crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 2, 2019

That’s where stock photography sites come in handy. Stock photography sites can provide the raw images that you can creatively transform into valuable visual content. But, not all stock photographs are licensed for commercial use. Here are 7 of the most popular stock photography sites: Pexels.com. Unsplash.com.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2015

That might start with the CEO giving the investor pitch to the whole organization, and distributing the current business plan document to everyone. Make sure everyone accurately posts their role with your startup on social media profiles, resumes, and references. Make sure all business processes are documented and integrated.

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Gust

JANUARY 31, 2013

The move came as a shock to many in the tech business community, in which we’ve become accustomed to real-time disclosure by company executives through social media. Last month, the SEC announced it was taking action regarding Netflix’ (NFLX) securities compliance based on a Facebook status update posted by CEO Reed Hastings.

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David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

Eligible for favorable treatment under Qualified Small Business Stock exemption, if structured as equity. This applies if the investment converts into common stock; details are beyond this essay’s scope. Flexible VC creates early liquidity which can be either reinvested or distributed to LPs. Early liquidity. Governance.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Every industry that requires humans to create original work—from social media to gaming, advertising to architecture, coding to graphic design, product design to law, marketing to sales—is up for reinvention. Synthetic media landscape (Source: Bessemer ). Creative AI or Creative automation is increasing at a rapid pace.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2011

Usually a small company can sell about 20 percent of its stock in an IPO. The timing of an IPO is driven heavily by the state of the economy in general and the stock market in particular, in concert with your profitability. Of course, you’re going to have to perform well to make that stock useful in the acquisitions process.

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thebarefootvc

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

The combination of mobile technology, sensors, robotics, and data analytics will create businesses that can empower billions of people around the world through decentralized and distributed networks where the “middlemen” are no longer required. Now expand this to a cross border world.

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Start Up Blog

JANUARY 10, 2014

But the thing which is really standing out to me on this list, is that most media companies seem to have forgotten the reasons why they idid things a certain way prior to the digital era. Rewind back to the pre digital music industry and you’ll remember that record companies would sell their records in any store that would stock it.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 23, 2013

Meanwhile, the media wields the power of the medieval church, placing its blessing on those with wealth and celebrity, who are protected by their retinue of publicists, handlers, lawyers, chauffeurs, and servants. Moreover, the top 1% own half the countries’ stocks, bonds and mutual funds, while the bottom 50% own only.5% 5% of them.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 18, 2011

He says that one is too lonely, two is good and three is a great number if they can combine their skills to cover design, development and distribution. If you like this kind of advice, check out my coverage of a talk by Paul Palmieri, Co-Founder and CEO of mobile advertising service Millennial Media, titled " Investing in Your Influencers. ".

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Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

It’s worth noting that everything from the Internet, to electric cars, genomic sequencing, mobile apps, and social media — were pioneered by startups, not existing companies. The stock market clearly values companies that can deliver disruptive innovation. Look at the valuations of companies like Tesla, Illumina, and Twitter.

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Gust

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Copyright is the right to control reproduction and distribution of original works of authorship fixed in tangible forms of expression. This includes website content and software code as well as the more obvious examples in media and publishing.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 6, 2012

It was especially influential in my mind in thinking about media. At the simplest level you can think about markets in terms of the number of times media is consumed and/or purchased by people plotted against the total number of content of that media type that is available. Why is that? Even a hundred. That was the only way.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 10, 2022

Entrepreneurship is a fun and energetic lifestyle for bold personalities, but courage is not evenly distributed among us. Thanks to Tristan Goffe, Stock Labels UAE ! #6- More and more people are creating their business online, developing it through social media. Thanks to Melchizedec S, Expertrec ! Photo Credit: Robert Burns.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 27, 2021

Given that businesses will start to make their services and products available on the digital platform, the need for constant social media posts for higher organic optimization results is also evident. That said, expect that there would be more advertisements from retail stores that would pop in various platforms such as social media in 2021.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2016

It wasn’t that Microsoft didn’t have smart engineers working on search, media, mobile and cloud. Each transformation – from a new computer distribution channel – Apple Stores to disrupting the music business with iPod and iTunes in 2001; to the iPhone in 2007; and the App store in 2008 – drove revenues and profits to new heights.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2016

It wasn’t that Microsoft didn’t have smart engineers working on search, media, mobile and cloud. Each transformation – from a new computer distribution channel – Apple Stores to disrupting the music business with iPod and iTunes in 2001; to the iPhone in 2007; and the App store in 2008 – drove revenues and profits to new heights.

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VC Cafe

MAY 23, 2023

Chegg, which lost over 40% of its stock value after the CEO remarked that the company’s tutoring product is being challenged by ChatGPT, has been working hard to incorporate generative AI features into their own product with GPT-4 in the form of CheggMate , but so far with little results.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Let’s start with a short definition: [the creator economy] is defined as the class of businesses built by over 50 million independent content creators, curators, and community builders including social media influencers, bloggers, and videographers, plus the software and finance tools designed to help them with growth and monetization.

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Steve Blank

MAY 20, 2020

I receive emails and texts, as well as social media posts daily, and it is inspiring,” Jill says. The menu is posted on social media and on their website ; customers pay their invoice online; and the meal kits are available to be picked up at their commercial kitchen or delivered for a small fee. Resource pivots.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Docker is an open platform designed to let developers and sysadmins build, ship and run distributed apps from anywhere. The main contribution of the open-source Docker software is to simplify the distribution of applications by standardizing their properties and shipping them together with their entire environment in neat containers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 22, 2017

This meeting should include the CEO giving the investor pitch to the whole organization, and distributing the current business plan document to everyone. Make sure everyone accurately posts their role with your startup on social media profiles, resumes, and references. Set up an interview room, stocked with current docs.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 10, 2015

If all an acquisition entails is transfer of stock from the owners of the smaller company to the shareholders of the larger company, the acquisition is likely to fail. A good example of synergy is distribution synergy. The best way to achieve this is to use stocks instead of cash pay outs when making the acquisition.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Is social media of course I think amplified that because we could see what we were missing out so easily. And so it's distribution is distribution issue. And so they found that actually one of their biggest assets as a company was they were having a hard time staying in stock and so they were constantly restocking.

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thebarefootvc

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

The combination of mobile technology, sensors, robotics, and data analytics will create businesses that can empower billions of people around the world through decentralized and distributed networks where the “middlemen” are no longer required. Now expand this to a cross border world.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 6, 2021

Although the media has been full of inspiring stories about start-ups in Silicon Valley, the reality is that the rate at which Americans have been starting companies has been in decline for a long time. If your vision is powerful enough, you can make up for this by offering recruits stock options.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 27, 2018

I would expect to see specific plans for distribution, partnerships, and sales channels, as well as the use of social media and conventional marketing, with budgets for the major elements. “If we build it, they will come” and “word of mouth” are not credible marketing strategies these days.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Poor Quality Design and Card Stock. Add your website, phone number, email address, and social media pages. The worst mistake to make is having great business cards printed online and then not distributing them. Unimpressive and mundane cards will quickly become a faint memory to the individual you gave them to.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Take your required minimum distribution (RMD). Those who are required to take distributions from IRAs and qualified retirement plans but fail to do so face a 50 percent penalty. The stock market is open on December 30. For those age 65 and older, 2016 is the last year for a 7.5 Take losses on securities. Barbara Weltman, J.K.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

In fact, I constantly evaluated my personal stock, not in terms of dollars but in terms of the perception of how skills were regarded by industry leaders. Finally, I reached a point when I felt like the company and my personal stock had peaked. At the same time, I hustled like crazy to prove that I belonged.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 15, 2020

At some level, that’s not new, as the regular end of year media rhythm for as long as I can remember is a stream of famous people being asked their predictions for the next year. Near term predictions drive the stock market (e.g., There are entire domains, such as economics, that are all about predictions.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Why Arizona Bay started taking stock from its customers instead of cash. Last spring, Dave Graham , founder of software consulting firm Arizona Bay, learned that a major client, Jumpstart Automotive Media, had been acquired for more than $80 million. The 2011 Top Lists. 500|5000 Conference. Honorees Resources. Apply. ); Topics >.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Once you have collected the appropriate data, build a profile that includes a stock image as well as a name. Many modern brands make the big mistake of solely advertising their business online, such as on their social media pages and website. In the long run, this profile will help with digital marketing endeavors.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 11, 2020

Some 73% of Millennial workers are involved in B2B purchase decisions, and 85% of that group uses social media to research products and services for their companies. Still, Facebook (91%), Linkedin (80%), and Twitter (67%) are the most popular social media platforms among B2B marketers. Tell your company story. micro-influencers).

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 12, 2015

With much of the business world abuzz about content marketing, smart marketers are taking stock of opportunities for their clients to use the power of story to convey a message and build stronger brands. Once it’s complete, you’re looking at another 6-9 months for a national distribution rollout. Flexibility. Willingness to Engage.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 18, 2016

Every introduction of new social media platforms chip away at current banner holders like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Everyone mistakenly thinks of Twitter as a distribution channel for witty snark and links to off-site content. Thanks to Nick Brennan, Watch Social Media. #12 8 – Overblown Reports.

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www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

The distribution of investors should mirrorthe distribution of startups, which has the usual power law dropoff.So In a traditional series A round, before the VCs invest theymake the company set aside a block of stock for future hires—usuallybetween 10 and 30% of the company. Ditto for PayPal.

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