Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2014

Other popular tools are available at low cost, with built-in e-commerce capabilities (pay via credit card), including this Top Ten list for 2014. The menu should include a link to your blog, separately set up on Blogger, Wordpress, or TypePad – all free. Or, fall back to the old standby DreamWeaver by Adobe. Life is more fun that way.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

APRIL 2, 2014

In October of this year it will be ten years since I started my first blog (not this one). The official ten year anniversary for this blog you are reading now is January 2015. No matter how you look at it, I’ve been doing this a long time, at least in internet years.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JANUARY 4, 2018

The Silicon Valley-oriented technology press outlets don’t cover us because we’re not in San Francisco, even though we’re more successful than most of the startups they cover. And a special thank you to Heather Brunner, our CEO for the past four and a half years. Long-time readers of this (11-year old!!)

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Version One Ventures

MAY 29, 2014

Three out of our six investments in 2014 are female-led companies ( Danielle Morrill at Mattermark and two unannounced deals) – which means that 25% of our portfolio companies of now 20 companies have female founders. There are no articles, blogs, conferences, or reports focused on the number of male founders.

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Life Beyond Code

DECEMBER 27, 2013

I have created a ONE PAGE self-asessment checklist called “ Metrics That Matter for 2014. Reflect on each question for the last two years and make a promise to yourself about that number for 2014. Speaker Main Page 2014 metrics that matter new year self assessment' No registration required. Good luck with the exercise.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2014

Hire a professional marketing and public relations agency once you have a good revenue stream but you don’t need them to start a free blog, establish Facebook and Twitter accounts with initial content and complete the basics of search engine optimization. Martin Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 9/26/2014.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 23, 2014

2014 is on its way out. For one thing, there’s certainly a lot more of you reading our articles than there were at the beginning of 2014. Below, you’ll find our ten most-read articles of 2014. The 22 Best Blogs to Help Grow Your Business (That You May Not Be Reading). Did everything go as planned?

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JANUARY 7, 2020

Back in 2014 I wrote a popular blog post about 13 Stark Realities Bloggers Face Today. The post Blogging In 2020: The 10 Steps You Must Take To Build A Profitable Blog In Today’s Super-Crowded Internet appeared first on Yaro.Blog.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 24, 2014

Mobile Ad Market Spending To Hit $18BN In 2014, Rising To ~$42BN By 2017, Says Gartner | TechCrunch – crowdspring.co/1dQM4jh. Is this the end of days for guest blogging as an SEO strategy? Fantastic Designs Of 2014 Concept Cars - crowdspring.co/LTNik4. 18 pivotal web design trends for 2014 | Econsultancy - crowdspring.co/1dx9bPN.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2014

The ROI of Blogging: What the Groove Blog is Worth to Our Startup – crowdspring.co/YUXa2r. Refocusing the Startup Burn Rate Debate | OpenView Blog – crowdspring.co/1n8paLq. The ROI of Blogging: What the Groove Blog is Worth to Our Startup – crowdspring.co/YUXa2r. React – crowdspring.co/1yHa1WB.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 31, 2013

I thought it might be nice to turn to my network of authors, strategists, social media executives, and entrepreneurs and ask them one question: “What is one prediction you’re seeing others make for 2014 that you just flat-out disagree with?”. Many are predicting that content marketing will offer improved results in 2014.

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Gust

MAY 4, 2015

The post US Crowdfunding in 2014 appeared first on The Gust Blog. Projects include films, musical recordings, new companies, products, inventions, personal causes and many others. Since the JOBS Read more >.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Empower Your Small Business: 4 keys to success, 2014 trends, content marketing – crowdspring.co/19PV71E. Small Business and Startups: The Trends for 2014 (Pt I) | by Mike Samson - crowdspring.co/164zLP9. Small Business and Startups: The Trends for 2014 (Pt I) | by Mike Samson - crowdspring.co/164zLP9. 19IMztu. .

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 17, 2014

Four Important Small Business Insights: Marketing in 2014 – crowdspring.co/1d0lOBF. Empower Your Small Business: 2014 marketing insights, biz plans, resolutions, content marketing – crowdspring.co/1fyj2Z1. Four Important Small Business Insights: Marketing in 2014 – crowdspring.co/1d0lOBF. ” crowdspring.co/L76cU1.

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View from Seed

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

When Jay joined our team back in 2014, we were the first early-stage VC in Boston to have a dedicated head of platform and one of the first handful in the country to do so. We are excited for Jay to also continue to focus more time on some of his own projects, which you can check out here.

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View from Seed

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

When Jay joined our team back in 2014, we were the first early-stage VC in Boston to have a dedicated head of platform and one of the first handful in the country to do so. We are excited for Jay to also continue to focus more time on some of his own projects, which you can check out here.

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Seed Stage Boston Early Stage Portfolio 120

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 13, 2015

Lately, especially in 2014, startups have seen great success with turning to the masses — to individuals willing to donate small amounts of money on a massive scale. Take a look at a few of the most popular Kickstarter campaigns of 2014 and take the following lessons to heart. by Alicia Lawrence, WebpageFX . Pull at Heart Strings.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2021

It was adopted by the National Institutes of Health as I-Corps at NIH in 2014 and at the National Security Agency in 2015. While I authored this blog post, this class is a team project. The class is now taught in 9 regional locations supporting 98 universities and has trained over 1500 science teams. It Takes A Village.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 2, 2014

He’s passionate about building products that delight customers, and also blogs on justinjackson.ca and tweets via @mijustin. But 2014 is a new year. Pick the biggest pain point and make that your first focus for 2014. When you’re trying to build your own product, it’s easy to get in a rut. Plan a calendar.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Small Business and Startups: The Trends for 2014 (Pt II) - crowdspring.co/1atXci8. Small Business and Startups: The Trends for 2014 (Pt II) - crowdspring.co/1atXci8. Entrepreneur PSA – Advertising Businesses are Hard | Seth’s Blog - crowdspring.co/1aHHgHS. 20 Tumblr Blogs For Inspiration - crowdspring.co/1auNagO.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 8, 2016

If you want the story of the book in Eliot’s words, read his thoughts about Cumulus on his blog. He was the first author that FG Press published and I wrote about getting to know Eliot in my post about his first book Uncommon Stock 1.0 If FG Press hadn’t failed I expect we would have published Cumulus.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Ecommerce Trend for 2014: Buying Into the Subscription Service Model | by Matt Villano – crowdspring.co/1hVvm6v. Content Marketing Through Storytelling: Beastie Boys And Girls | crowdSPRING Blog - crowdspring.co/18RktZE. Marketing Trend for 2014: Smaller Messaging Has a Big Impact | by Marketing Profs – crowdspring.co/1aGyhcw.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 14, 2014

A new 2014 State of Marketing Report from ExactTarget presents the results of a survey taken by approximately 2,000 marketing managers. In fact, 57 percent of marketers plan to increase the number of emails they send in 2014. Related posts: How Content Marketing Can Help Grow Your Business in 2014. This is not surprising.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 7, 2014

Small Business Marketing 2014: Smart Web Design Best Practices and Tips - crowdspring.co/1dn9KvH. Startup and Small Business Marketing 2014: Smart Web Design Best Practices and Tips - crowdspring.co/1dn9KvH. Small Business Marketing 2014: Smart Web Design Best Practices and Tips - crowdspring.co/1dn9KvH. 1dgqLYB.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 10, 2014

3 Psychological Principles Behind Blog Images – crowdspring.co/Tj5NRx. Fresh Resources for Designers and Developers – July 2014 – crowdspring.co/1qOorQj. Fresh Resources for Designers and Developers – July 2014 – crowdspring.co/1qOorQj. 30 Free Web and Mobile Icon Sets from 2014 – crowdspring.co/UJxt3t.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2014

All young entrepreneurs should read … My Last Day At PivotDesk | Kelly Taylor’s Blog – crowdspring.co/1sZar6P. How The “Big Five” Personality Traits Can Create A More Effective team | Buffer Blog – crowdspring.co/ZEPPEI. Candid & raw. What makes HubSpot…well, HubSpot? 1sGidTV.

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Diego Basch

AUGUST 1, 2014

• (@bitemyapp) July 31, 2014. another one, in Python: @dbasch python3: sum(1 for x in range(1, 1000000) if sum(map(int, str(x))) == 42) — Adam Midvidy (@amidvidy) July 31, 2014. Abe Voelker (@abevoelker) July 31, 2014. Ruby: @dbasch (1…1000000).select{|i| select{|i| i.to_s.each_char.map(&:to_i).inject(:+)

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2013

So I thought to myself, “Self, it’s time to write that next-year-trends blog post again.” A few months back, Ross asked in this blog whether small business should simply give up on social media marketing and outlined several trends that would support the decision to do so. Here ya go: 1. Back to basics.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 20, 2017

These ties proved to be an important pillar of his successful election bid in the spring of 2014. The Forrest Four-Cast: August 20, 2017 More than any other mayor in the history of Austin, Steve Adler has courted and created strong ties with the city’s tech and startup community.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2018

A generation that loves technology and fun-seeking, incorporate social media such as creating blogs, tutorials, videos and engaging fan page. Most consumers seek attorney online, according to a study made in 2014. If you have an existing blog, recreate and update it. Millennials now pay attention to social media.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 8, 2015

But among those options, appearing on almost every site, is one link that simply doesn’t belong with the rest: “Blog.” ” Don’t misunderstand, it’s not the fact that a startup’s blog exists that’s so troubling. So, should startups blog?

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 13, 2015

Do you remember all the blog posts about how companies needed so much less money? Venture Capital Tech Exits of 2014. A justification by VCs to explain away their lack of capital to invest? A rationalization by entrepreneurs to explain away their inability to raise capital? The Most Capital Efficient U.S.

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ithacaVC

DECEMBER 29, 2014

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. This blog was viewed about 13,000 times in 2014. Check it out. Nothing earth shattering – just some fun and interesting facts. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2014

crowdSPRING Blog – crowdspring.co/1o6IY2w. Your Intuition is Wrong – A/B Testing Results that Surprised the Experts | VWO Blog – crowdspring.co/1w7uT47. 20 Scary Free Fonts for Halloween 2014 | Best Design Options – crowdspring.co/1sctybn. Helpful Tips to Improve Your Checkout Conversions | Designmodo – crowdspring.co/1sajjUZ.

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Gust

OCTOBER 29, 2014

On October 1st, 2014, after more than two years of partnership and development, Gust proudly joined the Mayor of the City of New York and IBM in announcing the launch of Digital.NYC , NYC’s new official hub for tech and startups.

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Early Stage Technical Review New York Deal Flow 133

Early Growth Financial Services

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

Gene’s blog on the New York Times is a great digest of the most significant political, economic, financial, and technological trends that affect business management. Recent posts: Can You Guess the Killer Business App of 2014? He blogs … Continue reading → Startup Business'

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Maybe you identified your target audience and conversation through Twitter research, but discover a handful of forums or blogs that attract essential influencers. Regardless of the social networks you identify as worthy of prioritizing, longer-form blogs likely generate much of the content your audience eventually shares.

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