Start Up Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

This chart above is from a new World Economic Forum report, Deep Shift: Technology Tipping Points and Societal Impact , predicts 21 dates in the future when previously unimaginable innovations will enter our daily lives, transforming the way we live and the way communities and governments function. This is true for a few reasons.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

In the process of establishing my corporate identity already had a logo in mind but as it was a cultural symbol (from West Africa), I was uncomfortable using it as it was and needed it re-interpreted. I may also have tried to generate more PR around my launch. This is the essence of semiotics. Biscuit, gran?

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

The first is Sapphire Club – a membership based online club that offers a wide variety of resources and a community of like-minded people. I was born in South Africa and emigrated with my parents and younger brother, firstly to Ireland, then to Australia, arriving here when I was 14. She also has two mentoring programs.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 9, 2016

My former colleague, AlfonZo Rachel reached out, and hired me to be his PR representative. He was confident I had the skills and abilities, as I had been doing PR for myself and friends for years, it was a huge part of working in the entertainment industry. This led me to starting my own Public Relations Firm!

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

from South Africa, and battling breast cancer, I became overwhelmingly humbled by the toughness, the tenacity of my experience. The title 10Fold was a unanimous choice – as it suggests that we offer 10 times the value, and the word fold, reminds people of the old PR goal of getting news above the fold. 22-Hired a trademark coach.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 16, 2010

Breathtaking Pictures of Africa – [link]. Twinkie deconstructed – [link]. Why Segway Failed To Reshape The World – [link]. 5 Tools For Freelancers To Manage Their Time – [link]. BP Spills Coffee – [link]. Fun watching @garyvee crush it on WLTV. Plus, a very hungry Big Pussy (Sopranos) on this one – [link].

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

The “official dignitary” tour of Silicon Valley is like taking the jungle cruise at Disneyland and saying you’ve been to Africa. From Santa Clara to South San Francisco it’s 45 miles of one bedroom community after another. It has no large monuments, magnificent buildings or ancient heritage.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Famine in East Africa Worsening – [link]. nin & The Liquid Economy – [link]. More businesses are turning to crowdsourcing to innovate & reduce costs for packaging designs – [link]. Chicago startup @SpotHero wins app contest in quest to make finding a parking spot easy – [link].

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 23, 2011

We struggle with this issue every year, because we strongly encourage everyone who can to participate with their local entrepreneurship community. Strengthening ties between entrepreneurs is one of our most important values. That said, there comes a point where that's not possible for everyone. or Amazon , your choice). :) Thank you.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 26, 2011

Good to see innovation in delivering internet access to Africa (using voice control) – [link]. Fun industrial design: Unusual and Creative Designs of a Door Stop – [link]. Impressive Aluminum Based Package Designs – 37 Packages – [link]. British Engineer Designs Own Heart Valve Implant, Saves Own Life – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

The True Size of Africa – [link]. Success Is Not The Key To Happiness – [link]. NFIB’s inside look at crowdsourcing (with @crowdSPRING ) – [link]. 1968 Video of the first Computer Mouse – [link]. A clever mashup featuring clips from 270 movies released in 2010 – [link].

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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. If you're in town Saturday night, you'll want to stop by Ignite: Lean Startup , a community-run event that features a number of new voices in the Lean Startup community. Welcome to our fair city. Co-founder, Backblaze.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Small Business Spotlight – company that broadcasts content to > 40 countries in sub-Saharan Africa – [link]. Good read about why you shouldn’t ignore your website “below the fold&# – [link]. How to Be Competitive Without Alienating Your Peers – [link].

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 29, 2020

Before that I was an equal partner in Kaggle, which is a popular data science competition community. So plenty of dark bits, but also this weird discovery that you can create incredibly close connections with people that I've never met before and build a global community of people who want nothing more than to help save lives.

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