Steve Blank
DECEMBER 11, 2023
Minneapolis/St. Just as Silicon Valley’s roots can be traced to innovation in World War II so can Minneapolis/St. Why Minneapolis/St. While it seemed like a good idea and had the Navy’s backing, the founders got turned down for funding by companies, investment bankers and everyone, until they talked to John Parker.
Duct Tape Marketing
JULY 30, 2019
Prior to joining GatherUp, Weiche worked for 20 years in digital marketing, most recently as COO of Spyder Trap, a digital agency based in Minneapolis. Prior to joining GatherUp, Weiche worked for 20 years in digital marketing, most recently as COO of Spyder Trap, a digital agency based in Minneapolis.
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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?
Startup Lessons Learned
AUGUST 20, 2020
Minneapolis, Minnesota: Cars line up at a drive-thru food pantry. How HelpKitchen began The idea for HelpKitchen began with a conversation between Eric Ries and Jeff (founder and CEO of Twilio) and Erica Lawson. Fortunately for all of the founders’ romantic relationships, we automated this in just a few weeks.
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.
crowdSPRING Blog
OCTOBER 6, 2011
Small business tips: mobile technology, the iPad, and your business - [link]. Important Questions Startup Co-Founders Should Ask Each Other - [link]. CrowdSourcing Repetitive Tasks: CrowdFlower Founder Lukas Biewald - [link]. How Do You Know When it’s Time to Change Your Company’s Logo? - [link].
crowdSPRING Blog
DECEMBER 6, 2011
Though ThriftyWrench is only available in western Wisconsin currently, they are hoping to expand into the Minneapolis-St. Co-founder, Jon, took some time to share these words with me: How would you explain what you do to somebody’s grandmother? Paul metro area to make sure you are working with the best.
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