crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! How to Spot & Avoid Bad Web Hosting Companies | InstantShift – [link] crowdspring.co/YqAyHQ. Are startup burn rates out of control? Hiring startup engineers?

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

We change the way PR gets done by connecting companies with relevant reporters. We are simplifying the process of getting featured (for companies) and curate PR content (for reporters). How we doubled interactions between users: Just by adding a contact button on the press release web page, that opens an inbox conversation.

Burn Rate 54

Burn Rate Product Cofounder PR 54

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 13, 2009

Announce a new product, start its PR campaign, and engage in buzz marketing activities. Even if you must launch to your customers, avoid the urge to also launch in extra places, just because your PR firm can do it at the same time. If you are having trouble raising money, sometimes a little PR can help. Help you raise money.

San Francisco 168

San Francisco PR Lean Early Stage 168

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 27, 2009

In lean times, it’s most important to focus on cutting costs in ways that speed you up, not slow you down. Journalists, PR firms, investors, and the public at large love a scrappy come-from-behind story about two guys in a garage who figured out how to take down Goliath. Were talking PayPal -sized variations.

San Francisco 117

San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment DC 117

www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Post-Mortem Title : Lessons from Kiko, web 2.0 Too much PR, too early. If you are a web startup , you can take max 6 months to release your first version( for something like mint.com).Simpler If you are a web startup , you can take max 6 months to release your first version( for something like mint.com).Simpler

Software Review 79

Software Review Startup Technical Review Vesting 79

Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 30, 2009

Launch with a PR blitz, including mentions in major mainstream publications. The passionate early adopters who flocked to the product at its launch could not sustain this outsized burn rate. As with many Silicon Valley failures, a flawless PR launch turned into a flawed customer acquisition strategy. Expo SF (May.

San Francisco 150

San Francisco Lean Agile Continuous Deployment 150