crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Why some small businesses have pulled back from social media – [link]. Altimeter Report: Social Commerce, How Brands Are Generating Revenue in Social Media - [link].

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 31, 2010

Expo Intensive rocked, the mainstream media has started writing about the Lean Startup, and - most of all - the movement continues to grow and evolve. I had really debated about whether there was any value in spending the time and money to fly to San Francisco when there was a perfectly serviceable simulcast going on in Cleveland.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 9, 2016

Utilize media outlets and trusted online sources to learn more about an advisor’s experience and the types of deals they’ve worked on – and if those resulted in successful outcomes. Having a clear and realistic expectation of price at the beginning of a deal goes a long way to both parties achieving a successful close at the end. Tech Savvy.

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Technical Review Due Diligence San Francisco Merger 100

techcrunch.com

AUGUST 12, 2012

She attended the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, CA, majoring in Writing and Art, and moved to New York City shortly after graduation to work in the Media industry. When we first moved to San Francisco, they helped us find office space, introduced us to investors and worked with us on architecting a successful Series A.”

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Hunter Walker

MARCH 6, 2020

Kia Kokalitcheva is a San Francisco-based technology and business reporter at Axios. Why should this be the main story a subscriber spends their time on when they open the email? HW: What’s your take on reporters unionizing at media companies and news startups? She covers tech, Silicon Valley, and venture capital.

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Technical Review San Francisco Silicon Valley Venture Capital 76

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 24, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, August 24, 2009 Marching through quicksand I have been spending a lot of time lately talking to people in various media companies: editors and agents, executives, journalists, producers and directors. For established media empires, this is a scary fact.

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San Francisco Lean Technical Review Distribution 113

mashable.com

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Social Media. Social Media. Sites Jobs Events Social Good Summit Media Summit. That means every element of the messaging will be personalized, from the on-site experience to social targeting and especially email. Founded in 2005, Mashable is headquartered in New York City with an office in San Francisco.

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eCommerce Technical Review San Francisco New York City 108

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 14, 2009

Twitter about it or post it to a social media site? Id also welcome nominations over email , if you have someone you think is a good fit for the event. Get in touch: Twitter Email Facebook Linkedin Additional resources Startup LessonsLearned, All Seasons : Every post from the blog, in one 600+ page PDF. Try About the author.

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Lean San Francisco Continuous Deployment Software Review 60

This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Correction: Last week's CTO position at Modcloth is actually a San Francisco opportunity, not Pittsburgh. Senior VP of Operations/COO – ROBLOX - San Francisco, CA Tree forts. Candidates must be comfortable wearing many marketing hats including copy-writer, online promotions strategist, social media junkie, and more.

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San Francisco CTO Hire Developer EC2 92

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 27, 2011

The first of these discussions was about a new social media marketing platform called Stanzr, from San Francisco-based Voluble, that we are using at 1M/1M. If you have additional questions, please email me, and I would be very happy to respond. The 1M/1M Channel on Stanzr. I thought that was brilliant. MapWide.com.

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Entrepreneur San Francisco Technical Review New Jersey 116

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Here are a few examples: 247B emails are sent every day (and the scary bit is that 80% is spam!) One of the big data team collected and analyzed all the data of accidents on Route 101 linking San Francisco to San Jose.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 30, 2014

See also: Inside Slack: How A Billion-Dollar Email-Killer Gets Work Done. Best of all, the Web and mobile app significantly cuts down on unnecessary email, transforming the way teams communicate. It’s available in San Francisco, New York, and Miami. Sunrise is trying to make mobile calendars simpler.

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API Software Review Technical Review Startup 60

Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

A chief technology officer (CTO) is a C-suite executive who is focused on scientific and technological issues including web applications, mobile applications, electronic and digital media development. We facilitate Design Sprints in Austin, Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, New York, and San Francisco.

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Fractional CTO CTO Hire CTO Technical Review 54

Hearpreneur

APRIL 9, 2017

At that time, I had built my own social media following into the thousands (before the days of all the countless blogs on social media were created). The best part is when you’re abroad and responding to emails during the day there but in the middle of the night in the US. Thanks to Laura Renner, Freedom Makers ! #11

San Diego 115

San Diego Entrepreneur Software Review Southern California 115

thenextweb.com

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Social Media. Grammy CMO spells out social media savvy. Social Media. Ask for the minimum number of details (usually just an email) and keep it as painless as possible. Make your emails personal, and don’t pretend you’re a fan pitching an article; Just be honest. Part of The Next Web family. Daily Dose.

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Social Media Stealth India Startup 67

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 31, 2014

For small businesses, grabbing an email address from a potential customer is gold. If you’re a Shopify seller, you can take advantage of their Abandoned Checkout Recovery feature in premium plans that allow you to send automated recovery emails that get people back to your store so they complete their order. Have repeat customers?

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San Francisco Small Business Email Social Media 171

ReadWriteStart

MARCH 11, 2020

For the majority of companies, email remains the main source of external communications. With the right tools in hand , you can turn email into the teamwork hub. Let’s take Buffer, for example, the San Francisco-based social media analytics and scheduling services company.

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Agile Startup San Francisco United States 145

Software By Rob

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Business of Software is a conference organized by Neil Davidson and Joel Spolsky , and was held this year in San Francisco. He spoke about risk (development, market, financial and execution), social media, how you must create content (most likely through a blog) to win in today’s “search&# economy.

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Software Review Software San Francisco RSS 47

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 11, 2014

To extend what we learned and help more people build and scale successful companies, we’re testing out two brand new events this spring: * Office Optional , a one-day conference on April 22 in San Francisco. Quick Consulting , an evening event on March 27 in San Francisco.

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Lean San Francisco Startup Distribution 166

Life Beyond Code

JANUARY 17, 2012

Recently, my friend Dave Gardner (president of Gardner & Associates Consulting ) shared his story of how he used social media to reach (and start a working relationship with) a big company (Dell.) Dell uses Radian6 which is now owned by Salesforce.com to monitor what’s being said about them in the social media space. Not at all.

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Social Media Media PR San Francisco 94

Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 18, 2013

My youngest daughter works for a tech start-up based in San Francisco. Only thing is, she’s never been to San Francisco. Oh, and she’s busy working for that San Francisco start-up right now in the other room. Only thing is, she''s never been to San Francisco.

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San Francisco Colorado API Chicago 68

Life Beyond Code

JANUARY 17, 2012

Recently, my friend Dave Gardner (president of Gardner & Associates Consulting ) shared his story of how he used social media to reach (and start a working relationship with) a big company (Dell.) Dell uses Radian6 which is now owned by Salesforce.com to monitor what’s being said about them in the social media space. Not at all.

Social Media 78

Social Media Media PR San Francisco 78

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 5, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Getting educated about advertising, agencies, and media buyers I see lots of startups whose business plans revolve around selling high-value ad space to brand advertisers. Big-time media buying is a complex ecosystem that includes many entrenched players. Try About the author.

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Advertising San Francisco Media Continuous Deployment 60

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

If you attract names like these you’re bound to attract some media attention and then Chad Hurley dropped the bomb that he was leaving YouTube while he was at the f.ounders event. He began messaging and emailing me to try and get me to come out to the event, which he was now turning into a conference called Web Summit.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 16, 2010

Designed for large businesses, the channels let a company share several types of documents, brand the channel with their own design elements, and then include display advertising, contest promotions, blog aggregation, social media integration and metrics reporting. The idea seemed to SlideShare to be a natural direction.

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San Francisco Lean Analytics Continuous Deployment 167

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 15, 2010

I heard word that a new project was starting in Tokyo to work for the board of directors of a very large and well known Japanese electronics company to work on their Internet strategy looking at media, devices and networks. I emailed him a copy of my internal resume with my relevant experience and asked to have a phone call.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

If two people meet and plan to take over the world at the local Starbucks, the scheduling process leading up to that human interaction was likely done on email and therefore leaves a digital trail. text, Slack message, IM or email to follow shortly afterward. In addition, there’s likely a “thanks for coffee, good chat!”

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Rwanda San Francisco Cloud Finance 100

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

I might also mention that she is a budding stand-up comic working the mic at clubs in Chicago and San Francisco. If you are fortunate enough to receive those cS discount offers in your email, it is becaue of Amanda’s hard work. in Cambodia, exploring temples, caves, and unusual foods that I can’t wait to hear about.

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Bosnia Software Engineering Cambodia San Francisco 67

Mike Michalowicz

JUNE 3, 2013

Poquoson is a small town with a big media presence. The nearest major city, San Francisco, is only 39 miles. Before you leave your heart in San Francisco, boogie up to Point Reyes for the day, or the week. If you think your town is hotter, zip me an email or put the details in the comments below.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 17, 2012

At a recent meeting in ReadWriteWeb’s San Francisco headquarters, new Go Daddy CEO Warren Adelman delighted in reeling off the company’s impressive numbers: almost $1.4 The company has built large businesses around Web hosting and other services for companies of all sizes. But can it really have it both ways? An App Threat?

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San Francisco Arizona Private Equity Hosting 115

Up and Running

MAY 15, 2013

On February 22 I received an email saying that my startup, AdEspresso , had been invited to participate in TechCrunch Disrupt NY! In fact, to date we have participated in many startup showcase type events including: Founder Showcase in San Francisco. Needless to say, my small team and I couldn’t have been more excited.

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San Francisco Italy Startup Bootstrapping 86

Steve Blank

AUGUST 23, 2016

They have to think outside of their own back yard, get really active and make trips out to San Francisco or to New York to build some very important relationships. Send an email to terri@kandsranch.com describing your entrepreneurial journey. If you can’t hear the clip, click here. And download any of the past shows here.).

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Cofounder Silicon Valley Entrepreneur San Francisco 134

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 4, 2012

Double Fine Productions , a San Francisco gamemaker, raised a record $3.3 Double Fine founder Tim Schafer told the San Francisco Chronicle that he'd think about selling shares down the road but notes that giving up equity in return for just $1 million doesn't make sense for Double Fine. "And Offer cool perks.

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Stock San Francisco Campaign Seattle 116

techcrunch.com

AUGUST 14, 2012

Roy says the site wasn’t actually ready for launch but it started getting media attention in Germany and has now hit Hacker News a couple times, so the team isn’t keeping it a secret anymore. We respect your anonymity feel free to directly email us. San Francisco, CA. San Francisco, California.

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Internet San Francisco Europe Germany 108

Steve Blank

AUGUST 23, 2016

They have to think outside of their own back yard, get really active and make trips out to San Francisco or to New York to build some very important relationships. Send an email to terri@kandsranch.com describing your entrepreneurial journey. If you can’t hear the clip, click here. And download any of the past shows here.).

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Cofounder Silicon Valley Entrepreneur San Francisco 120

The Next Web

JULY 7, 2012

Every technology company wants favorable, and extensive coverage from the media. Any technology giant, your Googles and Facebooks and Apples and Microsofts need but say something in a slightly misjudged manner, and a media firestorm can break loose. How to generate that coverage is a constant game, for most. The Future.

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PR San Francisco Chicago Media 119

ReadWriteStart

MAY 12, 2011

Next, Dan Stewart from Safety Harbor, Florida, pitched Happy Grasshopper , an email-based referral marketing service. Then Taariq Lewis from San Francisco, California, presented Stanzr, a lightweight online events platform specifically focused on moving qualified leads generated through webinars towards a close.

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San Francisco Entrepreneur Silicon Valley India 125