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]. Fred Wilson on Why the Collapse of Venture Capital is Good – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 26, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! ExcelerateLabs ranked in the top Startup Incubators by Forbes – [link]. Venture capital investing hits 10-year peak, sparking bubble talk – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 3, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Trends In Venture Capital Over The Last 12 Years – [link]. Why Social Media Is Not The Key To Self-Publishing – [link]. Pink is the New Purple!

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2015

Startup incubators and accelerators are popping up everywhere. Business incubators were all the rage before the dot-com bubble (700 for profit, many more non-profit). Social media is a boon for entrepreneurs and startups. Smartphone apps can be built for less than $10K, so who needs an investor?

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2017

However, there was no way for founders to share this information with other founders (this was life before the Internet, incubators and accelerators). Incubators and accelerators like Y-Combinator have institutionalized experiential training in best practices (product/market fit, pivots, agile development, etc.);

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 29, 2018

If you are ready to launch a startup but lack direction or inspiration, you might consider one of the following concepts, which many accelerators, incubators and venture capitalists are eagerly awaiting. Most everyone is aware of the plague of false information spreading across social media and the rest of the Web.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2023

There is no standard course for this, but the answers are accessible online, if you know how to search, follow blogs, and interact with the relevant social media groups. The challenge is to find these just-in-time, including community and university startup incubators, accelerators, and advisors.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

These are investment vehicles in which central and local government agencies make investments that are combined with private venture capital and State-Owned Enterprises in areas of strategic importance. social media, ecommerce, gaming) instead of in hardware, semiconductors, advanced manufacturing, transportation infrastructure, etc.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 6, 2020

There is no standard course for this, but the answers are accessible online, if you know how to search, follow blogs, and interact with the relevant social media groups. The challenge is to find these just-in-time, including community and university startup incubators, accelerators, and advisors.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 20, 2012

Today’s venture capital deal flow to innovative new companies looks a lot like a fat man trying to squeeze into a slim Italian suit. In 2000, venture capitalists poured a staggering $112.2 In 2000, venture capitalists poured a staggering $112.2 Today, venture capital deal flow has slowed to a relative trickle, just $28.4

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2010

What is the future of social media, digital television or mobile computing. He heads their business development practice and they have been very active in incubating, investing in and helping grow LA startups. Background: GRP Partners is a Los Angeles based Venture Capital firm with additional operations in London and Paris.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! The venture capital industry is facing real competition for the first time in decades. The answer is the rise of super angels, Graham said. In the middle of that was a gaping hole.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! The venture capital industry is facing real competition for the first time in decades. The answer is the rise of super angels, Graham said. In the middle of that was a gaping hole.

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venturebeat.com

JULY 12, 2012

The Bing Fund, Microsoft’s newest incubator, to be headed by VoodooPC founder Rahul Sood. Venture capital. Streaming media. Social media. Social networking. Social games. After playing coy and dropping hints for weeks, Microsoft has finally announced its newest incubator, the Bing Fund.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Don’t take my word for it – in the roundup of venture capital predictions for 2017 , I found it to be the top recurring theme. Venture Capital investments in AI, Europe 2016 (Source: Dealroom ). Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning will be eating the world. Some examples: AI will be the new mobile.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Finally, for those of you who need some additional infusion of courage, please study the story of Ryan Allis in North Carolina who bootstrapped his company iContact to $1 million in revenue and THEN raised venture capital to get to $40 million. So, please don't get discouraged; there are many paths to success. You can register here.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 20, 2012

Today’s venture capital deal flow to innovative new companies looks a lot like a fat man trying to squeeze into a slim Italian suit. In 2000, venture capitalists poured a staggering $112.2 In 2000, venture capitalists poured a staggering $112.2 Today, venture capital deal flow has slowed to a relative trickle, just $28.4

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 14, 2013

It recently announced the results of its incubator program – and the results look promising. Of the ten startups in the inaugural 2012 class, four have raised follow-on funding to date, and one even reached the break-even point and expanded to Silicon Valley.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 6, 2011

The reinforcement of his example, in hours of darkness, has offered me light and direction to take on a big, bold idea: restructuring capitalism through the 1M/1M program. And finally, we have defined 1M/1M as a framework for capitalism 2.0, a distributed, democratic model of capitalism. What makes 1M/1M unique?

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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. As the venture capital business has come roaring back in the last 5 years, startups are awash in available capital.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

Marketing with long payback is precisely what requires venture capital. If you create a business and start building products and go into an incubator or raise angel/seed money and don’t think about Market Size and Market Structure I only have one question: Why? Incumbent Strengths & Weaknesses. But you should.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Startup Incubator or Accelerator. Startup incubators and accelerators are often non-profit groups that can help you in finding startup investors. You’ll need an excellent marketing campaign, with a special emphasis on social media. Some of them also offer guidance and mentoring. . Startups burn cash like no tomorrow.

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SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2011

This site aggregates and filters content from thought leaders who talk about topics such as Marketing , Sales , Design , Revenue , Hiring , Social Media , Business Models , Metrics , PR , Venture Capital , Angel Investors , Bootstrapping , Incubators , Agile and many others.

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www.bothsidesofthetable.com

MAY 13, 2012

Raising Venture Capital. I know this will fall like a lead balloon to the many people who believe it is possible to have a [insert: startup incubator or technology accelerator or technology consultant or outsource firm] build your technology. Raising Venture Capital (12). Social Media (10).

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

First, I wrote a post on Christmas Day 2015 sharing what happened to my startup after we were rejected by YCombinator, the renowned startup incubator in Silicon Valley. Social media is littered with tales of companies that withered under the pressure of hypergrowth, were crushed by so-called ‘toxic V.C.s’

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 22, 2011

You’ll find content categorized into different topics such as Marketing , Sales , Design , Revenue , Hiring , Social Media , Business Models , Metrics , PR , Venture Capital , Angel Investors , Bootstrapping , Incubators , Agile and many others.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 21, 2018

There is no standard course for this, but the answers are accessible online, if you know how to search, follow blogs, and interact with the relevant social media groups. The challenge is to find these just-in-time, including community and university startup incubators, accelerators, and advisors.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Venture Capital Cafe > Startup Resources (Updated Mar 2013). Social Media Tracking/Marketing. analytics for social media and online. social media and email marketing. Boilerplate Venture Funding Documents. National Venture Capital Association â?? Raising Venture Capital.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! Qualcomm Ventures is invested in a number of startups including Livescribe, Obopay , Arieso and Zeebo. Don’t be forced down, insulted or negotiated into a crappy investment ever.&#

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 1, 2010

Hilton E – Andrew Keen, author of Cult of the Amateur, discusses the impact of social media and technological innovation on culture, society and economic justice. For brands and publishers, tapping into Influence is critical to social media’s future. It means now is the best… ([link]. Monday, March 15th.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

He is currently CEO of Bubbly , a social media startup backed by Sequoia Capital, SingTel Innov8, and JAFCO. The venture capital landscape in Asia is varied and complex, as most of the active firms on the continent are concentrated in just a few areas. Golden Gate Ventures , Jungle Ventures , etc.),

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Social Media Marketing World. Attend the world’s largest social media marketing conference of the year! The conference brings the top marketing, technology and social media professionals together to share their tips and tools on making the latest marketing trends work. Social Media Strategies Summit.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 15, 2016

There is no standard course for this, but the answers are accessible online, if you know how to search, follow blogs, and interact with the relevant social media groups. The challenge is to find these just-in-time, including community and university startup incubators, accelerators, and advisors.

Entrepreneur 120

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2015

There is no standard course for this, but the answers are accessible online, if you know how to search, follow blogs, and interact with the relevant social media groups. The challenge is to find these just-in-time, including community and university startup incubators, accelerators, and advisors.

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Entrepreneur Curation Angel Investor Incubator 120

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

Home Books for Startups Guide Secret History-Bibliography Steve Blank Startup Tools Steve Blank Entries RSS | Comments RSS Email Subscription Get Steve Blank via your RSS Feed RSS - Posts RSS - Comments Categories Air Force (12) Ardent (10) Audubon (1) Big Companies versus Startups: Durant versus Sloan (39) Business Model versus Business Plan (..)

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VC Cafe

JUNE 29, 2011

Not clueless about blogging, social media and SEO. Ideally, you’d be: Crazy about startups and a good writer. A ‘people’s person’ with a great level of English (expats welcome!). Please apply on the TechAviv job board post. Israeli startups are never boring, and VC Cafe is a great place to get involved!

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www.readwriteweb.com

MARCH 7, 2011

Dave McClure >>"what we are seeing now is a battle of two major investment theses: the index approach and the concentrated investment approach." startupcto

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