crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Ten Crowdsourcing Trends for 2011 – [link]. Lean Marketing Strategies for Small Businesses and Startups – [link]. My hope for 2011: Companies just decide to stop sucking – [link]. 4 Social Media Marketing Predictions for 2011 – [link]. Why 2011 is year of the Server-Side JavaScript – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 16, 2011

Lean Marketing: Customer service strategies for small businesses and startups – [link]. Top 5 myths about the lean startup – [link]. Lean Marketing: Customer service strategies for small businesses and startups – [link]. The image above has been altered using Adobe Photoshop. – [link]. – [link].

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Altgate

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

PR/Marketing. For startups, PR firms are a waste of money. The best early PR is a product that people actually love plus a genuine story to tell from the founder. Go direct and network your way to the people you need to meet or find them directly in the local community. Start a blog.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 12, 2011

crowdSPRING’s latest small biz newsletter: lean marketing, social media, crowdsourcing & more – [link]. The State of the Crowdsourcing Union, 2011 – [link]. Her fascinating story is in the Other section below. Crowdsourcing Examples in Business – [link]. Wholesale Flowers – [link]. 264 – [link].

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Join our community. The 2011 Inc. The 2011 Top Lists. But Ive definitely had to lean on Dave. Learn how from the experts at PR Newswire. Copyright © 2011 Mansueto Ventures LLC. ); Login or signup. Welcome | Logout. Login using: Use your Inc.com account: Forgot login ? Forgot login ? Start-up | Mondays.

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The Equity Kicker

JULY 8, 2019

The output takes the form of events where portfolio execs can meet each other, online communities where they can share knowledge and blog posts and talks from experts to disseminate best practice.

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Up and Running

MARCH 21, 2017

“A pivot is a change in strategy without a change in vision,” says Eric Ries , author of The Lean Startup. Although the product has changed and evolved over these years, the underlying vision—to enable better real-time communications—has remained unchanged. Starting the journey with a community tool. Why did it fail?

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 4, 2023

We are a PR and digital marketing agency specializing in regulated markets, like cannabis and psychedelics. My partner mentioned the word ‘sweet' and I had already been leaning toward a sea-themed brand, so I put the two words together to end up with: SweetSea Digital! For this reason, I released Tutor Cruncher in August 2011.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Lean Marketing: Facebook advertising for newbies – [link]. Lean Marketing: Facebook advertising for newbies – [link]. One Strike and You’re Out: In Relationship Era, Bad PR Pitches Will not Be Tolerated – [link]. Lean Marketing: Facebook advertising for newbies – [link]. – [link].

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

So we were proud earlier this week to announce our program for The Lean Startup Conference , which comprises approximately 40% women and 25% people of color. From the pool of applicants whom we chose for the December 2 Ignite: Lean Startup program , more than a third were people of color. Here’s what we we’ll work on next time out.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Lean Marketing Strategies for Small Businesses and Startups – [link]. Ten Crowdsourcing Trends for 2011 – [link]. Ten Crowdsourcing Trends for 2011 – [link]. Lean Marketing Strategies for Small Businesses and Startups – [link]. Ten Crowdsourcing Trends for 2011 – [link].

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Luckily, the startup community often courageously shares their stories – even when things don’t end well. Three notes before we begin: After reading these, you realize more than ever that the startup community is really like no other. Too much PR, too early. It takes a lot of work to build a community.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 23, 2011

I have been getting emails and tweets all day from people upset that they cannot get into Startup Lessones Learned 2011 - either here in SF, where we're sold out, or in one of the more than 100 simulcast locations around the world, many of which are sold out, too. All I ask in return in that you pre-order the Lean Startup Book (on lean.st

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

PR is mostly ineffective when companies step on social media landmines – [link]. Zynga Leans On Some Workers to Surrender Pre-IPO Shares – [link]. PR is mostly ineffective when companies step on social media landmines – [link]. 70 Best Illustrator Tutorials From 2011 – [link]. Very shady, if true.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 20, 2011

The next couple of days are going to be amazing, as the Lean Startup community converges on San Francisco. There are only a few tickets left to Startup Lessons Learned 2011 on Monday (May 23). Here's the official description and lineup: Join us for an evening of Lean Startup talks with a twist. Welcome to our fair city.

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

But I’ve seen some recent comments that this post might have upset and offended the SMB community that we serve, and that I cannot abide. March 25, 2011 at 7:00 am. March 25, 2011 at 12:58 pm. March 25, 2011 at 12:59 pm. March 25, 2011 at 1:04 pm. March 25, 2011 at 1:12 pm. March 25, 2011 at 1:13 pm.

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betashop.com

OCTOBER 8, 2012

As the questions came in, I realized that my 2010 list was great for what I had learned as of 2 years ago, but it also was in desperate need of an update to include what I’ve learned more recently, especially as we’ve pivoted from fabulis to Fab in 2011 and then scaled Fab to more than 7.5 So, here goes. Don’t do this by committee.

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

AgileZen – project management visually see and interact with your work Kanbanery – Simple online team or personal kanban board LeanKit Kanban – Great for visualizing work of product development Kanban Pad – “Nice and lean” and free online Kanban tool Banana Scrum – A tool simple as Scrum itself.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Geben Communication - [link]. Hiring for Lean Startups: The First Few Hires – [link]. Amazon S3 Reports Staggering Growth in 2011 – [link]. Here’s Why I Think You’re Fine – [link]. Fail Your Way to Success – [link]. Understanding J.C.

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