crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 2, 2012

The image to the left shows the Lord Howe stick insect, Dryocecelus australis , which was presumed extinct by 1960 but found again in 2001 on Ball’s Pyramid, the remains of an old volcano that emerged from the sea 7 million years ago. Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week!

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 5, 2013

But for every successful PR stunt that is launched by a wide-eyed marketing team, there are dozens of unsuccessful efforts littering the road. Here are 5 legendary examples of PR efforts gone horribly, terrible, awfully wrong. PR Destroyed It. fail has never had better friends than these! We Built This City.

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Missouri Kansas Texas PR 102

Feld Thoughts

JULY 28, 2014

Next, there is the wonderful PR quote about the SBIC that says “Since the program’s inception, SBIC “success stories” include the funding of companies such as Apple, Costco and FedEx when they were burgeoning small businesses.” I’d be happy to meet with you.

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SBIC Venture Capital Colorado SBA 142

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

When competitors raise money and you don’t the following happens (assuming all else equal on product development, which I know is not always the case): they have a PR advantage both in terms of perceived momentum and also money to spend on it. They get the PR bump. they make it incrementally harder to fund raise.

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Pre-Money Valuation Dilution Valuation PR 303

Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

2001 – 2010: Back to Basics: The Lean Startup. In the new bubble PR may be your new best friend, so invest in it. The IPO offering document became the playbook for startups. With the bubble mantra of “get big fast,” the repeatable methodology became “brand, hype, flip or IPO&#. Lessons Learned.

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Internet IPO Silicon Valley Agile 334

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Within a year, by late 2000 / early 2001 consulting firms were firing people en masse. On July 27th, 2001 Accenture IPO’s and many of the partners grew fabulously wealthy. Avoid the latest fads, trends or PR announcements. Ameet said, “Don’t worry, we’ll be fine, just wait for the next downturn.&#.

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Turkey Differentiation IP Technical Review 302

500hats.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

While a flood of new VCs came into existence during the late 90’s internet boom, many had difficulty raising new funds after the crashes of 2000-2001 and 2008 , and as a result significantly fewer fund managers exist now compared to a decade ago. but the food was awesome, & the PR wasn’t bad either).

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Silicon Valley Early Stage Venture Capital Valuation 74

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 22, 2017

After years working in fashion PR/Marketing in NYC and Milan, and then as a co-founder/owner of a Brooklyn-based rock ’n’ roll play space for kids under 5, I found myself becoming overly excited about my friends starting new businesses. #10 – Obsessed with Entrepreneurs & Music. Image Credit: Carey Balogh.

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Naming Entrepreneur LLC Software Review 48

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

When I decided to create full time creative business, I couldn’t find online marketers or PR services who understand the creative process, this meant I was doing everything in the business from online presence, to markets and exhibits which resulted in burnout. In 2001, I came home to find my apartment on fire. 27) Frustration.

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Entrepreneur Australia Technical Review Community 48

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 21, 2018

At the time of its incorporation (2001), I had seen an article published by the University of Chicago showing that 82 % of CEOs had revenue growth as their #1 objective. I’d previously been the lead publicist at a very posh PR firm, and the running joke was that I was incredibly “off brand.” #4- Our main focus. 8- Attention grabbing.

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Naming Rhode Island Entrepreneur PR 101

Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 26, 2018

I dropped out of college in 2001, so this would be 17 years in. Go for ads or PR or something else. I don’t get it. John Jantsch: Now that you’re starting another business … How long …? 17, 18 years at Moz? Rand Fishkin: Yeah. John Jantsch: Now you’ve got a new venture going. Many people can add value.

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Silicon Valley SEO Startup Technical Review 33

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. So make sure you have a solid PR strategy. Understanding PR & Crisis Management. How to Work with PR Firms. Make sure good PR is underpinning your fund raising efforts. It’s human nature.

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Developer Silicon Valley PR Las Vegas 366

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

We downsized from 35 people in 2001 and are now a size that allows us to work directly with clients. More general resources are: Tracy Williams at Olmstead Williams for PR. Having fun again. Same partner all along: Jorge Alonso, Creative Director. Our name Reality2 stands for Reality2.0. Wow, that's an interesting question!

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Early Stage Southern California Los Angeles Marketing 150

Up and Running

MAY 6, 2015

John: PR wants some event calendar. That’s some 2001 stuff right there. Cody, the VP of Sales wants this lead form on the front page. The marketing team wants this video. The web designer’s like, “What do I do? That’s not even too science fiction. I’m not too upset of the FitBit coming out.

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SBA Technical Review Software Review Small Business 60

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

I lived through this again September 2001. But I sometime see people get bogged down in PR releases, cancelation clauses, minimum guarantees, whatever. I lived through this again September 2001. But I sometimes see people get bogged down in PR releases, cancelation clauses, minimum guarantees, whatever.

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Technical Review Term Sheet Due Diligence Venture Capital 301

Gust

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Amid the remembrance of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks this past weekend, much was made of the voluminous 9/11 Commission report, which described in excruciating detail countless ways in which the United States homeland security and emergency response infrastructure failed to respond adequately to a disaster of unprecedented proportions.

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Startup Silicon Valley Reputation Community 98

BeyondVC

MARCH 23, 2004

There were a number of attendees who were here during the past few years and their businesses raised a fair amount of capital and somehow they managed to survive the nuclear winter during the 2001-2002 period. What allowed them to do it? What are the challenges they face now?

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Bankruptcy PR Revenue Advertising 60

blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

I tried to continue reading but it is obvious that you are closer to PR or marketing than to the tech area. We wrote all of our software in VB6 and then ported it to.NET in 2001/2002. Kinda muddies the waters from a PR perspective, and quite possibly with the folk at Sand Hill. Federico Delgado. March 27, 2011 at 3:09 pm.

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Java PHP Software Review Coder 107

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

Around 2001 Jonah was studying at MIT Media Lab and began running experiments in viral stories in an era before smart phones (2007) and before social networks took off (2004–2007) and before YouTube (2005). I asked Jonah in my interview how he became this viral guru.

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Media Los Angeles Russia Viral 210