crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 6, 2014

The embedded presentation above is filled with valuable data on the state of the Internet and trends in technology around the world. Mary Meeker of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers presented the data at the recent Code Conference. How to Outsource without the Headache | by Frank Gruber in Tech Cocktail – crowdspring.co/1hyLg7A.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 31, 2013

ReadWriteReflect offers a look back at major technology trends, products and companies of the past year. That’s what ReadWrite predicted would be the hottest of hot startups in 2013 and, for the most part, we were right. 2013 showed us new hardware built by smaller companies for what seems like the first time in a long time.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2012

crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight of the Week: miiCard | crowdSPRING Blog – [link]. Vision | Jordan Cooper’s Blog – [link]. Bonnstetter | Harvard Business Review – [link]. Does Tech Create Jobs Around the U.S.? Fortune Exclusive: Larry Page on Google | Fortune Tech – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 17, 2013

Martin – Harvard Business Review – [link]. Good reminder from Fred Wilson that your instincts should sometimes guide you when due diligence does not – [link]. Only 200 Startups Per Year End Up Mattering & Most of them Aren’t in Tech | BostInno – [link]. – [link].

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 29, 2013

We’re looking for speakers for the 2013 Lean Startup Conference. Most commonly, that’s uncertainty about whether you can build the product at all (what MBAs call “technical risk”) or whether anybody will use or buy it (“market risk”). And in any organization, they can be technical, but they can fill other roles altogether.

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Board Effect

DECEMBER 2, 2019

The National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association (NHCAA) reports that financial losses due to fraud run in the tens of billions of dollars every year. billion in healthcare fraud and abuse in 2013 alone. Set up a chart review process to examine the use and application of codes and track for certain procedures or supplies.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 3, 2013

It may be the one site that best represents all players in the tech startup universe – from glamorous poster-child to hopeless wanna-be. Just as important, taken as a whole, the list represents a powerful cross-section of today’s best technology startups. Codiqa – Build a real mobile website or app with no coding required.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

Why Good-Better-Best Prices Are So Effective | Rafi Mohammed-Harvard Business Review – [link]. Will Software Eliminate Physical Retail? How do I find good technical co-founders? Inside Google’s Culture of Success and Employee Happiness | KISSmetrics Blog – [link]. Will Software Eliminate Physical Retail?

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

Among the dozens of recent examples we’re aware of, here are just a few from 2013 alone that make the point: TechCrunch Disrupt kicked off with hackathon demos that included an app called “Titstare” and, separately, a guy on stage simulating masturbation. We believe most conference hosts aim to create a great atmosphere for learning.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 3, 2014

According to its blog, LinkedIn “compiled the list by analyzing millions of interactions between Bay Area startups with less than 500 employees and the more than 337,000 Bay Area software engineers and IT professionals on LinkedIn.” Who’s Hot With The Engineering Crowd? And, After The Honeymoon. Lytro (3.9 Lytro (3.9

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David Cohen

MAY 17, 2013

This will be the second year for the event, an intense three-day program designed to teach and mentor Veterans and Service Members about entrepreneurship and help them build and develop innovative technology companies. These will generally be high technology or software companies and concepts that have national or worldwide reach.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2012

Great Customer Experience Is the Root of Brands and Businesses | OMI Blog - [link]. The Law on Fonts and Typefaces: Frequently Asked Questions | crowdSPRING Blog - [link]. 6 Ways You Can Improve Churn Rate and Increase Revenue | KISSmetrics blog - [link]. The Blog Post on What It’s Really Like – [link].

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blog.alinelerner.com

JUNE 21, 2013

Aline Lerner's Blog. making technical recruiting suck less. Jun 21, 2013. I ran technical recruiting at TrialPay for a year before going off to start my own agency. Bemoaning that non-technical people are the first to filter resumes is silly because it’s not going to change. News and World Report).

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Hunter Walker

MARCH 23, 2016

My main interest was learning how the tech industry actually operates, and journalism let me contribute to a public good and spend time with incredibly smart people in tech. Kyle Russell: I started working at Business Insider when I was just 20, and later dropped out of college to join TechCrunch full-time.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

Maybe a quick call to your Representative with a simple message is due: Hey! Designed to encourage the formation and growth of small businesses, the EXCEL Act will make more capital available to small businesses and startups, increase employment, and give investors an opportunity to promote technology and innovation. How so, you ask?

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techland.time.com

JANUARY 16, 2013

Politics World Business Tech Health Science Entertainment Style Sports Opinion Photos Magazine Video LIFE.com Lists TIME Home. Reviews & Features. Also this week, TIME editor-at-large Harry McCracken presents our always engaging annual list of the best blogs. Best Phones and Tablets at CES 2013. Skip to Content.

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Ben's Blog

JUNE 18, 2011

We are not in a technology bubble. We have not even taken a major step towards a technology bubble. So let us first ask if “a very high percentage of the population&# has bought into a distorted premise about the future growth prospects for technology. All of those companies trade at high multiples.

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www.theenterprisearchitect.eu

MARCH 26, 2014

The Enterprise Architect building an Agile Enterprise Home MDD PaaS Startup Presentations About The cloud landscape described, categorized, and compared October 12, 2013 Johan Den Haan 10 comments “I work for a PaaS company” I answered him. Contents: Layer 1: the software-defined datacenter. Layer 3: deploying code.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 8, 2013

Publicity Stunts: When Good Ideas Go Bad | crowdSPRING Blog – [link]. 5 Customer Experience Metrics Every Successful Company Tracks | The Buffer blog – [link]. The Ultimate Guide to Customer Acquisition | KISSmetrics Blog – [link]. Publicity Stunts: When Good Ideas Go Bad | crowdSPRING Blog – [link].

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

A tax services center could focus on “ prepare 2013 taxes” now, but in September might focus on 3 rd quarter filing services for freelancers. This ad is packed with trust boosting factors like a ratings extension, a review, social proof, and sitelinks that provide more detailed options while highlighting service benefits. image source.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 19, 2016

It seems all technology is getting smaller and more efficient. in 2013 to 1.43 Although this gap is decreasing due to the rise of mobile website optimization , conversion rates for these websites are still poor when compared to their desktop counterparts. According to Dazeinfo research , there were about 1.13 This is because 26.1%

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 12, 2013

Cycling To Work – How Tech Entrepreneurs In 3 Different Countries Get On Their Bike – [link]. How and Why to Be a Leader (Not a Wannabe) | Harvard Business Review – [link]. Silicon Valley’s ugly rich-poor gap: What’s the tech world gonna do about it? On “Paying” Your Mentors and Advisors: The 2.5x – [link].

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 17, 2013

io” websites, which have wildly grown in popularity over the last year, use the ccTLD (country code top-level domain) for the Indian Ocean Territory. Due to this reason, Listly ended up acquiring Listly.com – but they kept the.ly Combine the word Loverly with a tech edge and you get Lover DOT ly!”. says founder Kellee Khalil.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

In 2018, after two short years and $3 million raised in startup funds, recruitment AI company Ansaro shut down due to bad market fit. Founder Nathan Barry launched in 2013 to help creators sell their books and courses but failed to meet revenue goals and eventually stalled. ConvertKit and Drip both technically do the same thing.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2013

You Can’t Be a Wimp—Make the Tough Calls | Harvard Business Review – crowdspring.co/H4gLnT. Gartner: Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends For 2014 | Forbes - crowdspring.co/H47XhY. 140 Quirky and Serious Free Fonts of 2013 | 1stwebdesigner - crowdspring.co/1gqp3Ey. 16aTTiD. . ” - crowdspring.co/16aZ5Ts.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The goal of growth hacking as marketing is rapid growth, using strategies and tactics that leverage (and even exploit) technology, platforms, and behavior to reach an end goal. For example, if you run a software company, talking to clients at a trade show might put you in touch with the right audience.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

I feel like “conversion rate optimization” is in 2013 what “social media marketing” was in 2009. Though the waterfall model is specifically to software development, it’s core principles resonate beyond software and into startups across the board. Most startups fail. Phase 3 – Concierge.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Entrepreneur PSA – Advertising Businesses are Hard | Seth’s Blog - crowdspring.co/1aHHgHS. 11 Ways Big Companies Undermine Innovation | Scott Kirsner – Harvard Business Review – crowdspring.co/1aksObQ. “Life’s too short, and high tech moves too fast, to mess about with mediocrity.” 1ioAoDm. .

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The Next Web

JUNE 21, 2015

Yes, I’ve applied a ton of tips from the book to my writing (such as blog posts), but it’s also changed the way I write everyday communication such as emails. Aside from having an awesome name, this book looks at how a successful software company is built and run. Which software company? The Product Hunt Manual by Kiki Schirr.

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Tim Keane

DECEMBER 14, 2009

  He is a partner in a pretty much exclusively software seed stage fund, Y Combinator that you can read more about.     We worked all day building market strategies for customers while we tried to embody our expertise on software that would expand the company's reach.  Starting Startups.   Amen.

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Tim Keane

OCTOBER 19, 2006

Due diligence: An Entrepreneurs Perspective » October 19, 2006. We tried to buy some software recently that the vendor wanted to price on the basis of third party uses, a category of activity uncontrolled by us. People bought the software but grumbled about the pricing idea. Thinking about pricing.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

The proposal also included proclamations from tech-world celebrities like Steve Jobs, Apple’s founder, that the device might change urban life and could be as significant as the development of the personal computer. Dean Kamen’s code name for the project was “Ginger.” Kamen assembled an It for him [.] Lane and Daniel M.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

The proposal also included proclamations from tech-world celebrities like Steve Jobs, Apple’s founder, that the device might change urban life and could be as significant as the development of the personal computer. Dean Kamen’s code name for the project was “Ginger.” Kamen assembled an It for him [.] Lane and Daniel M.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Obviously, that makes them a great place to cross-promote, upsell, encourage sharing / reviews / referrals, etc. When asking for a review or asking someone to complete a survey, you should… Remind customers of the value you provided either via an image or text. Set expectations about how long the review or survey will take.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 27, 2019

This lesson was first shared at Lucky7 on December 7, 2013. HomeAway is another one of our five tech IPOs in the last five years. This is well worth the watch: [link] The line between success and failure is sometimes very thin indeed, and that is the subject of this blog post. This wasn’t his first rodeo, as we say in Texas.

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www.kalzumeus.com

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Kalzumeus Software. Patrick McKenzie (patio11) blogs on software development, marketing, and general business topics. Posted on January 31, 2013. Mostly, I sell software. If you’re reading this blog, this matters to you. ” What does “execute arbitrary code” mean? by Patrick.

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Haystack

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

It’s that time of year, where I — as a committee of one judge, me — select one startup in the tech ecosystem that “broke out” and has the makings of an even larger outcome should things continue to go right. It’s entirely possible the trend lifts these companies in due time, as well.

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