Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

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. These people also have the credibility to attract investors.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 25, 2011

The issue was that for the last two weeks in August, there were no VCs around to pitch, no distribution partners to meet with for biz dev deals, and seemingly no one else around actually working for me, the non-technical co-founder to push ahead toward milestones. Get your PR pitches out. Second, there was way too much to do.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

Forget to get around to setting up that Employee Stock Option Plan and want to be able to give the early guys their options at a low strike price? They usually ask for warrants (basically like a stock option) in exchange for taking a deferred fee. Focus on the partner you would be working with. Good people and evil people.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 1, 2020

As a financial planner, money was my stock in trade; however, I discovered true wealth was in good health and relationships. When I started Idea Grove in 2005, most PR firms had names like law firms – the name of the firm was the name of the owner or partners. Thanks to Jeremy Britton, 24HourWealthCoach.com ! #21-

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Startup Equity and Stock Options: What’s It Worth to You? The @crowdSPRING community partners with US State Dept for Social Impact | Justmeans – crowdspring.co/1ux55RH. A Counterintuitive System for Startup Compensation – crowdspring.co/1zRImmt. 10 Ways to Make Your Relationship With Your Co-Founder A Success – crowdspring.co/1sSi21Y.

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Gust

DECEMBER 15, 2011

Having taken stock of the main legal documents and actions involved in forming and operating a new startup, let’s crack open the “case” (disregarding the warnings about voiding your warranty) and examine a few of the steps, documents and key decisions to be made in getting a new startup ready for business.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 21, 2010

As startup entrepreneurs we all want to work with them because having their name as reference clients makes it so much easier for marketing, PR, selling to other customers, fund raising and even recruiting. Think of it as similar to an employee stock option. Large companies can be strange sometimes.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Our agency has grown substantially from organic methods, but we are putting more stock into building relationships and conducting value-based sales outreach. We will be further building our community of partners, implementing deeply-researched outreach strategies and seeking out high-traffic PR opportunities.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Before Roving Software could receive its first round of financing from professional investors, in early 1999, he had to put all the stock arrangements in writing. I advise my clients that you offer stock only after youve searched your heart and soul and cant come up with a way to pay with anything else," says Thomas H.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2014

It’s why I wrote this post that the controversial first hire after an A round out to be an office manager / assistant / HR person who handles everything from stocking supplies to booking travel to scheduling group meetings. In some cases this is about getting routine tasks off of the founders plates. Other B-round scaling issues?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

But when it’s all over and they define the era of this mini run up in stock prices I suspect they’ll include 2011 in the “over valued&# category. Or Salesforce.com who rose to prominence in this same period where they were ramping up PR and shouting from mountain tops when everybody else in the market was mute.

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www.entrepreneur.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Answers Ask Entrepreneur Home Business Operations Business Opportunities Sales & Marketing Advertising & PR Finance & Accounting Franchises Home Business Human Resources Internet/E-Commerce Legal Issues Starting Up Technology Most Recent Answers How Can I Streamline My E-Commerce Operation? Young Entrepreneurs How I Did It: The TOMS Story.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 6, 2016

In addition to exposing individuals to possible identity theft, security breaches also expose companies to negative PR. Target not only spent $240 million to replace customers’ cards, but sales and the company’s stock price took a major hit from the resulting public fallout. Colleges, too, have been victims of cyber attacks.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 21, 2017

2 – Advertising Agency & Boutique PR and Advertising Agencies. Prior to starting my own public relations and marketing consultancy, I worked for one of the largest global advertising agencies as well as smaller boutique PR and advertising agencies. Thanks to Natalie Harper, Harper PR. #3 Image Credit: Natalie Harper.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Why Arizona Bay started taking stock from its customers instead of cash. One of the ways vendors and partners--whose behind-the-scenes assistance often is crucial to a start-ups success--can get a piece of the action is to exchange services for equity. Graham is careful about whom he chooses to partner with. The 2011 Top Lists.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 22, 2016

There’s always external social proof as well (influencer recommendations, word of mouth, good PR). Perhaps you’re service provider, reseller, partner, sponsor, advisor or what not. How much stock would you place in their argument if it was filled with poor grammar and insults? Say no to cheesy stock photos: Image Source.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

by Catriona Harris, CEO of Uproar PR. Allocate a small percentage of your budget to stocking your office kitchen with free snacks and beverages like coffee, juice and soda. When my partner and I were planning our company’s new office space, we were inspired by the clean and modern look of the long maple desks at the Apple Store.

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Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

The stock was very well received, jumping 25% on its first day of trading. Today, the stock is still up 22% and the company is trading at a very healthy 4.2 Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund.

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infochachkie.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

For instance, if a consultant proposes to help you with public relations, pay them a commission equivalent to the greater of a flat fee per story placed or a percentage of revenue generated from the PR coverage. Such positions include: PR, Sales, Product Development, Lead Generation, Strategic Planning, Fund Raising, etc.

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 9, 2009

As you can see, despite the strong recovery in stock value, the productivity has declined sharply in the past quarter and the figures do not show at this point that the bottom has been reached. Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Post a Comment. Newer Post.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 10, 2015

The Top 8 Mistakes I Made In My First 18 Months As a VC Partner - buff.ly/1Cix1O7. How to Choose the Right Stock Photo for Your Next Project crowdspring.co/1IHl6GK. Why this incubator takes the studio approach to startup creation for.tn/1D0Wh6C. 8 innovative companies poised to disrupt their industries crowdspring.co/1KlwZGD.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

In other cases, they may come from your channel partners or elsewhere. As founders, your job includes selling product to customers, stock to investors, and opportunity to employees. As for compensation, stock options in the range of 0.1% All of these are challenging sales tasks, and advisors are no different.

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 28, 2006

Here is the short list for your 2007 travel time: Wall Street Journal Tech News Briefing: My daily starter - a five minutes overview of the latest technology news and trends plus a rundown on technology stocks on the move MarketWatch Morning Stock Talk : A 5mn snapshot of how the stock market is doing CNET Daily Tech News : The daily news from CNET.

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Eric Friedman

JUNE 11, 2019

Here are a few I have seen work: PR Opportunity – for the LargeCo. Exclusivity – This can be great if you have another partner, or frame things in a way that could leave them out. Typically a startup wants a POC with a LargeCo. and they move at a glacial pace.

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 12, 2007

hurry up, the retailers are out of stock! Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Get your own helicopter for $50! and you can also make it fly on AirWolf tune. Our office is full of them! at 8:29 PM.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 4, 2023

We are a PR and digital marketing agency specializing in regulated markets, like cannabis and psychedelics. I came up with the brand name Vehicle Unleashed for my blog as it is all about taking a normal stock vehicle and adding your own personalization to it. Thanks to Kara Davidson, Wolf & Heron ! #2-

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 26, 2015

Robinhood is a mobile-first stock trading app that’s trying to make investing more accessible by eliminating online brokerage commissions—the fees most firms charge for buying or selling stock on your behalf. stocks for free. The company has partnered with 270 designers thus far. Turns out people like free.

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Up and Running

APRIL 5, 2016

Tom Smith of Insights From Analytics recommends doing PR outreach to local media and sharing your story. Partner with your local Chamber of Commerce and hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Katherine of CycleBar recalls how they partnered with their local chamber of commerce for their ribbon cutting ceremony, which was a huge success.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 28, 2014

If you’re open to ideas, be sure to take a look at our list of our favorite deals this year (featuring some stock photography modeling by yours truly!) Have you heard about these Uber awkward PR blunders? These PR blunders are good reminders of the mistakes you want to avoid making as a business, regardless of your size.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 13, 2010

On July 27th, 2001 Accenture IPO’s and many of the partners grew fabulously wealthy. Since that date the S&P 500 is up 2.45% while Accenture stock is up 206% with revenue of $23 billion and a market cap of $32 billion. Avoid the latest fads, trends or PR announcements. The things that always differentiated Accenture?

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David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

(written by Philipp von dem Knesebeck , Managing Partner, Blue Future Partners (bluefp.com, @bluefutureteam ), and David Teten ). Based on this paper, Blue Future Partners and PEVCTech recently completed a large-scale survey to find out which tools are most commonly used by venture capital firms.

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Rob Go

DECEMBER 13, 2016

I did a session with the partners of the Dorm Room Fund a few nights ago, and that was the first question that came up. The stock answer from most investors is that they get most of their deal flow from referrals. Software companies leverage content, events, PR, and other marketing channels to drive awareness.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

For example, stock image platform Dissolve hit over 2.7 Nothing quite beats digital PR. Take this video of him telling the story about being fired from Facebook: “ What I Learned About Depression After Losing $1B in Facebook Stock.”. And who wants to admit to losing $1 billion in stock? The transparency is appealing.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

We were trying to optimize around a few criteria: price, size of round, number of syndicate partners and, of course, terms. If anything changed (stock market crash, real estate crash, somebody trying to buy Salesforce.com, whatever) I could end up with goose eggs. You need your key negotiating partner and both sets of lawyers.

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

List key partners and resources you will need, and then list your core team as well as their roles. List key partners and resources you will need, and then list your core team as well as their roles. This will make mixed messaging much less likely, and make it that much easier for your partners to help you spread your message.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 10, 2019

All the important SEO tools that you need for pay traffic, social media, PR and of course, SEO. Check it out at semrush.com/partner/ducttapemarketing. But when you encounter potential customer and you say, “Please feel free to go to my website,” and they are seeing that quality content, that’s going to up your stock.

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Up and Running

APRIL 1, 2015

Not only are all the photos generic stock images, but no personal connection can be forged with the florist whose work a customer is buying. We didn’t think of it […] for PR reasons,” says David, who adds that while they did have some initial funds, using the resource seemed like a no-brainer to the founders.

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