Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

Over funding often produces bad behavior in early-stage companies. You hire people too fast, you over build your products, you try to force market adoption and you do PR blitzes before your product is really ready for prime time. Quora is one of the better designed new products of the past few years in my opinion.

Development Team Review 374

Development Team Review Technical Review Bulgaria Lean 374

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 17, 2010

These posts and videos are about design, startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Best User Interface Design Resources: The Round-up - [link]. The LG mobile phone design competition on crowdSPRING has started! 40+ Creative Example of Web Interfaces and Web Design - [link].

Social Media 88

Social Media Small Business Design Media 88

This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 22, 2012

Let’s start out with the basic functions of a tech company: 1) Engineering 2) Marketing 3) Sales 4) Business development 5) PR 6) Design 7) Product Management 8) HR 9) Operations 10) Finance Ok, that's just overwhelming. If you think about it, these things are all of the goals of another function on the list--PR.

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PR Technical Review Seed Stage Design 144

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 11, 2014

” Sean is somebody widely respected in Silicon Valley (although he now lives in SoCal) for having helped many early-stage companies go through major growth periods by quantitatively testing features with audiences to help diagnose what led to growth. But I still believe Sean Ellis was right.

Technical Review 384

Technical Review Hockey Stick SEM Channel 384

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 1, 2011

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! The image to the left is one of 44 cool flyer/poster designs from around the world. More cool flyer/poster designs in the Design section below.

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 12, 2011

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! VC’s apparently are increasingly nervous about early stage investments – [link]. 30 Fresh Packaging Design for Your Inspiration – [link].

Social Media 95

Social Media Small Business Design Media 95

View from Seed

JULY 24, 2015

The invite-only event was attended by 300 of the area’s best tech leaders, founders, product managers, designers, developers, investors, engineers, salesmen and women, and more, all of whom are hard at work in consumer tech. More functionally, Boston needs to improve its design, branding, and PR skills.

Boston 120

Boston Cofounder B2C PR 120

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Practical Advice for Raising Early Stage Venture Capital – [link]. 35 Creative and Beautiful Business Card Design examples for your Inspiration – [link].

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Business Development for Early Stage Startups – [link]. 90+ creative advertising & design from January-February 2011 – [link]. 1 – [link].

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

She is a go to person for me when I have questions around technology or early stage marketing and branding. We do a lot of B2B and also have an "Early Stage Branding" practice for technology startups. More general resources are: Tracy Williams at Olmstead Williams for PR. Maybe ten years. Foreign Service.

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Early Stage Southern California Los Angeles Marketing 150

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Design a marketing growth strategy that increases market share and revenue. SEO , SEM, paid advertising , content marketing, social media, email marketing, strategic partnerships with other brands, PR; Activation. But in the early stages of development, you might not have the quantitative data necessary to dig into these questions.

Marketing 115

Marketing Framework Metrics Channel 115

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

I know he’s smart but you wouldn’t hire a Javascript developer to do your database design – would you? They want to lock in future clients at an early stage. So I tell you this because if you build a strong relationship with an early-stage VC they can be a great source to help you with your funding.

Southern California 318

Southern California Silicon Valley IP Stock Options 318

Gust

JANUARY 4, 2012

Later stage companies have some additional concerns: What favorable impact could IP have for PR, marketing and investor relations purposes, or as an attraction to potential acquirors? It’s often possible to “ design around ” a patent to operate a business that achieves similar results in different ways.) Easier said than done!)

Intellectual Property 143

Intellectual Property IP Startup United States 143

View from Seed

MARCH 3, 2015

NVV: Lots of marketers are under pressure to come in and generate demand right away, whether because sales is asking for leads or founders are demanding PR or user growth. Some startups are in stealth mode and maybe branding and beautiful design is important. Those visitors wanted to browse, not get deeper into our site and content.

Marketing 120

Marketing Sales Cycle Startup CTO Hire 120

VC Cafe

JULY 15, 2021

Blogs/ press – to get consumers to learn about your new app, PR remains a viable source, especially when it comes to buzzy/social apps. ProductHunt/ Reddit/ Directories – another form of PR/social media, directories of new products and forums solicit feedback from users and contribute to discovery. Unfortunately not.

Mobile 190

Mobile Social Media Distribution PR 190

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

The extreme example of this are algorithmic investors in the public markets, who design algorithms which trade on the designer’s behalf, as opposed to making trading decisions directly. Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors. 1) Market fund. Accompany focuses on this use case.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

The Next Web

MAY 13, 2014

Ted Muething is a PR and marketing consultant at Jones-Dilworth Inc., a boutique agency in Austin focused on bringing early-stage technologies to market. Design & Dev Entrepreneur Mobile Analysis and Opinion' Every day we vote with our dollars how we want the world to be. Smart watches. Fingerprint sensors. Mini tablets.

Mobile 165

Mobile Early Stage PR Austin 165

David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

As a globally focused LP in early stage VC funds, we at Blue Future Partners have observed a growing trend of firms investing substantially in software tools, whether developing proprietary solutions or adopting off the shelf tools. But what tools are they using themselves to automate their own processes?

Early Stage 60

Early Stage Technical Review Software Review Venture Capital 60

www.entrepreneur.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Answers Ask Entrepreneur Home Business Operations Business Opportunities Sales & Marketing Advertising & PR Finance & Accounting Franchises Home Business Human Resources Internet/E-Commerce Legal Issues Starting Up Technology Most Recent Answers How Can I Streamline My E-Commerce Operation? Young Entrepreneurs How I Did It: The TOMS Story.

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Sweat Equity Equity Fractional CTO CTO 55

The Next Web

AUGUST 26, 2013

Before you start talking to large VCs, find some early stage investors. Stefan Tirtey, Partner at Doughty Hanson Ventures , created this document with Berlin early stage investors. When I started hiring my first engineers, designers and marketers, I was mainly focused on passion, energy and most importantly potential.

Management 120

Management Cofounder Startup Bootstrapping 120

Altgate

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

The presentation was on outsourcing generally, not just software engineering and the audience was very early stage companies (some yet to be founded). Now, for very early stage companies, you may be thinking, “I don’t have any cash, so outsourcing isn’t an option.&# PR/Marketing. Start a blog.

Software Review 65

Software Review Offshore Startup Boston 65

500hats.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

It’s no coincidence we designed 500 Startups with these evolutions in mind, altho none of the required strategies have been easy to execute and we are still refining our approach. 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

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 26, 2013

Understanding “The Funding Angle” I sit at enough board meetings to hear conflicting advice given to entrepreneurs about how to handle PR and announcements at startups. In stead of doing my typical big long post with 10 PR tips (like I did there), I’m going to break them up into individual (I hope more digestible) chunks.

Startup 355

Startup PR Dividend Merger 355

Up and Running

APRIL 8, 2015

Do you have an early-stage startup? A business in its early stages can often use a leg up, whether in the form of wise words from a mentor or an introduction to a strategic partner. Incubators were designed to fill the gap between knowledge and connections. These are very, very, very early-stage companies.

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Incubator Cofounder Founder Early Stage 60

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 3, 2016

Examples of VC platform services include: recruiting, marketing, design support, inside sales reps, consulting, accounting services and so forth. Other firms like Google bring massive resources to design or engineering and as as corporate VC can offer things normal VC firms can’t offer.

Portfolio 150

Portfolio PR Partner Early Stage 150

www.bothsidesofthetable.com

MAY 13, 2012

This post is designed mostly for non-technical founders. new features need to be rolled into PR strategies and competitor analyses. - He focuses on early-stage technology companies. Still, I believe I’m offering an accurate representation of the ideal configuration of the main technology leaders.

Fractional VPE 89

Fractional VPE Part-Time VPE Fractional CTO CTO Hire 89

The Equity Kicker

MAY 22, 2015

Google Ventures: has teams that help portfolio companies with design, engineering, recruiting, marketing and partnerships. Founder Collective: hired a journalist to help their portfolio with PR. Balderton Capital: have a head of PR and content, a data scientist, and a talent and development analyst. And there’s us.

Portfolio 60

Portfolio PR Incubator Early Stage 60

ReadWriteStart

MARCH 24, 2011

And like most incubators, StartMate culminates in a Demo Day, one in Sydney and one in Silicon Valley, where participants in the program get an opportunity to present in front of early stage investors. BugHerd : a simple bug tracker that overlays a webpage, aimed at developers and designers alike.

Incubator 116

Incubator Silicon Valley San Francisco Australia 116

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

The best entrepreneurs Sell, Design, Build in that order. You can also try to build an initial following by leveraging public relations (PR). A company has to be really good at PR to get a lot of buzz. The founders warned of expecting a PR firm to be a magic bullet.

Customer 100

Customer Entrepreneur PR Belgium 100

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 23, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Klyati Trehan , a design student from India created a phenomenally impressive project, combining science and typography to visually represent 26 inventions that have changed the world.

Social Media 93

Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

mashable.com

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Facebook Timeline: 10 Stunning Designs [PICS]. 10 Essential PR Tips for Startups. Sign up for her course on “ PR for Startups ” to learn more about getting media coverage for your fledgling business. Not to mention, early-stage startups usually only employ a few people focused on product and development.

PR 103

PR Startup Social Media Technical Review 103

Steve Blank

MAY 22, 2009

Marketing may be physically “staging&# the booth, and may even it “man it,&# but don’t be confused, this is the VP of Sales party. Someone from your company has to be designated the official competitive intelligence officer for this show. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer. One of them is a loser.

Silicon Valley 128

Silicon Valley RSS California Customer Development 128

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2009

We had an excellent opening panel on early-stage investing with Dave McClure (Founders Fund – NorCal), Brad Feld (Foundry Group, Boulder) and Andy Sack (Founders Co-Op, Seattle). He obviously believes this since he has become CEO of TopSpin Media – a firm designed to do just that.

Silicon Valley 228

Silicon Valley Cofounder Hawaii Semantic 228

Eric Friedman

JUNE 11, 2019

Interestingly in the computer interaction design sense there is a very different definition ; A forcing function is an aspect of a design that prevents the user from taking an action without consciously considering information relevant to that action. Here are a few I have seen work: PR Opportunity – for the LargeCo.

Term Sheet 68

Term Sheet Stock Options Early Stage Agile 68

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Books that Shape Common Early Stage (Startup) Culture – crowdspring.co/1fLefAN. What’s new for designers, January 2014 | Webdesigner Depot – crowdspring.co/1dvCDkJ.

Social Media 95

Social Media Small Business Design Media 95

View from Seed

JANUARY 24, 2018

Pierre Valade, Co-Founder of Sunrise & Mobile Designer at Microsoft. Some of our portfolio companies will rely on great design to create loyal usage like Sunrise Calendar. As VP of Product at Artsy, Fatma oversees the product organization responsible for product strategy, design, and development of its web and mobile platforms.

Operations 176

Operations Cofounder Technical Review Angel Investor 176

The Equity Kicker

JULY 8, 2019

The other most common focus areas for platform teams are to employ talent and PR/marketing experts who give advice to portfolio companies on strategy in these areas and have relationships and discounts with pre-vetted agencies who can deliver the work. Entrepreneurship is becoming more science and less art.

Portfolio 84

Portfolio LP Venture Capital Partner 84