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At Web 2.0 Expo, 2009

Peek Into a Secret Society of Entrepreneurs #Asse9

Asse9 is pronounced asinine.

We think its dumb if you don't 100% of You Inc. This networking session is for entrepreneurial duckies that took the first step (or are thinking of taking that first step) into a new business. My mentors book, "What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School", is about hacking entrepreneurship, reading peeps and sales. Copies at Amazon sell for $0.01.


Abstract:

Asse9 is pronounced asinine. We think its dumb if you don't 100% of You Inc.

This THURSDAY networking session has as a goal to be 100% of you ROI for that badge you bought plus travel expenses to SF for Web 2.0 Expo. If you don't have this as a goal, don't come.

We are using a workbook. It's my mentors book, “What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School”. It helped me start my first business in college, UCMS .com. It's about sales, hacking entrepreneurship, reading people and sales. I said sales twice cuz Mr. McCormack is just that good. He's the original Jerry Maguire.

Copies at Amazon sell for $0.01, but if you need a copy, call the Hotel W and ask for “Mr Burns” (my travel alias) in Suite 1220 and I'll let you borrow one of my 12 copies. It's the corner room with an upgrade using my “Tip, bribe, comp and tip” method for a free upgrade. Google it.

Asse9 stands for Austin Secret Society of Entrepreneurs 9. We are based in Palo Alto but we didnt wanna be “Passe9”- ‘Palo Alto Secret Society of Entrepreneurs'. We are hosting/hosted a fun event late Wed night so check http://tinyurl.com/web20afterParty, rsvp and do your homework (reading WTDTYaHBS)!

P.S. I will have VCs for you to meet at the Benchmark sponsored afterParty.

PPS If you know of female entrepreneurs, please let them know they're welcome with open arms.

PPPS Heck, if you wanna text me at 650-283-8008 / asse9@duck9.com before this to say “hi”, I'll give you a copy of Mr McCormack's book :-). On Facebook, I am in the Austin TX network holding a nerf gun

END ABSTRACT

Confession: I cut and pasted Dave McClure's Lead Gen Map

HIS: http://500hats.typepad.com/500blogs/2007/09/startup-metrics.html

mine: http://www.duck9.com/larry-treasure-map.htm


*** MOST POPULAR ***

9 Things Stanford B-School Won' t Teach You
http://gigaom.com/2008/01/17/9 -things- stanford -b-school-wont - teach - you

13 things they don't teach you at Stanford Business School
http://www.amazon.com/gp/blog/post/PLNK1KG0M9SD3J2UO

9 VCs You're Gonna Want to Avoid
http://gigaom.com/2008/01/08/9-vcs-youre-gonna-want-to-avoid/

8 Tips On How To Get Mentored
http://gigaom.com/2007/09/04/8-tips-on-how-to-get-mentored/

10 Things Iron Man Taught Me About Entrepreneurship (Rated- R)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/blog/post/PLNK2EGRC0E235IS2

*** NETWORKING and WORKIN' IT ***

How to Work the Room
http://gigaom.com/2007/06/24/how-to-work-the-room/

Networking: How to Work a Twitter Party
http://gigaom.com/2008/05/16 /networking-how-to-work-a -twitter-party/

Nerds' Hack for Valentine's Day: 10 Ways to SGFM
http://gigaom.com/2008/02/05 /valentines-day/

How to Work the Room 3.0
http://gigaom.com/2008/01/22/how-to-work-the-room-30-cyber-schmoozing

Getting "Man-Charm": How to Work The Room 4.0
http://gigaom.com/2008/02/21 /howtoworktheroom/

*** SALES ***

How to Turn Your Revenues Up As Economy Goes Down
http://gigaom.com/2008/03/06/recession-selling/

Wooing People to Yes
http://gigaom.com/2007/08/03/wooing-people-to-yes/

9 Techniques For Closing a Deal via Voicemail
http://gigaom.com/2008/02/28/9 -tools-to-close-a-deal-via -voicemail/

March Madness: Get Your Startup Out of Pre-Revenue!
http://gigaom.com/2008/03/13/march-madness-get-your-startup-out-of-pre-revenue/

Sales Silver Bullet: the Second Supplier Gambit
http://www.amazon.com/gp/blog /A26F6JYJHRMNU8

Getting Viral vs. Buzz vs. WOM Marketing to Fly in Formation
http://www.amazon.com/gp/blog /A26F6JYJHRMNU8

8 Deadly Promotion Pitfalls
http://gigaom.com/2008/02/03/8-deadly-promotion-pitfalls-part-1/

*** READING PEOPLE ***

8 Things Sarah Lacy Could Learn From Founders She Covers
http://gigaom.com/2008/03/11 /sarah-lacy/

9 People You Meet at Y-Combinator 
http://gigaom.com/2008/04/22/9 -people- you -meet- at -y-combinato r-and- what - you -can-learn-from -them/

9 Stanford Business School Students you Don ' t Wanna Meet
http://www.amazon.com/gp/blog/post/PLNK2QNCJF22BRKQW

Web 2.0 Celebrity Missteps: How not to work the room
http://gigaom.com/2008/04/24 /web-20-celebrity-missteps-now -not-to-work-the-room/



*** TREASURE MANAGEMENT ***

St. Pat's Day 24-7-365: 12 Steps to Finding Founder's Gold
http://gigaom.com/2008/03/17 /st-pats-day-special-12-steps -to-finding-founders-gold/

Hack Your Credit Rating
http://gigaom.com/2007/11/21 /hack-your-startup-credit -rating/

How to Build Good Credit for Your Business
http://gigaom.com/2008/04/16 /how-to-build-good-credit-for -your-business/