The Next Web

DECEMBER 2, 2013

With mobile development agencies and product incubators on the rise and more corporate “labs” spinning out each day, there’s no shortage of talent to help you build the next great Web or mobile app. Here are their breakdowns of the costs and time investments to create 10 of the world’s hottest startups. 1) Twitter. 3) Facebook. 6) Pinterest.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Despite repeated efforts, only a few cities outside the Valley (New York and Boston) have historically had the critical mix of VC funding, network, and talent to fuel vibrant startup centers. The good news is that these new metro centers are significantly less expensive than Silicon Valley or the East Coast. .

United States 113

United States Las Vegas San Francisco Denver 113

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 2, 2018

Why it’s worthy: If the frequency of new services launching as web apps are any indication, the days of desktop-only productivity may be on the wane. Using these apps in a web browser, however, can be a pain. Web browsers weren’t really designed to handle apps that stay open all day long. Be Focused.

Product 48

Product Web Wiki Design 48

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

We’ve collated a number of different stories to show you how you can go about getting funding to grow your business or to launch a new venture. How a now-famous web company got funded by Mark Cuban. Rob Biederman, co-founder of HourlyNerd, has a funding story that wouldn’t be out of place in a movie.

Cofounder 137

Cofounder Green Small Business Administration Business Plan 137

techcrunch.com

AUGUST 12, 2012

Alexia Tsotsis is the co-editor of TechCrunch. She attended the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, CA, majoring in Writing and Art, and moved to New York City shortly after graduation to work in the Media industry. Founder Stories) Aereos Chet Kanojia Urges Entrepreneurs To "Go For The Difficult Problems" [TCTV].

Early Stage 70

Early Stage San Francisco Los Angeles Southern California 70

Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Tim O’Reilly, Founder at O’Reilly Media and promoter of open source and Web 2.0 In terms of access to capital, Austin is not Silicon Valley or New York — but it is Austin. Let’s have a look at what early stage founders can expect in terms of oxygen. in New York helps put out some of that monthly burn.

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Early Stage Austin Silicon Valley Texas 48

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 4, 2008

He previously co-founded and served as Chief Technology Officer of IMVU. In 2007, BusinessWeek named Ries one of the Best Young Entrepreneurs of Tech and in 2009 he was honored with a TechFellow award in the category of Engineering Leadership. While an undergraduate at Yale Unviersity, he co-founded Catalyst Recruiting.

San Francisco 155

San Francisco Technical Cofounder Fractional CTO CTO 155

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

As part of of our Founders Series , The Startup Magazine presents the following first person feature by Judah Parness, aka Skeeter Gumdrop, Co-Founder of Rent-A-Christmas, an entrepreneurial venture disrupting the way consumers decorate for Christmas. Bonus: Naming your business. What’s in a name, anyway?

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Founder New York City Cofounder New York 157

Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Brett is cofounder of Kumospace, the virtual HQ for remote teams, and Charge Ventures, a pre/seed VC based in Brooklyn, NY. John Jantsch (01:20): I remember the first time I went to New York and I saw Columbia Business School and it said CBS somewhere, and I thought it was a, I thought it was like a record company or something.

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Audio Cofounder Jordan Video 87

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

Despite repeated efforts, only a few cities outside the Valley (New York and Boston) have historically had the critical mix of funding, network, and talent to fuel vibrant startup centers. The good news is that these new metro centers are significantly less expensive than Silicon Valley or the East Coast. .

United States 82

United States Las Vegas San Francisco Denver 82

Austin Startup

AUGUST 24, 2019

Lucky7 is named after my mom , who was an amazing woman and entrepreneur herself. Brant Barton, my co-founder, and I had left Coremetrics to start it together. We would leverage the voice of the customer, starting with customer reviews, all over the Web, starting with retailers. and measurement.

Software Review 48

Software Review Cofounder eCommerce Austin 48

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

So, if youre interested in helping avoid mistakes like that, here are the steps: Get a domain name. It doesnt have to be the worlds catchiest name, just pick something reasonably descriptive. If youre concerned about sullying your eventual brand name, dont use your "really good" name, pick a code name.

Demand 167

Demand San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment 167

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 11, 2018

Other platforms where you’re likely to find your target audience – Think Twitter, Snapchat, and common interest communities across the web. The New York Times had a critically acclaimed article on fake followers that focused attention on a well-known “dirty secret” of influencer marketing.

Marketing 62

Marketing Software Review Social Media Audience 62

www.usatoday.com

JULY 16, 2012

By Todd Plitt, USA TODAY Neville Clubwala, a Taskrabbit worker in New York City, delivers cupcakes from Butter Lane bakery and champagne, to a recipient who received a promotion. Inspired in Zimbabwe The founders of Zimride were inspired by drivers in Zimbabwe, who pick up strangers and give them a lift for a few bucks.

San Francisco 105

San Francisco Technical Review Zimbabwe New York City 105

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 11, 2018

Other platforms where you’re likely to find your target audience – Think Twitter, Snapchat, and common interest communities across the web. The New York Times had a critically acclaimed article on fake followers that focused attention on a well-known “dirty secret” of influencer marketing.

Marketing 48

Marketing Software Review Social Media Audience 48

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

It was actually my co-founder Will Harvey who taught me to present this data in the simple format weve discussed in this post. If she is, return the name of the hypothesis she was exposed to before. Return the name of the hypothesis chosen or assigned. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0.

San Francisco 166

San Francisco Lean Technical Review Continuous Deployment 166

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 7, 2008

We talk about taking advantages of the incredible agility offered by modern web architecture for extremely rapid deployment, etc. Names have, of course, been changed to protect the innocent: Hope youre well; I thought Id relay a recent experience and thank you. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Expo SF (May. .

Customer Development 131

Customer Development Engineer San Francisco Developer 131

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

Despite repeated efforts, only a few cities outside the Valley (New York and Boston) have historically had the critical mix of funding, network, and talent to fuel vibrant startup centers. The good news is that these new metro centers are significantly less expensive than Silicon Valley or the East Coast. .

United States 48

United States Las Vegas San Francisco Denver 48

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 8, 2008

Instead, we do everything possible to validate the founders belief. The book takes its name from Steves theory of the four stages of growth any startup goes through. Only after a major, public, and expensive failure would they try a new iteration. We dont just abandon the vision of the company at every turn.

Customer Development 168

Customer Development Developer San Francisco Customer 168

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. ► April (11) Video update on the Startup Visa Act Lean Enterprise Institute webinar, April 28 Four myths about the Lean Startup Sneak preview, KISSmetrics (and more) Sneak preview, Grockit The Lean Startup Intensive at Web 2.0 Expo SF (May. . Expo SF (May.

Software Review 68

Software Review San Francisco Technical Review Continuous Deployment 68

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 12, 2008

It’s easy to overestimate the impact of this kind of traffic because it just feels good to have your name and company featured. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0, It strokes your ego. Expo SF (May. . Expo SF (May.

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Audience San Francisco Continuous Deployment Lean 119

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 16, 2009

I think Jim Murphys confusion comes where many peoples did, with the XP term "Customer", which was XPs name for the product management role. That naming issue aside, I think its probably good that Scrum and XP didnt really say much about how to manage products. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Expo SF (May. .

Agile 111

Agile Customer Development Developer San Francisco 111

mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! The directory of other entrepreneurs, browsable by industry and name, is also helpful for locating someone who might be helpful regarding a specific issue. New Gmail Labs Feature Saves You Prec.

Entrepreneur 94

Entrepreneur Social Media Technical Review Social Network 94

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 30, 2009

Traveling to new startup hubs is one of my favorite things about being able to do this full-time. I want to thank Techstars for putting this event together and giving me a chance to experience the scene, even if it lacks a name. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. For what its worth, I like Silicon Mountain.

Lean 68

Lean San Francisco Continuous Deployment DC 68

Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 14, 2009

It should be even more important to the founders themselves, because it demonstrates that their business hypothesis is grounded in reality. Now, in some situations, this over-selling would lead to a secondary problem, namely, that customers would realize they had been duped and refuse to re-subscribe. More on that in a moment.

Customer 167

Customer San Francisco Lean Hockey Stick 167

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 26, 2009

Accept that many successful companies are going to want to be backed by big-name firms in other cities. More recently it's skewed to software & web. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0, August 29, 2009 8:54 AM Ben Casnocha said.

San Francisco 113

San Francisco Silicon Valley Startup Lean 113

Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

Its had tremendous impact in many areas: continuous deployment , just-in-time scalability , and even search engine marketing , to name a few. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0, No departments The Five Whys for Startups (for Harvard Business R.

San Francisco 161

San Francisco Software Review Continuous Deployment Development Team Review 161

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

by Alon Alroy, co-founder and CMO of Bizzabo . The DEMO conferences for years has served as the launchpad event for big name companies and has a well earned reputation for consistently identifying tomorrow’s cutting-edge technologies. . Small Business Web Summit. Hopefully we will see you there! Google I/O.

Las Vegas 165

Las Vegas North America Silicon Valley New York City 165

The Startup Magazine

MAY 15, 2018

The form of companies dominating the startup scene changes , new types of startup founders appear, different partnerships are created, and new, powerful innovation hubs emerge. Namely, when observed under the microscope, this tech centre is not living up to our expectations. As it goes, innovation brings drastic shifts.

North America 69

North America America Silicon Valley Los Angeles 69

Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Your web pages, brochures, and emails must have Clarity, Personality, and Resonance (CPR). My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Laura Belgray, founder of Talking Shrimp and co-creator of The Copy Cure. Review every word you write for CPR and you are on the road to success.

Cofounder 75

Cofounder New York Programming Sales 75

Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 18, 2010

Many people still find this idea challenging, even for companies that operate solely on the web. Ash Maurya is the founder of WiredReach , a bootstrapped startup that he has been running for seven years. Ive previously named his post Achieving Flow in a Lean Startup as one of my favorite blog posts of 2009. Read on to find out.

Continuous Deployment 151

Continuous Deployment San Francisco Lean Wiki 151

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 26, 2009

In previous posts, I’ve mentioned quite a few of these, including these most important ones: having engineers post on the forums in their own name when they make a change routinely split-testing new changes routinely conducting in-person usability tests and interviews Net Promoter Score Each of these techniques is fundamentally bottoms-up.

Advisory Board 151

Advisory Board Customer San Francisco Lean 151

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

When my Japanese husband died at a young age almost 16 years ago, I had been doing medical writing for a major New York Hospital and also helping him with his documentary films for Japanese and American public television. I am the founder/coach of Never Settle Coaching, LLC a coaching business. Image Credit: Bess Heitner.

Entrepreneur 91

Entrepreneur LLC Cofounder Green 91

Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 19, 2009

Much of what I have found effective is counter-intuitive, because it requires investing more effort in each hire - all in the name of efficiency. Returning to our example of the beleaguered founder who still has the pager, before hiring an operations guy, try promoting someone from within to take on the job. Expo SF (May. .

Lean 140

Lean Hiring San Francisco Continuous Deployment 140

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

Brad wrote up his answer here – you should read it because it’s very instructive for how I believe communities ought to think about naming conventions. Still, I kind like the name, well, um, … Santa Monica. So many had names of partners (Kleiner Perkins) or local favorite identifiers like trees (Sequoia).

Community 304

Community Los Angeles Startup Silicon Valley 304

Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 5, 2009

We're starting our new business, fanminder.com, to help small merchants instantly communicate with their customers, and I'm increasingly hearing your name and reading your keen insights. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0,

San Francisco 102

San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment Startup 102

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Dev & Design Mashable on Facebook Join Us! Designing and critiquing logos for web-based companies and startups is a pursuit of endless fascination for many of us. Learn more here. The square logos have rounded corners.

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Web Design Social Media PHP 111