crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Here are my picks for the top ten crowdsourcing trends for 2011: 1. These payments will increase to the mid seven figures monthly in 2011. Crowdsourcing businesses will evolve their business models to provide more sophisticated crowdsourced services. There are already many innovative crowdsourcing business models.

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Sophia Perl of Wisdom

JULY 18, 2011

I saw the potential in helping other people and a possible business model. At around 8:30pm, “pitchers&# went one by one pitching their app idea. One that caught my eye was a lost and found app. On Saturday, ended up with 5 iOS developers with varying skills, most with apps in the store. Score since he was my recruit.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 30, 2015

Google’s gross and operating margins improved sequentially in 4Q14, and even as they continue to be lower than when desktop search advertising was at its peak in 2011 and early 2012, TBR believes margin growth is of lesser importance to Google than consistently growing total revenue and gross profit between 10% and 15% year-to-year each quarter.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

I don’t read cheesy business motivational books. Out of all the business books I’ve read in 2011, these are the best ones: The best business book of 2011. It’s not just for startups, but for pretty much all companies and entrepreneurs trying to start or grow their businesses.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 12, 2020

And the trick is we use the same Lean LaunchPad / I-Corps curriculum — and kept the same class structure – experiential, hands-on, driven this time by a mission -model not a business model. Hacking for Defense has its origins in the Lean LaunchPad class I first taught at Stanford in 2011. It Started with an Idea.

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David Cohen

AUGUST 22, 2012

.” In researching my answers for the WSJ reporter, I dug up some data on TechStars companies over the last several years that use the freemium model. It’s interesting that in 2009 there was a peak for our companies in use of the freemium model. The paid software business models available to you are simply a bag of tools.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

This will all happen during an intense 10-week program during the summer of 2011. We’re mostly interested in lightweight internet business models. So what types of companies should apply for Capital Factory ?

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 22, 2011

At today's roundtable, the last for 2011, we had four different countries represented and an intense set of discussions on five very interesting businesses - a fabulous event to end the year with. BootstrapToday.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 17, 2021

I remember when I first started NextView and I was giving a talk to an audience in Boston about innovative new consumer businesses and internet business models. This was in 2011, and I still remember that warning. What I was purporting was just “the greater fool theory”. I’m glad I didn’t listen.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Matthew and Chris from Custom Plugs set up their business from scratch in 2011, selling plugs for ears, ear gauges , body jewelry , accessories, and alternative clothing. That’s why you should do research beforehand and ensure any platform you choose fits your business model. It was really a horrible decision to make.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

She was a visionary who was undeterred and in 2011 she sold to AOL for more than $300 million. She found her audience and her business model and focused on scaling her concept and she made it work. She is the ultimate turnaround success story for me! Thanks to Paige Arnof-Fenn, Mavens & Moguls !

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View from Seed

AUGUST 17, 2021

I remember when I first started NextView and I was giving a talk to an audience in Boston about innovative new consumer businesses and internet business models. This was in 2011, and I still remember that warning. What I was purporting was just “the greater fool theory”. I’m glad I didn’t listen.

IRR 156

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 14, 2011

On Saturday, April 9, 2011, I arrived in Chennai at 3 a.m. While the basic premise is compelling, and I am very interested in entrepreneurship opportunities in this area, the business model is flawed. after a 24-hour journey from California. At 11 a.m.,

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India Technical Review Entrepreneur Silicon Valley 126

Feld Thoughts

JULY 22, 2011

His focus was to incubate an internal start-up which is built on state-of-the-art technology, novel business model and innovative products. He will be entering Chicago Booth to complete this MBA with a focus on entrepreneurship and finance in the Fall 2011.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 26, 2014

For those who don’t know, I wrote the book Open Innovation in 2003, and followed it with Open Business Models in 2006, and Open Services Innovation in 2011. A startup is a temporary organization in search of a repeatable, scalable business model. When companies want to innovate a new business model (vs.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 13, 2011

steve blank in finland sept 2011 View more documents from steve blank. It's hard enough to pick which existing companies with known business models to aid. 9-to-5 Venture Capital. Yet Tekes does that and is trying to act like a government-run Venture Capital firm.

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genylabs.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

The Global Small Business Blog. September 2011. August 2011. April 2011. March 2011. February 2011. January 2011. While Ive made at least my share of mistakes taking equity in lieu of pay, I continue to see this as a key part of my business model. CRM Magazine: 2011 CRM Market Leaders.

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Tim Keane

JUNE 19, 2012

November 2011. September 2011. March 2011. Greg Gianforte: Bootstrapping Your Business: Start And Grow a Successful Company With Almost No Money. John Mullins: Getting to Plan B: Breaking Through to a Better Business Model. .   Search. Signup for email updates. Enter your Email. April 2013. Categories.

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Campus Entrepreneurship

MAY 4, 2011

Inc Magazine lays out some social entrepreneurship business models. To become B Corps, businesses must prove that they care as much about society and the environment as they do about profits. Are these all the models? via Social Entrepreneurs 2011: How a Business Can Change the World. What do you think?

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

OCTOBER 7, 2012

He did $5M in 2011 sales and is projected $7.2m Some partial answers came up, including spending on a new version of the product with additional features, and excessively high inventories relative to actual sales in holiday 2011. Finds your keys using an app on your phone. Provides an emergency one touch dialer.

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Technical Review Technical Cofounder Valuation Pre-Money Valuation 110

Tim Keane

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

« Picking Ventures: Part 1 | Main. | » September 28, 2011. November 2011. September 2011. March 2011. Greg Gianforte: Bootstrapping Your Business: Start And Grow a Successful Company With Almost No Money. John Mullins: Getting to Plan B: Breaking Through to a Better Business Model.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

A place to start would be by recognizing the fundamental difference between an existing company and a startup: existing companies execute business models, while startups search for a business model. (Or Therefore the very foundations of teaching entrepreneurship should start with how to search for a business model.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

Matt was one of my inspirations behind Launchpad LA (yes, we’re going to have a program in 2011 – news very, very soon). Don’t and you might make one catastrophic mistake that leaves you in the annals of Effed Companies. Since selling Matt has gone on to become one of the smartest angels I have seen operate.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 18, 2013

It dawned on me that the plans were a symptom of a larger problem: we were executing business plans when we should first be searching for business models. So what would a search process for a business model look like? That is until Alexander Osterwalder wrote Business Model Generation.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 17, 2021

I remember when I first started NextView and I was giving a talk to an audience in Boston about innovative new consumer businesses and internet business models. This was in 2011, and I still remember that warning. What I was purporting was just “the greater fool theory”. I’m glad I didn’t listen.

IRR 136

IRR Dilution Founder Portfolio 136

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 10, 2011

Facebook comments: Pros and cons for business – [link]. Bizarre to see agencies blaming clients for agencies’ failure to evolve their business models – [link]. Exciting Web Design Trends to look out for: 2011 Edition – [link]. Some ideas to help you stand out during your job search – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

For example, according to CBInsights nearly 140 machine intelligence have been acquired since 2011, with over 40 being bought so far in 2016. Each of our teams in this class followed the canonical Lean model: Articulate your hypotheses using the business model canvas.

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Artificial Inteligence Lean Exit Strategy Startup 318

Growthink Blog

JANUARY 19, 2014

In addition to being one of the most popular domain registrars in the world, it also offers website hosting and a whole range of business related technology solutions. In 2011, 65% of the company was sold to a group of private equity firms for approximately $2.25 Look at your business model – where have you been playing safe?

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Technical Review Private Equity Hosting Advertising 104

Gust

JANUARY 4, 2012

Given that 2011 is already behind us, I’d like to take a brief time-out from the usual legal and financial wonkery to wish you and your loved ones a Happy New Year. Most investors will assume that if the business plan is solid and a large market opportunity exists, there will be vigorous competition from other players.

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Intellectual Property IP Startup United States 143

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

For example, by using high-res EEG headsets and eye trackers on Polish and Dutch IKEA customers, researchers learned about consumer reactions to green business strategies, which helped identify which business models customers were likely to accept, never accept, or accept in a few years.

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Software Review Advertising Stealth Campaign 105

Guy Nirpaz

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

A topic that seems to be coming up over and over again today is the need to come up with innovative sales compensation (commission) models that align with the subscription business model of cloud. July 2011 – Larry Steele (VP of SaaS at Savvis) Tips for Transitioning Your Business to SaaS.

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Growthink Blog

JULY 23, 2013

Rebuilding a business can take months and work should not stop during that time. A good business owner will have a contingency plan set up which allows the company to continue, even if an entire physical location was lost. Businesses that didn''t adapt in time where shut down by the FCC.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Hershey just bought Krave Jerky, a team in our 2011 Berkeley Lean LaunchPad class, for >$200 million. —– Jon Sebastiani and his team came into the 2011 Berkeley Lean LaunchPad class with several key observations: Snack foods were a large ~$35 billion but the moribund food category was starving for innovation and modernization.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

America’s immigrants opened more than a quarter of all new businesses in 2011; per capita, they’re more than twice as likely to do so as people who were born here. The Startup Visa movement is aimed at a pain point that is near and dear to my heart.

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Tim Keane

OCTOBER 2, 2007

Is Business Model Analysis Important To You? Investors love entrepreneurs who understand their business model, and can describe it accurately. In my mind, a "business model" reveals the structure of the profit engine that underlies the venture. Is Business Model Analysis Important To You?

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

The company can’t share the numbers publicly, but I can say that within a few years, it expects to bring in a significant percentage of all its new business through its website efforts and the key to this growth is content from its existing customers.

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Campus Entrepreneurship

APRIL 5, 2011

Academic concepts like effectuation—which emphasizes entrepreneurial ingenuity and improvisation—and a new, dynamic approach to business modeling are among the ideas drawing professors toward a fluid style of pedagogy that feels more like life. via The 10 Best Entrepreneurship Courses of 2011.

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