crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 24, 2011

Although that campaign pre-dated the rise of the social media, it is a great and early example of the viral effect that can sometimes occur with a fresh new campaign.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

He eventually applied his lessons learned in these experiences when he founded Zag, a company that helps consumers buy cars over the Internet at pre-negotiated prices with nearly 4,000 dealers across the country [disclosure: my firm GRP Partners is an investor in Zag]. Offers virality optimization tools and A/B testing inside Facebook.

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 28, 2006

Being a San Francisco-Menlo Park commuter, I spend an average of 90mn per day on the road. Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Thursday, December 28, 2006. Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 2, 2020

I think the other thing that sort of made me jump pretty early on the testing is we had been setting up this clinical trial with a partner for probably about six months, with a collaborator who had typically been incredibly responsive and would jump on the phone at a moment's notice. We were supposed to have the kickoff meeting.

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Diego Basch

JUNE 21, 2012

You have the Sand Hill Strip, where “reputable” firms like “Palo Alto Grand Investments” or “Burlingamio Ventures” want Joe to invest his body and soul, swing for the fences, hit the ball into the San Francisco Bay and become the next Sergei Zuckerberg. A quantum leap in virality technology.”

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 14, 2009

A great product enables customers, developers, partners, and even competitors to exchange their unique currencies in combinations that lead to financial success for the company that organizes them. In a previous post , I covered the three main drivers of growth: Paid, Sticky, and Viral. And this is true outside of games.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 19, 2013

Mikita Mikado is a software engineer and entrepreneur from Belarus, now based in San Francisco. They are not looking to benefit by partnering with your company. They’re looking to benefit by partnering with companies like yours. Well, then you’ve got to go viral. Well, then you’ve got to go viral.

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 11, 2015

Mastering your pitch to a VC, prospective customers, new hires or partners is part art and part science. For this type of model, I would like to understand how the number of inbounds is scaling with the activities and how much virality there is in the model as the word spreads out in the community SMB door to door sales (e.g.,

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 13, 2009

Establish credibility with potential partners. You need to combine your product with others, and this requires partners like OEMs or system integrators. A marketing launch can help you get in the door with those partners, if youre having trouble getting their attention. If the viral coefficient is 0.9, before you launch.

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Ben's Blog

MAY 15, 2020

This episode explores how to think about growth in turbulent times, according two growth experts: a16z general partner Andrew Chen, who previously led the growth team at Uber, and Brian Balfour, formerly the VP of Growth at HubSpot, now the founder and CEO of Reforge, a masterclass in growth strategies. I’m excited about Yelp.

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www.jasonnazar.com

MARCH 22, 2011

If you can create such a virally popular product that it reaches millions of people… yes, you can put off worrying about business models and revenue, but this isn’t the case for most of us. Opportunity #1 – Tech Companies are Not Typically Started by Technologists. It’s a chicken and egg problem.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 15, 2020

That company was founded on filling a need Robert saw while living in San Francisco and working on a radio startup. "I I'm general partner at MarsBio VC and Director of The Corona Initiative. Afterwards, I was living in the Tenderloin in San Francisco, and my company was basically running out of money.

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mashable.com

AUGUST 20, 2011

The partners actually welcome the lack of separation between work and personal life — “if we are home and not working, we do not feel comfortable, and that is great.&# And don’t forget the other coworkers who could become potential partners or clients down the road. instead of having to travel home.

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mashable.com

JULY 10, 2012

Top From Our Partners. viral video. viral videos. Founded in 2005, Mashable is headquartered in New York City with an office in San Francisco. Global Syndication Partners. 58,926 followers. 56,551 followers. 10,086 followers. 1,016 follower. 161 followers. How to Optimize Your Mobile Website for Search.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 7, 2008

It exists to serve the needs of customers, and it does this by offering its capabilities to other functions in the company, and partnering with them. April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. At the end of the day, the product development team of a startup (large or small) is a service organization. Bring your questions.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Not surprisingly, San Francisco was the top startup region, with New York City in second place and Boston in third. Founded in 2005, Mashable is headquartered in New York City with an office in San Francisco. You can check out all of the interesting startup data in LinkedIn’s infographic below.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 7, 2010

Or should you focus on user engagement or virality? What about companies, like Siebel, that started with partner distribution first? Or should you focus on user engagement or virality? What about companies, like Siebel, that started with partner distribution first? April 23, 2010 in San Francisco.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 3, 2013

In the B round we invested the maximum amount we could alongside the lead – Scale Venture Partners. And even in this growth equity round led by Insight Partners we asked for our full prorata investment and took as much as we were allowed to. Asymmetric. Location Aware. Referral Traffic. Explicit Indicator (intent).

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mashable.com

JANUARY 18, 2012

Top From Our Partners. ← Previous Story Next Story → 5 Travel Brands Inspiring Wanderlust on YouTube Meme Machine: Hitler Skewers Googles Social Search Plus 4 More Viral Topics. viral video. Founded in 2005, Mashable is headquartered in New York City with an office in San Francisco. Jobs by Simply Hired.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 14, 2017

At what point did you feel like you outgrew your ability, you and your partners, I guess in this case, ability to actually run that company? Over that eight year, eight years of time, actually some of the partners come and went. Matt Watson: Well, so that’s a good question. It was a huge piece of the puzzle for us.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Also consider an area for its potential business partners (software integrators, resellers, etc.) Founded in 2005, Mashable is headquartered in New York City with an office in San Francisco. as well as key influencers for your community (well-read bloggers and analysts). Reproduction without explicit permission is prohibited.

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mashable.com

JANUARY 23, 2012

Top From Our Partners. viral video. Founded in 2005, Mashable is headquartered in New York City with an office in San Francisco. Global Syndication Partners. This script tag will cause the Brightcove Players defined above it to be created as soon as the line is read by the browser. Jobs by Simply Hired. steve jobs.

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mashable.com

JANUARY 13, 2012

Meme Machine: ‘Hitler’ Skewers Google’s Social Search Plus 4 More Viral Topics. Top From Our Partners. viral video. Founded in 2005, Mashable is headquartered in New York City with an office in San Francisco. Global Syndication Partners. Beepl Adds a Personalized Twist to Q&A.

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mashable.com

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Top From Our Partners. viral video. Founded in 2005, Mashable is headquartered in New York City with an office in San Francisco. Global Syndication Partners. This script tag will cause the Brightcove Players defined above it to be created as soon as the line is read by the browser. Did You Get a New Android Phone?

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

What is your viral coefficient? Thanks to Mashable’s Supporting Event Partners. viral video. Founded in 2005, Mashable is headquartered in New York City with an office in San Francisco. Global Syndication Partners. Focus on traction. How many customers have signed up to your service? 3 Comments.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Android Advertise Network Blippr iPhone App Mashable France MashDeck Twitter App Mobile Site Social Media Events Twitter Guide Book Facebook Guide Book Partners App Development WordPress Experts MaxCDN Content Delivery Dynect Managed DNS Rackspace Hosting Intridea About Us Submit a Tip! Web UI Designer/Developer (HTML/CSS).

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Founded in 2005, Mashable is headquartered in New York City with an office in San Francisco. Partners W3 EDGE Concentric Sky Rackspace Intridea Dynect DNS Webtrends Global Syndication Partners ABCNews CNN Metro USAToday Yahoo ©2005-2011 Mashable, Inc. Reproduction without explicit permission is prohibited.

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A Crowded Space

AUGUST 4, 2011

I’m your host, Marcus, and today we’re talking to Josh Breinlinger, who currently works as a senior associate at Sigma Partners, a venture capital firm in Menlo Park. I moved from Boston to San Francisco and ended up at oDesk for about five years in a variety of different roles. Josh: Thanks for having me.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Everyone in San Francisco was starting these tech companies. I was really excited about the work I was doing abroad but it felt really small … compared with the scale (of how) things were happening in San Francisco. . We launched at 9 am and …I remember thinking, “Okay, it’s going to go viral.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 11, 2011

viral video. Founded in 2005, Mashable is headquartered in New York City with an office in San Francisco. Global Syndication Partners. Google+ Traffic Falls 60% From Post-Launch Highs [REPORT]. Twitter Secures “Tweet” Trademark. How the Remote Workforce Is Changing. 10 Essential PR Tips for Startups.

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mashable.com

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Top From Our Partners. viral video. Founded in 2005, Mashable is headquartered in New York City with an office in San Francisco. Global Syndication Partners. This script tag will cause the Brightcove Players defined above it to be created as soon as the line is read by the browser. Mashable SXSWi House. steve jobs.

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mashable.com

JULY 4, 2012

The Future of Search Series is presented by SES San Francisco Conference & Expo , the leading interactive digital and online marketing event. The Future of Search Series is presented by SES San Francisco Conference & Expo , the leading interactive digital and online marketing event. Top From Our Partners.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

And for those in the coveted in-crowd, Silicon Valley, San Francisco and the greater tech community become a world of opportunity where you’re only limited by the quality of your idea and the caliber of your friends. Gordon is also operating director of Zynga and director at Amazon, both sFund partners.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 24, 2020

My wife and our one-year-old Vizsla dog, Neo, are holed up in Dolores Heights in San Francisco. We are also very open to partnering with other companies who have mRNA manufacturing capability and have relationships with some of them. What's your quarantine setup like? Hannu Rajaniemi : I feel very lucky and grateful, Eric.

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mashable.com

JULY 18, 2012

Inside Twitter’s New San Francisco Headquarters [PICS]. A year or so ago the news was that Google and or YouTube was going to help small partners/studios with funding that would be recovered by ADD revenue. Top From Our Partners. viral video. viral videos. Global Syndication Partners.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Top From Our Partners. viral video. viral videos. Founded in 2005, Mashable is headquartered in New York City with an office in San Francisco. Global Syndication Partners. 50,295 followers. 0 followers. Television. 3,567 followers. 948 followers. 375 followers. Like Tweet. Geekosystem. Like Tweet.

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Hunter Walker

JULY 29, 2017

When I freed up time, I asked the partners if I could start attending the trading classes even though I hadn’t been hired into that role, and that’s how I became a trader. I’ve seen increasing numbers of women in venture capital in the six years since I’ve been in SV, including as partners at top firms.

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