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 city is now the host to many of the largest industry trade shows for tech and other industries. Columbus, OH. Minneapolis, MN.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Loosecubes, a network for desk space, wound up getting outpaced by the underlying availibility of coworking spaces themselves--when there's one on seemingly every corner, you no longer have trouble finding availability. That doesn't mean you won't find other attempts at solving other aspects of the online/offline connection.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Actively involved in the local startup community, Brian is a Startup Weekend Columbus host and MC at the monthly morning pitch event for entrepreneurs, WakeUp StartUp. Seen was recognized as the “Innovation Game Changer” at the 2012 Ohio Interactive Awards. . Where did this company miss? If you can’t hear the clip, click here.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Actively involved in the local startup community, Brian is a Startup Weekend Columbus host and MC at the monthly morning pitch event for entrepreneurs, WakeUp StartUp. Seen was recognized as the “Innovation Game Changer” at the 2012 Ohio Interactive Awards. . Where did this company miss? If you can’t hear the clip, click here.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 1, 2012

The number of hosts has grown annually, and this year, we have 200+ groups joining us on Monday, December 3. Past livestream attendees have reported great conversations and networking. The following sites are confirmed livestream hosts. They represent more than 10,000 people total.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

How to stay lean and iterate quickly while you’re building a two sided marketplace, especially when “network effect” and “critical mass” are the two main focuses? Spend 20% of your time building a network of advisors that can help you. I don’t know of an opensource or hosted version of Kickstarter.

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