popsmoke.net/30 - Deniz Emre, USMC veteran and founder of Qopy. In today’s episode, Deniz answers: How did you come up with your startup idea? What do tech companies do for copy? What are the rates to hire a freelancer for a blog post? How do you plan to grow your business? What’s the best business advice you ever received? Can you give the listener some pitch tips? What made you want to write a book about transitioning out of the military? Do you find the information in your book still relevant to those getting out of the military today? How did you go about finding a publisher and promoting your book? What’s a great habit you’re doing right now? Key Topics discussed: Pitch tips when pitching your idea to investors LinkedIn tips and pet peeves The process to write your own book Work/Life Balance: Between family, getting an MBA and developing your idea Full show notes at: http://popsmoke.net/frontline/marine-veteran-writer-pitches-tech-content-venture-qopy-ps030. Thanks again for checking out The PopSmoke Show. Make sure to subscribe to learn about the latest veterans on the go. Hey, do me a favor, after you check out the show please leave an honest iTunes Rating and Review. Your review will make my day and help the show get discovered by awesome, like-minded people like yourself. You can leave your name (and website if you have one) if you would like a shoutout during an episode. Leave your review on iTunes at popsmoke.net/review.