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Twitter Link Roundup #144 – 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! 35 Creative and Beautiful Business Card Design examples for your Inspiration – [link]. 20 of the Best Photoshop Tutorials of August 2012 – [link].

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GrabCAD & Professional Communities ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

January 4, 2012. Today one of our portfolio companies, GrabCAD, announced it’s Series A funding led by Matrix. In addition to compelling founders, we were drawn to the company by their vision for a professional community for mechanical engineers and designers. 10 July 2012, 7:05 pm Why Do VC’s Have Ownership Targets?

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How to find funding for your hardware startup while we’re waiting for the hardware revolution

Version One Ventures

While my portfolio is primarily centered around consumer internet as well as enterprise SaaS startups, I typically talk to two to three hardware startups each week. Manufacturing innovations like 3D printing support quicker and cheaper prototyping and design. Hardware requires time, money, and inventory. Look at crowdfunding options.

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Why Average VC Returns Don’t Really Matter

Agile VC

Typically it’s when Cambridge Associates releases their benchmark data on the VC asset class ( here’s a 2010 example article from TechCrunch ) or an organization like the Kauffman Foundation publishes a white paper ( a 2012 example article from Business Insider here ). What about fund of funds (FoF), you ask?

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A review of the first eleven Techstars Unicorns

David Cohen

Twilio became a popular perk for Techstars companies globally over the years and many other Techstars portfolio companies use the product extensively. “ #8: Digital Ocean (2012). DigitalOcean is a cloud infrastructure provider that was funded by the Techstars Boulder Accelerator in 2012, after a referral from IA Ventures.

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The State Of E-Commerce Checkout Design 2012

uxdesign.smashingmagazine.com

Web Design. Design Patterns. UI Design. UX Study The State Of E-Commerce Checkout Design 2012. September 4th, 2012. A year ago we published an article on 11 fundamental guidelines for e-commerce checkout design here at Smashing Magazine. Typographic Design Patterns and Best Practices.

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The leap from employee to entrepreneur – Small Business Spotlight

Up and Running

When one designer raised over $900,000 for his Kickstarter project, Su says, “Seeing that, it was sort of like a light bulb moment. “I realized that nonprofits were struggling with fund raising due to the economic downturn, and they needed a more diversified portfolio for their fundraising. .”