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Bay Area Veteran on the Benefits of Social Networking

Todd Earwood — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:00:10 +0000

This is part two of my interview with Robin Wolaner. We discuss the benefits she’s seen of social networking for both her startup and personally. Specifically, she references examples of LinkedIn and even MySpace.

If you’re catching up, be sure to catch the first part of our talk, then head over to LinkedIn and add me as your contact. It’s the best way to keep track of my ventures and network.

Learn From Your Girlfriend

Todd Earwood — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 04:44:49 +0000

Here’s a great post I found from Deaf Musician‘s blog about learning business lessons from your girlfriend. My favorites are…

#2 – They Are Always Right – Customers may not always be right, but they should walk away from (almost) any situation satisfied.

#5 – Deliver Your Promises – The key to your future success it taking care of today’s business. Track records are hard to escape.

#9 – Their Friends Are Your Friends – Whether it’s a prospect or long-time client, don’t be afraid to ask for leads. Most people want to be seen as a resource to others and if you take care of #5, then referrals will come.

If you need help making money for on AdSense, you MUST watch his video on how to make $25,000.

Photo taken at TBD.com‘s offices (those are post-it notes).

Day 1: Bay Area Visit

Todd Earwood — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 05:35:06 +0000

I arrived last night in the Bay Area and have four interviews setup for today. Here’s the lineup for Thursday, June 28.

Laurence Haughton – Best-selling author, speaker and management consultant
Robin Wolaner – Author of the book, Naked in the Boardroom, founder of Parenting magazine and the new startup, tbd.com
Daniel Scudder – Founder of DormItem, blogger at Outside The Valley, product marketer at RapLeaf and student at Babson
Noah Kagan – Director of Marketing Evangelism at Mint.com and CommunityNext coordinator

Stay tuned with Twitter and posts here throughout the day.