"If you ramble or put four completely different things in the email, you can be certain that they’ll pick only one thing to respond to, and it will be the item that you care least about. Or worse, the mental overhead is high enough that your mail will get dropped entirely."
Term Sheets for Early Stage Startups Webinar on Having Confident Conversations with Potential Investors Presented by TheVentureCity Tuesday, August 18 at 11AM ET
Webinar on Developing a Leadership Model for Resilient Sustainability
Presented by Startup Junkie
Tuesday, August 25 at 1PM ET
Immertec Assembles Leadership Dream Team with the likes of Apple, Microsoft, Magic Leap TBBJ • Tampa-based and Embarc Collective member company, Immertec, announced several new hires recruited from around the country. We may be biased, but we're happy to share that former Embarc Collective Communications Manager, Tyana Daley, is part of this new all-star team. More about her transition here.
Thirty Black Founders in the United States to Watch in 2021 Medium • SaLisa Berrien, CEO of Tampa-based and Embarc Collective member company COI Energy, was included in a list of Black founders to watch compiled by Jason Scott, Head of Startup Developer Ecosystem at Google.
Tampa-St. Pete’s Next Tech Unicorn Could be Insurtech TypTap St. Pete Catalyst • TypTap, a subsidiary of HCI Group Inc. with over $75M in annual revenue, just announced a national expansion. The company is a technology-enabled homeowners and flood insurance underwriter and is expected to have a $1B valuation by the end of 2020.
Elevator Pitch: An online notarization company that allows you to sign and notarize your documents online, anytime, anywhere.
Position: Human Resources Manager
Position Highlights: eNotaryLog is looking for a Human Resources Manager to join its growing team. This person will manage the recruiting and on-boarding process, assure the company is compliant with HR policies and procedures, and maintain the accuracy of employee records and payroll.
As in-person meetings are still limited, many of us are dependent on email to move our businesses forward. This week we compiled the resources and templates for getting responses to your email outreach, whether it's an investor follow-up, prospective customer note, or cold sales outreach.
💵 How to Follow-Up After an Investor Meeting - this piece from Ash Rush, pre-seed investor, outlines a series of follow-up notes to send after an initial investor meeting to ensure that you stay top of mind and get a clear and quick "yes" or "no".
Email Follow Up Strategy | Stay Paid Podcasting The team at ReminderMedia walks through techniques for getting an email response from client prospects. They discuss researching your prospect upfront to better personalize the email and to stand out in a noisy inbox and best practices around composing email subject lines for different platforms.
Next Venture Pitch 2020 - Pitch & Showcase Selected startups will pitch to 20+ VCs at the Next Venture Pitch Virtual Conference in September. Companies with traction and who are poised for growth are encouraged to apply.
500 Startups Growth Program - Sales Acceleration Method
500 Startups has expanded its Growth Program with two additional Sales Acceleration Method workshops. Founders of post-launch tech-enabled startups that have not yet found Product-Market Fit are encouraged to apply.
Synapse has announced a challenge calling for a solution to develop a digital financial education platform based on the concepts and characters in "The Four Money Bears," a book developed by certified financial planner and author Mac Gardner. Participants must submit a working demo and supporting documents.
The Florida Venture Forum is calling for startups to apply to present at the 2020 Early Stage Capital Conference. Selected companies will be eligible to compete for the Accelerating Innovation (AI) Award, offered by Space Florida, for cash prizes totaling $100,000 to eligible Florida companies.