crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 16, 2011

To see 80 more creative and funny Photoshopped images, look for the article in the Random Fun section below. Is This The Future of Advertising? Advertise on smaller sites. Motion Graphics In Advertisements – 30 Cool Examples – [link]. 5 Tips for Better Advertising in Mobile Apps – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Look in the OTHER section below for an excellent review of the movie with a superb discussion of why the sequel missed an opportunity to do what the original Tron movie did – introduce innovative ideas about technology. 56 Fresh And Intelligent Print Advertisements – [link]. – [link]. – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 25, 2011

73 Essential Social Media & Tech Resources for Small Businesses – [link]. Hilarious Truck Advertisements – [link]. 13 Must-Know Articles About User Interface Design – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Small business tips: mobile technology, the iPad, and your business - [link]. Good NYT article about the growing clout and success of Mashable - [link]. 44 Clever Outdoor Advertising Samples - [link]. 44 Clever Outdoor Advertising Samples - [link]. This NYT article on slime molds blew my mind.

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Software By Rob

APRIL 22, 2010

Due to technical difficulties I will be re-teaching this class at 10am PST on Tuesday May 11th. Follow Me on Twitter @robwalling Subscribe via Email Receive very occasional emails when I publish a new article. Next Tuesday I get my chance, as I take the reins of an online class on split testing (aka A/B testing).

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Amazing creative outdoor advertising – [link]. Amazing creative outdoor advertising – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. How a bad paper route led Micah Baldwin to become his own boss – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 5, 2011

You’ll find the article which includes this illustration and much more in the Industrial Design section below. 35+ Free Mobile & Web Application Development Icon Sets – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link].

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Kodorra

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

Many people have a presumption that it is difficult to start an online business due to lack of money. If you’re having that little itch to try your hands on a tech venture, here are eight simple steps on how to start your own online business with little to no money. This article first appeared on AllTopStartups. .

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Software By Rob

JULY 24, 2009

Startup Marketing Advice, “Failure,&# Things I Learned the Hard Way, and more… → Transitioning from Developer to Software Entrepreneur Micropreneurship , Startups If youre trying grow your startup youve come to the right place. The full article includes 11 realizations and a worksheet. Great article. #12

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

This is a customer development problem. By the end of this article, you should have a better understanding of how to develop new products or tweak your existing offerings by working with existing or prospective customers to incorporate their feedback to create viable solutions to their problems, and clearly communicate their value.

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mobile.smashingmagazine.com

OCTOBER 17, 2013

Advertisement. There are three principal ways to develop a mobile solution: native code, hybrid mobile app, mobile Web app. Despite the latter article, LinkedIn subsequently switched directions towards using more native code. Chiefly, you would need developers who can handle both native development and HTML5.

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 26, 2009

If you make something where the challenges are mostly technical, you can rely on word of mouth, like Google did…but with other types of startups you may win less by features and more by deals and marketing. CrossLoop – Mom calling you for tech support? Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 14, 2010

What’s the future of advertising? Bob Garfield writes about crowdSPRING and crowdsourcing in today’s AdvertisingAge article – [link]. gCons: Free All-Purpose Icons for Designers and Developers (100 icons + PSD) – [link]. – [link]. 25 Cool Print Ads for Major Shoe Brands – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 14, 2010

What’s the future of advertising? Bob Garfield writes about crowdSPRING and crowdsourcing in today’s AdvertisingAge article – [link]. gCons: Free All-Purpose Icons for Designers and Developers (100 icons + PSD) – [link]. – [link]. 25 Cool Print Ads for Major Shoe Brands – [link].

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Software By Rob

MAY 24, 2010

Triumph of the Nerds on DVD – An awesome tech documentary, and I recently discovered it’s on DVD. May 24th, 2010 | Cool News, Links & Reviews Building your startup? There are a bunch of reviews linked on the homepage for anyone who needs to read more, along with the first 20 pages or so. Many 100%+ improvements.

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Software By Rob

JANUARY 12, 2010

As I was looking at traffic stats I noticed a huge increase in mid-November due to a number of write-ups on startup and web-2.0 Is it so low because it’s advertising? Targeted advertising, but advertising nonetheless I suppose. #6 Is it so low because it’s advertising? That completely makes sense to me.

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Software By Rob

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

When we launched the first version of our product a few years back, we got great write ups on a number of top tier tech news sites. Small business owners rarely read tech news… #4 Adam Wride on 01.19.10 Follow Me on Twitter @robwalling Subscribe via Email Receive very occasional emails when I publish a new article.

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← Are Twitter and Facebook Killing Blogs? I sit in front of my laptop for days, nay weeks on end and never see another person who is remotely interested in technology. at 5:05 pm [.]

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Software By Rob

MARCH 17, 2010

It’s highly recommendable for people wanting to be micropreneurs, and gives an inside look on what starting a tech company looks like. #2 Follow Me on Twitter @robwalling Subscribe via Email Receive very occasional emails when I publish a new article. For more on my story and the purpose of all this, visit the about page.

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Software By Rob

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Business of Software is a conference organized by Neil Davidson and Joel Spolsky , and was held this year in San Francisco. Geoffrey Moore Author of Crossing the Chasm and four other books, Geoffrey Moore has been thinking about high-tech product development longer than most of have been doing anything on a computer.

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Software By Rob

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

They hadn’t sealed a roof jack correctly, and had left the flange outside of the [insert technical sounding word here] so they had to seal it with [hot something or other] and it was a complete kludge. November 19th, 2009 | Micropreneurship , Software Development , Startups Building your startup? My roof is leaking.

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Software By Rob

DECEMBER 10, 2008

No manager in their right mind would fire the technical lead of a big software project. Show Up Early, Leave Late I’ve talked about how crunch time should be the exception in software projects. The most exciting thing about this is that these are the types of innovative companies that developers thrive in!

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Flyover Geeks: 2010′s Top 30 in Chicago tech – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. This Atlantic article nails what it’s like to be an introvert – [link]. Focus on Enterprise or SMB Accounts? – [link].

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Software By Rob

MARCH 9, 2009

It’s OK If You Don’t Like Your Job If you’re like the hundreds of software developers I’ve talked to over the past few years you’re not thrilled with your job. Follow Me on Twitter @robwalling Subscribe via Email Receive very occasional emails when I publish a new article. You want to be in control.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

” Milton Berle At the moment of publication of this post, over 95,508 tech employees from 308 companies were laid off since the beginning of 2023 according to Layoffs.fyi. Utilise technology: With advancements in technology, there are now numerous tools and resources available to job seekers. And it’s only February.

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Software By Rob

APRIL 15, 2010

In terms of tech I use e-books, pdf (for the search). #2 Follow Me on Twitter @robwalling Subscribe via Email Receive very occasional emails when I publish a new article. For more on my story and the purpose of all this, visit the about page. 12 comments ↓ #1 Martin on 04.15.10 at 5:53 am ? would have clarified the questions.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 15, 2011

Good article in the @NYTimes about Twitter #hashtags with a profile on @ChrisMessina – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Meet Amazon.com’s first employee: Shel Kaphan – [link].

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Software By Rob

DECEMBER 3, 2008

I’ll probably never know… Update: An awesome DreamHost tech support rep named Mike M. They advertise ridiculous bandwidth/disk space for the price and the way they provide it is by recycling or killing apps during peak hours. DreamHost? For more on my story and the purpose of all this, visit the about page.

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 29, 2009

More than half had an interest in speed reading 21% volunteered to beta test and provided their email 20% asked to be notified when the app was available and provided their email Obviously the population taking the survey was skewed towards a younger, technology savvy audience. Product naming is hard. Check out my book Like this post?

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

A while ago, we published an article called How “Tag Management” Can Improve Site Performance , which explained the definition of a tag… When people talk about “tags” they’re talking about the snippets of javascript provided by 3rd party services like Google Analytics, DoubleClick, AdRoll, Adobe SiteCatalyst, etc.

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Software By Rob

MAY 4, 2009

The dropshippers are not very high-tech and don’t have a way to integrate programatically with their ordering system so every order has to be placed manually. 5 iWeb Blog » iWeb Tech News Highlights: web marketing, F.lux, micropreneurs on 05.05.09 at 8:00 am [.] at 9:58 am [.] 6 Jannik on 05.06.09

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Software By Rob

AUGUST 11, 2009

The Differentiators The areas that kill the most time when consuming open source software are: Installation process Documentation Support Usability I’m sure we can all point out a handful of open source projects that have decent documentation and decent usability. at 10:24 am I agree with most of the article except the gimp bashing.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 13, 2014

Even The Onion has joined the game by launching a parody site – Clickhole – that on the one hand, pokes fun at click-bait, but ultimately, runs monetizes through advertising, just like every other click-bait site. Entrepreneurs Need a Better Way to Cash Out | Kanyi Maqubela – Harvard Business Review – crowdspring.co/SKltNW.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2012

How to Build Trust in a Virtual Workplace | Harvard Business Review – [link]. Why Chicago Needs to Recruit and Retain Great Tech Talent – [link]. Silicon Valley’s loosening grip: Does the road to tech’s future run through Middle America? 1 Enemy of Creativity: Fear of Failure | Harvard Business Review – [link].

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www.kalzumeus.com

AUGUST 13, 2012

Kalzumeus Software. Patrick McKenzie (patio11) blogs on software development, marketing, and general business topics. But I’m still probably not going to read that article! You might have heard the old advertising saw that someone needs to hear about your brand seven times before they buy. Greatest Hits.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 2, 2009

That’s because Five Whys will often pierce the illusion of separate departments and discover the human problems that lurk beneath the surface of supposedly technical problems. But if we stay stuck at the technical parts of the problem, and never uncover the human problems behind them, we’re not going far enough.

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online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

Technology. This service is temporary unavailable due to system maintenance. Loading… Tech. Personal Technology. To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com. TECHNOLOGY.

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