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Stop Pitching Your Startup Like It’s a Science Fair Project

Monday, 07 July 2025 by Paul O'Brien

Nobody cares about your startup. And it’s not because they’re stupid, or you’re too early. It’s because you’re saying the wrong damn thing. I’ve learned through my own startup, as well as working with hundreds of founders through incubators, that the answer to your frustration with this is always the same. The problem founders always

How to Get More Out of Entrepreneurs

Thursday, 12 December 2024 by Paul O'Brien

Whether you are an investor, a founder seeking advice, a business owner, or someone working through a city to encourage economic growth, we can be certain that you engage with people who are entrepreneurial. Certain of that, having read the body of works about entrepreneurship, the studies about entrepreneurs, and even the psychological works related

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Tackling Twitter Today Too

Wednesday, 10 September 2008 by Paul O'Brien

Coincidence? I think not. The day after I start Twitting, Molecular’s Steve Mulder (no relation) gives us a great brief of the 5 tips for using Twitter to market with this emerging communications channel. Listen and Learn – This is a brilliant opportunity I hadn’t even realized was possible Publish valuable news and information –

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