crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! 4 Startups That Can Help You Tackle Your Small-Business Problems – [link]. The Top 10 Reasons your Home Page Video fails at Converting Customers – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

This blog post originally appeared in serialized form here on TechCrunch. What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks? In in the early 90′s I was in my early 20′s and I programmed on mainframe computers using COBOL, CICS and DB2. It isn’t new stuff. And then came AOL.

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Social Network Networking Internet Technical Review 318

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 4, 2021

We also talked about why he took a very public stance on the role of corporate leadership in social issues, and how it relates to fulfilling Coinbase's mission. I want us to go solve this really important thing in the world." I want us to go solve this really important thing in the world."

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IPO Cofounder Technical Review Government 113

Up and Running

JANUARY 21, 2015

Every year, a few businesses make bad decisions or mistakes publicly. We’ve gathered up some of the worst fails of 2014 and included some helpful tips on how to avoid them yourself. This year, Walmart employees are required to purchase new clothing to be able to work in the stores. What does that mean for those employees?

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Technical Cofounder Cofounder Ohio Houston 60

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 31, 2016

Many businesses were launched and others were closed. In the last few days of 2016, we took some time to ask a few entrepreneurs and business what their biggest business accomplishments were. #1 I officially incorporated my culinary consulting business January 2016 after freelancing in the industry for 2 years.

Entrepreneur 71

Entrepreneur Social Media Haiti Baltimore 71

Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

FBe's recommendation was (paraphrasing a 35 min talk): Don't invent new metrics, use online versions of Reach and GRPs to measure success. This blog post is about the above recommendations, and their merit. The new product became the number one selling product in the company's history in that country.

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Metrics Advertising Marketing Social Media 165

YoungUpstarts

MAY 15, 2013

When you’re bright and talented, you can make your own way by starting your own business. When you’re bright and talented, you can make your own way by starting your own business. And that’s why women feeling rundown by the rat race should think about starting their own business. Stagnant wages. Don’t get me wrong.

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Lean America Social Media Networking 145

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 26, 2018

Feedback from customers – and what you do with that feedback – can turn an average business into a high growth business. Unfortunately, many business owners ignore important conversations with their customers and fail to develop a competitive advantage before their companies go out of business.

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Customer Social Media Design .Net 55

Occam's Razor

JULY 6, 2016

Analysts, honestly, make the world go round when it comes to any successful business – yes, data is that important. Yes, I worry that Analysts, and Marketers, are spending too much time with their head buried in custom reports and advance segments and smart calculated metrics and strategic or tactical dashboards.

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Design Software Review Mobile Analytics 86

Austin Startup

APRIL 25, 2017

I won’t dive into cost structure in this blog post, but let’s think through how Snap could grow revenue 20x. By looking at this graph, one can see how ARPU could grow 4–5x in the next few years, maybe more. Revenue needs to grow 20x, and margins must expand dramatically. Let’s look at each figure. years to grow its user base 4x.

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Valuation Technical Review Forecast Social Network 48

Hearpreneur

JULY 10, 2015

In the current generation of business being unique is a top priority to getting noticed. Each day some new story comes out about some creative marketing plan that takes the cake and drives huge traffic to a business. If a business is to survive and thrive making an effort to be unique is a must. 2) Facebook Ads.

Entrepreneur 48

Entrepreneur Software Review Technical Review Small Business 48

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2018

This is the most comprehensive guide online to creating a strong brand identity for your business or organization in 2019. A brand identity is the most effective way any organization (startups, small businesses, agencies, nonprofits, or others) can gain a competitive edge in an increasingly crowded marketplace. Table of Contents.

Marketing 162

Marketing Charlotte Naming Design 162

ConversionXL

MAY 3, 2017

Often, there are simple customer segments (that you already have access to) that you can target with Facebook Ads very effectively. A customer survey conducted by BigCommerce revealed that 51% of SMBs expect social advertising channels (specifically Facebook Ads) will play a major role in accelerating revenue throughout 2017 and beyond.

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San Jose Customer Database Campaign 133

Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

He is the founder of Premium Growth Solutions, a strategic planning consultancy for early-stage consumer packaged goods brands. He is the author of Ramping Your Brand: How to Ride the Killer CPG Growth Curve. 2:38] How do you convince somebody that this is something you’ve never had before and you’re going to love it? [4:29]

Networking 89

Networking Early Stage Distribution Hosting 89

Occam's Razor

JANUARY 4, 2021

So today a simple collection of tips that you can use to up-level your reports – to allow them to speak with a clear, and influential, voice. For many of you a reminder of what you might have let slip, for others a set of new things to implement as you aim for your next promotion. #1. Use Pre-Set Targets. Use Averages.

Analytics 113

Analytics Metrics Web Campaign 113

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 23, 2018

Color is often used to persuade or influence us. Color is a critical influence on how we perceive the world. How you use it in your business can have a big effect on how effective you convert visitors into sales. Let’s take a look at the science of how we see color to illustrate this importance.

Small Business 99

Small Business Green Design Due Diligence 99

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JUNE 19, 2010

The response to the video I shared of my presentation – How I Made $180,000 Profit Buying And Selling Websites Part Time – was awesome, and as I promised, here is the text transcript for you. Here’s the text transcript as a blog post (warning – this is 40+ pages long!). How I Made $180,000 Profit.

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Software Review Prospectus Audience 76

Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Transcript of How to Tap Into the Subscription Economy written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Much easier than writing a guest blog post. It’s all the businesses that are shifting their relationships with their customers to be a ongoing relationship based on a subscription. Back to Podcast.

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Kansas City Lead Generation Software Review Revenue 37

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2015

Unicorn has become part of our lexicon in a sickening way and will no doubt become part of the history we tell about how things got so out of control again. That’s how markets go. None of those. Somebody posted too many party fliers. The uninvited crowds have all turned up. Few like to say so publicly. And I blame unicorns.

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Detroit Government Syndicate Syndication 150

Ben's Blog

MAY 15, 2020

In normal times, every company operates against some hypothetical growth model—a data-driven framework that describes how your product grows and how you acquire new users. Third, we’ll look ahead to discuss scenario planning and how leaders can forge a path forward. These, of course, are not normal times.

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Founder Conversion Technical Review Cash Position 36

Austin Startup

JULY 17, 2019

photo credit: Scott Francis If you follow my posts here or over on BP3’s blog , you know that I’ve been working with clients who are building automation solutions across many years, industries, business climates, and management fads. More broadly, we leverage technology to solve your business challenges. its about people.

Architecture 49

Architecture Artificial Inteligence Leadership Austin 49

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Only after reaching $1M in CMRR should you consider hiring European sales and services execs behind customer demand. Only after reaching $1M in CMRR should you consider hiring European sales and services execs behind customer demand. Friday, October 10, 2008. The Bessemer 10 laws of SaaS - Fall 2008 Release.

Software Review 48

Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48

blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

Expensify Blog. Expense Reports That Don't Suck. CEO Friday: Why we don’t hire.NET programmers. Update: The end is near, Expensify is hiring a.NET programmer! Learn more… Saturday edit: Wow, quite a response to this. Some additional comments at the end. Sunday edit : Still going! More comments at the end.

Java 107

Java PHP Software Review Coder 107

crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 20, 2018

Our need to return a kindness given or shown to us is deeply ingrained in our psyche. The noted archaeologist Richard Leakey describes the essence of what makes us human is this system of reciprocity. “We In it, Cialdini looks at the Principle of Reciprocity and how even the smallest gestures can often have a powerful effect.

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Las Vegas Philadelphia Small Business Marketing 63

Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 3, 2019

The marketing hourglass is a way of thinking about the customer journey. It starts with first coming to know you, and goes all the way down to when they’ve become a happy repeat customer, ready to refer friends. Don’t you grow wary when a business operating today doesn’t have a website?

Marketing 49

Marketing Social Media SEO Analytics 49

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

What is the most exciting part of starting a business? Some of my fondest memories are from the brainstorming phase when initial ideas are forming a new business. Many people tend toward over thinking things when trying to craft a perfect business plan. Could your business idea work with a subscription model?

Curation 68

Curation Business Model SEO Social Media 68

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 23, 2018

Data from 2016 showed the percentage of job seekers starting their own business was the highest it had been in four years. This is good news. But the more new businesses there are, the more old, often untrue ideas about startups propagate. It’s already difficult to get a new business off the ground.

Entrepreneur 69

Entrepreneur Startup Seattle Social Media 69

Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Content Marketing is About Customers, Not Keywords written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch About Content Marketing for Small Business. I’ve had content marketing for small business on the brain recently so I thought I’d write about it today.

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Customer Marketing Artificial Inteligence SEO 71

sivers.org

JUNE 25, 2010

Derek Sivers about me blog books email list contact How to hire a programmer to make your ideas happen 2010-06-19 Do you have an idea for a website, online business, or application, but need a programmer to turn that idea into reality? But then think of the bare minimum that would make you happy , and people would find useful.

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CTO Hire Hiring Software Review Technical Review 84

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 20, 2015

Please power down your electronic devices (except for the one you’re using to read this, of course) because it’s time for our weekly Roundup! We so like to talk about fonts, logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, economics and other interesting stuff!

Small Business 48

Small Business Design Social Media Startup 48

infochachkie.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Be The Beatles Not The Flock Of Seagulls John Greathouse’s Bio ConTraps Part 2 ConTrap Part 3 ConTrap part 4 Startup Children Pt 2 Startup Children Pt 5 Startup Children Pt 3 Startup Children Pt 4 Decision Making 101 Talks: Jason Nazar on how to Persuade. Why are consultants usually an ineffective use of a startup’s funds?

Equity 40

Equity Silicon Valley Cofounder Technical Review 40

ConversionXL

MARCH 29, 2016

Many modern psychology researchers have suggested that the human brain has three (figurative) parts: The new brain – thinks (rational data). So how do we influence the old brain for greater growth? You’ll find that these stimuli are used in many of the most effective ads and websites. The 6 triggers are: Self-centered.

B2B 48

B2B Framework Audience Advertising 48

ConversionXL

JULY 3, 2014

When was the last time you took a long hard look at what makes your customer base tick? Think customer personas – those detailed representations of the different segments of your target audience. More Bad News For Companies Keeping Their Heads In The Sand. Only 10% consider brands are doing this well. image source.

Customer 133

Customer Analytics Conversion Lead Generation 133

Occam's Razor

JULY 23, 2012

What metrics should I use? Use BR & CV. How can I improve my business? of age is the wisdom of realizing how much you don't know. " with "Tell me a little bit more about what you are adding" or "It really depends on the process you use to add them" or … you get my point.

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Framework Analytics Web DC 126

www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

Find Questions, Topics and People Add Question Add Question Non-Technical Co-Founders Co-Founders Technical Co-founders Finding Co-Founders Startups & "How Important Are Ideas?" " => I have not bothered to put up a landing page, survey to test customer demand, or done any customer development whatsoever.

Developer 42

Developer Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder 42

Occam's Razor

AUGUST 11, 2015

Custom reports rock! If you are a regular reader of this blog, you are quite familiar with this sentiment. Your business is unique. Custom reports allow you to deeply focus (by eliminating the rif-raf metrics and dimensions, they save time and show just what you want). Business Outcomes Analysis. Seven more!

Analytics 60

Analytics Customer Metrics eCommerce 60

ConversionXL

JULY 19, 2013

How depressing. So let’s talk about why cart abandonment happens, how to recover abandoned carts, and explore some winning strategies that have worked for others. An average of 67.75% of all online shopping carts are abandoned according to Baymard Institute, an independent web research company. in Q4 2012). The truth is, from $1.2

Software Review 129

Software Review Technical Review Email Architecture 129