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SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Inside the Mind of a Technical Founder | OpenView Blog by Larry Kim – crowdspring.co/1u7Fz1b. 5 Signs You’ve Got the Wrong Co-Founder – crowdspring.co/1u17ovZ. 12 Qualities To Look For In A Co-Founder – crowdspring.co/1m97mzy. The Myth of Venture Capital | Re/code by Jon Oringer – crowdspring.co/1tNFeV7.

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MAY 9, 2014

Founders with Kids – crowdspring.co/1rW91oS. Surprising Trends in Startup Founder Equity Stakes | by Tomasz Tunguz – crowdspring.co/1njnhbl. Surprising Trends in Startup Founder Equity Stakes | by Tomasz Tunguz – crowdspring.co/1njnhbl. Founders with Kids – crowdspring.co/1rW91oS.

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APRIL 25, 2014

The Ultimate List of Customer Development Questions – crowdspring.co/1nHT6tS. Salaries Startup Founders Pay Themselves | Business Insider – crowdspring.co/1nHU2OK. The Ultimate List of Customer Development Questions – crowdspring.co/1nHT6tS. Avoiding common data-interpretation errors – crowdspring.co/RNprpc.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2014

Are Experienced Founders Better? Consumers are more informed today about products. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Giving less advice | by Jason Fried - crowdspring.co/1dL2dmq. Firing myself, again - crowdspring.co/1lGD1Y6.

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MAY 16, 2014

What Influences People To Buy Products or Services? Founders Can’t Scale: Fact or Fiction? What Influences People To Buy Products or Services? Founders Can’t Scale: Fact or Fiction? Knockoff products … an increasingly growing problem at Amazon – crowdspring.co/1g5t0By. – crowdspring.co/1iGeQlb.

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AUGUST 15, 2013

“If you can’t find ten people who say they’ll buy [your product], your company is b t.” When the Minimum Viable Product is Not Enough – [link]. Why Founders Fail: The Product CEO Paradox – [link]. “If you can’t find ten people who say they’ll buy [your product], your company is b t.”

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OCTOBER 4, 2013

Why Founders Can’t Afford to Have Any Weak Links | by Mark Suster – crowdspring.co/18L78oE. Why Founders Can’t Afford to Have Any Weak Links | by Mark Suster – crowdspring.co/18L78oE. A Web Designer’s Guide to Choosing Product and Business Names | Vandelay Design Blog – crowdspring.co/18Ga1qJ.

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MAY 2, 2014

80% of Your Culture is Your Founder | First Round Capital – crowdspring.co/1lk0ZGm. Startups Anonymous: Things founders say to investors that are complete BS | PandoDaily – crowdspring.co/1lSUyZ9. How Founders Can Fight Through The Great Fragmentation Of Talent | Haywire – crowdspring.co/1hxFsZn.

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APRIL 11, 2014

While struggling to build companies, some founders also quietly battle depression | BetaBoston – crowdspring.co/1mUNP1y. “38% of venture-backed founders are over 40 years old” - crowdspring.co/1hywYgv. How Old Are Silicon Valley’s Top Founders? 20 Most Creative Product Packaging Designs - crowdspring.co/1mqyhFi.

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Transformify

MARCH 14, 2020

At the same time, the stock markets collapsed, and most businesses already report skyrocketing losses, unmet revenue targets and insufficient stock due to production slow down in China, India and the rest of the world. Out of a sudden, both startup founders and investors started asking themselves ‘’ What is our remote strategy?

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OCTOBER 3, 2014

These 44 Apps Will Make Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners More Productive – crowdspring.co/YGV8Dp. These 44 Apps Will Make Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners More Productive – crowdspring.co/YGV8Dp. Why startups fail, according to their founders – crowdspring.co/1roF9DZ.

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JUNE 6, 2013

Tie Your Ego to the Product, Not the Process | Cap Watkins – [link]. “Real companies build real value by building real products that address real problems. A founder-friendly term sheet – [link]. Productivity’s Worst Enemy — And How to Conquer It – [link]. – [link]. End of story.”

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DECEMBER 13, 2013

How to Win as a First-Time Founder – crowdspring.co/1iGhXzt. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Entrepreneurship is hard – crowdspring.co/1gJLwvJ. Good business advice from @jasonfried during his @TechCocktail talk – crowdspring.co/1gJN0Wz.

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MAY 30, 2014

How much do Y Combinator founders earn? Photography Post-production: Lightroom & Photoshop Tutorials | Abduzeedo – crowdspring.co/1lDsOWD. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. 80,000 Hours – crowdspring.co/1k0NMTU.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2013

How can you price your products & services to demonstrate value? Create products that people love by validating your idea first - crowdspring.co/188qOFM. How can you price your products & services to demonstrate value? Interesting perspective on lack of women founders - crowdspring.co/1dfjDxu.

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JULY 5, 2013

Why you can’t find a technical co-founder – [link]. Startup co-founder survival tips – [link]. Product Strategy Means Saying No | Inside Intercom – [link]. “Sometimes having the vision to see what’s ahead is more productive than trying to get there faster.” ” – [link].

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 25, 2011

It may be hard to remember that there was a time when people in the agile software development community thought Lean Startup was incompatible with agile practices. Brad Smith is the CEO of Intuit, one of the most successful software companies in Silicon Valley. No BS, no vanity metrics, no launches, no PR.

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JULY 10, 2014

The Perils of Founder Fighting – crowdspring.co/1qnNtlJ. The surprising secret of happier, more productive organizations: conflict – crowdspring.co/1qscUpx. The Perils of Founder Fighting – crowdspring.co/1qnNtlJ. The surprising secret of happier, more productive organizations: conflict – crowdspring.co/1qscUpx.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Crowdsourcing & Entrepreneurship Advice by crowdSPRING co-Founder @mike_samson- [link]. One Strike and You’re Out: In Relationship Era, Bad PR Pitches Will not Be Tolerated – [link]. One Strike and You’re Out: In Relationship Era, Bad PR Pitches Will not Be Tolerated – [link]. – [link].

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AUGUST 22, 2013

A third of all venture backed companies that went public in the last six years had at least one immigrant founder – [link]. Rejected by PR industry for being an ad guy | by Edward Boches – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link].

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AUGUST 19, 2011

What Startups Can Learn About PR and Crisis Management - [link]. 10 things I’ve never heard a successful startup founder say - [link]. Top Approaches for e-Commerce Product Videos - [link]. 10 Productivity Tools Worth Knowing - [link]. The New Rules of Getting Press for Your Start-up - [link].

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APRIL 18, 2013

7 Simple productivity tips you can apply today, backed by science | The Buffer Blog – [link]. Warby Parker Co-Founder: Creating A Strong Brand Without Marketing | PSFK – [link]. How To Price and Sell Your Startup’s Product – [link]. 15 Modern Product/Industrial Designs | Designskilz – [link].

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FEBRUARY 7, 2014

The Founders Guide to Surviving Startup Life – crowdspring.co/1eYfYis. Startup founder salaries: Younger, more inexperienced entrepreneurs pay themselves less | The Next Web – crowdspring.co/1f87xE1. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link].

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JUNE 6, 2014

5 Mistakes Every Startup Founder SHOULD Make – crowdspring.co/1pNJ2R1. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. [Customer] Retention is King (good insights on measurement) – crowdspring.co/1haiyJt.

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APRIL 12, 2013

Chobani Founder: Why Quality & Community Are The Keys To Brand Success | PSFK – [link]. Chobani Founder: Why Quality & Community Are The Keys To Brand Success | PSFK – [link]. The Story Of A Failed Startup And A Founder Driven To Suicide | Business Insider – [link].

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FEBRUARY 22, 2013

How should one go about pricing their software product? The psychology of how being told what to do impacts our productivity – [link]. Top 10 Posts on Product Management from the Industry’s Best | Sachin Rekhi – [link]. The psychology of how being told what to do impacts our productivity – [link].

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NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Model Equity Calculator for Founders with Option Pool Expansion – crowdspring.co/1fwUdsA. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. How Content Marketing Can Help Grow Your Business in 2014 – crowdspring.co/1gNMc5E.

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APRIL 26, 2013

If there’s one video 1st time founders should watch to understand VC financing it’s this one – [link]. “sometimes you have the right product but the wrong business model.” How to build great products – [link]. How To Attract Customers And Not Waste Your Marketing Budget – [link].

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OCTOBER 27, 2010

Product or Service Features Are Rarely A Competitive Advantage – [link]. Product or Service Features Are Rarely A Competitive Advantage – [link]. Product or Service Features Are Rarely A Competitive Advantage – [link]. Mike Samson, Co-Founder of @crowdSPRING on Raising Angel Funding [Part 1] – [link].

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Five characteristics of a viral product – crowdspring.co/1aa5ZGk. The One Thing You Can Control as Founder and CEO: You | KISSmetrics Blog – crowdspring.co/18q8kO9. Five characteristics of a viral product – crowdspring.co/1aa5ZGk. Five characteristics of a viral product – crowdspring.co/1aa5ZGk.

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JUNE 22, 2012

Making money with a product: a myth? Lessons Learned After Year One As a Startup Founder – [link]. Making money with a product: a myth? 10 skills the PR pro of 2022 MUST have – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link].

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Good short read dispelling productivity myths about employee performance – [link]. Lesser Known Traits of Successful Founders – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Wake Up & Smell the Innovation Mike – [link].

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MARCH 30, 2012

Why the Best Product Doesn’t Always Win – [link]. 5 Key Talents of Successful Startup Founders – [link]. Why the Best Product Doesn’t Always Win – [link]. What Every Start-up Should Know about PR – [link]. 50 (mostly) free social media tools for brands – [link].

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MAY 3, 2013

“Many VCs don’t understand which founders to fund, and they don’t really understand consumer-facing ecommerce.” Lady Gaga’s Manager Troy Carter Says Celebrities Can’t Add Rocket Fuel To A Bad Product | TechCrunch – [link]. Creative Product Designs that are sure to win appreciation | DezineGuide – [link].

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FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Co-Founder, Micah Baldwin – [link]. Good startup lessons shared by @robjohnson & joshfraser (founders) about EventVue failure - [link]. Getting Funded: An Interview with Graphic.ly

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NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Founders Becomes An Overnight Must-attend, As Europe’s Startup Circuit Accelerates – [link]. 25 Funny T-Shirts for Designers and Developers – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link].

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MAY 10, 2013

“Working in 90-minute intervals turns out to be a prescription for maximizing productivity.” How to Set Yourself Up for a Productive Day | by Michael Hyatt – [link]. How to Set Yourself Up for a Productive Day | by Michael Hyatt – [link]. Creative product packaging – [link]. .” [link].

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