crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

The Yo-Yo Life of a Tech Entrepreneur – A Cautionary Tale – [link]. Only @benkunz could come up w/ a post about sex, chocolate and Utah. Yeah – UTAH! - [link]. . “5 Myths That Can Kill a Startup&# – [link]. Five Suggestions About Working With Lawyers – [link].

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Up and Running

AUGUST 6, 2014

InStove contributes both the technology for efficient stoves, and the means to create sustainable jobs. ” To many prominent entrepreneurs and impact-focused investors, socially-minded businesses are the direction of the future. Here in the U.S. Let’s explore some popular structures used for social enterprise: Nonprofits.

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The Next Web

MAY 7, 2013

About an hour’s drive from Salt Lake City, lies Utah’s Powder Mountain. The once sleepy mountain town is about to be reinvigorated as a destination for the world’s most talented creators, artists, entrepreneurs, activists, philanthropists and musicians. ’” And come they did.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 3, 2016

2 – Our Flagship Technology. When filing for incorporation ATLAS Technologies was already taken, so Mobile was added since that’s our focus. Thanks to Steve Wood, ATLAS Mobile Technologies. #3 Thanks to Shaun Gray, Gray & Associates Events. #2 The name of our company came from the name of our flagship product.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2013

She was married to a successful Silicon Valley entrepreneur who ran a couple of major companies and had a brilliant career. In her thirties, she married and supported the dreams of a man who has since become a successful Silicon Valley entrepreneur. Become an entrepreneur. Five years ago, a good friend of mine hanged herself.

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Mike Michalowicz

AUGUST 30, 2012

Thanks to the Entrepreneur Enclave, we have compiled 22 unexpected places where you will find your next great employee. They are anxious for extra money, are usually up on the latest technology, and are flexible with their time. Omniture set up shop in Utah. Going To School? Your Hired! Get Creative With Micro-Culture.

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David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

is one of the early and most well-known Flexible VCs, based out of Salt Lake City, Utah. Versatile is an aggressive user of technology internally to manage the firm and make better investments. . They share their learnings on Flexible VC and pioneering rural startup ecosystems on the GCVF blog. —– Indie.vc

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

Since 2017 we’ve managed $3 million in revenue-based financing, which helps cash-strapped technology companies grow. Each year, Founders First Capital Partners works with hundreds of entrepreneurs. He said, “We chose the structure we did because we think it’s easier to understand, for both LPs and entrepreneurs.” .

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Steve Blank

JUNE 4, 2012

While we’re excited by the results, we’ve realized that we’ve been solving the problem for the 1% of new ventures that are technology startups. Alex, vice provost for Innovation & Economic Development at Weber State University in Utah and completing his first year of teaching entrepreneurship.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 23, 2018

But what about entrepreneurs? That means these events — while very instructive — may not be designed to truly help the world’s entrepreneurs. Building for Entrepreneurs. The institute started its flagship events — two annual excursions to Powder Mountain in Eden, Utah — four years ago.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

An entrepreneur with a hot technology and venture-capital funding becomes a billionaire in his 20s. Failure often is harder on entrepreneurs who lose money that theyve borrowed on credit cards or from friends and relatives than it is on those who raised venture capital. Want to be an entrepreneur? Stock Quotes.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Alexander Osterwalder and I spent last week in Salt Lake City, Utah as judges at the 2 nd Annual International Business Model Competition , hosted by Professor Nathan Furr , and his team at the BYU Center for Entrepreneurship. Business Model competitions are for entrepreneurs who want to learn how to build companies. Come join us.

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Mike Michalowicz

MARCH 2, 2015

JT has spent his career in small growth stage technology companies. When he isn’t helping independent business owners save time and money, he enjoys running, hiking and cycling in the beautiful outdoors of Utah. Fundera – Single source online funding for entrepreneurs. John Thomas or “JT” is the CEO of Deductr.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 4, 2017

Facebook is pushing bots in messenger as another ad stream and more and more companies are using bot technology to serve clients. He is an entrepreneur, marketing consultant, and author of the weekly MarTech Monday column on the ClearVoice blog. Beck loves working at the intersection of technology, security, and marketing.

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Bryce Dot VC

DECEMBER 12, 2012

So, I’ve decided to break one of Brad’s golden rules of startup communities and start a new series for local founders and entrepreneurs I’m calling Sessions @ The Leonardo. . My hope with Sessions is to create an event I wished were around when I was just getting started as a career-long entrepreneur.

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VC Adventure

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

This year’s conference will highlight twenty promising early-growth companies; all based in the Rocky Mountain region and a majority of which are focused on clean technology, a burgeoning industry in the area. RavenBrick delivers innovative solar-controlled windows, which reduce energy costs by up to 50 percent.

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VC Adventure

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Twenty Companies Ranging From Seed Stage to Mezzanine Will Showcase Next Generation Technologies from Various Industries at the 27 th Annual VCIR Winter 2010 Conference. Companies from Colorado represent the majority of presenters and constitute all of the clean technology and new energy companies participating in the conference.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

For our latest webinar, we discussed “How to Lose an Employee in 10 Days,” outlining major mistakes an entrepreneur or CEO should avoid if they want to hold onto valuable employees. Matt has done an amazing job of creating a culture as an entrepreneur and building his company from the ground up. Are you ready to hire?

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Scalable Startup

MAY 16, 2015

Each circle represents one of the fifty largest technology companies in the city, the size of each circle determined by the number of the company’s employees. Utah Mining and Construction are long gone. They begin on the eastern edge of the city near the Ferry Building and spread westward along Market Street.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2011

If you don’t want to read that post, the summary is: Open source computing drove computing costs down 90%, which spurred innovation in technology. Surprisinly, this strategy works well with many entrepreneurs. I doubt this will end well for those VCs or for the entrepreneurs they backed. Or at least venture-style returns.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

These are people who now live in Los Angeles, San Francisco or New York City but grew up in Cincinnati, Central Florida, Utah, Michigan and similar places where their parents, families or friends may have different political views. Many friends and colleagues have reached out privately either to grieve or offer kinds words of support.

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