crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

The Chicago FireStarter Venture Capital Fund – [link]. When did advertising get so small? Good to see companies focus on real advertising metrics – [link]. Yelp advertising is a rip-off for small advertisers – [link]. Creative and Unconventional Print Advertisements – [link].

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

Marketing with long payback is precisely what requires venture capital. That marketing can be PR or SEO or influencer distribution or other forms of “unpaid” marketing. PR requires time and effort from your team that isn’t spent elsewhere and thus is a real cost. It it just more time that they save?

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Venture capital remains white boys club – [link]. Facebook Is Using Minors To Advertise Alcohol – [link]. 25 Creative Advertisements – [link]. The Future of Advertising: Everything’s Going Mobile – [link]. Five campaigns changing the game of mobile advertising – [link].

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Steve Blank

APRIL 9, 2009

We will accomplish this through demand-creation activities (advertising, PR, tradeshows, seminars, web sites, etc.), The same was true for PR. And the results weren’t the traditional PR metrics of number of articles or inches of ink. It wasn’t measured by how busy you were, it was measured by results.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Want Venture Capital Funding? Real-Time Marketing is Upon Us–Here’s How Advertising Needs To Adapt | Co.Create – [link]. Facebook Remains Gaping Hole in Advertising Industry’s Privacy Program | Advertising Age – [link]. What’s the secret to a great team?

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 11, 2012

What I learned from raising venture capital – [link]. 50 More Humorous Print Advertisements to Make You Smile – [link]. Creative Advertising In These 90+ Epic, Smart & Beautiful Ads – [link]. Beautiful And Creative Advertising Design Ideas – [link]. So what exactly is a tech company?

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Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. I love this video: everything you need to know about online advertising! Venture Capital. (3). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Advertising. Dave Graham Business Venture Capital Private Equity GlobalLogic Inc. Venture Capital Firms. Of course, Arizona Bay is a consulting company, not a venture capital firm, and doing the work of both simultaneously can be time consuming. Were not a venture capital firm.".

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

Handling PR with VCs. To update me on your PR? Press doesn’t mean anything other than free advertising. Don’t get me wrong, I’m very pro PR but please see it for what it is and don’t think that smart or experienced people are going to see it as any more than it is either. Is that why you called?

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 3, 2015

Here’s Why the Venture Capital Crash Will Hurt – buff.ly/1LWPOi3. How to Simplify SEO, PR, and Social Collaboration | Convince and Convert crowdspring.co/1H3u8Tt. Growth Minded Entrepreneur on Instagram: “Less talking -> More doing.” ” crowdspring.co/1cWbcrx. crowdspring.co/1LaM931. 1J8fAlR.

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Altgate

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

It’s a dating website that is free for users and makes money from advertising. The servers are in the cloud, his advertising sales is with Google, etc. Advertising. PR/Marketing. For startups, PR firms are a waste of money. He basically outsources everything. Start a blog.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2012

The Series A Crunch: One More Reason to Bootstrap and Skip Venture Capital | Enterprise Irregulars - [link]. Weak … Why Small Agencies Crush Big Agencies | Advertising Age – [link]. Micro VC’s and Super Angels Two Years Later – Looking Back and Some Predictions for the Future | Business Insider – [link].

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Hunter Walker

MAY 20, 2018

The idea was to build a publishing-focused brand with events as a revenue base while we figured out our own differentiation in a crowded market — and then added business lines around advertising, custom content and now subscriptions. So much of what people say as business executives is PR. That’s a red flag.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Advertising. For example, Morse notes that neither C corporations nor venture capital funds structured as partnerships can, by law, be S corporation shareholders. Email Address: ); ADVERTISEMENT. FROM OUR PARTNERS. ); ); ); ADVERTISEMENT. Learn how from the experts at PR Newswire. Personal Finance.

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www.entrepreneur.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Answers Ask Entrepreneur Home Business Operations Business Opportunities Sales & Marketing Advertising & PR Finance & Accounting Franchises Home Business Human Resources Internet/E-Commerce Legal Issues Starting Up Technology Most Recent Answers How Can I Streamline My E-Commerce Operation? Million in Venture Capital.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Venture capital on pace for biggest year since dot-com era - [link]. The full story in the Other section below. crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Juicy Bits – [link]. How I Quickly Test and Validate Startup Ideas - [link]. Some very useful info here – The China Startup Report - [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Good data from @msuster on The State of Venture Capital and the Internet – [link]. Small business and startups: great reads from the business press – [link]. crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Coupon Cactus – [link]. 9 Metrics to Help You Make Wise Decisions about Your Start-Up – [link].

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 4, 2009

It’s what kills most sales cycles including raising venture capital. They generated an enormous amount of inbound leads through PR, email blasts and heavy efforts with analysts such as Gartner Group, IDC, Aberdeen Group, etc. Why Buy Now? The real test of sales and the topic of my post is “why buy now.”

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Steve Blank

MAY 22, 2009

While one could argue that a trade show is just another demand creation activity akin to advertising or PR, trade shows are the closest eyeball-to-eyeball contact you’re company is going to have with customers, competitors and partners.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 25, 2010

8AM Regulatory Scrutiny of Social Media: The Impact on PR Communicators in 2010 and Beyond. Join our panel of experts in media law, health care communications and digital/social media as we explore what this heightened government scrutiny may mean for PR practitioners, marketers and media strategists. Tuesday, January 26th.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2010

I guess it may be impractical for Twitter to acquire Seesmic given it has raised considerable amounts of venture capital (reportedly $12 million) but the broader point for me is that I always believed Twitter should control the client versions of its product. Think about the creative tension. Kind of obvious, huh?

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

Ryan Chan, founder at UpKeep said, “We created an LLC at first, but after realizing that we wanted to take on venture capital, we decided to move to a Delaware C corp.”. venture capital. Seek out venture capital funding. 17 Venture Capital Blogs You Should Be Reading. Do your own PR.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Some think that hiring a PR agency, starting the buzz and getting coverage in hot blogs or on the cover of magazines at launch are objectives. The PR agency helps the company understand and influence key bloggers, social networks, industry analysts, luminaries, and references. Freemium models have their own scorekeeping.)

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Up and Running

JANUARY 14, 2015

Here are interesting news stories about innovative small businesses, surprising PR choices, and a business competition opportunity in the Middle East. Why they made headlines: The Kenyan capital of Nairobi is becoming known as a great place for startups. Where can Syrian entrepreneurs find startup funding?

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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. A Dozen Things I’ve Learned from Michael Moritz About Venture Capital – crowdspring.co/1kLoGb1.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 21, 2014

It will also help you when it comes time to write your business plan, especially if you’re pitching an angel investor or a venture capital firm – they will want to see there’s a market for your idea, otherwise, it won’t scale as rapidly as they need it to in order to make a return on their investment. Day 21: Advertise.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

based venture capital investors, by deal stage. Advertising On Facebook For Likes Is A Waste Of Money - crowdspring.co/1fYVhou. Most active venture capital investors of 2013 in the US by stage – pic.twitter.com/cfCFXWmpbH. Advertising On Facebook For Likes Is A Waste Of Money - crowdspring.co/1fYVhou.

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Rob Go

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Great referrals comes from having a great product, and so the most important part of effective deal flow is having a great “venture capital product” that fits the needs of founders and exceeds their expectations. Software companies leverage content, events, PR, and other marketing channels to drive awareness.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 13, 2014

Guerilla tips for raising venture capital | VentureBeat – crowdspring.co/P6hM3O. The Essential Email Marketing Metrics You Should Be Tracking | Hubspot blog – crowdspring.co/1gY786G. It takes 3 years [before you know if your startup can be a real business] – crowdspring.co/1kK2ZJ8. ReadWrite – crowdspring.co/1ekm5xR.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 26, 2013

Don’t Use Social to Generate Sales; Make Selling Social | Advertising Age – [link]. “So many folks in the venture capital business are sheep that just want to follow the herd. Don’t Use Social to Generate Sales; Make Selling Social | Advertising Age – [link]. Great data – [link].

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 3, 2012

todsacerdoti : As the CEO and founder of Brightroll, Tod Sacerdoti shares his insight into digital video advertising. missusP : Christine Perkett, CEO of PerkettPR shares her view as the head honcho of one of tech’s best PR companies. Marketing & PR.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 24, 2016

So I thought to myself how can I help other entrepreneurs through the same issues – I now have the experience, so I wanted to setup a type of incubator/Venture capital arm. As an advertising professional, I wrote a creative brief about what I wanted to communicate in a name. Like a help centre. Photo Credit: Reid Carr.

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Up and Running

JULY 24, 2015

See Also How to Do Your Own PR If You Can’t Afford to Hire an Agency. Entrepreneurship Through the Lens of Venture Capital. Advertising and marketing. Networking for Professionals. A combination of online resources and local events, this site combines the best of both the digital and in-person world. Tax strategies.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 31, 2010

RSVP: [link] Tuesday, February 2nd 9AM Crowdsourcery Potions 101: Why Some Marketing Potions Fail and Others Thrive, Hosted By JWT Some have predicted that crowdsourcing is the future of the marketing, advertising and industrial design industry. Usually these discussions focus on Marketing, PR, Customer Service or an Agency.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 27, 2009

Marketing starts to build a sales demo, writes sales materials (presentations, data sheets), and hires a PR agency. The PR agency polishes the positioning and starts contacting the long lead-time press while Marketing starts the branding activities. Marketing is at its peak.

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Steve Blank

MAY 21, 2009

The Message Sitting around a conference room table brainstorming messages that might resonate with customers, or worse having a PR agency doing that for you, is a firing offense in a small company. Design your graphics, pre-show promotion, literature and show directory advertising around your focused message and theme.

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Scalable Startup

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Via Stanford, Berkeley, Facebook, Google, recruiting Harvard and MIT undergrads, their wonderful PR machine, advertising free meals, free car washes, free dry cleaning, free day care. Recruitment – Most of the leaders in SV are from elsewhere because Silicon Valley aggressively acquires the best from all over the world.

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