crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Important insight – Harsh Realities From 500 Startups Founders – [link]. Lean Startups aren’t Cheap Startups – [link]. Mike Samson, Co-Founder of @crowdSPRING on Community Building & NO!SPEC Google Maps triggers military dispute between Costa Rica & Nicaragua – [link].

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Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 16, 2012

As we have seen with the recent speed bumps at highfliers like Groupon and Zynga, taking “lean startups” from foundation to creating sustainable, scalable, profitable business models is a very rare and special task. TripAdvisor, in effect, was a model lean start-up with an engineering-driven, product-focused founder.

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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. As a reminder, the first 200 people to show up will get one of the very first copies of the Lean Startup Book , a pre-publication printed galley. Co-founder, Backblaze. Founder, House of Mikko. Founder, BlueSpark.

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Up and Running

APRIL 18, 2016

I’ve interviewed several founders of successful travel agencies who can give you the advice you need to get started, and I’ve also included plenty of links and resources to help you work through the process of starting your own travel business. A lean business plan would be a perfect fit for your business. Travel Agency Business Plan.

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