crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Incubator 1871 Nurtures Chicago’s Growing Startup Scene – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Amazon’s Bezos: Maybe the most second-guessed genius in tech – [link]. I’ll take a gigabit to go.

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The Next Web

JULY 20, 2012

When it comes to as finding the perfect words to say while crafting your short and sweet pitch, this is the second way most startups and PR firms end up doing it wrong. It’s also tough to navigate this problem when providing add-on services for another service of piece of software. What not to say.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 26, 2014

He started and sold a popular recipe portal, and now runs a virtual assistant software company. He mentors young startups at Singapore Management University and True Incube Thailand , a 500 Startups Partner. Startups are a special breed of companies when it comes to marketing.

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socialmatchbox.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

These days sales, marketing and PR people seem to grow on trees. If you post up an ad to an online job board asking for someone to join your very high risk early stage startup company the odds of getting someone who decent are slim to none. client / Washington, DC ($500 Referral Reward) Developer/Partner / Rocket Whale, Inc.

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500hats.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

Or, as my friend Marc Andreessen might say, Software Eats the Private Equity World. but the food was awesome, & the PR wasn’t bad either). 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.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

I then worked in a computer store called Software Centre in high school and college (UCSD). I helped program my college’s recruiting office’s software system. But the truth is that I believe I have a very good intuitive feel for software that can’t be replicated by reading about it.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

Bill had previously created a packaged software company called Knowledge Adventure the produced children’s educational software. IdeaLab has a philosophy that if they can get a centralized group of expert staff to help with legal, accounting, recruiting, PR, etc. That gave Google a huge cost advantage.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

Palo Alto Software announced today that it is excited to see the ongoing growth of Rhode Island-based startup, Maternova ([link] , the social venture startup winner of Palo Alto Software’s first annual national business plan competition in 2012, dubbed the “LivePlan $10,000 Boost”. About Palo Alto Software, Inc: .

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Years later, he bounced back from that situation has built multiple successful companies including AppSumo – a great place to get deals on software. Within a few months, they raised $30,000 (which was a lot of money for them) and were invited to an incubator for new business owners, where they learned how to run a company.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2011

Yesterday I wrote Part 1 of the series on the changes to the software industry over the past decade that has led to changes in the venture capital industry itself. With new micro VC entrants into to early-stage investing plus increased competition from angels, incubators and the like – traditional VCs have taken notice.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 13, 2014

1871 to launch incubator for female entrepreneurs – crowdspring.co/1gnuwsz. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Our Dangerous Obsession With The MVP | TechCrunch by Bill Aullet – crowdspring.co/P5QJpf. Why Big Teams Suck – crowdspring.co/1g1zYk1.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 13, 2012

What history teaches us about startup incubators – [link]. PR to come to grips with Data (or not) – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. 10 things entrepreneurs can learn from chefs – [link].

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

Chris Devore & Andy Sack have created Founder’s Coop with the goal of funding, incubating & launching more early-stage ventures in Seattle. Not to mention every major agency, many PR firms, etc. I see this emerging in Seattle and the passion of “a few key individuals&# who can help shift the game.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 26, 2012

ExcelerateLabs ranked in the top Startup Incubators by Forbes – [link]. Why Startups Shouldn’t Hire PR Firms – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Starting a new biz with a friend? ” – [link]. – [link].

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aweissman.com

APRIL 16, 2008

Someone said to me last week that we are a reverse incubator. Instead of providing a common office space, HR, marketing, PR functions, we provide a common development team and common values for product development excellence. Six months later we have four things that we have built and we have fourteen seed investments.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 16, 2016

At SocialsFirm we connect followers with those who are worth following and use 50% of our profits to incubate social entrepreneurial ventures. Thanks to Jessica Sprinkel, Sponge Software. #8 A PR expert once told me the name is esoteric, but that kind of made me like the name even more, heh heh. It makes total sense!”

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 3, 2012

Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. San Quentin prison has a startup incubator for inmates? Five Different Ways of Shading in Adobe Illustrator – [link]. 30+ Awesome Free iDevices (iPhone, iPad, iOS) GUI Element Templates – [link].

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

signup, upgrade, trial pricing Zuora – online subscription management FeeFighters – find the cheapest credit card processors HealPay – Collections made easy Customer Support Tender – support, knowledgebase tool for your site GetSatisfaction - conversations between companies / customers. Lighthouse – Issue Tracking Tool.

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