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Seven Steps to Attracting Your Billionaire Angel Investor
The first time I met John I was really surprised. He was introduced to me from an investor in my new company at the time and John was an old friend of his. What surprised me about John how human he was. He was in his late sixties and somewhat stubborn and opinionated. But not it an arrogant way.
John’s wealth started with his grandfather’s company. The family ran and grew it into a conglomerate that was eventually sold. John now managed the family’s assets of over a billion dollars. I was really nervous when I pitched him, knowing what he could mean to my company. But after listening to me for a few minutes and asking a few questions, John politely rejected my request to invest.
Sales is Not Magic: Identifying Sales Triggers
Friends, Family and clients still ask on occasion “how did you do it – how did you manage to sell over $500K in shoes within 14 months?”
As mentioned in previous posts, the supposed “secret” to selling is actually not a secret at all. Based on my experience, there are three skills you must embrace to become a top-tier sales Jedi in today’s hypercompetitive marketplace:
Should Entrepreneurs Hire a UX Designer
In thinking about what types of questions I get the most as a User Experience consultant, I came up with one question that is not always asked directly, but that is implied in almost every introductory meeting I have. That question is “Should I hire a UX Designer?”
If the answer to that question is yes, then the next question is usually “When in the process should I hire this skill set?” Let’s look at each question in more detail.
Features vs Benefits – Jolting Your Sales NOW
Earlier this week I was teaching marketing to about 20 entrepreneurs here in NYC.After the class several came up to say they got some super-cool tips on how to immediately impact their sales with little or no cost. Just rewriting and designing their marketing strategies based on what they just learned.
And here is what they learned: the difference between selling the features and benefits of your product or service.
Alice in Wonderland – How is Her Economy
If Alice in Wonderland were an entrepreneur, who would she invite to her tea party? First, there would be the Mad Hatter, moving from one seat to the next, drinking tea and spending money every which way. But it’s hard to tell if that’s real money or just more debt.
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Monday April 12th, 2010
David S. Rose
Named "The Father of
Angel Investing in NY"
By Crains
Tuesday April 13th, 2010
Scott Belsky
Founder of Behance
Creative World Innovator
Wednesday April 14th, 2010
Ellen Gustafson
Co-Founder of FEED Projects
Conquering World Hunger
Thursday April 15th, 2010
Divya Gugnani
Founder of Behind the Burner
Trailblazing Culinary Expert
Friday April 16th, 2010
Chris McCann
President of 1-800Flowers.com
E-Commerce Guru
