vc/pe: managing your online identity
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This is a presentation I gave at a Reuters seminar on using social media to manage your private equity or venture capital firm's online identity.TRANSCRIPT
Managing Your Firm’s Online Identity
Seth Levine
Foundry Group
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Many firms are already blogging…
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… and using social media
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VC partners using social media
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Foundry Group’s use of social media
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Foundry Group’s use of social media
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Some of the benefits to blogging
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Why people come to our blog
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People come to our blog to learn about:
• our companies
• our investment focus• our themes
How to have a successful venture blog
• Be clear about your motives
• Full buy-in from your partners
• Set boundaries
• Figure out your editorial control
• Create original content
• Be regular
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Even if you don’t want to participate
People are talking about you and your portfolio companies . . .
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. . . right now
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Technologies to help you pay attention
Gist
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Technologies to help you pay attention
Filtrbox
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Final Thoughts
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Engage
Thoughtfully
Now