• Why your fundraise isn't real news anymore - we're not in 2016 - getting your funding covered is not a given - what makes the news is the quality of investors or the interesting (non VC/angel) source of funding and how your business sits in the wider ecosystem. '...Concentrate on concrete trends, happy customers, how the business model is completely different than before…and personal story that will really resonate with users or customers'
  • Colette Ballou (Ballou PR) talked to our first ever cohort about an introduction to startup PR.
  • How startups can win at PR - Terra Carmichael, VP of Global Communications @ Eventbrite
  • The 'inverted pyramid' of journalism - how are stories structured.
  • 'How the tech press forces a narrative on the companies it covers' - Wired
  • The new rules of beauty PR - Business of Fashion - not just relevant to beauty startups but any company with a physical product to launch should read this.
  • Landing Your First Investment: The Investor Update Email - Julia Delin via Medium. A simple template for updating investors/ other stakeholders on company updates and why you should take the time to do it.
  • PR firms with focus on startups & VC