A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JANUARY 4, 2018

People said there’s no money in hosting. WordPress is just a toy. After the success of Smart Bear, I should be setting my sights on something big, not this. I’m sure people said similar things to Heather when she joined as our CEO.

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SiliconHills

MARCH 6, 2014

“Sweat equity is the best startup capital” – Mark Cuban A banner bearing Cuban’s quote hung on the wall at Rackspace’s event center Thursday as it hosted its third annual StartupBus event featuring teams from all over the country and Mexico. San Antonio Rackspace SmartHost StartupBus'

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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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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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SiliconHills

DECEMBER 9, 2013

John Engates, the Chief Technology Officer with Rackspace, has made some predictions for cloud technology trends in 2014. San Antonio Cloud John Engates Rackspace Rackspace Hosting' The cloud ushers in a new era in wearable technology.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 2, 2015

He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, ‘Here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well.” One study found that 82% of consumers consider corporate social responsibility when deciding whether or not to buy from a company (Delgado,2014). Martin Luther King Jr.

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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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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. IBM partnered to provide sponsorship and hosting on it’s Bluemix cloud platform.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 10, 2015

Take, for instance, the remarkable 2014 events at Market Basket, a 73-store grocery chain based in Massachusetts. He is the co-founder and CEO of Switch & Shift, an advocacy and consultancy focused on the human side of business, and host of the popular Work That Matters podcast. Relationships with employees need to be richer.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 7, 2015

As you are probably aware, 2014 saw the explosion of coding schools all over the US. Anyone remember the web hosting rollup? I just saw my first proposal for a Coding School Rollup. These are typically four to 12 week programs. Some are full-time, others are part-time. Many are immersive and include internships. Or the ASP rollup?

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 20, 2023

Isaac is also the co-host of the Make It Kickass podcast. And he also is the co-host of the Make It Kick Ass podcast. So I was a speaker 2014 a long time ago. Like you can have like a nonprofit will have an awards dinner to honor and celebrate their community in a different way than they would host an annual conference.

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Transformify

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

MySQL, PHP, Software Architecture, Software Development, Software Testing, SQL, Web Hosting, AngularJS. In 2014, the unemployment rate was just 2.7% New regulations have been adopted in 2014 to safeguard and create more jobs for its citizens. Project/ Product Management. Sales & Marketing/ Writing. Seychelles.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Pulizzi is the winner of the 2014 John Caldwell Lifetime Achievement Award from the Content Council. Robert is also the co-host, along with Pulizzi, of the podcast PNR’s This Old Marketing , the #1 podcast as reviewed by MarketingPodcasts.com. He’s the author of five books, including his latest, Killing Marketing.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 18, 2020

She has been named Chicago Business Journal Woman of Influence (2016), the National Association of Women Business Owners’ Woman Business Owner of the Year award (2015), the Small Business Administration’s Small Business Person of the Year award (2014), and Enterprising Women’s Enterprising Woman of the Year award (2013).

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

How to Spot & Avoid Bad Web Hosting Companies | InstantShift – [link] crowdspring.co/YqAyHQ. How to Spot & Avoid Bad Web Hosting Companies | InstantShift – [link] crowdspring.co/YqAyHQ. The Finalists Of The 2014 Innovation By Design Awards: Apps | Co.Design – crowdspring.co/Zn34Kt. 1usPNKW.

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David Teten

AUGUST 6, 2013

You might assume the event took place in Sao Paolo or Mexico City, but no, it was in Miami, and will be again in 2014. The decision to host the conference in Miami is hardly unfounded. The foundation is also funding The LAB Miami , a campus that hosts members of Miami’s creative and entrepreneurial community.

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Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

We’re hosting a webinar today at 4 pm PT about equity investing in 2014, and you’re invited to attend. from 2000 - 2014, there is simply less money to go around. To register, click here: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/638414410 Why has this happened? What should we do about it? annually from 1982 to 2000 to 1.8%

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Hunter Walker

OCTOBER 7, 2013

I’ve participated as a Mentor in each of their first two years and intend to do so again in 2014 – I’ll put more info at the end of this post if you’d like to join as well. 15 Host Companies - Etsy, Jawbone, Facebook, Lark, Findery, Klout, Code for America, the City of San Francisco, Foursquare, and 6 other startups.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 13, 2020

trillion in 2014 to 4.3 These tools can be embedded into your website or installed as a plugin via your web hosting platform, such as WordPress. Every ecommerce company needs a website platform to host it. There are several web hosting platforms out there that already come with this feature built-in, including Shopify.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Heck, just host regular dinners with friends and family. Janus launched 17hats in October 2014 after a short 4 months in development. Build community into your lifestyle as deliberately as you mold your business. Find your tribe. Join a co-working space or camp out in a coffee shop. Get involved with group exercise of some kind.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 30, 2022

Megan Smith , the first female CTO of the United States of America under President Barack Obama from 2014 to 2017, and Admiral William H. McRaven , the architect of the daring raid that killed Osama Bin Laden, are just two of the keynote speakers.

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Board Effect

APRIL 15, 2019

Boards of every type are finding a host of benefits by implementing board management software, which streamlines meeting management, supports board director development, ensures legal compliance and supports overall good governance principles. Board Management Governance Software. An area of extreme importance for boards is data security.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

The Grammy-winning, iconic guitarist and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame artist SLASH is heading to music week in Austin during SXSW 2014 to launch SLASHATHON, the first-ever artist-focused hackathon. Events Capital Factory Hackathon music slash SXSW2014'

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

See as a board we can already see very clearly how our 2014 & 2015 years pencil out with a fair degree of predictability. But if you don’t think through your long-term strategy you can open yourself up to a host of problems that kill companies: Spending money too quickly and running into cashflow traps.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 20, 2018

Google officially announced in 2014 that websites secured through an SSL certificate are rewarded with higher search rankings. Hosting a clickwrap agreement on your website will set you ahead of the pack in both visible security efforts and privacy regulation compliance. Amplify Your Customer Service.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 4, 2014

Here are our top 10 tips to help you create an awesome website design in 2014: 1. Other 2014 design trends include blurred backgrounds, simple animations, more scrolling, and bigger fonts. For even more about 2014 design trends, I recommend you read 18 pivotal web design trends for 2014. Your website reflects your brand.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

Digital marketing events have been getting tired of late, and perhaps it’s no surprise that interactive advertising and technology conference ad:tech in these parts recently rebranded itself into a regional event, ad:tech asean 2014. The roadshow series will revolve around the theme of “Marketing in a Digital World”.

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 1, 2014

Start taking notes from thought leaders like Lewis Howes , who’s built his entire brand through speaking online and offline, through articles, hosting events, appearing in TV segments and more. Gary Vaynerchuk (@garyvee) January 2, 2014. Important question: What can I do for you? Keep it #reasonable please.

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Hunter Walker

JANUARY 20, 2015

Today, Pillow announced their seed financing which we led in 2014 along with a great syndicate including our friends at Sherpa Ventures and Homebrew advisor Lee Linden. He thinks Pillow can help increase Airbnb listings by handling all the hassles for hosts.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

11:31] What you’ve seen people doing to make podcast guesting just as effective as podcast hosting? [13:03] John Jantsch (00:00): This episode of the duct tape marketing podcast is brought to you by the Salesman Podcast, hosted by will Barron brought to you by the HubSpot podcast network. And that's where we started in 2014.

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Venture Chronicles

JANUARY 5, 2014

The fixation on big data will take a pause in 2014, thank God. We’ll hear more about this this from the big public companies in 2014. In my particular area of focus, identity, it can be expected that identity services for authentication and provisioning will move into hosted environments that are just part of the stack.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 8, 2015

One of the first issues organizations run into with their applications — specifically those hosted and supported from the company’s premises — is their employees’ requirement of access to these programs from offsite. Solution: Managed application hosting. This can lead to a whole host of other problems, including security.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 30, 2020

We started our business in 2014, after a successful Kickstarter campaign. When I started visiting new places and observed how the hosting services worked in each location, I realized I had to bring that amazing experience to other people. The best way to do that was through entrepreneurship. 9- Find my passion.

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VC Adventure

APRIL 29, 2014

Camp DevOps is a follow up to the successful DevOps conference we help host last fall here. This is why we are excited to be working with Eric Norlin and the Gluecon team and DevOps.com in bringing Camp DevOps to Boulder on May 20 th. That conference was very well received and we think Camp DevOps will be even better.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 28, 2014

Post written by Sarah Milstein & Eric Ries, co-hosts for The Lean Startup Conference We’re seeking speakers we don’t already know for this year’s Lean Startup Conference , December 10 -11 in San Francisco. Our call for proposals is open now , and if you know already that you want to apply, jump to it (but read the directions first!).

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JANUARY 14, 2015

Back in October of 2014 I was invited by Heidi Armstrong to appear on the 2GB Sydney “Entrepreneur” weekly radio show she co-hosts with Steve Price to talk about making money with blogs. You can listen to the episode by streaming it online here. After the show Heidi said if.

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