crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 15, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! The chart above shows age distribution within major social networks and online communities. Money matters: why women founders struggle in Silicon Valley | The Verge – [link].

Social Media 105

Social Media Small Business Design Media 105

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Outstanding post on qualities that Paul Graham (Y Combinator) looks for in startup founders – [link]. Mike Samson, Co-Founder of @crowdSPRING on Raising Angel Funding [Part 1] – [link]. The marketing challenge for startups (by @Scobleizer – interview with founder of Indinero) – [link].

Social Media 91

Social Media Small Business Design Media 91

crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 14, 2015

Our friends at the New York Times get to do stuff that, frankly, makes me jealous. For instance, the other night they got to go for a ride on the brand new carousel at Battery Park, in lower Manhattan. The Brave Strategy That Finally Helped These Two Startup Founders Dominate Their Market crowdspring.co/1MSjZaR.

Small Business 48

Small Business Design Social Media Startup 48

techcrunch.com

SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

From 2004 to 2007, she helped lead Congresswoman Carloyn Maloney’s community outreach and relations efforts in New York City. FOUNDER INSTITUTE. Website: thefunded.com. Company: Founder Institute. Website: fi.co. Since 2009 the Founder Institute has helped. → Learn More. Crunchbase.

Equity 87

Equity San Francisco Technical Review Angel Investor 87

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Droid X Feature Comparison [INFOGRAPHIC] iPad By the Numbers [INFOGRAPHIC] LinkedIn Explores What It Takes To Be an Entrepreneur [INFOGRAPHIC] September 1, 2011 by Ben Parr 15 Share on Tumblr email share Share on Tumblr email share Where does the ideal startup founder come from? Whom is he or she connected to?

San Francisco 99

San Francisco New York City Social Media Entrepreneur 99

mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Anyone in the community can edit posts and frequent users are allowed to vote irrelevant questions off the site. PartnerUp If you have a question that can be expressed in fewer than 140 characters, the PartnerUp community will likely have an answer. Has anybody else used this site yet? I have been so focused on traditional mediums.

Entrepreneur 94

Entrepreneur Social Media Technical Review Social Network 94

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

If you’re working with an open source project, for example, it’s important that you have a definitive business model to drive revenue — though not at the cost of alienating your community of core contributors. They may also contribute code to the community that comprises the backbone of their technology.

France 77

France Marketing Social Media Startup 77

mashable.com

DECEMBER 29, 2011

We’re increasingly comfortable overlapping our online and real lives, and web services that figure out how to make our real lives easier will do well. New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg has been trying very hard to raise New York City’s profile in the tech scene. NYC Rises In the Tech Scene.

New York City 83

New York City New York Startup Social Media 83

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2010

How to Find a Technical Co-Founder – [link]. What it’s like to be the SO of a start-up founder – [link]. What’s Next for Groupon’s Founder – [link]. Top 50 Web Development, Design and Application Icon Sets from 2010 – [link]. Mobile Development Toolkit – [link].

Social Media 98

Social Media Small Business Design Media 98

socialmatchbox.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

How To Calculate Whether A Freelance Web Application Programmer Is Asking For Too Much Step 1: Use the Indeed.com Salary Tool to Search for Their Job Title By Salary Level. In a search done today, a web developer in Washington, DC should make anywhere from $70,000 to $120,000 per year. If this is the case then all bets are off.

Part-Time VPE 41

Part-Time VPE Sweat Equity DC Washington 41

Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 12, 2009

The number one reason I keep coming back to PHP is that it has overwhelming community support. Ive written elsewhere that success in creating a platform is "becoming a function not of the size and resources of the company that builds it, but of the size of the community that supports it." Lets start with some circular reasoning.

PHP 166

PHP Software Review Ruby San Francisco 166

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Facebook Co-Founder’s Startup Asana Launches Publicly. Joshua Baer is the co-founder and CEO of Otherinbox , a prolific angel investor and the director of Capital Factory , Austin’s seed-stage incubator. AngelList is an online community that matches startups with investors to streamline the fundraising process.

Social Media 80

Social Media Startup Angel Investor RSS 80

mashable.com

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Cezary Pietrzak is a New York-based creative marketer and growth strategist. A few weeks of organized effort should be enough time to develop a name and gain consensus among your co-founders, but if you’re on a tight schedule, it’s also possible to do in just a few days. Programming and Web Development Lists.

Naming 84

Naming Startup Social Media RSS 84

mashable.com

AUGUST 20, 2011

“There’s simply no budget for [an office], as I bootstrap the company,&# says Paul Molluzzo, founder of Baby Goes Mobile , a web app that lets parents create a private baby book they can view and update from their mobile phones. There’s also a small New York team that works out of a coworking space.)

Cofounder 81

Cofounder San Francisco Social Media Startup 81

mashable.com

JUNE 8, 2010

There’s also a searchable service section with advice on logo design, website development and a service request board if you prefer that providers come to you. Pros: There’s no registration required, and the site maintains a sizable community of experienced coders who are up for side projects.

Coder 60

Coder Technical Review Social Media Technical Cofounder 60

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

I’m now in my second founder/CEO role, having raised more than $18.5 With more than 50 million monthly pageviews and 14 million unique monthly visitors, Mashable has one of the most engaged online news communities. Founded in 2005, Mashable is headquartered in New York City with an office in San Francisco.

Startup 79

Startup Social Media RSS Social Network 79

bhargreaves.com

MARCH 7, 2010

Many capable founders aren’t developers, and I frequently meet with entrepreneurs that have taken a very different path. Most disturbingly, I’ve occasionally found myself agreeing with an entrepreneur’s decision to hire a development shop to build their product.

Hiring 40

Hiring Technical Review Agile Software Review 40

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! Slab serif fonts — if they’re unique fonts — are still a viable alternative to been-there-done-that sans serifs in logos, and the web community still enjoys them.

Web 111

Web Design Social Media Software Review 111

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! Slab serif fonts — if they’re unique fonts — are still a viable alternative to been-there-done-that sans serifs in logos, and the web community still enjoys them.

Web 111

Web Design Social Media PHP 111

mashable.com

JULY 18, 2012

Google bought web 2.0 Originally founded by PayPal co-founder Max Levchin Slide.com was known as the largest third-party developer of Facebook applications until Google purchased it to “make Google services socially aware.”. Google bought web 2.0 Programming and Web Development Lists. On2 Technologies.

San Francisco 104

San Francisco Acquisition Social Media Mobile 104

mashable.com

OCTOBER 11, 2011

For example, here is how a few of my favorite startups describe themselves: “ Airbnb is a trusted community marketplace for people to list, discover and book unique spaces around the world online or from an iPhone.” ” “ Skillshare is a community marketplace to learn anything from anyone.” Livestream.

PR 103

PR Startup Social Media Technical Review 103

www.drowningamerican.com

JUNE 22, 2012

Well, I am not in the Bay area, I am in the New York city area. I started thinking of it because a buddy of mine got involved in creating a community bank. Dev – SVB does have an office in NYC and we’re active in the local startup community (General Assembly, TechStars, etc.).

Sweat Equity 40

Sweat Equity Equity Hiring Technical Review 40

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Whats is the best way to find a co-founder for your startup? However, one of my co-founders doesn’t seem to be as motivated as the rest of us. Create a strong brand, solid social community, sell advertising. However, i need a technical person (web developer) who can bring my vision to life. Any suggestions?

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

sivers.org

JUNE 25, 2010

Programmers, and certainly not the visionary founders, are the most qualified for that task. #6 As talented as a programmer/web developer may be, it still takes at least SOME time to grasp the basic concept of what you are wanting to do. Co-founders and outsourcing work the same. to this simple version."

CTO Hire 84

CTO Hire Hiring Software Review Technical Review 84