crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

You have to repeat your message seven times, especially in business – [link]. Latest @crowdSPRING SmallBiz Newsletter: business plans, digital marketing, building brands – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Business Plans Are an Historic Artifact | WSJ – [link]. Chicago’s Startup Community Grows Outside Of Groupon’s Shadow | Chicagoist - [link]. Business Plans Are an Historic Artifact | WSJ – [link]. Seth’s Blog: The cycle of customers who care - [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 3, 2010

Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Good post about fundraising for startups – especially if you don’t have a business plan – [link]. Finding Inspiration in Uncommon Sources: 12 Places to Look – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2010

crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight of the Week: DressRush.com – [link]. Most businesses… don’t need more cash, they need more brains.” – @mcuban , [link]. Business plans for entrepreneurs – Part II: research – [link]. Building Great Software: Less is More – [link]. Need a logo?

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 28, 2010

Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Goals, Strategies and Tactics (why startups & small business should pay attention to all 3) – [link]. New-to-the-world: strategic marketing for startups and small business – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Small business tips: mobile technology, the iPad, and your business - [link]. crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Simple Squares - [link]. New Business Plan Format is Concise and Personal - [link]. crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Copper Penny Marketing - [link].

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rapidrollout.wordpress.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

Why Use a Consulting CTO A consulting CTO can help you complete a business plan by estimating costs and timelines for the company’s technology development and deployment. He can help you determine whether to outsource development (locally or overseas) or build an inhouse team. Beware, however!

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 13, 2012

A Surprising Business Plan. Small Businesses Spending More And More On Social Media – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Interesting and good read, especially for women … Confidence is a Numbers Game – [link].

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Seeing Both Sides

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

While Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to drop out of Harvard and move to Silicon Valley was a plot point in in the movie “The Social Network,” it looked like a watershed event to many in the local technology community.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Business plans for entrepreneurs – Part III: refinement – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Good thoughts on why startups are struggling to hire people – [link]. Focus on what you’re good at, and nothing else!

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

There's a thriving geek culture in Paris, and no lack of software development expertise, thanks to superior universities that produce superior engineers. OSEO can be involved during very early stage activities, such as business plan creation and feasibility studies. GameCreds : Impressive social universe for gamers. (E).

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discuss.joelonsoftware.com

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

(Not logged on) | Register | Log On Home Discuss Jobs About The Business of Software A community discussing the business of software, from the smallest shareware operation to Microsoft. A part of Joel on Software. This community works best when people use their real names.

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www.tangosource.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Executing the non-technical parts of your business plan is a must, but often this translates to providing funding for enough runway for V1 and possibly a major pivot afterwards. Building up a group of friends in the startup community takes time, but like anything worthwhile, the time spent pays off in profound, life changing ways.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

For software developers 37signals has a great job board as does TechCocktail and if you’re looking for design talent Krop , Smashing Magazine , and elegant.ly Related posts: Ten small business tax planning tips for 2010! 5 great viral marketing campaigns (and what small businesses can learn from them!).

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Software By Rob

AUGUST 5, 2010

The thought that kept running through my mind as I read them was: “This information would be helpful if I needed to generate a huge business plan to impress a business-school professor.&# My second piece of advice: Find some kind of accountability group or startup community. Or Proctor and Gamble. Or Panasonic.

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www.virtuosimedia.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Community Resources. Benjamin Kuker May 17, 2011 Tweet I have a feeling I might step on a few toes with this article, but finding a technical cofounder for an online business idea is a topic that I’ve seen come up often across a number of business community websites. Our Newsletters Contact Us. About Virtuosi Media.

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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. In fact, the open source community can learn a lot from Microsoft in terms of backward compatibility and tools for productivity. same thing goes for the majority of the Java community).NET

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news.ycombinator.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

The biggest risk in our business plan is that we are relying to some extent on time over money, because were self-funded. We know of no-one making a similar product to us, but there are businesses making other kinds of products that would naturally compete for the same money from the same customers, which makes us mutual threats.

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Software By Rob

AUGUST 18, 2010

at 1:59 pm i do believe it depends on your business model. as long as there’s some sort of try-before-you-buy, i think you can safely leave a fully-supported free version off the business plan. Should you even be bundling into plans, or should you meter by users or MB or proposals sent or whatever? at 11:28 am [.]

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Create a strong brand, solid social community, sell advertising. How I can find the right investor (software)? No investor cares about a business plan. Will developers and designers provide services for a piece of the company? When it comes to early stage investing – it’s all gut. What are the other essentials?

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