crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 3, 2012

Lean Marketing: Delivering Customer Service via Social Media - [link]. Lean Marketing: Delivering Customer Service via Social Media - [link]. The dirty secret behind the incubator boom - [link]. Lean Marketing: Delivering Customer Service via Social Media - [link]. Ever see a golden retriever dance the Merengue?

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

500hats.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

First Round became a very active investor in consumer internet and e-commerce, on a rather lean investment budget, with several notable exits (including Mint.com to Intuit in 2009 for $170M). but the food was awesome, & the PR wasn’t bad either). and no, we didn’t. Rise of Y Combinator, 1st Branded Entrepreneur Guild.

Silicon Valley 74

Silicon Valley Early Stage Venture Capital Valuation 74

www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Chak has been able to get a couple of distributors in Singapore to buy his greeting cards designed by a community of artists, but is struggling to find a steady, repeatable model. Through SEO and mommy blog PR, Lee can tap into this market. All three of todays roundtable companies will soon be featured on Incubation Radar.

Marketing 52

Marketing Bootstrapping Incubator Angel Investor 52

www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Chak has been able to get a couple of distributors in Singapore to buy his greeting cards designed by a community of artists, but is struggling to find a steady, repeatable model. Through SEO and mommy blog PR, Lee can tap into this market. All three of todays roundtable companies will soon be featured on Incubation Radar.

Marketing 52

Marketing Bootstrapping Incubator Angel Investor 52

Up and Running

APRIL 1, 2015

Designed as an online “community marketplace,” BloomNation allows customers and florists to come together, giving florists a platform to sell their works of art, and consumers a vehicle to purchase beautiful flowers from local vendors, conveniently and quickly. Still, David admits their methods were highly unorthodox. “We

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Startup Cofounder Chicago 60

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2011

With new micro VC entrants into to early-stage investing plus increased competition from angels, incubators and the like – traditional VCs have taken notice. The LP Community Hasn’t Yet Caught Up. They should start “lean.&# The Blurring of Investment Lines. Hedge funds out to be, well, hedge funds.

Venture Capital 296

Venture Capital Software LP Early Stage 296

This is going to be BIG.

JULY 30, 2012

Others have partners with expertise in PR. Given the proliferation of accelerators and incubators that pre-vet entrepreneurs, roll up their sleeves to help companies, and dress them up for demo days, the best and brightest are being showcased to look better than ever. One of my potential investors called me the "lean VC".

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PR Incubator Early Stage Lean 109