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Twitter Link Roundup #63 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Bootstrapping is Bullshit – [link]. 40 Examples of Creative and Clever Billboard Designs – [link]. Showcase Of 30 Amazing Business Card Designs – [link].

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Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More - Ten Recent Great Startup Posts

SoCal CTO

Startup Killer: the Cost of Customer Acquisition | For Entrepreneurs , February 2, 2010 Looks at the critical equation around customer acquisition cost vs. customer lifetime value similar to what I discussed in Startup Metrics but in more depth. Great stuff. This post looks at the implementation details of HTML 5 video. Good stuff from Jason.

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Crowdsourcing Hope With Online Donation Platform GoFundMe

YoungUpstarts

Founded by interaction designer Brad Damphousse and software engineer Andrew Ballester, GoFundMe was first conceptualized back in 2008 when both were driven by personal tragedies that led to want to use their talents for good. The site lets users manage their campaigns, thank donors and even communicate with supporters.

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6 Places to find Web Design Inspiration

The Startup Magazine

These days people want, and can obtain immediate information at their fingertips on their smartphone so making sure that your web design is conducive to mobile use is also imperative. So, how does one obtain the best web design information so that they can make sure that their website is trendy while still being professional?

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The ultimate guide to bootstrapping hardware startups

The Next Web

In 2010, I started an exploration project based on a common hardware problem: short battery life in mobile devices. Design & Dev Entrepreneur Analysis and Opinion How-To''s' Adam Benzion founded Entirely, a network for hardware startups. In the midst of it all, we also kicked-off a successful Kickstarter campaign to help us get.

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Top 40 Startup Posts for August 2010

SoCal CTO

This continues my series of posts: Top 30 Startup Posts for July 2010 Top 30 Startup Posts in June 2010 Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010 Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March Here they are: How to Minimize Politics in Your Company - Ben's Blog , August 24, 2010 “Who the f@#k you think you f$&kin’ with.

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How should I finance my new venture? - Startups and angels: Along.

Tim Keane

Can you bootstrap your way to positive cash flow?   If the answer is relatively soon, then bootstrapping is a very serious consideration.    Even if it isn’t soon, early bootstrapping can reduce risk and increase chances for success, resulting in more aligned interests for entrepreneurs and investors.

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