Applications Infrastructure Cloud Computing Professional Resources Career Development How-Tos Advice White (..)

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Steve Blank

APRIL 2, 2009

Our first thought was to spread the news ourselves, perhaps in a press release or a “white paper,” (remember this was pre-Internet.) Tell Me How to Find You But having benchmarks in hand that showed us as the winner did us no good unless all our potential customers could see them.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 8, 2015

Thought leadership content should be informative and embody innovative and actionable components that, in time, because of their effectiveness and contributions can become accepted industry practices.”. In a conventional world, respect for leadership comes when there is a demonstrated legacy of deep-rooted understanding of the industry.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Thought leadership is a type of content marketing where businesses use the expertise, valued opinions and experiences of their employees to educate their target audience on a particular topic within the industry. So, what is long-form content, and how can it improve thought leadership? Thought Leadership. Builds credibility.

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Pascal's View

SEPTEMBER 29, 2008

Below is a definition of the rule, taken from the white paper, “A Simple Guide to the Basic Responsibilities of VC-Backed Company Directors” , written by the Working Group on Director Accountability and Board Effectiveness : Business Judgment Rule.

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Pascal's View

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

These valid observations may be drawn from primary research sources such as the work published by the National Academies, whose most recent report, Assessing the Impact of Changes in the Information Technology R&D Ecosystem: Retaining Leadership in an Increasingly Global Environment , was released several months ago.

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ConversionXL

MAY 27, 2022

Become a trusted brand with thought leadership. Thought leadership is what growth marketer Ramli John says turns your target audience into “superheroes” by helping them hone their “superpowers.”. Thought leadership demonstrates your knowledge to help buyers overcome their problems at every stage of their journey.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 2, 2016

According to the Stanford Graduate School of Business, “Nearly two-thirds of CEOs do not receive outside leadership advice, but nearly all want it.”. I read books, blogs, ebooks, white papers, and so on. Who reviews my performance so I know whether or not I am doing well? I read a ton.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Some people will be willing to take online reviews, social media posts, and offers like white papers or webinars as enough to convince them to become a customer. And it’s imperative that small business owners and leadership do what they can to encourage open communication and collaboration across team lines.

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ConversionXL

MAY 27, 2022

Focus on thought leadership over hard selling. Trust is earned through thought leadership. Thought leadership shows off your expertise to progress potential customers through the sales funnel naturally. Thought leadership needs to be educational and provocative at times.”. The latter, more social.

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Pascal's View

JULY 9, 2017

Andrew Krowne and I recently co-wrote an article in Tech Crunch , Why SAFE Notes Are Not Safe for Entrepreneurs. We’ve received numerous constructive comments, both privately and on social media, from attorneys, VCs, and CEOs who are well aware of the problem (including several who are experiencing it in real time).

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

In addition, based on where customers identify themselves on this map, there are seven Limbic® types (taken from Nyphemburg’s white paper on the technique ): Harmonizers – very family-oriented, emotionally led and tend to avoid risks. Adventurers – love nonconformity, spontaneity and leadership.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 31, 2011

Position yourself as an expert by writing white papers to distribute to your readers and other professionals. Create content designed to position yourself an indispensable authority on your industry, your city, your profession or any appropriate topic.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 24, 2020

They also wrote and published a proposal for a Vaccine Manhattan Project that calls on leaders to do more than just the status quo, reminding us all that "History teaches us that combining money with determined leadership can have an extraordinary effect on scientific and human progress. We have done this before for tools of war.

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SVPG

JULY 15, 2016

It might be in the form of a story board, or a narrative like a white paper, or a prototype (referred to as a “ visiontype ”). Leadership inspires and sets the direction, and management helps us get there. For hardware or device-centric companies it’s usually 5-10 years out.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 2, 2015

white paper? Created content establishes thought leadership, facilitates brand storytelling, and attracts links from websites and blogs. One needs to also determine the appropriate content type (eBook? infographics?) What SEO benefits can you gain? What is the best mix of created and curated content?

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Pascal's View

MARCH 28, 2009

been exposed succinctly in the white paper “Why are IPOs in the ICU”. SEC’s failure to enforce a whole body of regulation governing the now largely. defunct investment banks. font-family:"Times New Roman"">A series of unintended consequences stemming. root of the structural problems that currently prevent liquidity from coming.

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Pascal's View

JUNE 11, 2009

Third, within that body of knowledge, our evolving expertise in leadership and managing the human dynamic has far more long-term impact than anything else we do. Second, that the CVE’s intellectual capital built up over the past 15 years is broadly applicable across all forms of entrepreneurial capital.

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Pascal's View

MARCH 12, 2010

This is the fifth in our series of ten frequently asked questions from investors in venture capital partnerships. Susan Mangiero , CEO of Investment Governance’s Fiduciary X , asked me the following: Question: Please differentiate between the governance of a VC fund versus the governance of companies in a VC fund’s portfolio?

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Occam's Razor

MARCH 23, 2010

It is faster to fail and learn then wait for an "industry case study" or find relevancy in a "industry leader white paper" I met a small group of top companies in London recently. You might as well save the $3 million you are sending to your web analytics vendor.

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Occam's Razor

JANUARY 20, 2010

You have many many white papers, though leadership papers, webinars, Big B2B Association publications where you contributed and more locked up in pdf or, much worse, behind a forced "give me your login" / "create a account" page. Well don't give up.

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Pascal's View

MARCH 10, 2010

This is the third in our series of ten frequently asked questions from investors in venture capital partnerships.

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Reid Hoffman

MARCH 2, 2021

He also shared his perspective on M&A (including Uber’s recent acquisitions of Postmates and Drizly), autonomous vehicles, the complexities of working in highly regulated industries, and how his personal and professional background shaped the way he approaches leadership today. and I wrote a white paper in Europe as well.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 26, 2019

proving that this “consumer purchase” is, in fact, a journey not a one-time use) Our leadership and vision earned marquee partnerships and champions in both the public & private sectors from the United Way of Central Texas, Partners in Parenting, Promise Venture Studio, IDEO and more! Our Monthly Active Users was 53%?—?(people

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