networking and partnerships - konstantin guericke
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Networking and Partnerships for Startups by Co-Founder of LinkedIn. Guericke gives great tips on finding and researching people. Even tips on how to research your competition. Guericke gave the presentation at StartupDay 2010. http://www.seattle20.com/startupdayTRANSCRIPT
Networking for Founders
My Top 7 Tips for Using LinkedIn Beyond Hiring, Getting a Job and Re-Connecting
Konstantin Guerickehttp://www.linkedin.com/in/konstantin
Tip 1:Find entrepreneurs who worked on
something similar to learn what worked in the market/product and what didn’t
http://www.linkedin.com/search
Tip 2:Find out how many/what kind of people the
competition has. And interview people who left.
http://www.linkedin.com/companies
Tip 3:Find and get in touch with experts in your
market, technology and customer segment.
http://www.linkedin.com/myGroupshttp://www.linkedin.com/answershttp://polls.linkedin.com
Tip 4:Do your due diligence on co-founders and
early employees. Errors are hard to fix.
http://www.linkedin.com/rs
Tip 5:Find freelancers you can rely on in precarious
moments and who work for stock options.
http://www.linkedin.com/services
Tip 6:Line up meetings with likely investors and
prepare a personalized pitch.
Tip 7:Find charter customers and build the buzz for
your launch.
http://www.linkedin.com/directads
Photo Credits• http://www.flickr.com/photos/dr/2048034334/ (Slide 1)• http://www.flickr.com/photos/blatantnews/3950701630/ (Slide 2)• http://www.flickr.com/photos/sollerphoto/1373885561/ (Slide 4)• http://www.flickr.com/photos/daves_portfolio/4826829363/ (Slide 6)• http://www.flickr.com/photos/amanky/2173653553/ (Slide 8)• http://www.flickr.com/photos/gustavovara/3244200106/ (Slide 10)• http://www.flickr.com/photos/23065375@N05/2246558373/ (Slide 12)• http://www.flickr.com/photos/cjc/90598907/ (Slide 14)