crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

The Most Effective SEO Content Strategy | Duct Tape Marketing - [link]. Lessons from a top Angel Investor: Fabrice Grinda talks about his 100 early-stage investments – [link]. The Most Effective SEO Content Strategy | Duct Tape Marketing - [link]. Why A Brand Matters | Forbes - [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 28, 2010

SEO and logo designers – [link]. Angel-Backed Companies More Likely to Succeed, Says Harvard Study – [link]. Angel investors becoming more active in the Valley – [link]. Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week! Inspiration: Book Cover Archive – [link].

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Scalable Startup

JANUARY 12, 2015

Until recently I was fairly unaware of this market, more focused on social, dat analytics, seo, superior web development, content management and CMS design as my priorities for Online Marketing projects and conversion. It’s content, social, seo enhancing and is impacting a vast majority of online purchasing. .”

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

This is the second article in a series on what it takes to be a great angel investor (and why this should matter to entrepreneurs). And we all know that Ron Conway is considered the savviest of angel investors and yet by definition not all of his investments succeed. They count the cards. They control outcomes.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 6, 2022

We called them founder space, round tables, and we'd meet, I'd introduce 'em to angel investors and marketing experts and lawyers, and really try to help them get off the ground. See if the business model works, all these questions. And I started to get these entrepreneurs together in groups.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2012

Do basic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Marketing (SEM) yourself. No need to make the assumption that you will need a rich uncle or an angel investor for every idea you come up with. Skip the IT consultants and build an entry website yourself to save $50K. Sales and marketing costs.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Four ways to get automatically rejected by an Angel investor. Advice on pitching Angel investors who often have different criteria than the typical VC. VentureBeat). Also see my follow-up article: Four more ways. Ten ways to make your writing more compelling.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

To make this less abstract: Imagine a startup founder, standing up in a meeting room, surrounded by a couple dozen potential investors, with slides projected on the wall. When investors drill down into marketing, a wave of the hand and the simple phrase “social media” doesn’t work the way it might have five years ago.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Do basic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Marketing (SEM) yourself. No need to make the assumption that you will need a rich uncle or an angel investor for every idea you come up with. Skip the IT consultants and build an entry website yourself to save $50K. Sales and marketing costs.

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venturebeat.com

JULY 12, 2012

SEO Software. About VentureBeat The VentureBeat Deals & More section covers venture capital, angel investors, superangels, private equity, mergers and acquisitions, investment banks, and other financiers of innovation. Remote Desktop Software. Scheduling Software. Shopping Cart Software. Web Design Software. Footer Menu.

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Up and Running

APRIL 4, 2022

Launch a business’s website and utilize free SEO tools to research invaluable keywords in the industry. If you’re in more of a startup environment, angel investors and venture capitalists may be your best option. You obviously don’t want to invest a ridiculous amount of money in your marketing efforts. Create a website.

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Gust

JUNE 10, 2012

Do basic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Marketing (SEM), like cohort analysis , yourself. No need to make the assumption that you will need a rich uncle or an angel investor for every idea you come up with. Skip the IT consultants and build an entry website yourself to save $50K. Sales and marketing costs.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Here is a 60-second tour of IM Creator: IM Creator is bootstrapped with $250k from the founder Jonathan Saragossi, and a few unknown angel investors. Service includes integrated Google Analytics, SEO tools, and on-demand customer service. The team of 8 web designers and coders have launched the public beta in May 2011.

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

Research, Web prototyping, Testing and Building Tools Lists of Tools from Others HBS Startup Tribe Tools List – from Tom Eisenmann at HBS PBworks startup tools List Startup Foundry tools list Small Business tools list Groups Lean Startup Circle – Google Group for startup advice Startup Weekend – Launch a Startup in 54 hours The Lean (..)

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SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

How-to learn about angel/vc term sheets - Gabriel Weinberg , June 28, 2010 I think every startup entrepreneur (and angel investor) should have a good understanding of financing term sheets. It sounds like Angel Boot Camp rocked. You can follow us all on twitter via the new hacker-angels list. Delegate and automate.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Most VCs and angel investors are looking to invest in individuals that have a proven track record of prior success. Of course, in the internet age, that means reading a ton of current articles and online blogs covering Search Engine Optimization (SEO), content marketing, and social media marketing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

Do basic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Marketing (SEM) yourself. No need to make the assumption that you will need a rich uncle or an angel investor for every idea you come up with. Skip the IT consultants and build an entry website yourself to save $50K. Sales and marketing costs.

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Up and Running

APRIL 13, 2016

You’re better off right now really focusing on the angel investors, friends and family to get yourself to the point where you can acquire a property,” Lincoln says. “A A lot of investors aren’t going to talk to you until you have a lot of the pieces under your belt.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 25, 2017

AngelList is a website for start-ups, angel investors, and job-seekers. Its goal is to introduce entrepreneurs to investors and simplify the process of early-stage business. You can use this to find various investors for your company that may help you with the entire process like funding, patent filing and much more.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 2, 2020

Check out Exults Digital Marketing ( [link] ), a full-service digital marketing agency that can help your startup with a range of marketing services, including SEO, social media, email marketing, and programming. Creating a startup can be majorly rewarding, but it can also be a rude awakening.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 14, 2010

But you have, perhaps, heard less specific discussions on what angel investors are looking for. Well, some angel investors are looking for exactly the same thing as what VCs are looking for. In other words, these are angels looking for billion dollar opportunities as well. This is her core market.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 21, 2014

As you guys go out and are pitching investors, have gotten some investor money, as you guys really go out there talking to the investment community, whether it’s angel investors, whether it’s larger VC funds and VC firms, it’s going to get you a lot further if you can focus in on data.

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Scalable Startup

APRIL 1, 2013

>> The 15 Minute Website and Personal Website “Portfolios” – soon anyone will be able to build multiple personal sites with full e-commerce, payment systems, community, social networking, SEO, and big data analytics with no coding and very easy manipulation.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

SEO and Analytics Tutorials. SEO for Startups â?? SEO Digger â?? SEO and campaign management tool. SEO Keyword Analysis Tool. List of Angel/SuperAngel Investors for entrepreneurs. Venture Hacks Angel List â?? raise money with angel investors. Guide to Super Angels -Â Chubby Brain.

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rapidrollout.wordpress.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

.&# If your friends and family can’t capitalize your project, then you’ll have to extend your network to include business advisers, potential business partners, and angel investors. Though it will take longer, if your funding needs are specific and detailed, you are more likely to find the capital you need.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Do you know of any VC or angel investors that are interested in targeting the Hispanic Market? investors like great companies, that’s really the filter. Use [link] – requires knowledge of SEO and keywords. We’re considering doing SEO and PPC as well as cold calling to generate leads. Value in that order.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

But you have, perhaps, heard less specific discussions on what angel investors are looking for. Well, some angel investors are looking for exactly the same thing as what VCs are looking for. In other words, these are angels looking for billion dollar opportunities as well. This is her core market.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

But you have, perhaps, heard less specific discussions on what angel investors are looking for. Well, some angel investors are looking for exactly the same thing as what VCs are looking for. In other words, these are angels looking for billion dollar opportunities as well. This is her core market.

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Marketing Bootstrapping Incubator Angel Investor 52

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Blogging and ebooks are great ways to establish authority, build your organic search ranking through strong SEO practices, and collect email address leads. Angel Investors and Venture Capitalists. Angel investors and venture capitalists provide a more traditional route to raise funds for your new consulting business.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

You shouldn’t completely overlook traditional business funding paths such as loans—be sure to check out our small business loan finder —and it will never hurt to see what’s out there in terms of angel investors, if applicable to your business. Freelancing is not just limited to writing, however.

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www.quicksprout.com

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Home About Answers Contact Quick Sprout What I Learned About Entrepreneurship Through 15 Angel Investments by Neil Patel on October 28, 2010 Share Share Over the last 2.5 years I made 15 angel investments with my own cash.

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

So what ends up happening is great programmers are led sheepishly into the arms of suggestive Angel Investors, VC’s or mentor hybrids like yourself who guide the product into what they’d like to see. link] SEO India Wonderful!! link] … I will keep track of your blogs because i appreciate your words of wisdom.

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

Otherwise, for those yet-another-facebook-type social web apps, just hire competent programmers and give them salary and perks that normal professionals expect, and not hope that their compulsion covers for your managerial incompetence and angel investor micromanaging idiocy. Fred Bosick. March 26, 2011 at 3:03 pm. [.]

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