Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Most entrepreneurs today don’t remember the Dot-Com bubble of 1995 or the Dot-Com crash that followed in 2000. As a reminder, the Dot Com bubble was a five-year period from August 1995 (the Netscape IPO ) when there was a massive wave of experiments on the then-new internet, in commerce, entertainment, nascent social media, and search.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 9, 2017

So I took the leap, and left my day job to freelance part-time as an online marketer, doing everything from logo design to website design and development to social media consulting. I was working full time for a company called Muttropolis and started consulting part time as Whitegate PR. Image Credit: Dana Humphrey.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

The Golden Age (1970 – 1995): Build a growing business with a consistently profitable track record (after at least 5 quarters,) and go public when it’s time. Dot.com Bubble ( 1995-2000): “ Anything goes” as public markets clamor for ideas, vague promises of future growth, and IPOs happen absent regard for history or profitability.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

I am also in a few select boutiques and Hotel Gift shops including the famous Mohonk Mountain House and a design collective in Australia) My collection features unexpected combinations of raw and polished gemstones, opulent pearls, precious metals, custom clasps, and exotic minerals from the world’s treasure troves. (I

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2013

I have published many of these PR Tips before. I was 23 and had been programming computers, designing computer networks and selling software for 10 years. It was in 1995 when I realized the power of personal branding. Some will be quick to chalk about “personal branding” as gimmicky or manipulative. Persistent?

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 4, 2013

Back in 2011, we announced a monthly cS Award to honor quality work by designers and writers in the crowdSPRING community. We want you to come up with a campaign, an ad, a graphic, a stunt, a PR strategy, a Social Media storm, or anything you can think of that will help a very special “client.” The March cS Award.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! 10 Modern Letterhead Designs for Inspiration – [link]. 10 Most Inventive Business Card Designs of 2012 | PrintRunner Blog - [link]. Photoshop Secrets - [link].

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