crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 19, 2011

Lean Marketing 101: Setting Goals – [link]. Traveling lean: tips for small businesses and entrepreneurs – [link]. Lean Marketing 101: Setting Goals – [link]. Skype Founder, Niklas Zennström – words for young entrepreneurs – [link]. 42 Fresh PS Tutorials In Early 2011 – [link].

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

This was an audience of mostly first-time entrepreneurs. It is great for entrepreneurs and great for VCs. So here is what I have been telling entrepreneurs privately for the past 6 months. What a bubble means for each entrepreneur. Still, market amnesia by ordinarily rational actors always surprises me. I believe that.

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Saudi Arabia Valuation IPO Technical Review 309

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Lean Marketing Strategies for Small Businesses and Startups – [link]. Ten Crowdsourcing Trends for 2011 – [link]. Seven Ways to Incorporate Crowdsourcing Into Your Business (from Entrepreneur) – [link]. Seven Ways to Incorporate Crowdsourcing Into Your Business (from Entrepreneur) – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

5 Essential Web Apps for the Lean Small Business – [link]. Ten Crowdsourcing Trends for 2011 – [link]. Lean Marketing Strategies for Small Businesses and Startups – [link]. Ten Crowdsourcing Trends for 2011 – [link]. An entrepreneur tells us how he screwed up his Google acquisition – [link].

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 23, 2011

I have been getting emails and tweets all day from people upset that they cannot get into Startup Lessones Learned 2011 - either here in SF, where we're sold out, or in one of the more than 100 simulcast locations around the world, many of which are sold out, too. Strengthening ties between entrepreneurs is one of our most important values.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Ten Crowdsourcing Trends for 2011 – [link]. Lean Marketing Strategies for Small Businesses and Startups – [link]. 10 random online resources for Entrepreneurs (2010 version) – [link]. Sleepless In Startupville: 23 Questions That Keep Entrepreneurs Up – [link]. – [link]. – [link].

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

So we were proud earlier this week to announce our program for The Lean Startup Conference , which comprises approximately 40% women and 25% people of color. From the pool of applicants whom we chose for the December 2 Ignite: Lean Startup program , more than a third were people of color. Here’s what we we’ll work on next time out.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 20, 2021

Having just retired from a career as an entrepreneur I had started thinking about why startups were different from large companies. And Jennifer is now my co-instructor in the Stanford Lean LaunchPad class.). Over the last two decades Shawn has seen hundreds of startups use the Lean Methodology. The MVP Tree.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 16, 2011

Lean Marketing: Customer service strategies for small businesses and startups – [link]. Top 5 myths about the lean startup – [link]. Lean Marketing: Customer service strategies for small businesses and startups – [link]. Entrepreneurs Need to Find the Best ‘Curators’ – [link]. – [link].

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Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

Lean Startups/Back to Basics (2000-2010): No IPO’s, limited VC cash, lack of confidence and funding fuels “lean startup” era with limited M&A and even less IPO activity. The New Bubble : (2011 – 2014): Here we go again…. (If For VC’s and entrepreneurs the gold rush to liquidity was on. 1970 – 1995: The Golden Age.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2012

Fatherpreneurship: How to be a Successful Father and Entrepreneur - [link]. Lean Marketing: How to Run Your Marketing Team Like a Startup – [link]. 8 Core Beliefs of Extraordinary Entrepreneurs – [link]. Lean Marketing: How to Run Your Marketing Team Like a Startup – [link]. Show them WHY.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Hiring for Lean Startups: The First Few Hires – [link]. Solid advice for entrepreneurs – Startups are not a chess game – [link]. Amazon S3 Reports Staggering Growth in 2011 – [link]. Here’s Why I Think You’re Fine – [link]. Fail Your Way to Success – [link]. Got Early Startup Competition?

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 4, 2023

We are a PR and digital marketing agency specializing in regulated markets, like cannabis and psychedelics. My partner mentioned the word ‘sweet' and I had already been leaning toward a sea-themed brand, so I put the two words together to end up with: SweetSea Digital! For this reason, I released Tutor Cruncher in August 2011.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

This conversation seems to come up very frequently these days both with portfolio companies and with entrepreneurs just looking for mentorship. Are you in the “lean&# phase? I’m a very big believer in the “Lean Startup&# principles as espoused by Steve Blank and Eric Ries. So here’s my framework.

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

March 25, 2011 at 7:00 am. March 25, 2011 at 12:58 pm. March 25, 2011 at 12:59 pm. March 25, 2011 at 1:04 pm. March 25, 2011 at 1:12 pm. March 25, 2011 at 1:13 pm. March 25, 2011 at 1:29 pm. March 25, 2011 at 1:34 pm. March 25, 2011 at 1:36 pm. March 25, 2011 at 1:40 pm.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 12, 2011

crowdSPRING’s latest small biz newsletter: lean marketing, social media, crowdsourcing & more – [link]. The State of the Crowdsourcing Union, 2011 – [link]. Her fascinating story is in the Other section below. Crowdsourcing Examples in Business – [link]. Wholesale Flowers – [link]. 264 – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 7, 2011

Lean Marketing: Don’t Believe Your Own Press Releases – [link]. Consider participating in Google’s Summer of Code 2011 – [link]. How To Find Your First Customers And Grow Your Business – [link]. 11 Candid Truths About Entrepreneurship From VC Mark Suster – [link]. Product design at GitHub [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 95

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Entrepreneur news from reporter Eric Markowitz. The 2011 Inc. The 2011 Top Lists. In the 1990s, Graham was one of those entrepreneurs giving away equity in exchange for crucial services. But Ive definitely had to lean on Dave. Learn how from the experts at PR Newswire. Finance | Tuesdays. Tools & Research.

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

We love a good entrepreneurial success story – entrepreneur as protagonist overcomes obstacles and builds a thriving, successful company (and become wealthy while doing so). Too much PR, too early. I would advise any entrepreneur or investor considering content to think twice, as Howard Lindzon from Wallstrip warned us.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 20, 2011

The next couple of days are going to be amazing, as the Lean Startup community converges on San Francisco. There are only a few tickets left to Startup Lessons Learned 2011 on Monday (May 23). Here's the official description and lineup: Join us for an evening of Lean Startup talks with a twist. Welcome to our fair city.

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The Equity Kicker

JULY 8, 2019

The other most common focus areas for platform teams are to employ talent and PR/marketing experts who give advice to portfolio companies on strategy in these areas and have relationships and discounts with pre-vetted agencies who can deliver the work. The people in that team will have very different needs to investment professionals.

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betashop.com

OCTOBER 8, 2012

It has been awesome, flattering, and humbling to see that post went viral and has been seen by so many thousands of people — mainly aspiring entrepreneurs — and has been translated into many languages. Find one person, make them your sherpa, and lean on them. I write this stuff in hope that it helps other entrepreneurs.

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Up and Running

MARCH 21, 2017

“A pivot is a change in strategy without a change in vision,” says Eric Ries , author of The Lean Startup. Unlike the PR campaign for a business which hires a limited number of experienced professionals for outreach, political campaigns and advocacy groups rely on large numbers to meet their targets for outreach calls. Good luck.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2011

If you haven’t been attentive to this in 2011, start in 2012. Related posts: Lean Marketing: Public Relations strategies for small businesses and startups. Simple to use and critically important, FB is a key portal to your business, a point of entry for many of your potential customers. Attack your budget.

Small Business 117

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2011

If you haven’t been attentive to this in 2011, start in 2012. Related posts: Lean Marketing: Public Relations strategies for small businesses and startups. Simple to use and critically important, FB is a key portal to your business, a point of entry for many of your potential customers. Attack your budget.

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