Comments on: New Hires, New Customers, New Products http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2005/12/new-hires-new-customers-new-products.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:23:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Entrepreneurs' Viewpoint http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2005/12/new-hires-new-customers-new-products.html/comment-page-1#comment-1867 Entrepreneurs' Viewpoint Fri, 03 Feb 2006 18:07:32 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=710#comment-1867 <strong>Press Your Releases</strong> There's lots of debate these days about how you can best market your growth company and its products/services.  Should you maintain your on-paper marketing collaterals, place some ads, keep heading to trade shows, or maybe final... Press Your Releases

There's lots of debate these days about how you can best market your growth company and its products/services.  Should you maintain your on-paper marketing collaterals, place some ads, keep heading to trade shows, or maybe final…

]]> By: Simon Brocklehurst http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2005/12/new-hires-new-customers-new-products.html/comment-page-1#comment-1866 Simon Brocklehurst Thu, 08 Dec 2005 23:30:47 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=710#comment-1866 Absolutely. The same has been true in sectors other than the Internet too. For example Biotech. At a previous company a few years ago, we put together a research collaboration with another company. Analysts had been telling me the markets would like to see us doing something with that company, but I didn't know how much. We made the announcement - something along the lines of "We might like them; they might like us" - and it put over $200M on the value of the company in one day. Absolutely. The same has been true in sectors other than the Internet too. For example Biotech. At a previous company a few years ago, we put together a research collaboration with another company. Analysts had been telling me the markets would like to see us doing something with that company, but I didn’t know how much. We made the announcement – something along the lines of “We might like them; they might like us” – and it put over $200M on the value of the company in one day.

]]> By: Eric Darst http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2005/12/new-hires-new-customers-new-products.html/comment-page-1#comment-1865 Eric Darst Thu, 08 Dec 2005 22:28:35 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=710#comment-1865 I've always adhered to the "So what test". If, after someone reads something of mine, they can honestly say "So what.", then I've failed. The trick is to use the test <i>before</i> you publish. (This comment may not even pass). Kinda reminds me of Seth's incessant barking blog... <a href="http://sethlevine.typepad.com/vc_adventure/2005/09/dogs_on_bloggin.html" rel="nofollow">I had my own blog for awhile, but I decided to go back to just pointless, incessant barking</a> I’ve always adhered to the “So what test”. If, after someone reads something of mine, they can honestly say “So what.”, then I’ve failed. The trick is to use the test before you publish. (This comment may not even pass).

Kinda reminds me of Seth’s incessant barking blog… I had my own blog for awhile, but I decided to go back to just pointless, incessant barking

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