crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Almost every possible internet distribution channel has MORE users than ever before – whether it be search, social, mobile, video, local, SMS, email, chat, etc. More importantly, if you reach for a broad market, you will need more financing than if you pick a more targeted, niche market.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 10, 2020

For others, they are testing the process as they prepare to make the purchase in future when their finances allow it. Users receive email alerts almost as instantly as an SMS. . It’s extremely unlikely that everyone who gets to the checkout process will buy or is even intending to do so. For some, it’s just curiosity.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 25, 2016

Slack, iMessage, SMS. If you don’t know what this list is, ask your VP Finance. If you outsource your accounting, hire a VP Finance. Skype, Hangouts, Bluejeans. Asana, Trello, Basecamp. Word, Google Docs. Those are the easy ones. Let’s keep going. Make a list of every SaaS-based license you have.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 13, 2021

If you are the CEO, know that you are responsible for any questions related to GTM and finances. The constant distraction of SMS notifications, emails, and the like makes it even more difficult. For example, if you are the CTO, know that you are responsible for any questions related to the product and infrastructure.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 26, 2014

Andrew Schrage , Money Crashers Personal Finance. . The second trend is compliance-based technology that allows patients to stay in therapy, receive consistent feedback and rely on a support network (IVR/SMS). Bespoke Innovations and 3D Systems. Sam Saxton , Salter Spiral Stair and Mylen Stairs. . Shradha Agarwal , ContextMedia.

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Hunter Walker

JANUARY 15, 2016

When I joined InVenture ’s product line was SMS-based and required 30 days of daily customer usage to be able to credit score them, and loans could only be gotten to them if we could get a local bank to use our scores. Now it’s time for the Finance, Portfolio and Expansion teams to take over. It’s been an amazing run.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 7, 2022

Without an efficient rent collection process, your finances can quickly take a turn for the worse. SMS is the best option for sending reminders. When this reminder goes off, copy and paste the template into an SMS and send it to each tenant. A property’s rent payment is its only consistent credit. 4 Methods for Collecting Rent.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

You don’t need a developer to use App Inventor, and you can create Android applications that use a smartphone’s features, including GPS and SMS. Google’s App Inventor is a good example of a DIY tool.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Thoroughly understanding the options available and potential risks when staffing a software project will help ensure the most effective results. Let us know in the comments your experiences with any of these options for IT project staffing.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2010

Venture Financings we Discussed. Operates a ‘Voice and Visual Mobile Advertising Network’ called MobileAd Xchange that delivers in-call voice advertisements and follow-up visual engagements (SMS, MMS). I shall be looking to replicate this in Los Angeles. I’ve already started the business modeling. Read more: TechCrunch.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Nonetheless, in the last couple of years, the flow of first-time entrepreneurs who come out with the misconception that Entrepreneurship = Financing has not abated. Folks, please understand a simple point: Business schools, when they teach you entrepreneurship, teach you about financing.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 3, 2019

And, this is probably why SMS marketing is growing more and more popular these days. Sending out bulk SMS messages can help introduce your current and potential customers to your new products and special offers. Sending a mass quantity of SMS messages is definitely one of the best ways to reach more people.

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

It is squarely in his critical path, blocking all sorts of financing options, and unfortunately, he cannot really make progress with this venture without some external financing. This is an essential step that will be necessary for Paul to take. It's simply a capital-intensive business that needs money.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 4, 2011

He is exploring outside financing, but my concern is that unless the growth rate accelerates, this particular business may not fit the venture model. Last up was Pratik Rokade pitching Wish Them Today , a paid SMS birthday reminder service. On the other hand, it can be a perfectly fine owner-owned-and-operated business.

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aweissman.com

MAY 6, 2015

For one, the back end services have gotten really, really good and really varied (see, Stripe, Twilio, Shippo, Kabbage, Ziggeo, Layer as just a few examples covering payments, messaging, shipping, financing and video). But moreso, the No Stack services are utilizing other front ends layered on top of the back end services.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Or, put another way, great product managers are often the “weird kids” in the MBA program who, while sitting in a finance class, wonder if they should have enrolled in a design school or coding bootcamp instead. (I What’s the platform? ( E.g. , Mobile? Phone calls? Video chat?) What already exists? What works well? What are the shortcomings?

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 6, 2020

If customers aren’t receptive to email messages, try engaging them on a new platform, like social media, or SMS. SMS has become one of my favorite ways to engage prospects throughout the sales funnel. Once you have scheduled SMS texts in your pipeline, you can start developing other ways to engage prospects for unrivaled growth.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Leading financial magazine Global Finance named Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer among the top ten World’s Best Central Bankers for the year 2010. Takadu’s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) product enables utility companies to detect leaks, bursts and equipment failures as well as alerting personnel of any problems through email and SMS.

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 10, 2007

Yahoo Finance. Aside from the sleek design, the iPhone has an amazing user interface. The multi-touch screen enables the user to perform several operations at the same time and everything is very intuitive. Justin Label. Jeremy Levine. Sarah Tavel. Raj Kapoor. Tariq Krim. Feedburner Network. Explore Venture Capital. TechCrunch. VentureBeat.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

. - 500 Hats , January 10, 2010 Developing new startup ideas - Chris Dixon , March 14, 2010 Batch Processing Millions and Millions of Images - Code as Craft , July 9, 2010 jQuery Plugin: Give Your Characters a NobleCount - The Product Guy , March 23, 2010 How do the sample Series Seed financing documents differ from typical Series A financing documents? (..)

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Xpenser – Record your expenses with email, SMS, Twitter, IM, and more. Ping82 – Control, manage and track your email using tools made to improve communication between people working together on a project. eMail Manager – A Web-based email management solution for high volume email environments.

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The Next Web

MAY 7, 2013

Funding is still “friends and family” We never did an institutional round of financing. Also read: Free mobile messaging apps will be the death of SMS. The company is based in Cyprus with development centers in Belarus, Israel and China. Maybe someday. The first Viber app for iOS was launched back in December 2010.

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

signup, upgrade, trial pricing Zuora – online subscription management FeeFighters – find the cheapest credit card processors HealPay – Collections made easy Customer Support Tender – support, knowledgebase tool for your site GetSatisfaction - conversations between companies / customers.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 25, 2021

That is a common experience we hear from outsiders that there's only two cultures of Silicon Valley, and when we get into the funding and financing of companies, that that's really where the bias can come in. I mean, as an example, if you're using a landline, you couldn't use it because we required SMS verification.

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mashable.com

JUNE 30, 2012

Network Operators: AT&T, Verizon, Deutsche Telekom, and others are getting in the game with APIs exposing network resources, including SMS and carrier-billing for in-app purchase. Money and Finance Lists. AT&T, for example, recently published more than a hundred public network APIs to stimulate app development. Holiday Lists.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

add mobile and sms to your app. easy business finance software. YCombinator Series AA Equity Financing Documents. Y Combinator : They provide a series of AA equity financing documents that are written with simpler words so start-up companies will have an easier starting point. Startup Threads. Videos/presentations.

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pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

The round, which was participated in by Growth Capital, Goldman Sachs, and Accolade Partners, among others, brings the company’s total financing to date to $68.5 RingCentral embraces text messages with new SMS tools. RingCentral embraces text messages with new SMS tools. Source: The Next Web ]. - November 29, 2012.

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