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. These people also have the credibility to attract investors.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

o Huge on PR, “Be Everywhere” is his motto – fly to NY, proactively everywhere he could get press. To make PR big you need to find a way to “make news”. To make PR big you need to find a way to “make news”. Mark: 10% warrant coverage is like stock options. And he said ok got it.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 23, 2018

At the time he was not only running GM but was a major Wall Street speculator (even on GM stock) and was big in the New York social scene. Meanwhile, inventory was piling up, the stock was cratering, and the company was running out of cash. Durant had another great four years at the helm of GM. But trouble was on the horizon.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Tech IPO prices exploded and subsequent trading prices rose to dizzying heights as the stock prices became disconnected from the traditional metrics of revenue and profits. Startups with huge burn rates – building leases, staff, PR and advertising – ran out of money. Some have labeled this period as irrational exuberance.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 16, 2018

Some businesses prepare the whole stock and then start marketing that is a big mistake. Later you can go for PR through media and press, local news and other traditional ways. Before the products are ready start a marketing or advertising campaign. It will give you the advance bookings and orders before the launch.

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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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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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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 28, 2009

If you don’t address it they’re minds are shaped by competitor PR. Don’t underestimate the impact of good PR on your competitors. Good PR can help slow down your competitors initiatives as they naively try to follow you. We do hand out stock options. You need to be open but not instill panic.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 25, 2011

Get your PR pitches out. Stock footage of founders talking about company culture, satisfying customers, or CTOs chatting about their philosophies on code can go a long way--for recruiting, for marketing, or even for getting yourself on TV for PR now that everyone knows you can speak so eloquently and that you show well on video.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Given how badly the announcement of the splitting went and their inability to control the PR cycle (or their stock price!) But they sure need somebody at the top handling their marketing and PR better. Dumb, da-dumb, dumb, dumb. The decision to back-out of the splitting of the business : 3 out of 5. I pay for them separately.

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Transformify

MARCH 14, 2020

At the same time, the stock markets collapsed, and most businesses already report skyrocketing losses, unmet revenue targets and insufficient stock due to production slow down in China, India and the rest of the world.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 18, 2017

Although many business owners don’t refer to their communications as PR (public relations), their communications effectively serve as just that. PR is the way organizations, companies and individuals communicate with the public and media. Having good PR can bring your brand adoration, esteem, and loyalty.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 6, 2011

To see how technology can kill a business, compare Blockbuster stock (high of $29 ten years ago and now worth less than 5 cents) with Netflix stock (less than $9 ten years ago and now worth over $250). When possible, make PR investments and keep an active and relevant social network (e.g., blogs, Facebook, Twitter, etc.).

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Stock option questions startup employees should ask | Business Insider – crowdspring.co/1n8lUje. Why entrepreneurs should learn to say “I don’t know” more often – crowdspring.co/1pGXXeF. “the people you fire are more important to your [company''s] culture than the people you hire.”

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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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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. Founded it as a California LLC but your potential VC wants a Delaware C-Corp?

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Haystack

JUNE 5, 2018

Stepping back, it’s interesting to see this cultural shift among larger companies who are comfortable with these co-branding scenarios, which actually may provide better PR and future opportunities to add to their portfolios. Satya strikes again.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Startup Equity and Stock Options: What’s It Worth to You? A Counterintuitive System for Startup Compensation – crowdspring.co/1zRImmt. 10 Ways to Make Your Relationship With Your Co-Founder A Success – crowdspring.co/1sSi21Y. – crowdspring.co/1sSpg62.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 29, 2013

Can crowdfunding fill stock market’s ‘black hole’ for startups and small businesses? | Product/Market Fit is a Continuum | Startup Management – [link]. Important lessons in scarcity, premiums & tiers – [link]. 4 Lessons Jeff Bezos Learned From Failure – [link]. The Washington Post – [link].

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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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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 26, 2011

Stocking is the new rage. Stocking involves imitating a stock photo. Stocking is the new rage - [link]. Remember planking, where people adopt a rigid position and take photos of themselves in the weirdest settings – such as lying across countertops? That’s old news. Planking is old news.

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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. Make the warrants for common stock and not preferred stock.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 14, 2020

With usage exploding and the stock ( $ZM ) trading with a PE ratio of 1658, you’d think Zoom would have jumped on this already. Why ain’t Zoom or Twitch doing it? Bigger fish to fry.

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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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ConversionXL

JANUARY 22, 2016

There’s always external social proof as well (influencer recommendations, word of mouth, good PR). How much stock would you place in their argument if it was filled with poor grammar and insults? Cheesy stock photos might be worse than no photos though, if only because it suggests omission of real information. Actually, maybe.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Employee Equity: Restricted Stock and RSUs on #mbamondays – [link]. Brian Chesky of AirBnB (from Startup School) – [link] ? Lessons Learned From Helping Over 150 Startups With Marketing Part 1 – [link]. Useful comparison of Amazon vs. Rackspace clouds & why Mixpanel is moving to EC2 – [link].

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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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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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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

Bazaarvoice came out of stealth mode roaring, though, and Sam Decker, our founding CMO, did a great job blogging on the launch and my long-time friend, Emily Brady at Brady PR, did a great job garnering the media attention that we had been waiting until the right time for?—?when We paid Jacob in stock only. when we had strength.

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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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Austin Startup

JANUARY 4, 2020

Do Facebook’s ongoing PR problems ever impact its stock price? RSVP now to attend the Tues evening, Jan 7 edition of the Austin Forum exploring top tech trends for 2020 The Forrest Four-Cast: January 2, 2020 Will this be the year that VR finally achieves its hype? Does Section 230 survive? Does the blockchain winter ever break?

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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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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 29, 2013

Oh, and your salespeople have to make sure bookstores will stock it, and your marketing and PR people will have to make sure readers know it exists. From the time you decided to find out if anybody will buy it until the time you’re able to actually test the idea using this approach is approximately two and a half to three years.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Having a team of experts on call is an excellent idea to assist with any aspect of your IR process, such as legal advice, forensic services, or PR. It also reduces the financial losses associated with a bad reaction to a cyber attack, such as customer churn and stock price drops.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Why Arizona Bay started taking stock from its customers instead of cash. During the first Internet boom, companies that provided services to tech start-ups were all too happy to work for stock. Learn how from the experts at PR Newswire. The 2011 Top Lists. 500|5000 Conference. Honorees Resources. Apply. ); Topics >.

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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. As CEO of Uproar PR , Catriona Harris develops and manages strategic campaigns that enhance her clients’ messaging and increase their exposure in the marketplace.

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