crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 23, 2014

Syndicate Funding on AngelList – A Company’s Perspective – crowdspring.co/Sl0HEA. Re/code – crowdspring.co/1hYEli4. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. 10 Code Playgrounds for Developers – crowdspring.co/1jB2aSC.

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

Agile VC

DECEMBER 13, 2011

In NextView’s case that’s seed stage internet and software companies. All VCs make decisions by drawing on the data we have at hand, information gleaned through our diligence process, and our own experience and judgement. .” Our job as VCs is to source, select, and win the best investment opportunities.

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mashable.com

JULY 10, 2012

The danger with this type of marketing is the penchant for users to become annoyed due to the “creepy” nature of ads following them around. Mobile devices are fast becoming the preferred method of accessing the web. According to Think Mobile with Google : 81% of smartphone users access the Internet on their mobile devices.

eCommerce 101

eCommerce Software Review Technical Review Social Media 101

View from Seed

AUGUST 26, 2015

So, if you’ve been a successful internet founder or have launched great web/mobile products, most founders would love to have you in a round even if your check size is small. There are a lot of options to expand your deal sourcing, like AngelList, syndicates, angel groups, etc. Talk to people and get their POV.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Angel Investor Software Review Silicon Valley 120

View from Seed

AUGUST 26, 2015

So, if you’ve been a successful internet founder or have launched great web/mobile products, most founders would love to have you in a round even if your check size is small. There are a lot of options to expand your deal sourcing, like AngelList, syndicates, angel groups, etc. Talk to people and get their POV.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Angel Investor Software Review Silicon Valley 120

Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

In the software an internet space a number of companies obviously had strong public offerings (LinkedIn, Yandex, Pandora, RenRen, et al). What does seem to be true is that the current aversion for new IPOs is mostly due to general lack of appetite for risk at present, rather than something intrinsic to growing tech companies.

IPO 100

IPO Marketing Silicon Valley Private Equity 100

mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

He is a serial entrepreneur, internationally syndicated columnist, angel investor, public speaker and author of the best-selling book Never Get a “Real&# Job: How To Dump Your Boss, Build a Business and Not Go Broke. Go Beyond the Code There are many super hackers out there (especially in the Bay Area). Have an account?

CTO Hire 73

CTO Hire Fractional CTO CTO Technical Review 73

Growthink Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2010

I just reviewed the many companies who recently raised venture capital with an eye towards those that are offering products and services that could benefit other entrepreneurs and business owners. It enables merchants to sell their products anywhere by syndicating goods to multiple marketplaces. Ixtens ( [link] ) raised $4.6

Azure 74

Azure Venture Capital Software Review Syndicate 74

Brandanew

APRIL 22, 2016

As a Content Marketer, your content piece can be syndicated across all these top publisher sites, for a very nominal Cost-per-Click thereby increasing the reach of your post. They are able to serve these native ad units, which can also be pieces of content, across all devices: On the Mobile, Tablet, & Desktop.

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Agile VC

JULY 11, 2012

You can learn as much from these cautionary tales as you can from the enduring successes, plus studying a broad sample of firms helps avoid drawing false conclusions due to survivorship bias. There are a number of VC firms that had extraordinary success in enterprise software, telecom equipment, and semiconductors in the 1990s.

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Silicon Valley Carried Interest Cofounder Boston 240

mashable.com

MARCH 7, 2011

Billion View Comments How HTML5 Is Aiding in Cross-Platform Development February 22, 2011 by Christina Warren View Comments email share email share The Mobile App Trends Series is sponsored by Sourcebits , a leading product developer for mobile platforms. This is particularly true for mobile devices. Have an account?

Developer 93

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Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

They take months to do their due diligence, and then wonder if investing in a start is the right thing to do…you’re lucky to be surrounded by VC”s who get it, as opposed to Canadian VC’s who twiddle their thumbs more often than not, unless you’ve developed some new server load balancing platform or a microchip.

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Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

mashable.com

JANUARY 23, 2012

This is particularly true in the fast-paced high-tech and software world, where only a small percentage of startups mature. If you’ve been operating as an LLC, review the dissolution requirements in your state’s LLCA (Limited Liability Company Act). Today in Mobile. How to Promote and Advertise Your Mobile App.

LLC 68

LLC Technical Review Social Media Startup 68

Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

Now that Google’s acquisition of ITA is closed, following lenghty FTC review, it would appear Kayak is poised to proceed with their IPO in the coming months. =. Kayak Software Corporation. Mobile Usage: 8% of 2010 query volume (mobile app download growth of 344% YoY). Founding Date: 2004.

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mashable.com

JULY 4, 2012

More Stories in Apps & Software. SEO, as relevant as MySpace and Google Buzz in the 2nd decade of the 21st Century mobile marketing era. Get people who know about IP address, HTML and its impact on ranking, QR codes, NFC and other 21st Century marketing tools. Today in Mobile. MIT Technology Review. Mobile Lists.

Algorithm 93

Algorithm Technical Review San Francisco SEO 93

mashable.com

MARCH 24, 2011

I’ve reviewed hundreds of startup pitches and I can tell you that everyone makes the same types of errors. Ignoring Your Faults You might have all sorts of shortcomings — it’s your first startup, you’re inexperienced, ignorant about how “sales&# works, you have buggy software, etc. It’s OK.

Programming 86

Programming Startup Technical Review Software Review 86

mashable.com

JANUARY 13, 2012

We know from reviewing our client base that one set of social login providers that works for one site doesn’t necessarily work for another. Today in Mobile. By use of this code snippet, I agree to the Brightcove Publisher T and C. Glamour Print Ads to Feature Mobile E-Commerce. Mobile Lists. Web Video Roundup.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Social Media Social Network RSS 78

SVPG

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Their code base had diverged and it was extremely slow and costly for Microsoft to be implementing Word separately for each platform: Windows, DOS and Mac. It also meant that there was great pressure to get the release out so they could start to gain the efficiencies of a single code base. BBC MOBILE – Alex Pressland.

Product 60

Product Technical Review Software Review Engineer 60

mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

With more than 40 million monthly pageviews, Mashable is the most prolific news site reporting breaking web news, providing analysis of trends, reviewing new Web sites and services, and offering social media resources and guides. Have an account? Reproduction without explicit permission is prohibited. startupcto

Equity 74

Equity Engineer Technical Review Social Media 74

mashable.com

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Most of the scripts that run the spreadsheets are “public,” meaning you can access them from the Tools + Script Gallery menu (this also means they were reviewed and approved by Google Spreadsheets team). More Stories in Apps & Software. Today in Mobile. LinkedIn Plans Mobile Ads This Year. Mobile Lists.

Social Media 108

Social Media Analytics Media API 108

mashable.com

OCTOBER 11, 2011

For example, a lot of press releases and pitches that I receive around key holidays try to make the enclosed news sound more relevant due to the upcoming holiday. Today in Mobile. Mobile Lists. When finding your voice for the pitch, try not to force a hook. More subscription options » Mashable News In Your Inbox.

PR 103

PR Startup Social Media Technical Review 103

mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

Another way is get behind the power blogs such as mashable, techcrunch and get them to write a review or do an interview for your solution. Have an account? But Socially sharing through the multitude of networks is another way of getting to the customers to sign up for your launch.

Pakistan 94

Pakistan Social Media Startup Stealth 94

Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

The unique thing about these efforts is not only that they will be for YouTube primarily (though you can syndicate them all over the place), the differentiator will be that you'll create them with your specific YouTube audience in mind. You are welcome to add reviews about those products from right there.

Analytics 149

Analytics Marketing Audience Channel 149

Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

It’s just that if we look at that as a form of marketing, like social media marketing or mobile marketing, that it really is just marketing that happens to use content. So it’s like saying TV marketing or newspaper marketing when I say social media marketing or mobile marketing. Could you leave an honest review on iTunes?

Cost 37

Cost Marketing Audience Media 37

Software By Rob

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

There are a lot of sites that just list and / or review apps. When I launched my beta a few months ago I created a spreadsheet with a bunch of these sites, some general app sites and some mobile app sites and submitted to all of them. Around 250 podcast subscribers in iTunes and 11 5 star reviews.

Social Media 59

Social Media Viral Startup Audio 59

Software By Rob

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

There are a lot of sites that just list and / or review apps. When I launched my beta a few months ago I created a spreadsheet with a bunch of these sites, some general app sites and some mobile app sites and submitted to all of them. Around 250 podcast subscribers in iTunes and 11 5 star reviews.

Social Media 27

Social Media Viral Startup Audio 27