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Why That $1 Million Doesn’t Always Mean Your Crowdfunding Campaign Was A Success

YoungUpstarts

While many think about crowdfunding as a top-line sales number, it’s critical to evaluate all the costs associated with the campaign, as the balance between raise and spend absolutely factors into your outcomes. One of the first non-product costs is building out your campaign and website. Don’t overlook “hidden” product costs.

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How not using Internet Explorer put me out of touch and cost me dearly

The Next Web

Editors Note: This is a guest post from Jeff Keacher , an engineer in Denver, Colorado. I then wondered how conversion rates were suffering. You can find him pretending to be an entrepreneur by fixing blurry photos or extolling the virtues of backup for photographers. Also, he loves playing hockey. Distribution of visitors by browser.

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Mark Hauser’s Hauser Private Equity Spearheads Major Deals in Industrial Sector

The Startup Magazine

However, sound investors would do well to remember that although their prevalence has certainly made these industries a popular topic of conversation, they are by no means the only viable option for significant returns. Private equity investments offer access to growth in more scaled businesses. Photo by Tiger Lily from Pexels.

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SXSW Startups: Geospiza

Austin Startup

Geospiza is based in Denver. The Denver startup ecosystem is generous and supportive?—?truly I really am happy that we, as a tech community, are having deeper, more honest conversations about data and privacy. We should be more critical, and also more thoughtful of the real cost of our favorite tech.

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[Interview] Troy R. Underwood, Author Of “How To Launch Your Side Hustle”

YoungUpstarts

Using his previous company as a model of what to do — and sometimes what not do to — Underwood candidly takes you through the steps of building your business using low-cost techniques. Here is some of our conversation. Have you tallied up your start-up costs? The table bases were pipes.

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Hysteria and Complex Systems

Feld Thoughts

I was at a dinner event last night in Denver where, predictably, coronavirus (which I’ve been trying to call Covid-19, but everyone seems to default back to coronavirus) came up. Suddenly, there is a conversation going on everywhere that is the equivalent of “should we do the same thing?”

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To my European comrades : 5 reasons why you should consider Austin to start with the American Dream

Austin Startup

I may be critical, but I always thought that life encounters in the US are very easy but also very superficial, in opposition with Europe where it’s harder to engage discussion with a total unknown but where the interest given to conversations is maybe more sincere from the beginning.

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