crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

William Hurley, the co-founder of Honest Dollar, an Austin-based provider of retirement plans to small businesses, says creative talent is abundant : It’s got the music, the university scene, the hippies and the rule-breakers… It’s very easy to hire people who want to push the limits. Boulder, CO.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

How to Translate Your Passion Into Your Purpose written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Liz Elting In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Liz Elting, the co-founder and CEO of the award-winning TransPerfect. Let's get started. (00:29):

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Helping Entrepreneurs Get To Where They Want To Go Faster written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Carolyn Rodz. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Carolyn Rodz. Carolyn serves as the co-founder and CEO of Hello Alice. Follow Carolyn on Twitter.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2023

He knows that quality of startup hiring is linked to the tone the founder sets for the company. At The Lemon Perfect Company’s headquarters in Atlanta, Hufnagel says employees are as passionate as he is. Apple co-founder Steve Jobs believed that hiring employees was his most important role at Apple.

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Jeff Hilimire

OCTOBER 2, 2013

The Atlanta Tech Village is the brain child of David Cummings , a friend of mine and co-founder of my new company, Dragon Army. He purchased a 5-story building in Buckhead (corner of Piedmont and Lenox) with the idea of getting 600+ entrepreneurs in Atlanta stuffed into the same location and let the magic happen.

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David Teten

JULY 25, 2017

Effectively, we are a market maker between our portfolio companies and the late-stage VCs and large enterprises which are our co-investors. FundedBuy is targeting this market; AnyPerk offers the same model to a larger client base. This requires pulling in data from multiple datasets, e.g.,: marketing (e.g.,

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Jeff Hilimire

OCTOBER 8, 2015

My 48in48 co-founder and partner, Adam Walker , showed up early with everything from paper towels, swag from sponsors, and a printer. The event was at Ponce City Market in the General Assembly space. One of our sponsors, MailChimp , took us on a tour of their office in Ponce City Market. Got the banner and shirts set up!

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Up and Running

JANUARY 20, 2011

Tweet While speaking at Entrepreneur magazine’s Growth Conference in Atlanta this week, I spoke to small business owners in a talk I’m calling 3 Weeks to Startup after the book that I co-authored. Here are the top 3: 1. Starting a business with no real customer need. Running out of cash.

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David Teten

JUNE 3, 2014

For the third year in a row, ff Venture Capital is co-sponsoring the New York Demo Day for Georgia Tech’s Flashpoint Accelerator, along with HBS Alumni Angels of NY. Flashpoint is a rigorous management and education program that works closely with founders to create companies. Atlanta ff Venture Capital HBS Alumni Angels New York'

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Jeff Hilimire

OCTOBER 21, 2013

Johnson Cook , the dude that sits right behind me at Atlanta Tech Village , and who flew the pirate flag on top of the building last week cementing himself forever in my consciousness as a true bad@ass, wrote a post recently called, The Top 3 Jobs of a Startup CEO. Build the right team.

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Jeff Hilimire

DECEMBER 1, 2017

48in48 Co-founder and Board Chair. I co-founded this organization with Adam Walker in 2015, and next year we’ll put on events in six cities, including London! They’re one of the fastest growing agencies in Atlanta and made up of some of the most talented people I’ve ever met. Founder of Advice for Good.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 8, 2013

Mike McQuary , co-founder of Mindspring and founder of Wheego electric cars, did not expect his largest consumer base would be retired people. Missing your target market would destroy most businesses but having the resources to adapt is key to survival. Maintain the ability to adapt. Entrepreneurs are risk takers.

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Jeff Hilimire

APRIL 28, 2021

Mitali Chakraborty – CEO and founder of Youth Jobs Connect ( podcast ). Darryl Cobbin – Founder of Brand Positioning Doctors + The A Pledge ( podcast ). Elaine Dinos – Founder of Kindred Lane ( podcast ). Dr. Lakeysha Hallmon – Founder and CEO of Atlanta Village Market ( podcast ).

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Jeff Hilimire

APRIL 28, 2021

Mitali Chakraborty – CEO and founder of Youth Jobs Connect ( podcast ). Darryl Cobbin – Founder of Brand Positioning Doctors + The A Pledge ( podcast ). Elaine Dinos – Founder of Kindred Lane ( podcast ). Dr. Lakeysha Hallmon – Founder and CEO of Atlanta Village Market ( podcast ).

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Jeff Hilimire

AUGUST 30, 2013

While I’ve loved working in digital marketing, I’ve always wanted to try my hand at building software for actual people rather than for companies. Today the Atlanta Business Chronicle ran an article about the new company, Dragon Army , that David Cummings , Ryan Tuttle and I are starting. and The Coca-Cola Co.,

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 22, 2018

Moreover, you can think of changing your marketing strategy; maybe it works for you. According to Paul Graham who is the Y-Combinator’s co-founder, overfunding is the most important yet neglected reason of why startups fail in the inception phase. Selecting a right co-founder is not enough. Relax, don’t give up.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 17, 2024

How to Balance AI Magic with Human Expertise written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interviewed Jeff Coyle, the Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer for MarketMuse. This is John Jantsch.

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Jeff Hilimire

JANUARY 19, 2011

Paul Allen is the unsung other founder of Microsoft and yeah, he has billions of dollars. In that case, I’d bring a major tennis tour stop to Atlanta. If anyone with a marketing brain had been involved with the previous ones, we’d have the fifth slam here.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 15, 2018

The form of companies dominating the startup scene changes , new types of startup founders appear, different partnerships are created, and new, powerful innovation hubs emerge. Some other relevant startup centres are Los Angeles, Atlanta, Boston, Phoenix, and Austin. As it goes, innovation brings drastic shifts.

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David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. III: Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women and underrepresented founders?

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 14, 2009

Take a look: This full-day Master Class focuses on how to build a startup from the ground up to focus on customers, markets, and speed of iteration. We attempted to use Waterfall and market ourselves as B2C. A few years later we had 80% market share and had revolutionized the space. What will be covered in the full-day program?

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Up and Running

JANUARY 20, 2011

I’m speaking today at entrepreneur.com’s Growth Conference in Atlanta , a talk I’m calling 3 Weeks to Startup after the book that I co-authored (disclosure: I’m the half author). I enjoyed doing the slides, so here are the top 3: My number one mistake is starting a business with no real customer need.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 10, 2017

The Institute includes a co-working space and accelerator (the Blackstone LaunchPad at UT Dallas), an incubator, a training group, a seed fund, and much more — all working together under the unifying, umbrella theme of entrepreneurship. I’m also executive director of the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Letting Your Customer Define What You Sell This content from: Duct Tape Marketing. This Local Color video, featuring creative small businesses around the globe, is part of a marketing series sponsored by HP. Kigo footwear , an Atlanta based company that produces minimalist shoes, is one of those companies.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 30, 2018

Notley supports pretty much every other social entrepreneurship initiative there is in Austin and they are now expanding their reach to cities like Atlanta, Dallas and Denver. As Austin becomes the next social innovation capital, this coworking model is poised to provide an important missing piece?

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2011

You need to be great at something: technology back-end, front-end design, usability, sales, marketing, quantitative analysis, leadership –> whatever. He was immediately struck by Justin’s talent and was relentless in convincing Justin’s mom to come to Atlanta to meet him & other local talent.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

Texas is the most promising technology market in the United States. It seems like every day there is a new headline about an exceptional startup founder, investor, or corporate headquarters moving to Texas. Now the 9th largest economy in the world, it‘s clear that the rest of the world is waking up to the potential in Texas.

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Jeff Hilimire

DECEMBER 10, 2013

I’ve had the opportunity to hear people questioning David Cumming’s decision to build Atlanta Tech Village over the past several months. David is both a friend and a co-founder of Dragon Army , so I know him fairly intimately. And he, like Bezos, doesn’t worry about what people think about his decisions.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 17, 2010

► August (2) SXSW Case Study: SlideShare goes freemium ► July (4) Case Study: kaChing, Anatomy of a Pivot Some IPO speculation Founder personalities and the “first-class man&# th. The visionary’s lament The Superbowl ad test Lo, my 57692 subscribers, who are you? Take a look and let me know what you think.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 14, 2017

I’m Shelia Fitzgerald, owner and founder of EliteFitz, a destination inspired women’s boutique. We have an amazing co-parenting style that works for both of us, and we’re both happy. Thanks to Emily Reynolds, founder of R PR Firm ! #4 We’ve continued bootstrapping since then — today we are a $2.5

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The Startup Toolkit

JULY 20, 2012

Have you let your co-founders down? Do you believe one ought to follow the market or one’s passion? If I were to honestly report my weaknesses, failures, and shortcomings as a founder, would that make you more or less likely to work with me in the future? Did you know Atlanta has a booming biotech startup scene?

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 15, 2020

You may know him as the founder of Soylent, the nutrition company he started in his kitchen and scaled nationwide. Many of you will know Robert as the founder of Soylent, which he started out of his kitchen and then grew into a nationwide phenomenon. We can't change the past, but we do have a say in the future if we're willing.

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Jeff Hilimire

APRIL 25, 2014

The list so far: Raymond King , Zoo Atlanta. Simms Jenkins , BrightWave Marketing. Jacqui Chew , iFusion Marketing. My co-founders and I have been working together in digital for over a decade to engage, personalize and re-engage people. This is the tenth installment of my “5 Questions for a CEO” series.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 6, 2019

After thinking about how much I enjoyed helping her business grow and learning all I could about business structure, marketing, SEO and social media to name a few, I decided to take these new skills and help other small business owners. Thanks to Sean Matula, Small Business Consulting Strategic Marketing ! #2- Photo Credit: Adam Karp.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 15, 2009

The founders coming out of the DEC ( Digital Equipment Corporation ) and Intel culture of the 1960’s and ‘70’s. I learned a lot at Convergent, going from product marketing manager in a small startup to VP of Marketing of the Unix Division as it became a public company. Two of my role models for my career were in this company.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Depends entirely on the company, product or service, market, and customer base/demographics; there is no "correct" solution for every situation, but there are professional and successful solutions for every visual communication. View More » Entertainment 6 Free Sites for Creating Your Own Co. I find it depressing.

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Jeff Hilimire

OCTOBER 18, 2013

It’s an important question to ask and very relevant to me at this moment both because I’ve started a new company recently and because I sit in middle of Atlanta Tech Village , where over 100 startups have set up camp already. You might think its the leader/CEO/founder(s). You might think its the state of the market.

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