Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

It wasn’t always perfect, but it was way more right than wrong, It informed our product development to a great degree and kept us working on more or less the right stuff. Pragmatic and Lean. Basically if you didn’t code or sell, you were semi-worthless. Back then he advocated for. What a gift! Larry just blew them away.

Technical Review 334

Technical Review Venture Capital Software Review Database 334

Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

A lifelong entrepreneur, Jason has been named to Crain’s Chicago Business 40 Under 40 list and was named EY’s Entrepreneur of the Year Midwest. He is a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) and The Economic Club of Chicago. He is a self-taught software engineer and technologist. So Jason, welcome back to the show.

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Chicago Campaign Software Review Software Engineering 50

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

AUGUST 8, 2012

Welcome back to Smart Bear Live, the call-in show with Jason Cohen, sponsored by Software Promotions. Don’t forget to sign up for the wonderful Business of Software conference to hear Jason speak in person. So it’s property management software? Our software will do that. I don’t get this.

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API Software Review Hosting Technical Review 220

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 28, 2013

Empower Your Small Business – NEW edition: marketing, lean business, paid search, #1 mistake – [link]. Lean Business: Freelancers for ALL My Friends! Invest in Your Customers More Than Your Brand | Michael Schrage-Harvard Business Review – [link]. Lean Business: Freelancers for ALL My Friends!

Social Media 107

Social Media Small Business Design Media 107

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2010

The image on the left is “The Bean&# in Chicago – photographed in HDR. Lean Startup 101 for Developers – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. 7 Tips for an Authentic and Productive Writing Process – [link].

Social Media 90

Social Media Small Business Design Media 90

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Lean Marketing Strategies for Small Businesses and Startups – [link]. Lean Marketing Strategies for Small Businesses and Startups – [link]. What is the minimum viable product? Lean Marketing Strategies for Small Businesses and Startups – [link]. Why Apple doesn’t do “Concept Products” – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 28, 2013

The one cost engineers and product managers don’t consider – [link]. Chicago startups connecting with big local companies, entrepreneurs and corporations | by Wailin Wong – [link]. The one cost engineers and product managers don’t consider – [link]. Here are 10 tips – [link].

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 10, 2010

Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. What Lean Startups are NOT – [link]. The Dirty Secret About Software and Product Features – [link]. The Dirty Secret About Software and Product Features – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 90

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Lean Marketing tips: business card as selling tool – [link]. Lean Marketing tips: business card as selling tool – [link]. Startups in Chicago check out this new Q&A site – Chicago Founders – [link]. Lean Marketing tips: business card as selling tool – [link]. 2) – [link].

Social Media 99

Social Media Small Business Design Media 99

Austin Startup

JUNE 26, 2019

Our venture was selected for competitive accelerator spots & recognition from media and mentors from Austin, Chicago and Silicon Valley to work on this problem and capture the value its solution provided. As a boot-strapped founder aka our biggest investor, one of the things I leaned into uncovering was the unknown. Lean into it.

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Silicon Valley Startup B2C Sweat Equity 54

blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

The right sort of person is so passionate about coding, they can’t be stopped from doing it. But every day spent in that kitchen is a day NOT spent in a real kitchen, learning how to cook real food, and write real code. I currently work in information security, and I help teach developers how to write better, more secure code.

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Java PHP Software Review Coder 107

Up and Running

JUNE 13, 2015

One of those classes was a calligraphy class that he credited for being the inspiration for all of the beautify typography on the first Mackintosh, and basically ever Apple product to come. That could be buying a product that their company sells, introducing them to somebody who can help them. The second secret is “Practice.”

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Video Burundi South Africa Portfolio 60

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 18, 2013

Empower Your Small Business: trust & loyalty, marketing insight, lean business – [link]. 7 Simple productivity tips you can apply today, backed by science | The Buffer Blog – [link]. Does HubSpot Walk The Talk On Its Culture Code? VC funding in Chicago is down more than 40% – [link]. – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 91

Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 15, 2020

When is our society going to start treating nurses with the respect they're due? I think we'd had, even actually apart from COVID, we'd had like three code events in our department that day. A code is when somebody is having a life threatening acute problem. So I think it was a shift when we had three code events.

San Francisco 68

San Francisco Founder Community Software Review 68

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 30, 2012

Lean Marketing Tips: Hyperlocal Marketing Channels – [link]. 4 Code-Free Steps to Launch Your Business Website – [link]. Why the Best Product Doesn’t Always Win – [link]. Why the Best Product Doesn’t Always Win – [link]. 4 Code-Free Steps to Launch Your Business Website – [link].

Social Media 93

Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Chicago magazine writes about the tech scene here at 1871 – [link]. Does Your Company Pay For Social Media Reviews? - [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Showcase Of 30 Online Shopping Websites With Creative Product Catalogs - [link].

Social Media 95

Social Media Small Business Design Media 95

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Hiring for Lean Startups: The First Few Hires – [link]. When has a consumer startup hit product/market fit? 50 Superb Examples of Vintage Package Designs Used for Modern Products – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link].

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