crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 5, 2012

The image above is taken in Takotna, Alaska during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on March 9, 2011. More phenomenal photos from 2011 are in the Other section below. Good suggestions on handling customer service questions and issues – [link]. Mark Cuban on Why You Should Never Listen to Your Customers – [link].

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techcrunch.com

JUNE 22, 2012

Thursday, September 22nd, 2011. For example: If an advisor meets with the founding team monthly, is involved in recruiting talent for the business, and takes a few customer calls, then that advisor would be entitled to 1 percent of the company in the form of restricted stock or options, vesting over a two-year time frame. 2011 Holiday.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

So while you keep an eye on your team, your customers, your marketing, your online activities, and your bottom line it is now also time to get ready for tax time, perform the year-end reviews, consider raises and bonuses, clean up the office, schedule holiday vacations, and plan the company party! Clean house. Set your goals for the New Year.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 12, 2011

A Tale of Two Thank You’s from a Customer Experience Perspective – [link]. 8 useful sites for web developers – [link]. Resource Roundup: 10+ Sources for Web Background Patterns – [link]. The State of the Crowdsourcing Union, 2011 – [link]. Reeses Pieces, E.T. Google dropping support for H.264

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

This will protect all parties involved, ensuring your developer is treated fairly, your work is done in a timely manner and all expectations are met on both sides. Also make sure that you’re communicating well with any web developers or designers you hire. it looks like it's included in all of "their" app kits.

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mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

Hire someone well-versed in communication between developers, customers and team members. A Painter With Programming Chops What I usually look for is a developer who is creative. May 7, 2011 03:05:36 Reply 0 Flag this comment jpp123 Follow A CTO needs to have vision of their own, not just share the company vision.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Topics are divided into IT, marketing, sales, finance, customer service, operations and human resources sections, which makes it easy to search for the latest discussions on your interest area. Office for Mac 2011 Delivers the Good. View More » Web Video Local FOX Station Makes Hilarious Soc.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 21, 2012

Its longevity is a testament to its ability to convert leads into buyers and buyers into repeat customers. In fact, according to a Forrester report put out on September 24, 2012 email continues to be the top factor in influencing repeat purchases: Forrester Research report showing email’s positive influence on repeat customers.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Research & Development. The 2011 Inc. The 2011 Top Lists. Why Arizona Bay started taking stock from its customers instead of cash. In one recent deal, Arizona Bay agreed to invest $140,000 worth of website development work in a company called Pro Player Connect. Why customers watch videos. TECHNOLOGY.

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techcrunch.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Yes, you have good working knowledge of accounting, an idea of how to bring in sales leads, run a marketing and PR campaign, recruit people and build a great company culture, but that won’t help you build a product that customers want. Part of the problem when you know nothing about the tech is that you think you just need “a web developer”.

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mashable.com

DECEMBER 29, 2011

World Featured in US & World Featured: Facebook Year End 2011 Awards. 6 Important Startup Trends that Defined 2011. December 28, 2011 by Sarah Kessler. As the innovation engines of the economy, what startups figured out in 2011 will likely appear on other sectors’ trend lists in 2012. Trending Stories.

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nikcub.appspot.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Webmasterworld - A popular forum for web developers. SitePoint Forums - A popular marketplace and forum for web developers. Talk to customers - Work out who your ideal first 20 customers will be, and email them and ask them what their current pain points are. New Web Order. Recent Posts. startupcto

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ctotodevelopers.blogspot.com

JULY 11, 2012

I label this as a business or technical risk because if left unaddressed, it could open the door to new competitors or leave customers with unaddressable needs. agile software development. (46). customer service. (3). agile software development. (46). customer service. (3). software development. (47).

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Brett Miller is the president of Custom Software by Preston (CSP). We test english carefully, while internally we might use people that have average english skills, when they work directly with the customer we make sure they speak perfect english, as part of the whole experience of our customers.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Then we ship it to customers way before it’s ready. We didn’t spend any real cash prior to getting our first paying customer,” recounts Arsenault. “I’ll Doctor says the company had its first customer on the Monday after their MVP was released. They landed their first customer the following March. Qualified.io

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uxdesign.smashingmagazine.com

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

An Extensive Guide To Web Form Usability. November 8th, 2011. These guidelines have been crafted from usability testing, field testing, website tracking, eye tracking, Web analytics and actual complaints made to customer support personnel by disgruntled users. Why Web Form Usability Is Important. JavaScript.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Then we ship it to customers way before it’s ready. We didn’t spend any real cash prior to getting our first paying customer,” recounts Arsenault. “I’ll Doctor says the company had its first customer on the Monday after their MVP was released. They landed their first customer the following March. Qualified.io

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www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

" Web Development Startups Solo Founders I am a creative guy with a startup idea. Where is the best place to find a rockstar developer to bring it to life? " => I have not bothered to put up a landing page, survey to test customer demand, or done any customer development whatsoever.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 11, 2011

October 10, 2011 by Erica Swallow. Customize Your Pitches. When you want a particular person to cover your story, customize your pitch to be relevant to his coverage area and audience. Take the extra time to craft custom emails for a small list of journalists that you really want to cover your story. Flag this comment.

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

In November 2011, David Rosenblatt took over as CEO and has been scaling the company ever since. Poshmark was founded by Manish Chandra in 2011. The website, which is an exchange for new and used clothing, has been remarkably successful. The website, which is an exchange for new and used clothing, has been remarkably successful.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

September 1, 2011 09:04:39 Reply 0 Flag this comment jamespmedd Follow Interesting information but an awful looking infographic! September 1, 2011 09:24:15 Reply 3 Flag this comment Aaron Pace Follow Not everyone can create awesome infographics. September 1, 2011 09:31:29 Reply 0 Flag this comment Bess Menousek Follow Agreed.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

While the aforementioned example may not fit every startup, regardless, you need to have an actionable, scalable business model with measurable metrics (downloads, customers, etc.) September 14, 2011 00:53:22 Reply 0 Flag this comment Fabrizio Poli Follow If you want to expand your business internationally, this will be useful.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

September 7, 2011 21:32:43 Reply 3 Flag this comment Sushant Sharma Follow Thats a pickle! ;) September 8, 2011 00:45:35 Reply 0 Flag this comment Walter Nienhuis Follow This article is very true. September 8, 2011 04:08:17 Reply 0 Flag this comment Youreferme Follow Great article Dave, that resonated with my experience so far.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

5 Ways to Create an Engaging Customer Experience – crowdspring.co/W6LVm2. Why Responsive Web Design Helps People Buy Your Product | Inc – crowdspring.co/1psW8QW. How to use circles in website design | Webdesigner Depot – crowdspring.co/1x6qz9M. The Noob Guide to Web Design | 1stwebdesigner – crowdspring.co/1qlMsNi.

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mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

LaunchRock gives startups a turnkey solution for a custom coming soon page that allows users to sign up for updates and share the fact that they did so. May 4, 2011 18:47:11 Reply 1 Flag this comment John Roescher Follow I went through the whole process! May 5, 2011 08:17:28 Reply 1 Flag this comment TotalTab Follow Hard to say.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

November 1, 2011 by Joshua Baer. If you can name drop big customers, do that too — you want your profile to look impressive. How many customers have signed up to your service? Here are some tips… November 1, 2011 16:54:48. November 1, 2011 19:55:36. November 1, 2011 22:26:46. Include numbers.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Near shoring development with your team (ex: your team is based in Canada / India) is cool, but not outsourcing. Outsourcing is something a big company, with a known customer / problem (that has revenue & traction) does to save cost. Talk to your customers. Your existing customers are you best source of referals – just ask.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 6, 2019

My firm, atCommunications, LLC—a Chicago-based Web development and digital marketing agency—is this year celebrating its 20th year in business! The best part about it is that rather than working for customers I’d never have a chance to meet with or even talk to, I get to interact with our customers on a daily basis.

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www.aaronkharris.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Skipping ahead a bit Suffice it to say that we spent much of the last few months on customer development, a topic which merits its own post, and at which I think we’ve done a decent job. We knew we needed a crackerjack web developer, and could probably do without a guy who dreams in COBOL. startupcto

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mashable.com

MARCH 7, 2011

Billion View Comments How HTML5 Is Aiding in Cross-Platform Development February 22, 2011 by Christina Warren View Comments email share email share The Mobile App Trends Series is sponsored by Sourcebits , a leading product developer for mobile platforms. March 13th - 14th, 2011. Buffalo Billiards, Austin, TX.

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mashable.com

AUGUST 20, 2011

August 20, 2011 by Lauren Drell 1 Share on Tumblr email share Share on Tumblr email share This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum , where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. There’s also a small New York team that works out of a coworking space.)

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 18, 2010

One way of how we can move the Semantic Web into the mainstream is by injecting semantics into an existing conference that already attracts a broad audience. We have submitted over 10 panels and presentations to the 2011 South By South West (SXSW) Conference. RDFa, Microdata and Microformats: Gateway Drugs to the Semantic Web.

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

March 25, 2011 at 7:00 am. March 25, 2011 at 12:58 pm. March 25, 2011 at 12:59 pm. that’s rough, I’ve been developing a lot of things in.NET and I’ve been quiet happy with it. March 25, 2011 at 1:04 pm. March 25, 2011 at 1:12 pm. March 25, 2011 at 1:13 pm. March 25, 2011 at 1:29 pm.

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blog.teamtreehouse.com

DECEMBER 5, 2012

The 1140 Grid has not been updated “in more than a year” (January 2011 in github) but remains online with an invitation to use it as a starting point for future development. Build a Website. Youll have a strong foundations to building your website with an introduction to basic front end web development.

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mashable.com

MAY 24, 2011

May 23, 2011 by Christina Warren 20 Share on Tumblr email share Share on Tumblr email share The Mobile App Trends Series is supported by Sourcebits , a leading product developer for mobile platforms. For most businesses, that means making a choice of creating an optimized mobile commerce website or a native mobile application.

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mashable.com

MARCH 24, 2011

Often you assume your customer is the same as you — sees the problem the same way, wants to solve it your way, and wants to pay for it. That means admitting the strengths of the competition — who has great customer service, who has more features, who already owns their niche unquestionably? But this isn’t the case.

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mashable.com

JULY 18, 2012

Originally founded by PayPal co-founder Max Levchin Slide.com was known as the largest third-party developer of Facebook applications until Google purchased it to “make Google services socially aware.”. in June 2011 for $400 million. in June 2011 for $400 million. Programming and Web Development Lists. Slide.com.

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