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OCTOBER 26, 2012

crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Simply Smart Tech – [link]. The economic logic behind tech and talent acquisitions – Chris Dixon – [link]. The Surprising Secret to Selling Yourself | Harvard Business Review – [link]. Some advice from Jeff Bezos – [link].

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JANUARY 4, 2013

Why Menus Suck + Other Deep Thoughts on the Food Tech Revolution. 8 Major Tech Predictions for 2013 | Business Insider – [link]. Analysis: For tech investors, it’s hard to know when to bolt | Reuters – [link]. Funding startups that rely on advertising (by @bijan) – [link]. – [link].

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MAY 3, 2012

VCs in Angels’ Clothing: The Sneaky New Trend of “Deal Scouts” in Silicon Valley - [link]. Frustrated advertisers to Facebook: Take our money — please! - [link]. Traditional Advertising is Truly Dead - [link]. 50 More Humorous Print Advertisements to Make You Smile - [link]. Free Stone Textures - [link].

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MARCH 23, 2012

Silicon Valley’s Hottest VC Is a Rug Dealer – [link]. Marketing is the next big money sector in technology – [link]. Marketing is the next big money sector in technology – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link].

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JUNE 13, 2013

The Curse of the Technical CEO | by Ian Sefferman – [link]. What Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs Get Wrong: 7 Lessons From The Rest Of The Ecosystem | Forbes – [link]. Why Successful Companies Stop Growing | Ron Ashkenas – Harvard Business – Review [link]. How will they make money?”

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MARCH 16, 2011

Ex-Googlers at almost every Silicon Valley startup & VC – [link]. 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]. – [link]. – [link].

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JULY 19, 2013

Billions have been spent trying to replicate Silicon Valley, with little to show for it. | MIT Technology Review – [link]. Why Microsoft’s Reorganization Is Not About Technology | by Gene Marks, Forbes – [link]. Increase Your Team’s Curiosity | Harvard Business Review – [link].

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

Hacking the Workday | Tech Cocktail – crowdspring.co/165n5YA. What do people in Silicon Valley plan to do once they hit 35 and are officially over the hill? Nielsen Study: Trust in Online Advertising Increasing | ClickZ – crowdspring.co/18DsO7W. iOS 7 review: a new look or a new beginning? | 1570SDb.

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DECEMBER 14, 2012

Bonnstetter | Harvard Business Review – [link]. Does Tech Create Jobs Around the U.S.? Nine Ways Successful People Defeat Stress | Heidi Grant Halvorson -Harvard Business Review – [link]. 20 Tech Trends That Will Define 2013, Selected By Frog|Co.Design – [link]. Vision vs. Pivot | QUIBB – [link].

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OCTOBER 14, 2010

Lean Startup 101 for Developers – [link]. Silicon Valley’s Disruption Deficit Disorder – [link]. 40 Creative Advertisement for Inspiration – [link]. Internet Advertising Hits New Revenue Record – [link]. Crowdsourcing Effective Advertising – [link]. – [link].

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FEBRUARY 24, 2010

116 Creative and Funny Advertisements for Inspiration – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Startup Tip: Simplify Software Features and Iterate More Often – [link]. Very cool sliding CSS labels from @dharder – [link].

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APRIL 26, 2013

Don’t Use Social to Generate Sales; Make Selling Social | Advertising Age – [link]. Don’t Use Social to Generate Sales; Make Selling Social | Advertising Age – [link]. 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2013 | MIT Technology Review – [link]. Does Does Your Brand Have Digital Laryngitis?

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MARCH 16, 2012

Twitter’s Secret History As the World’s Worst Tech or Media Business – [link]. Now what could go wrong with Silicon Valley – [link]. Hiring of Kevin Rose by Google sends all the wrong signals to Silicon Valley – [link]. 5 New Spots for Chicago Tech Entrepreneurs – [link].

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JUNE 28, 2013

If you think Silicon Valley can’t innovate, you’re not looking hard enough — [link]. The Psychological Guide to Starting Up: Preparing Loved Ones | by Zach Davis in Tech Cocktail – [link]. CMOs: Let’s Give Up On Advertising And Do These 6 Things Instead | Forbes – [link]. Great example – [link].

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NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Good whitepaper on advertising measurement metrics | by Ben Kunz – crowdspring.co/HsVIMR. Good whitepaper on advertising measurement metrics | by Ben Kunz – crowdspring.co/HsVIMR. Entrepreneur PSA – Advertising Businesses are Hard | Seth’s Blog - crowdspring.co/1aHHgHS. 1ioAoDm. . ” – crowdspring.co/1adCqDi.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

How Contests Provide a Creative Way to Crowdsource Projects | Stephanie Faris SmallBiz Technology – crowdspring.co/19LItPL. 23 Things That Could Only Exist In Silicon Valley – crowdspring.co/17ZRyB7. How Contests Provide a Creative Way to Crowdsource Projects | Stephanie Faris SmallBiz Technology – crowdspring.co/19LItPL.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Sometime around 2003/04 my technology team turned me on to “Spolsky on Software&# a periodic newsletter served up blog style from Joel Spolsky of FogCreek Software, a maker of bug-tracking software. The role of Product Managers at Technology Companies. But I loved reading them and so did my team. 15 minutes.

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MARCH 30, 2012

Digital advertising is broken – [link]. Interesting perspective on truthiness in advertising – [link]. Will CPE (Cost Per Engagement) advertising ever take off? Google spending big money on traditional advertising – [link]. How Chicago Is Beating Silicon Valley At The Patent Game – [link].

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MAY 25, 2012

‘The Golden Age of Silicon Valley Is Over, and We’re Dancing on its Grave’ – [link]. GM Bows Out of Super Bowl Advertising – [link]. Q1 saw the most tech IPOs in four years, but funding amounts are down – [link]. Why I Lost My Faith In Facebook Advertising – [link].

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FEBRUARY 7, 2014

A special report from The Economist on Tech Startups. 5 reasons why battery innovation is hard for Silicon Valley – crowdspring.co/1fLbWNv. Three Long-Held Concepts Every Marketer Should Rethink | Harvard Business Review – crowdspring.co/M5TsNZ. You Can’t Beat Habit – crowdspring.co/1dlSylX.

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JANUARY 26, 2012

Silicon Valley’s New Secret Weapon: Designers Who Found Startups – [link]. Typography in Advertisments - [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Can Technology Transform Education Before It’s Too Late?

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Ron Conway is a Silicon Valley startup’s best friend – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. – [link]. Functions over Titles – [link]. Agreeable Guys* Finish Last – [link].

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

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. So What is Customer Development?

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 21, 2011

The Problem With Silicon Valley Is Itself – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. – [link]. Good advice from @BeckyMcCray about creativity and resourcefulness in business – [link]. Breaking in a new employee?

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FEBRUARY 16, 2011

Huffington Post thinks the Midwest may be the next Silicon Valley – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Good story by @JonCrawford about getting kicked out of Y Combinator & raising $1.5 million for Storenvy – [link].

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

I have the knowledge in tech to implement it. If you’re looking for technical talent – go to the dev meetups. what are the most crucial steps to be taken by a new tech startup when outsourcing major part of the tech to IT firms or outsourcing “product development” eg new social media website project?

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conversionxl.com

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

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. So What is Customer Development?

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