crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 22, 2018

When planning your next product, the less you leave to chance, the better. And while you can never guarantee a successful product launch, you can vastly improve your odds if you prepare properly. In our recent article 7 Epic Product Fails and the Valuable Lessons They Can Teach Your Small Business we explored the important lessons your business can learn from products that spectacularly failed to make the cut.

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deal architect

MARCH 22, 2018

In Part 1 here, Malcolm Frank, EVP of Marketing and Strategy talked about his keynote and the audience vibe at the recent Cognizant Community. Here he provides color commentary on some of the other excellent sessions during the event. Kevin.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 22, 2018

All businesses start from somewhere. Having an organized and complete workplace is essentially important for productivity of the employees. However, businesses tend to have a lot of things and many of them forget a number of obvious gadget and accessories. From having the right ergonomic chair to the perfectly placed desk, it is imperative to maintain a workplace that contains all the technological equipment that is needed for optimal operation.

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deal architect

MARCH 22, 2018

In Part 1 here, Malcolm Frank, EVP of Marketing and Strategy talked about his keynote and the audience vibe at the recent Cognizant Community. Here he provides color commentary on some of the other excellent sessions during the event. Kevin.

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Speaker: Nick Noreña, Innovation Coach and Advisor, Kromatic

Every startup and innovation project exists within an ecosystem that either helps or hurts that project. As innovation managers, we need to keep a pulse of that ecosystem and make sure we're helping those innovation projects we're managing every step of the way. In this webinar, Nick Noreña will walk through an Innovation Ecosystem Model that he and his team at Kromatic have developed to help investors, heads of product, teachers, and executives understand how they can best support innovation in

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 22, 2018

by David Disiere , founder and CEO of QEO Insurance Group. As an entrepreneur, your odds of keeping an “open for business” sign aloft are not stellar. Only one-third of startups are able to stay in business for a decade, according to statistics from the Small Business Administration. But you don’t care about statistics. You are intrepid. You are a pioneer.

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YFS Magazine

MARCH 22, 2018

Change can be difficult, uncomfortable, and frightening. But sooner or later, most of us will have to reinvent ourselves (or risk getting left behind).

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ConversionXL

MARCH 22, 2018

Hiring is tough. Interviews and not even their history are not perfect to assess somebody’s ability to perform at your company. So instead of telling new recruits “you’re hired!”, I do this instead. The post What To Do When You Hire People appeared first on CXL.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 22, 2018

Direct-mail marketing is usually expensive, but keep in mind that an effective campaign could easily and quickly offset your costs and increase business profits. It is why most companies take full advantage of direct-mail marketing to engage customers. Using a proper approach is the key to success, because adequate and effective planning goes a long way in generating a handsome return on investment.

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SiliconHills

MARCH 22, 2018

By Laura Lorek Publisher of Silicon Hills News Billionaire Larry Ellison, the founder of Oracle, said he expects Austin’s Oracle campus to grow to about 10,000 employees in coming years. “We are going to have a handful of hubs in the United States,” Ellison said. “Austin is one of the key places we want to […]. The post Oracle’s Founder Larry Ellison Says Austin Campus is Going to Grow to 10,000 Employees appeared first on SiliconHills.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 22, 2018

Making the move into a new office is a big step for any business. Whether you’re a small business, a promising start up, or expanding into a whole new category, designing a new office is a big deal. The workplace environment you design today will impact your employees’ happiness and productivity for years to come, not to mention your own. You have to find a way to balance a productive, inspiring environment with the fact that you have budget constraints.

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SiliconHills

MARCH 22, 2018

By Laura Lorek Publisher of Silicon Hills News Todd Nevins is pulling the ripcord on his life this week. The host of the Go Hunt Life podcast in Austin and founder of CLICKplacement, an AdWords business, is moving to Mexico. Todd and his wife, Allison, have sold most of their belongings, everything from their couch […]. The post Go Hunt Life’s Todd Nevins is Onto his Next Big Adventure in Mexico appeared first on SiliconHills.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 22, 2018

The future is always uncertain, and no matter your age, it is always worth being prepared for any eventuality. There are many things you should consider which might affect you in the future, from putting aside money to grow your business prospects, to needing money to support a family. On top of this, while the possibility of retirement might be something which is far from your mind right now, it is not just people over the age of fifty-five who should be considering what might happen when they

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Austin Startup

MARCH 22, 2018

The Forrest Four-Cast: March 22, 2018 Disinformation and propaganda are hardly a novel phenomenon?—?hoaxes have been a part of the media landscape since the Dreyfus Affair. But just as technology is transforming the creation of real news, it is also transforming the creation of fake news. Sophisticated platforms make fake news ever easier for propagandists to create, and ever harder for consumers to spot.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 22, 2018

The demands of the current life has deprived millions of workers of the time to get the most of their off days. Every time one is away from work, they will find themselves engaged in a thousand and one other things which may not even be very productive. Without realizing it, their off days are over and they go back to work feeling more tired than they had left.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 22, 2018

A Story On How to Create Influence written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Bob Burg. Podcast Transcript. My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Bob Burg. He is a sought-after speaker at company leadership and sales conferences on topics at the core of his series of Go-Giver books.

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 22, 2018

What were you doing at 10 or 11 years old?? Having fun? Getting crafty? Launching a multi-million dollar business? Sisters Isabel and Caroline Bercaw were doing all three the summer of 2013 when they made a few hundred bath bombs to sell at a local art fair. They called their bath bombs Da Bomb Bath Fizzers and hid a little surprise inside each one.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 22, 2018

Transcript of A Story On How to Create Influence written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Back to Podcast. Transcript. John Jantsch: Hello, welcome to another episode of the Duct Tape Marketing podcast. This is John Jantsch and my guest today is Bob Burg. He is a sought after speaker at company leadership and sales conferences on topics at the core of his series of Go-Giver books.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 22, 2018

SXSW is an other-worldly experience. Austin, Texas, our beloved hometown, becomes unrecognizable. Buildings are transformed to look like sets from movies, live music is around every turn, and celebrities can be spotted reciting poetry on the street. Being equal parts festival, conference, party, and immersive experience, SXSW often feels like spring break for adults.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 22, 2018

by Sally Poblet, CEO of Wellthie. The theme for Women’s History Month 2018, “Nevertheless She Persisted:” is a leitmotif that I believe touches every woman, especially women in the still male-dominated world of business. It is due to dogged tenacity by generations of persistent women that the future is bright for business women in the 21st century; generations of women who shaped my journey as an entrepreneur in the present, and who inspire my dreams for the future. .

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Jeff Hilimire

MARCH 22, 2018

I had the great opportunity to speak yesterday at the TAG Summit yesterday on the topic of workforce improvement. We took the attendees (around 1,500 tech leaders) through a brainstorming process to identify ideas in the following areas: ACQUIRE, INSPIRE, DEVELOP, and RETAIN. The group uncovered some really great insights around each of those areas.

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