crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Small business tips: mobile technology, the iPad, and your business - [link]. crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Simple Squares - [link]. New Business Plan Format is Concise and Personal - [link]. 7 Reasons Why Your Business Is Stuck (by @ducttape) - [link].

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 22, 2016

Apple, Facebook and Salesforce have done this by offering APIs (application programmer interfaces) and SDKs (software development kits) so that people can build apps that extend the platform and make it even more compelling. Customer intimacy. It means taking user data and pushing out actionable insights.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Start With a Business Model, Not a Business Plan | WSJ – [link]. Why We’re Pivoting from Mobile-first to Web-first – [link]. Apple’s Problem: Google Is Getting Better At Design | Business Insider – [link]. – [link]. The Biggest Problem in Mobile: Retention – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 28, 2010

50+ Ultimate Useful Cheat Sheets for Web Developers and Designers – [link]. Human implications of mobile phone design, from new features, to 3d world impact – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Never Hire Job Hoppers.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Business Plans Are an Historic Artifact | WSJ – [link]. Business Plans Are an Historic Artifact | WSJ – [link]. Native Ads In 2013: Scale, Headlines As Banners, Mobile, Samsung, And Yahoo | TechCrunch - [link]. Seth’s Blog: The cycle of customers who care - [link]. VentureBeat – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 10, 2013

The Business Plan. eBay, The FBI, Shawn Hogan And Brian Dunning | Business Insider – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Dashboards Inspiration For Mobile User Interfaces – 34 Examples – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Business plans for entrepreneurs: the three ‘Rs’ – Part I – [link]. “ nobody wins if you go out of business&# – On Pricing – [link]. Business plans for entrepreneurs: the three ‘Rs’ – Part I – [link]. The 4G forgery – T-Mobile does not have a 4G network – [link].

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thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

At the Clinton Global Initiative last September, Pierre Omidyar, co-founder of eBay, announced a commitment from his philanthrocapitalist firm to invest millions of dollars in mobile applications and services, with a focus on developing markets globally.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

There's a thriving geek culture in Paris, and no lack of software development expertise, thanks to superior universities that produce superior engineers. OSEO can be involved during very early stage activities, such as business plan creation and feasibility studies. Web and mobile. E and more).

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 31, 2009

The Focus on Execution Versus Learning and Discovery The product development model assumes that customers needs are known, the product features are known, and your business model is known. Given this certainty, it’s logical that a startup will hire a sales and marketing team to simply execute your business plan.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

You need to think through and address these business planning concerns before beginning with team formation and content development. Another reason to work with localization agencies rather than freelancers is their big-picture view of the technicalities involved in localizing websites, mobile apps, and digital content.

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blog.captainrecruiter.com

MARCH 8, 2012

If you want to build a business that requires software, be prepared to invest a little money. I recently met a junior software developer working for $200/week + room & board at a business geeks house. The business geek needed a working software prototype and the programmer needed experience.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2012

Beyond the install: 10 keys to driving sustainable mobile user growth - [link]. Why You Should Want to Pay for Software, Instagram Edition | The Atlantic - [link]. Beyond the install: 10 keys to driving sustainable mobile user growth - [link]. “your business plan cannot be secret anymore.”

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 15, 2012

More Than Half of Small-Business Owners Go Without Pay – [link]. Fall In Love With Your Business, Not Your Business Plan – [link]. crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight of the Week: RentValet – [link]. Fall In Love With Your Business, Not Your Business Plan – [link].

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Software By Rob

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Jokes aside, the top-down approach has its place in business plans and pitch decks commonly used to ask people for money. Look at the market for mobile games, where there are lots of thriving bootstrapped companies. But it worked for a lot of the dot com’s in the early 2000s. Think food is an outlier?

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

How I can find the right investor (software)? No investor cares about a business plan. Will developers and designers provide services for a piece of the company? We’re a mobile development firm looking to increase new client sales. Your existing customers are you best source of referals – just ask.

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www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

Steve Smith • Nov 8, 2010 I've always thought that a funny thing to do would be to post an ad on Craigslist saying "I'm a rockstar developer who is looking for the next great idea. you can steal an idea just from hearing it, it is not really a good defensible business idea. Yishan Wong • Nov 8, 2010 lol.if

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 31, 2016

Within the first few months of the new year, we look forward to launching our new software and efficiently utilizing the talents and expertise of our events staff. I am a licensed Realtor with a business plan that will catapult my business. I have created a business plan to achieve those goals.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. How to Write a Great Business Plan – [link]. How to Write a Great Business Plan – [link]. Startup Tip: Simplify Software Features and Iterate More Often – [link].

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

They write everything from assembly to jQuery, on PCs to mobile phones, doing hard core computer graphics to high level social networking. And if you’re doing Windows Mobile 7 apps (which the stats suggest you aren’t), it’s your only choice. They’ve tried everything. Everything, that is, but.NET.

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Steve Blank

MAY 9, 2017

Today, we take for granted new mobile apps and consumer devices appearing seemingly overnight, reaching tens of millions of users – and just as quickly falling out of favor. A company developing software would have to buy computers and license software from other companies and hire the staff to run and maintain it.

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