crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

startup ecosystem for many decades. Despite repeated efforts, only a few cities outside the Valley (New York and Boston) have historically had the critical mix of VC funding, network, and talent to fuel vibrant startup centers. Best startup city rankings have reflected this truth for a long time. Boulder, CO. Austin, TX.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Nearly every successful tech startup I’ve observed over the past 20 years has gone through a similar growth pattern: Innovate, systematize then scale operations. Innovate In the early years of a startup there is a lot of kinetic energy of enthusiastic innovators looking to launch a product that changes how an industry works.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 5, 2018

The Forrest Four-Cast: June 5, 2018 Show your tech pride at the world’s only LGBTQIA-themed Startup Weekend Hackout ! Hosted at the Domain-based headquarters of Austin’s HomeAway, Techstars Startup Weekend HackOut begins Thursday evening, June 7 and runs through Sunday, June 10.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 1, 2018

The biggest week of the year for tech and startups in Austin, Texas as South by Southwest (SXSW) descends upon the city from March 19–15. Capital Factory will be making a $100,000 investment on stage in a blockchain startup. SXSW Edu Intro to the Austin Startup Scene at Capital Factory. Did I miss something?

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 23, 2019

by Caroline Pegden, co-founder of TempaGoGo. Our startup, TempaGoGo , a comparison website for temporary agency recruitment, won 3 awards within 6 months, including the Innovator of the Year award from Hounslow Chamber of Commerce , in partnership with Heathrow. You will find below my top tips to win a business award.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

” – Marc Andreessen In the book “ Super Founders “, author Ali Tamaseb, studied 200 Unicorns, aka startups valued at over $1 billion, started between 2005 to 2018. The 7 Traits of “Super Founders” 1. They are able to stay focused on their goals, even in the face of adversity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 2, 2019

I found that role validated and highlighted in a new book, “ Scale or Fail ,” by Allison Maslan, who has built ten successful companies from the ground up, and consulted with many more in her current role as founder and CEO of Pinnacle Global Network. For example, I knew Bill Gates back in the early startup days of Microsoft.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Shira Sue Carmi, the founder of Launch Collective, reminds us that the business of launching a clothing brand is as important as the artistry: Fashion is amazing in the way it balances art and commerce, but it’s a business. Moreira cites Bad AF Fashion (a fashion startup) as a how-to example.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 18, 2019

by Saumya Bhatnagar, CTO and Co-founder of InvolveSoft. Over the years, the rapid growth of startup networks is seen in almost every sector. Although several startups were able to sustain themselves, others shut down within a few months of operating. economy, female-founded startups could raise only 2.2%

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2018

As a startup advisor and angel investor, I tend to focus on the much longer list of ways your startup can fail, based on my own experience and inside knowledge from peers who you will never see highlighted on the Internet. Plan to and assemble the right team, including co-founders.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 19, 2017

For companies, this means a minimized induction effort and a faster, cost-effective onboarding process,” says Elena Carstoiu, Hubgets COO and Co-founder of Hubgets. Instead of just hosting intro video chats with managers and co-workers, host all calls on video, including those with HR.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2018

I suggest the following sequence of startup preparation steps: Create a business entity early to isolate business efforts. Co-mingling personal and business funds and accounts creates legal risk and tax liability, and makes your efforts look like a hobby. Marty Zwilling First published on CayenneConsulting on 08/09/2018.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Their investment supported Stat Health’s recapitalization, alongside Spanos Barber Jesse & Co. When looking for co-investors Mark Hauser searches for those with strong operational strengths , and Revelstoke’s strategic expertise and experience in the healthcare sector made them an ideal partner for the deal. Digital Transformation.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 23, 2018

The entrepreneur who founded and grew the largest startup in the world to $10 billion in revenue and got fired is someone you have probably never heard of. If you’re following Tesla, you might be interested to know that Sloan wasn’t the founder of GM. The founder of what became General Motors was William (Billy) Durant.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 2, 2018

Austin, Texas June 1, 2018?—?HelloFund, With over 10 years of experience in the nonprofit sector, the Austin-native founder, Phil Sanger, alongside co-founder, Mike Lacourse, built the platform with the best interests of nonprofits in-mind. to suit the individual needs of each group.

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Argona

JANUARY 15, 2024

Business enterprises, including startups, aim for continuous growth and development as part of their business strategy, but challenges like limited budgets, fierce competition, skill gaps, and inconsistent marketing approaches can hinder their progress. Why is Argona Partners the Best Company to Work With?

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 26, 2017

She is the former Chief of Technology and Research at Manufacture NY and the Founder of Skinteractive Studio, a fashion tech studio working with startups including Thesis Couture, Dropel Fabrics, Kenzen, Mycoworks and Wonderwoof, and with past clients including Google, Intel, and Ringly.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

The Forrest Four-Cast: February 5, 2018 SXSW has announced 50 finalists for the SXSW Accelerator Pitch Event. Half of these startups will demo their talents on Saturday, March 10, and the remaining 25 on Sunday, March 11. The SXSW Accelerator Pitch Event takes place within the Startup & Tech Sectors track of programming.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 16, 2018

The Forrest Four-Cast: April 16, 2018 Central Texas founders have just a few more days to apply to be considered for the 2018 Austin A-List of the Hottest Startups , as the entry deadline for this competition is the end of the day on Friday, April 20. All entries will be reviewed by a committee of experts.

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Austin Startup

MAY 13, 2018

The Forrest Four-Cast: May 13, 2018 Inclusiveness and diversity was one of the most important themes at SXSW 2018. But this mindset and approach must not be limited to geographical, gender and racial concerns. A truly inclusive tomorrow also focuses on accessibility in all its forms.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 31, 2018

The Forrest Four-Cast: January 30, 2018 At the 2018 SXSW Accelerator Pitch Event , 50 finalists from around the world will make their pitches before a panel of judges. What does Sceenic hope to accomplish in 2018? What kinds of people is your team looking to meet at SXSW 2018? What are the goals for Sceenic for SXSW 2018?

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 15, 2018

The Startup Magazine was proud to be a media sponsor at this year’s E-Cell, IIM Kashipur flagship entrepreneurship event , Uttishtha’18, on 6 th October, 2018. These startups have relied on network effects to build their worth and have succeeded with that model.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Innovation within large corporations has more in common with startups than you’d think, but also comes with its own set of challenges. I was generously rewarded the Intuit Founders Award in 2011 for helping get it started. Here, Hugh Molotsi takes us from skunkworks to large-scale success.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

A systems-wide approach to operationalize diversity, equity and inclusion throughout the startup ecosystem is required and must be built from the ground by communities of color with the support and investment of all. Capital Factory is so excited to welcome the OHUB community to Austin during SXSW,” said Joshua Baer, founder & CEO.

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View from Seed

APRIL 3, 2019

Original research on gender diversity and fundraising amongst HBS founders. Historically, there has been a general bias against MBA founders — a skepticism around their grit and hustle. Yet, despite the attention and efforts in 2018, funding to female-founded startups continued to plateau: 2.2%

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Austin Startup

MAY 14, 2018

June 7–10 in Austin, TX Be a part of the world’s only LGBTQA-themed Startup Weekend! Startup Weekend HackOut 2018 is kicking off in Austin, June 7–10! In just 54 hours, you will experience the highs, lows, fun, and pressure that make up life at a startup. sign up now for Startup Weekend HackOut in Austin, TX!

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 22, 2018

So much happened when the Lean Startup Community came together in Las Vegas last month for this year’s conference that I’m still processing it all. It was great to see so many of you there, and in particular to talk with so many different kinds of Lean Startup practitioners.

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

Lighter reports that from 2015 to 2018, the number of VC investments under $5m dropped 23% from 6,709 to 5,139. 2018 also had the fewest number of angel-led financing rounds since before 2010. However, many industry experts question the accuracy of early-stage market data, given many startups are no longer filing their Form Ds.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 27, 2018

The Forrest Four-Cast: March 27, 2018 Humans crave community. In March 2018, SXSW content approached this issue from multiple angles, including taking a look at the lessons from a female-driven community, the importance of building team spirit and the impact of a very, very early online community. Hear This From SXSW: Community Rules!

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 13, 2018

Support the ATX Startup Community by voting for this selection of panels featuring Austinites. Of the thousands of submissions, our team has poured through and highlighted a diverse grouping of Austin startup focused panels that we think deserve to be at SXSW 2019! Four successful female company founders?—?Shayna Vote ] 2.

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Austin Startup

JULY 18, 2018

We have some data on all of our members and more data on our Accelerator startups, but we know that it is incomplete. Diverse in this context means “not a white male,” members are coworkers in our community and investments are Accelerator startups. Eugene Sepulveda was co-chair of the LGBTQ Council for President Obama.

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View from Seed

JULY 8, 2021

Today Lula announced its $18M funding round led by Founders Fund and Khosla Ventures. We couldn’t be more thrilled for co-founders Michael and Matthew for this next phase of building the business with substantial additional backing. I first met the Lula co-founders in Boston about 2 1/2 years ago, at the very end of 2018.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

One of the big decisions every aspiring entrepreneur has to make is when to quit your current job to devote yourself fulltime to your new startup. I’m definitely a proponent of the multitasked approach, since every new venture is inherently risky, and startups usually take longer to ramp up than you imagine. Which is right?

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Austin Startup

MARCH 19, 2018

The Forrest Four-Cast: March 19, 2018 To maximize success, sometimes it’s as much about changing entrenched mindsets as it is updating the tools. and we’re all co-conspirators, witting or unwitting. If you missed any of these SXSW sessions on how to shake up the status quo for personal and professional profit?—?learn

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Hunter Walker

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

And since a “blog post” should have some value-add over just pictures of tweets: Ex-MSFT exec Steven Sinofsky turned me onto this thread from Textio cofounder Jensen Harris. There’s no such thing as a “startup inside of a big company.” Despite all best efforts to create megacorp “startups”, they can never exist.

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Our Own Start-up

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Sachin Bansal, who left Flipkart in 2018 invested INR 650 crores ($92 million) in Bengaluru based ride-hailing company ‘Ola’ which turns out as the largest investment made by an individual in the fundraising.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Pandere Shoes is an Alaskan founded and women-owned startup that creates expandable footwear that accommodates a host of conditions such as edema, diabetes, and neuropathy. . I met the co-founder Laura Oden when I was in Anchorage last month to speak at the Accelerate Alaska event. Their shoes are made in Portugal.

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