How to get featured in VentureBeat with no connections [podcast]
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Look, if you REALLY want to get featured on VB (or any other site), connections are almost beside the point, anyhow. It all comes down to your product (is it important? does it work?) and your story (is it interesting? are you available to talk about yourself and your company?). There's no special trick to getting press other than being press-worthy, press-ready, and respectful.
Your description exactly matches what Conrad pushed listeners to do.
Product + Story = Connections not necessarily needed.