GrowthTimes (digital) (mobile apps) http://www.growthtimes.com The Business Blog For Growth Company Builders Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:52:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://users.feedblitz.com/07cdd6bc308962a4695d9dfc35219547/growthtimes-logo-medium-forwhitebg.png GrowthTimes (digital) (mobile apps) http://www.growthtimes.com http://www.growthtimes.com/2011/06/emotional-intelligence-in-startup-investments/ Emotional intelligence and startup fundraising (“Pathos”) http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/26265792/0/growthtimes~Emotional-intelligence-and-startup-fundraising-Pathos/ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/26265792/0/growthtimes~Emotional-intelligence-and-startup-fundraising-Pathos/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:44:37 +0000 Greg Boutin http://www.growthtimes.com/?p=1862

In my previous post, I explained the importance of a logical business case anchored in compelling facts. I’ll expand in a future post on how to build a solid case. First, let’s highlight that in practice, compelling business cases will … Read the rest

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In my previous post, I explained the importance of a logical business case anchored in compelling facts. I’ll expand in a future post on how to build a solid case. First, let’s highlight that in practice, compelling business cases will … Read the rest

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In the movie Inception, any logical incoherence in the structure of a dream threatens to interrupt the dreamer’s suspension of disbelief – and wake them up. Pitching investors is a lot like incepting them: they need to (literally) buy into … Read the rest

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In the movie Inception, any logical incoherence in the structure of a dream threatens to interrupt the dreamer’s suspension of disbelief – and wake them up. Pitching investors is a lot like incepting them: they need to (literally) buy into … Read the rest

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As a budding entrepreneur, you might have the best concept in the world, but if you can’t communicate it effectively and persuade others to believe in you and in your project, you will fail regardless. On the other hand, … Read the rest

]]> <a title="View Comments" href="http://www.growthtimes.com/2011/06/persuasion-for-fundraising-entrepreneurs/#comments"><img height="20" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0px 3px 0px;padding:0" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/comments20.png"></a> <a title="Follow Comments via RSS" href="http://www.growthtimes.com/2011/06/persuasion-for-fundraising-entrepreneurs/feed/"><img height="20" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0px 3px 0px;padding:0" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/commentsrss20.png"></a>&nbsp; <div style="clear:left;"><h3><a href="http://www.growthtimes.com/2011/06/persuasion-for-fundraising-entrepreneurs/#comments">Comments</a></h3><ul><li><a href="http://www.growthtimes.com/2011/06/persuasion-for-fundraising-entrepreneurs/comment-page-1/#comment-736">By: Investors have a heart too. Or at least a right brain. &#171; GrowthTimes</a> <i>by Investors have a heart too. Or at least a right brain. « GrowthTimes</i><li><a href="http://www.growthtimes.com/2011/06/persuasion-for-fundraising-entrepreneurs/comment-page-1/#comment-735">By: Convincing investors: the Inception analogy &#171; GrowthTimes</a> <i>by Convincing investors: the Inception analogy « GrowthTimes</i></ul></div><h3 style="clear:left;padding-top:10px">Related Stories</h3><ul><li><a href="http://www.growthtimes.com/2011/06/inception-for-pitching-investors/">The art of Inception for fundraising entrepreneurs (&#8220;Logos&#8221;)</a></li><li><a href="http://www.growthtimes.com/2011/06/emotional-intelligence-in-startup-investments/">Emotional intelligence and startup fundraising (&#8220;Pathos&#8221;)</a></li><li><a href="http://www.growthtimes.com/2011/08/public-crisis-in-clean-energy-read-kassia-yanoseks-article-in-foreign-affairs/">Public crisis in clean energy &#8211; Read Kassia Yanosek&#8217;s article in Foreign Affairs</a></li></ul> http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/26221045/0/growthtimes~The-art-of-Persuasion-for-fundraising-entrepreneurs-or-what-you-can-learn-from-Aristotle-and-Steve-Jobs/feed/ 2

As a budding entrepreneur, you might have the best concept in the world, but if you can’t communicate it effectively and persuade others to believe in you and in your project, you will fail regardless. On the other hand, … Read the rest

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Social media for lead generation might be all the craze out there, but many businesses I know have little to show for their investment in it, or have yet to get started.

The trick is that social media in … Read the rest

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Social media for lead generation might be all the craze out there, but many businesses I know have little to show for their investment in it, or have yet to get started.

The trick is that social media in … Read the rest

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MarketReach© is a series of workshops integrated into actual “work”, all designed to identify the best market for your product and the most effective ways to connect with that market.

MarketReach is designed for company and product leaders. Together, … Read the rest

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MarketReach© is a series of workshops integrated into actual “work”, all designed to identify the best market for your product and the most effective ways to connect with that market.

MarketReach is designed for company and product leaders. Together, … Read the rest

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