This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 22, 2012

Let’s start out with the basic functions of a tech company: 1) Engineering 2) Marketing 3) Sales 4) Business development 5) PR 6) Design 7) Product Management 8) HR 9) Operations 10) Finance Ok, that's just overwhelming. When the product is early and still pivoting, these are kind of the same thing. Ready to start simplifying?

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 23, 2020

From the feedback that I have received, I have gathered that my employees are happier and more productive while working from home. Due to this, I’ve opted to take four-day workweeks and/or during flexible hours. Despite being how basic it is, it’s still amazing how great health can boost one’s productivity.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

This philosophy comes from The Lean Startup methodology , which relies on testing hypotheses to better understand your customers’ pain points and goals. It outlines four major growth strategies: market penetration , market development , product development , and diversification. Product development. Market penetration.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

The Myth of Venture Capital | Re/code by Jon Oringer – crowdspring.co/1tNFeV7. Busting the Lean-Startup Myth – crowdspring.co/1ozOXHA. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Why Introverts Make Great Leaders – crowdspring.co/1yhmaS5.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 5, 2013

Being Kind To Your Prospective Customers Is Good Business – (Lean Business: Do Unto Others) – [link]. Four Ways to Market Like a Startup | Brian Gregg and Vivian Weng-Harvard Business Review – [link]. “Products take off not just because of WHAT they do but HOW they make us feel.” Is that enough? |

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Every startup will use some kind of software: book keeping, word processing, presentation. “You do not need to buy that expensive office software and servers when you can switch to a cloud vendor-Google is an example-at a fraction of the cost,” says Ali Asadi of aprofitmaker.com. Review your operating expenses.

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South Africa Software Review Green Technical Review 157

Steve Blank

APRIL 2, 2009

Metrics – Mine is Bigger Than Yours The first thing SuperMac needed to do was to change how our potential color desktop publishing customers viewed our products versus our competitors’ products. Over the years marketers have found that using numbers to compare yourself to other products works well.

Silicon Valley 124

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 7, 2011

Product design at GitHub [link]. Lean Marketing: Don’t Believe Your Own Press Releases – [link]. Why would people “save&# ads to review later? Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Are you a student & love hacking software?

Social Media 95

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

Lean vs. Mean – Small Business and Responsibility – [link]. Why Good-Better-Best Prices Are So Effective | Rafi Mohammed-Harvard Business Review – [link]. Will Software Eliminate Physical Retail? How should one go about pricing their software product? Will Software Eliminate Physical Retail?

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

See Paul Grahams Why Nerds are Unpopular to learn more) Take a look at this article on a programming Q&A site: How old are you, and how old were you when you started coding? We also learned that law is code , and that leadership was needed to build thriving communities in a digital age. Can I send you a review copy?

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Programming San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment 143

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The classic lifespan of successful products is a story in four parts: Introduction Growth Maturity Decline. How this story plays out has a lot to do with the type of product and how it’s improved over time, if at all. In this article, we’ll look at the different stages of the product lifecycle through the lens of marketing.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

It’s like people arguing that there’s a beautiful beach house in 2006 that represents great long-term value due to scarcity of similar property. In addition to FOMO it is partly driven by massive increase in valuations for earlier-stage companies who raised money at bit seed prices but who still have product risk.

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Saudi Arabia Valuation IPO Technical Review 309

Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

Since the term “cloud computing” was coined in 1996—at least as we have come to understand its meaning—the software as a service industry has exploded. Noah has been a key figure in the making of LivePlan, our own SaaS product. Step 1: Start with a lean plan. Your competition, and a brief description of how you differ from them.

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Software Review Software Delaware Forecast 74

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Look in the OTHER section below for an excellent review of the movie with a superb discussion of why the sequel missed an opportunity to do what the original Tron movie did – introduce innovative ideas about technology. 5 Essential Web Apps for the Lean Small Business – [link]. Product Success and Innovation – [link].

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Altgate

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

The presentation was on outsourcing generally, not just software engineering and the audience was very early stage companies (some yet to be founded). Almost certainly accounting is a support service and should be outsourced (unless, perhaps, you’re selling accounting software and you need to eat your own dogfood!). PR/Marketing.

Software Review 65

Software Review Offshore Startup Boston 65

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 16, 2011

Lean Marketing: Customer service strategies for small businesses and startups – [link]. Top 5 myths about the lean startup – [link]. Lean Marketing: Customer service strategies for small businesses and startups – [link]. Your Product Needs to be 10x Better than the Competition to Win. – [link].

Social Media 91

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 19, 2018

It could be more revenue, hiring clients or launching a new product or service, but every new year is an exciting time because it’s ripe with opportunity. This means constantly looking for improvements to our automation technology, using that automation more, and diligently pursuing excellence for each client’s dream website.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Small Business and Startups: The True “Lean” Movement – [link]. Small Business and Startups: The True “Lean” Movement – [link]. desperation for software talent has moved even small and midsize tech companies to make acqui-hires.” – [link]. 14 Great Product Packaging Designs - [link].

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Up and Running

AUGUST 21, 2018

Today, I want to introduce a new approach to business planning: Lean Planning. Lean Planning replaces lengthy business plans with a 20-minute planning process that focuses on increasing your chances of success in business. Lean Planning is simpler and faster than writing a traditional business plan. Review your results.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Karrie is Chief Marketing Officer at Typeform, leading brand strategy, advertising, PR, internal communications, and DEI efforts as well as overseeing the internal creative studio. 2:06] Another aspect in your bio too is the internal creative studio – is that a product or a part of your own marketing? [22:55] Like this show?

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Marketing Differentiation B2C PR 75

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 19, 2011

Lean Marketing 101: Setting Goals – [link]. Traveling lean: tips for small businesses and entrepreneurs – [link]. Lean Marketing 101: Setting Goals – [link]. Traveling lean: tips for small businesses and entrepreneurs – [link]. 70 Unique Product Packaging Design – [link].

Social Media 97

Social Media Small Business Design Media 97

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Lean Startups aren’t Cheap Startups – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Innovative Product Design #3 – [link]. Employee Equity: Restricted Stock and RSUs on #mbamondays – [link].

Social Media 92

Social Media Costa Rica Small Business Design 92

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2012

Deciding if a product feature is worth the effort – [link]. 7 tactics lean startups need to build great products | Gigaom – [link]. Deciding if a product feature is worth the effort – [link]. Deciding if a product feature is worth the effort – [link]. – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Cofounder 107

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 3, 2012

Lean Marketing: Delivering Customer Service via Social Media - [link]. Lean Marketing: Delivering Customer Service via Social Media - [link]. Lean Marketing: Delivering Customer Service via Social Media - [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2012

SaaS products aren’t viral – [link]. Lean Marketing: How to Run Your Marketing Team Like a Startup – [link]. Technology Review - [link]. The Product is the Byproduct – [link]. Lean Marketing: How to Run Your Marketing Team Like a Startup – [link]. Technology Review - [link].

Social Media 93

Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 11, 2012

Lean Marketing: Delivering Customer Service via Social Media – [link]. Six Myths of Product Development – [link]. Unlimited Vacation Doesn’t Create Slackers–It Ensures Productivity – [link]. Unlimited Vacation Doesn’t Create Slackers–It Ensures Productivity – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 8, 2013

Glaser-Harvard Business Review – [link]. 10 Things Sheryl Sandberg Gets Exactly Right In ‘Lean In’ | Forbes – [link]. Creative product designs #9 | Designskilz – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link].

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

You can read more about Etsy products and policies on their very informative blog. Research your product. In addition to researching the Etsy platform, research your product. This is actually a good time to consider creating a lean business plan so that you have the flexibility to change as you go.

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eCommerce SEO Software Review Social Media 60

blog.traindom.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

This post will give you 36 places where you can submit your startup for reviews, mentions or at least some backlinks. We didn’t have a PR company or a bunch of contacts, hence we needed to start from scratch. Tweet Tagged: blog coverage , get coverage , startup review , startups , submit startup Enjoyed this blog post?

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Technical Review Startup Software Review PR 63

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 30, 2011

Lean Marketing: Five Cheap Ways To Market Your Startup – [link]. Lean Marketing: Five Cheap Ways To Market Your Startup – [link]. Good post by @micah with tips for entrepreneurs demoing a product/service to investors – [link]. image credit: EpicV27. The Best 10 Solutions For Email Marketing – [link].

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Lean Marketing tips: not-for-profit edition – [link]. Lean Marketing tips: not-for-profit edition – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. The Problem with Collecting Logos at Startups – [link]. That was my idea – [link].

Social Media 90

Social Media Small Business Design Media 90

crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 8, 2011

It’s not easy being lean – [link]. Twitter Blindsided Ecosystem Leader Twitpic With Photo Product – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. .&# -Jeff Bezos [link]. The Harder I Work, The Luckier I Get – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 24, 2011

Lean Marketing 101: Giving good interview, or how to get a reporter to eat from your hand – [link]. Lean Marketing 101: Giving good interview, or how to get a reporter to eat from your hand – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link].

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 4, 2009

Every product ultimately is satisfying a need in the customers who buy it or use it. Products that dont solve satisfy any need for any customers tend to die out quickly. The more painful curse for startups is the product that satisfies a need or solves a problem - but that problem is not very important. Thats an early adopter.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Lean Marketing Strategies for Small Businesses and Startups – [link]. Can minimal design work for product packaging? Can minimal design work for product packaging? Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. – [link]. – [link].

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Knapp talks about focusing on only the essential activities for shipping new products and testing new ideas. And so, the concept for a digital PR service was born. Using my existing skills and resources (including an old domain name), I tested a productized digital PR offer. Another three came on board 45 days later.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 5, 2017

She was an academic on leave from Stanford now selling SAAS software to large companies, but was being inundated with marketing communications advice. “My I reminded her that all the Lean tools she learned in class–Customer Discovery, business model and value proposition canvases– contained her answer. with a strategy.

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