crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 29, 2013

Can crowdfunding fill stock market’s ‘black hole’ for startups and small businesses? | After reviewing 300 startup applications, this is what I learned – [link]. Everyone is talking about mobile ad revenue, but few are talking about efficacy – [link]. 4 Lessons Jeff Bezos Learned From Failure – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Employee Equity: Restricted Stock and RSUs on #mbamondays – [link]. Altimeter Report: Social Commerce, How Brands Are Generating Revenue in Social Media - [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Does Branding Still Matter? – [link].

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

Ah, but today’s Internet companies have real revenue! 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. I said that at the Founder Showcase, too. and profits! That doesn’t mean it’s not a bubble. That may be.

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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. In fact, SaaS industry revenue is projected to grow from $49 billion in 2015 to $67 billion in 2018, a compound annual growth rate of approximately eight percent.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Options to Consider When Looking for Stock Photos: Free vs Paid Solutions – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Stunning that NYT’s print ad revenue fell 7% in Q4. Apple to Eliminate Retail Box Software Inventory – [link].

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Business Software. Why Arizona Bay started taking stock from its customers instead of cash. Last spring, Dave Graham , founder of software consulting firm Arizona Bay, learned that a major client, Jumpstart Automotive Media, had been acquired for more than $80 million. Human Resources (HR). Employee Benefits. SALES & MARKETING.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MARCH 11, 2014

Those customers are fairly easy to sign up, but if I look at where most of the money comes from, and those are the larger licenses of five or ten users, that is according to your definition then the small businesses and small businesses include actually the Mexican Stock Exchange, Chamber of Commerce. In Spain I have large companies.

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Cracking the Code

SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. So where does Salesforces profitability stands today compared to the most successful on premise public software companies? traditional software is like cocaine--youre hooked.

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Also worth a read after you review these startup failure post-mortems. spent $20 million to get back to the same revenue that I had when I was CEO. created a vastly higher cost structure; I had 80 people mostly on base salaries under $100,000 and was bringing in revenue at the rate of $20 million annually. .”).

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 28, 2013

Invest in Your Customers More Than Your Brand | Michael Schrage-Harvard Business Review – [link]. Invest in Your Customers More Than Your Brand | Michael Schrage-Harvard Business Review – [link]. Investment Crowdfunding is A Ghetto Stock Market | Forbes – [link]. Lean Business: Freelancers for ALL My Friends!

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 25, 2012

Wondering how your competitors are using Pinterest to increase their revenues? Wondering how your competitors are using Pinterest to increase their revenues? Good article about Facebook’s dual stock class structure & investors – [link]. Why Did Zynga’s Stock Drop After Facebook Went Public?

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

or just present your crappy, first-run code to investors then pay someone to re-write the entire thing. The contract work burn out is totally where I’m coming from… chip WAAIIITTT… wasn’t the coding of the first version of Digg outsourced to some guy on Elance? What did you do again? Who knows.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

More about super pro rata stock rights – this one from @bfeld- [link]. Facebook redesign driven by ad revenue, says @benkunz(I agree) – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. The Downside of Perfection – [link]. – [link].

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