#TheNewPR for Startups: Early-Stage Public Relations
Philly Startup Leaders' inaugural accelerator cohort invited me to speak about how we've been helping our clients navigate these changes, and about when it's right for a small company to hire a public relations agency. I'll convert this into a more polished video for our company site soon, but I wanted to share the deck and audio from our session.
The Build #11: Kids
Veteran Sylvester Mobley founded Coded by Kids to bring technical training into neighborhoods where access to new economy jobs can make a […]
The Build #10: Experience
Interactive Mechanics specialized in bringing the best practices from app design back into physical spaces, like museums and libraries, so patrons can […]
The Build #9: Hackathon
Joe talks to Pranav Vishnu, the undergraduate leading the team that stages the massive PennApps event twice each year. Transcript Announcer: From […]
The Build #8: Pizza
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The Build #7: Access
At the moment when he thought he might never get to write another line of code, Ather Sharif found a community and […]
The Build #6: Impossible
Yasmine Mustafa talks about the challenges of growing two companies and a thriving nonprofit, and about a trip she took that could […]
Burgers and fries: how your customer experience and communications should work side-by-side.
“I never, ever want to get a phone call from a customer about an undercooked hamburger.” That quote’s from a former boss […]
Auphsite #10
“Standing out among innovators.” Even if you’re innovative, it feels like you’ve got to work even harder to stay ahead of disruptive […]
The Build: Where entrepreneurs reveal their biggest challenges
We talk about being “in love” with our careers, but can we use skills from the job hunt to help find a […]
Seven things I learned about organizing tech events
Earlier this year, I wanted to learn more about why certain technology meetups and gatherings in Philadelphia tended to draw hundreds of […]