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The Art of Storytelling in a Startup Pitch

..If any dilemma is loaded with FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) potential, then it must be the one where you weigh up selling your company or growing it even further..   Taken in and of themselves, secondary buyout and exit (trade-sale) offers are a good thing for any startup. Getting one means you’re doing something […]

How to attract unicorn investors for your startup

Leading founders think big – it’s pretty much their DNA. If they weren’t ambitious entrepreneurs reaching for the stars, they’d be happy to settle and work for someone else. It’s important for startups to have that kind of mentality. They all need to aim high, and ideally build unicorn potential. But a big part of […]

The Art of Storytelling in a Startup Pitch

There is a fairytale notion that some startup ideas are so brilliant that both customers and investors will come knocking at your door automatically. That is wishful thinking. And for founders, it’s also dangerous thinking. The reality is that no matter how great your product or service’s potential may be, the world won’t notice it […]

How Does Startup Valuation Really Work?

Valuation is a minefield. Numbers get thrown around a lot in the startup world. You’ve probably noticed that valuations are often used, in order to impress people or to simply set a mark (like a milestone) for a startup’s stage of development. Founders and investment success stories are often linked to valuations achieved. When talking […]

Top 10 International Venture Capital Investors to follow

Top 10 International Venture Capital Investors to follow in 2021 New technology is constantly reshaping and improving people’s lives. Contrary to the established industrial and corporate business models which strive to achieve an economy of scale over time, smaller and more agile companies have proven to effectively facilitate the development and commercialization of the next […]
 

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Thank You Notes -- Write 'em, Twice

What's the best way to send a Thank You note after an interview? The big debate -- should you send an email, or go the traditional route and hand write a note?

The best approach is both. Candidates like the immediacy of sending an email thanking the interviewer for their time. However, we all know that this is seen as impersonal at best; and at worst it's seen as the easy way out. Handwritten notes are always appreciated, but the

downside is that it can take several days to work…

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Posted on January 4, 2008 at 11:30pm

Prepare, Prepare and Prepare Some More

As someone who has interviewed many people over the years, I can tell you that it is obvious to the interviewer which applicants have properly prepared for the interview, which applicants have prepared a little, and who hasn't prepared at all.

Thanks to the Internet, you don't need to put in a huge amount of effort to dig up useful information in preparation for your interview. Focus on researching three categories of information:

  1. The company
  2. The…
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Posted on January 3, 2008 at 5:30pm

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At 7:55am on October 21, 2008, Robert Natowitz said…
Hello Syd,

I'm a third party recruiter in the medical device field. I noticed your post about Twitter. I am a member -- rnatowitz -- but so far have not utilized it in my search efforts. Are contacts added in a similar fashion to LinkedIn?

Rob
 
 
 

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