From the monthly archives:

March 2008

One of the biggest challenges for startups is keeping in the public eye – getting the word out on a consistent basis to drive an audience, customers, buzz, etc. There are lots of marketing techniques for startups but one that I think is under used and under appreciated is PR.
Public Relations is all about getting [...]

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We all know that hiring top talent for startups is hard. In a recent post I weighed in on the debate about whether or not startups should hire workaholics. Within the comments on that post, Jeff Nolan said something very interesting (which may appear a bit out of context, but that’s OK):
…the best employees are [...]

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On Thursday, March 20th @ 12pm EDT I’m hosting the second Social Media Recruiting Radio Show with Chris Russell.
The goal of the 1-hour show is to talk about social media recruiting — what it is, how you can use social media for recruiting, the benefits, pitfalls, success stories and more.
For Thursday’s show we’ve got [...]

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One of entrepreneurs’ favorite pastimes is complaining about venture capitalists (VCs). (Incidentally, I’m fairly sure the reverse holds true for VCs, but I won’t put words in their mouths.) Although some of this is understandable (raising money is extremely hard and can be a frustrating process), I’ve often thought it’s in bad taste and [...]

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Steve Spalding is a blogging force to be reckoned with. He writes a fantastic blog over at How To Split an Atom. I encourage you to check it out, if you haven’t already.
And now he’s launched a new initiative — History of Blogging — of which I’m playing a part. It was great to be [...]

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