Seems like every other startup conversation I have surfaces these two questions:
1. Why is PR so #$^ hard lately?
2. And what do I do about it?
Here are my tips on the PR landscape (yes, it's harder than it was) & how you can set yourself up for success:
https://t.co/q2PPgietJA
Incredibly excited to lead Village's $9.5M Seed Round alongside Bling Capital, GTMfund, and Perceptive Ventures.
Working with @IAmBrandonTerry, @_allansmith_, and the rest of the Village team has been an nothing short of astounding. Changing the paradigm for pediatric specialty care is no small undertaking, but we have no doubt this is the team that will do it.
A special thank you to @BrockEWTurner and the @axios team for covering the story.
Kudos to @howaboutafresca for the USWNT talk - exactly what I want from sports radio. Critique and speculation on an elite team’s performance and future, just like they’re an NFL or NBA team, without words like “polarizing” or “arrogant.”
Bill Hader on receiving feedback: "when people tell you something is wrong, they're usually right. when they tell you how to fix it, they're usually wrong."
@allisonbraley Also actually no one has ever been talking to someone insightful and thought “you should have the freedom to speak your mind” because that is literally what that person is doing, right then.
@N_Sportelli@nmasc_@sweetgreen You're both perfect and brilliant but ... raisins in salad are so STICKY, and CHEWY. Like, what are you SOLVING for with raisins that another option couldn't do better, is what i'm saying.
If you don't believe me, believe @alexisohanian
: startups must be able to explain what you do, for whom, and why it matters, in a few sentences, that virtually anyone can understand.
Not *just* people in your space. Not *just* your future customers. Virtually anyone.
🌶️ Hot Take 🥵
If you can’t explain your idea to a complete stranger in 30 seconds FLAT – you’re not ready for funding.
A good elevator pitch requires extreme clarity and vision to craft.
You have to know exactly what you’re doing, why, and for who.
How can you get there? ↓
Let’s cleanse the scary place timeline and trade summer reading lists instead. I’ll start.
1. Chain-Gang All Stars
2. Yellowface
3. A Lady’s Guide to Scandal
4. The Celebrants
5. Beware the Woman
And mayyyybe The Covenant of Water but am I strong enough for it? TBD
@pzakin but what if we just sat quietly and companionably next to each other and read books, occasionally noting an interesting thought? Don't say no immediately