crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

These posts and videos are about design, startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! 21 Creative online portfolio sites and applications – [link]. 10 Things Clients Look For In a Design Portfolio – [link]. Google Making Gmail Social? Content IS king.

Social Media 77

Social Media Small Business Design Media 77

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 11, 2011

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Confusion about what to measure and definition of success continues to hold back social media spending – [link]. The image above is an energy drink bottle design.

Social Media 90

Social Media Small Business Design Media 90

David Teten

JULY 12, 2013

Are you trying to build buzz, but don’t have the cash to launch a full-fledged PR campaign? I emphasize that the best PR you can build is through satisfied customers with high Net Promoter scores. In other words, you should focus first on a great product/service, and only after you’ve achieved that worry about PR.

PR 114

PR Public Relations Startup Technical Review 114

Hunter Walker

JUNE 7, 2014

And my sense is the trend carries outside of our portfolio these days. YC companies use Hacker News to post jobs and have strong community groups, as does 500 Startups. Startups instead are identifying early adopting communities in their specific niches and going after them outside of corporate-based PR.

Technical Review 117

Technical Review CTO Hire Finance Stealth 117

David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2018

a “Bitcoin Fund”, a “Social Media Fund”, a “Nanotech Fund”), you’re going to raise capital from Limited Partners who are very focused on Theme X. The importance of reputation is why, for example, Andreessen Horowitz invested early and heavily in their own PR, adding PR guru Margit Wennmachers as a Partner. .

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Private Equity Silicon Valley Differentiation 60

David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2018

a “Bitcoin Fund”, a “Social Media Fund”, a “Nanotech Fund”), you’re going to raise capital from Limited Partners who are very focused on Theme X. The importance of reputation is why, for example, Andreessen Horowitz invested early and heavily in their own PR, adding PR guru Margit Wennmachers as a Partner. .

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Private Equity Silicon Valley Differentiation 60

ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

Your brand values should permeate through your entire business and marketing strategy , from external interactions (including social media content) to internal culture (more on that in a bit). It helps them audit existing content portfolios (blog posts, landing pages, etc.) Personal brand and company brand work together.

Marketing 109

Marketing Social Media Non-Compete Audience 109

David Teten

JULY 12, 2012

For startup companies trying to build buzz around their brand, but without the capital to launch a full-fledged PR campaign, there are a lot of ways to hack the PR game. To begin with, the best PR you can build is through satisfied customers with high Net Promoter scores. Reach out to websites that profile entrepreneurs.

Venture Capital 122

Venture Capital PR Technical Review Startup 122

David Teten

JULY 12, 2013

Are you trying to build buzz, but don’t have the cash to launch a full-fledged PR campaign? I emphasize that the best PR you can build is through satisfied customers with high Net Promoter scores. In other words, you should focus first on a great product/service, and only after you’ve achieved that worry about PR.

PR 60

PR Public Relations Startup Technical Review 60

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Nicole most recently comes to us from SmartBear Software , where she was responsible for the launch and marketing for an entire product: overseeing activities like PR, creative, content creation, and social media engagement. So we’re glad to have her (back) on board. hiring a great team. building a product people love.

Portfolio 120

Portfolio Boston PR Social Media 120

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2014

This was pre social media. I am often asked about social media by those who want to know how they should best do it professionally. My advice always follows along the line of: Twitter is part media distribution platform. Should CEOs be Social? So I’d like to weigh in with what I believe is. Background.

Social Media 307

Social Media PR Media Venture Capital 307

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

PR can do wonders for your startup or small business, but not all strategies have proven to be effective. Below, 16 entrepreneurs from the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) share the one PR strategy they think all startups and small businesses should stop using, and why. Over-the-Top Self-Promotion. Press Release Avalanches.

PR 145

PR Small Business SEO Warrant 145

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 19, 2018

We’ll do this through a variety of ways like introducing new products and features to our website, and focusing on a variety of marketing strategies to grow and engage our community. As a social enterprise, our goals are both about revenue and impact. 7- Giving back to the community. 4- More impact and experiences.

Detroit 91

Detroit Entrepreneur Technical Review Revenue 91

David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

While the historic capital-raising process is driven by face-to-face networking and salesmanship, some GPs actively participate in LP/GP communities to find and build relationships with potential LPs. However, 87% of our respondents don’t actively participate in any such community.

Early Stage 60

Early Stage Technical Review Software Review Venture Capital 60

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 29, 2017

At the launch of the company, the core email community (people with a lot of technical understanding) was our target audience. Donating a portion of all our profits to veteran and cancer research charities establishes our brand as a revolution in companies that give back to the community rather than leech off of their customers.

Naming 104

Naming Entrepreneur Social Media PR 104

Hearpreneur

JUNE 26, 2016

Members from the strategy team might have some insights that can help the Public Relations Team, while the PR Team might have share ideas to pitch to Creative. I go to places in the community to speak about mental health treatment services where most other treatment providers would hardly ever consider.

Entrepreneur 91

Entrepreneur Technical Review Harvest Portfolio 91

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

My colleagues Sebastian Soler , Steven Greenberg and I recently launched a new online community, PEVCTech.com , exclusively for PE/VC investors; engineers who work at PE/VC funds; and other technologists who specialize in working on this problem. EShares is an increasingly popular tool in our portfolio for tracking private company cap tables.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 21, 2017

Thanks to Tom La Vecchia, X Factor Media ! #2 2 – Advertising Agency & Boutique PR and Advertising Agencies. Prior to starting my own public relations and marketing consultancy, I worked for one of the largest global advertising agencies as well as smaller boutique PR and advertising agencies. Image Credit: Janet Wu.

Entrepreneur 48

Entrepreneur Investment Bankers PR Social Media 48

Hearpreneur

JULY 20, 2018

So often a marketing company will have a name that really makes it appear to only be a Social Media or PPC or SEO company and that was something I really wanted to avoid. Thanks to Robyn Lanci, Owl PR ! #12- across the crowd, everyone looked my way and we ended up getting introduced to a portfolio company that hired us!

Naming 75

Naming OTC Entrepreneur PPC 75

This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 5, 2014

Today, I want to add two addendum to it, based on the work of two up and coming women in the NYC tech community. Yesterday, Amrit Richmond announced her new employment at RRE as Director of Community & Platform. She had been running social media part time for a smaller fund and had built up a following with her own tech newsletter.

Venture Capital 121

Venture Capital Early Stage Cofounder Angel Groups 121

Haystack

JANUARY 13, 2020

Plaid is known within the startup and VC community as a strong company, but it is also a relatively quiet company in terms of its own PR and social media chatter. Earlier today, the news leaked that Visa was to acquire fintech startup Plaid for $5.3B.

Acquisition 74

Acquisition Cap Table API Venture Capital 74

Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Thanks to Linda Pophal, Strategic Communications, LLC ! #12 When we were deciding what to call our new PR agency we started by writing down a bunch of words that describe what we do, that we felt passionate about. While we were working on the logo it dawned on us that PR was actually uPRoar’s middle name. No one else.

Naming 48

Naming Entrepreneur Haiti Nigeria 48

The Equity Kicker

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Our portfolio company Conversocial has done a fantastic job recently raising their profile on a limited budget. For those of you that don’t know Conversocial is a cloud based service used by brands and retailers to manage and engage with their customers on social media. Customer service is the most important use case.

Leadership 117

Leadership Marketing PR Social Media 117

This is going to be BIG.

JULY 26, 2011

Fab.com (First Round portfolio company) just announced a new round of funding and that they reached 350,000 subscribers. People have gotten so specialized, that we have people doing nothing but community management, SEO/SEM, PR, etc. This is a startup's first Director of Marketing and there are a ton of openings in this area.

New York City 113

New York City Marketing SEM Acquisition 113

This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 23, 2011

With all of this news about Brooklyn 's tech scene , I've been thinking a lot about what made the NYC innovation community grow so quickly. The "meetup" culture of NYC, where there are three great educational events to go to every night is how the community bootstrapped itself.

New York City 100

New York City New York Incubator Bootstrapping 100

This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 24, 2011

One of the cool things about being a fund that works with so many early stage companies is that bringing the whole portfolio together in one place results in a lot of collaborative learning opportunities. Actually, startups tend to drop the ball on recruiting the same way they mess up in PR. Social Media Content from your Employees.

Startup 128

Startup Ruby PR Sales Cycle 128

www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Luckily, the startup community often courageously shares their stories – even when things don’t end well. Three notes before we begin: After reading these, you realize more than ever that the startup community is really like no other. Too much PR, too early. It takes a lot of work to build a community.

Software Review 79

Software Review Startup Technical Review Vesting 79

Up and Running

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

As CEO of Quintessence Group, Melinda educates entrepreneurs and Fortune 500 companies on subjects including small business startup, business development, and social media marketing. I want you to be really realistic about your personal financial portfolio and how you spend money before you make the decision to start a business.

Social Media 60

Social Media Small Business Software Review Technical Review 60

www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

These are areas that may be gaps in the portfolio of large companies, and are perfect for M&A deals in three to five years after building enough validation and $10-$20 million in revenue. Through SEO and mommy blog PR, Lee can tap into this market. There are 110,000 monthly search queries looking for "stretch mark(s) removal."

Marketing 52

Marketing Bootstrapping Incubator Angel Investor 52

www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

These are areas that may be gaps in the portfolio of large companies, and are perfect for M&A deals in three to five years after building enough validation and $10-$20 million in revenue. Through SEO and mommy blog PR, Lee can tap into this market. There are 110,000 monthly search queries looking for "stretch mark(s) removal."

Marketing 52

Marketing Bootstrapping Incubator Angel Investor 52