Hunter Walker

JUNE 7, 2014

And my sense is the trend carries outside of our portfolio these days. However with so many companies being funded these days, just getting a mention in a tech blog doesn’t really impact job seekers. They just don’t feel the need to draw attention to themselves or alert possible competitors. What’s changed?

Technical Review 117

Technical Review CTO Hire Finance Stealth 117

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2013

50 Beautifully Simple Portfolio Websites For Your Inspiration – crowdspring.co/18GaqJP. A Web Designer’s Guide to Choosing Product and Business Names | Vandelay Design Blog – crowdspring.co/18Ga1qJ. 50 Beautifully Simple Portfolio Websites For Your Inspiration – crowdspring.co/18GaqJP.

Social Media 100

Social Media Small Business Design Media 100

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2014

The ROI of Blogging: What the Groove Blog is Worth to Our Startup – crowdspring.co/YUXa2r. Refocusing the Startup Burn Rate Debate | OpenView Blog – crowdspring.co/1n8paLq. The ROI of Blogging: What the Groove Blog is Worth to Our Startup – crowdspring.co/YUXa2r. React – crowdspring.co/1yHa1WB.

Social Media 97

Social Media Small Business Design Media 97

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

PR can do wonders for your startup or small business, but not all strategies have proven to be effective. Below, 16 entrepreneurs from the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) share the one PR strategy they think all startups and small businesses should stop using, and why. Over-the-Top Self-Promotion. Press Release Avalanches.

PR 145

PR Small Business SEO Warrant 145

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2015

There’s too much PR and too many tech blogs and too many newsletters and aggregators and Twitter summarizers to even try to catch everything that’s going on and equally there’s so much noise that it becomes harder to be heard. .” I can’t do every deal. I can’t add value in each situation.

Software Review 150

Software Review Turkey Portfolio Syndicate 150

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 9, 2014

23 Inspiringly Beautiful Portfolio Designs – crowdspring.co/1mVP03W. The key to modern blog design: promote UX by retiring your sidebar | Webdesigner Depot – crowdspring.co/1kkXsox. Adaptive Placeholders | The Circle Blog – crowdspring.co/1nQ19aM. 23 Inspiringly Beautiful Portfolio Designs – crowdspring.co/1mVP03W.

Social Media 93

Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

View from Seed

JULY 24, 2015

Half our portfolio is consumer. If you’re interested in this larger dialogue, here’s NextView co-founder Rob Go on this trend for the Boston Globe ‘s tech blog, BetaBoston). More functionally, Boston needs to improve its design, branding, and PR skills. Regardless of the reason, we were just plain fed up.

Boston 120

Boston Cofounder B2C PR 120

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 17, 2013

Startup PR Tip: To Get Press, Don’t Pitch Your Product – [link]. Startup PR Tip: To Get Press, Don’t Pitch Your Product – [link]. 15 Beautiful and Awesome Examples of Portfolio Designs | Silky Designs – [link]. 33 Examples of the Flat Web Design Trend | Vandelay Design Blog – [link].

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Technical Review 94

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2014

David vs. Goliath: Lean Startup Advantages | OpenView Blog – crowdspring.co/1x2JFtG. Small Business and Startups: The Elements of Good Advice | crowdSPRING Blog – crowdspring.co/1pC51rT. 45 Hipster Fonts from Google | Crazyleaf Design Blog – crowdspring.co/1pvbEfG. Before the Startup – crowdspring.co/1rGYDDQ.

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Entrepreneur PSA – Advertising Businesses are Hard | Seth’s Blog - crowdspring.co/1aHHgHS. Entrepreneur PSA – Advertising Businesses are Hard | Seth’s Blog - crowdspring.co/1aHHgHS. 40 Photoshop Tutorials for Lighting and Abstract Effects | Vandelay Design Blog - crowdspring.co/1bPbB9S. Ever – crowdspring.co/1bjsecN.

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 16, 2020

My mastermind programs, online courses, blogs, and the launch of a new narrative podcast in the spring of 2021 aims to create a bridge to a future that will increasingly include artificial intelligence in the business mix. For 2020, my goal was to start a travel blog and one day be successful enough to support my family.

Entrepreneur 147

Entrepreneur Agile Artificial Inteligence San Francisco 147

Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

7 Ways to PR your Personal Brand on a Budget written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. The old personal branding tactics of blogging or social media marketing may already be taking up all your spare time. You don’t need to hire an expensive PR firm to get some traction with this. Get Media Coverage.

PR 67

PR Social Media New Zealand Ireland 67

crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 26, 2015

Small Business and Startups: Teams and Transparency | crowdSPRING Blog – crowdspring.co/1d6ad8g. How to Simplify SEO, PR, and Social Collaboration | Convince and Convert crowdspring.co/1JPSPDh. Get Discovered With a Knockout Portfolio crowdspring.co/1IYi7Pw. After 40 years, Wind Lake bar owner gets his degree crowdspring.co/1B4ExM0.

Small Business 48

Small Business Design Guinea Social Media 48

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2013

10 Brand New and Free Tools for Designers | Vandelay Design Blog - crowdspring.co/GZCqP8. Design Tips for Building an Exquisite Portfolio - crowdspring.co/1gqnM0o. 45 Amazing and Free Photoshop Actions | Vandelay Design Blog - crowdspring.co/GZCY7z. 45 Amazing and Free Photoshop Actions | Vandelay Design Blog - crowdspring.co/GZCY7z.

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

How To Build A World-Class Design Portfolio | Co.Design – crowdspring.co/1uDPSu7. How to Effectively Communicate With Different Brain Types – crowdspring.co/1riIUvZ. 9 Twitter Chats on Marketing | Heroic Search – crowdspring.co/XuWOyO. Kevin Spacey’s Top 3 Tips For Better Storytelling (in marketing) – crowdspring.co/1mlpPJt.

Social Media 91

Social Media Small Business Design Media 91

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 16, 2014

How To Use Portfolio Theory At Your Startup | by Chris Yeh – crowdspring.co/1jkfmFu. How to Plan Your Content Marketing Strategy Beyond the Blog (Part 1 of 2) – crowdspring.co/1uUryGu. (And The “Problem” With The S+M=ACV Axiom) | saastr – crowdspring.co/1nEMgpF. How Much Can You Really Spend on Marketing?

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 26, 2010

One of his investors called him, “the best CFO in our entire portfolio.&# ). I wrote a blog post about being hands on where I argued that startup founders need to be hands-on or in my words, “you can’t run a burger chain if you’ve never flipped burgers.&#.

Entrepreneur 286

Entrepreneur CTO Hire Cofounder Early Stage 286

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2011

Because market is such a broad topic, I’m restricting these lessons to PR marketing (as opposed SEO, SEM, product marketing, etc.). And these ideas have ways of seeping into board discussions with portfolio companies as in, “have you ever thought about trying A, B or C?&#

Early Stage 380

Early Stage Stealth Marketing Startup 380

View from Seed

DECEMBER 7, 2020

The media world is notoriously difficult to navigate from the outside, and working with PR agencies can be even more of a black box. I frequently fielded pitches from founders and tech-oriented PR agencies, and to be honest, I auto-deleted most of them. PR pitches can hurt to read because more often than not, they’re impersonal.

PR 177

PR Early Stage Founder Differentiation 177

Haystack

JUNE 5, 2018

Stepping back, it’s interesting to see this cultural shift among larger companies who are comfortable with these co-branding scenarios, which actually may provide better PR and future opportunities to add to their portfolios.

Acquisition 71

Acquisition Azure Open Source Seattle 71

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Nicole most recently comes to us from SmartBear Software , where she was responsible for the launch and marketing for an entire product: overseeing activities like PR, creative, content creation, and social media engagement. We want to help founders both inside and outside of our portfolio with the things which we think matter most: 1.

Portfolio 120

Portfolio Boston PR Social Media 120

Cracking the Code

AUGUST 3, 2011

I feel like I’m often looking for interesting things to read about a variety of subjects, but I manage to include your blog among my reads every day. Note: high CAC ratio means high productiviy (see blog post for definition). Portfolio. (3). Blog Archive. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr.

Software Review 67

Software Review Europe Technical Review Search 67

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 29, 2017

The word blog came up: I had zero idea what it meant. For most of a year, I did little with the blog. PR and Prose. Thanks to Lauren Gilmore, PR and Prose ! #9- Later I rebranded my startup blog to Vyteo and announced we were a video marketing provider- Vyteo’s Viral Videos. Then I started to experiment.

Naming 105

Naming Entrepreneur Social Media PR 105

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 3, 2016

Each VC has their own take on which services to provide and mostly they’re free but some smaller VCs charge portfolio companies for use of these services but usually at a cheap cost. Examples of VC platform services include: recruiting, marketing, design support, inside sales reps, consulting, accounting services and so forth.

Portfolio 150

Portfolio PR Partner Early Stage 150

Gust

JANUARY 4, 2012

Many thanks to David Rose , Ilana Grossman , Justin Stanwix , and the whole Gust team for making the Gust Blog such a valuable platform and resource for entrepreneurs and angel investors. How much is it worth investing in cultivating and enforcing an IP portfolio ?

Intellectual Property 143

Intellectual Property IP Startup United States 143

Cracking the Code

JANUARY 16, 2012

Note: high CAC ratio means high productiviy (see blog post for definition). Portfolio. (3). Blog Archive. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Favorite VC and Entrepreneur blogs. Started on Jan. 1st 2008 with a base value of 100.00 Public SaaS 13 Multiples. SaaS 13 Index Valuation. internet. (6).

Software Review 95

Software Review Europe Technical Review Spain 95

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 10, 2013

Why variety is no longer the spice of life: How to be happier by avoiding decision fatigue | The Buffer Blog – [link]. 15 Beautiful and Awesome Examples of Portfolio Designs | Silky Designs – [link]. Startup Founders: Don’t Forget to Sell the Dream | by Jason Shen – [link].

Social Media 93

Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 4, 2011

One of the things I discuss the most with the portfolio companies I’m involved with is that “you manage what you measure.”. Usually you have a catch-all bucket for “direct” or similar that often came through PR or word-of-mouth. How many social networks, picture sharing sites, new aggregators or blogs can we really spend time on?

Metrics 346

Metrics Startup Acquisition SEM 346

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 17, 2012

I had dinner with my friend Brooke Hammerling , founder of Brew PR recently. She was lamenting that some startups simply see their PR company as merely somebody who corrals the press when you want to get some inches. And they will offer you some of the best business advice you will ever receive if you’re open to it.

Startup 363

Startup PR Venture Capital Angel Investor 363

ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

It helps them audit existing content portfolios (blog posts, landing pages, etc.) Now try and create blog post ideas around both of the above. They’re a great example of employee advocacy because their content is often shared and retweeted by their colleagues, like their Digital PR Lead.

Marketing 109

Marketing Social Media Non-Compete Audience 109

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Note: high CAC ratio means high productiviy (see blog post for definition). Portfolio. (3). Blog Archive. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Favorite VC and Entrepreneur blogs. Started on Jan. 1st 2008 with a base value of 100.00 Public SaaS 13 Multiples. SaaS 13 Index Valuation. internet. (6).

Software Review 101

Software Review Technical Review Valuation Europe 101

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2013

Brunson’s short and to-the-point blog post, “ It’s Called Networking, Not Using.” It’s why I wrote the blog post on 50 Coffee Meetings. Later on he would offer to share his advice on SEO with other portfolio companies. Think about it – who knows angels the best? ” Be authentic.

Los Angeles 407

Los Angeles PR Networking Partner 407

Transformify

JULY 4, 2018

Free blog posts. Each CSR program is discussed to come up with a PR and marketing plan to ensure its success and add value to the business and the society at large. The job seekers provide a link to their Linkedin profile, portfolio, etc. Job Posting. Resume Database Access. Transformify Recruitment CRM. USD 20-USD 50.

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Software Review Database Algorithm 40

Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Note: high CAC ratio means high productiviy (see blog post for definition). Portfolio. (3). Blog Archive. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Favorite VC and Entrepreneur blogs. Started on Jan. 1st 2008 with a base value of 100.00 Public SaaS 13 Multiples. SaaS 13 Index Valuation. internet. (6).

Software Review 59

Software Review Technical Review Cloud Europe 59

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 19, 2018

One of the great and interesting things about the media and PR industry is that it’s ever-changing – so continuing to grow, innovate and capitalize in an evolving environment is always an exciting challenge. Thanks to Kelly Howard, EightSixtySouth ! A website perfectly optimised for mobile use and conversions is key.

Detroit 92

Detroit Entrepreneur Technical Review Revenue 92

The Equity Kicker

JULY 8, 2019

The most visible symptom of this trend was VCs writing blogs to show just how value add they were. Then from the mid 2000s, value add began moving beyond the partner to the firm as VCs began employing people who’s full time job was helping their portfolio. Building platforms. First Round Capital and Atomico spring to mind.

Portfolio 84

Portfolio LP Venture Capital Partner 84

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Note: high CAC ratio means high productiviy (see blog post for definition). Portfolio. (3). Blog Archive. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Favorite VC and Entrepreneur blogs. Started on Jan. 1st 2008 with a base value of 100.00 Public SaaS 13 Multiples. SaaS 13 Index Valuation. internet. (6).

Software Review 54

Software Review Technical Review Europe Venture Capital 54