View from Seed

JULY 24, 2015

The invite-only event was attended by 300 of the area’s best tech leaders, founders, product managers, designers, developers, investors, engineers, salesmen and women, and more, all of whom are hard at work in consumer tech. We have companies in Chicago, San Francisco (and elsewhere in Silicon Valley), Omaha, and New York.

Boston 120

Boston Cofounder B2C PR 120

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 24, 2016

by Elliot Tomaeno, founder of ASTRSK. But, when it comes to establishing a public relations presence, many founders feel like this task is best left to the professionals. It is possible to do PR on your own — and it’s much cheaper and easier than you’d ever imagine it to be. Here are four ways to take a DIY approach to PR: 1.

PR 100

PR New York City Public Relations New York 100

Transformify

MARCH 14, 2020

Startup hubs like Berlin, London, New York, Los Angeles, Bangalore, Hong Kong and Singapore offered access to venture capital and vibrant start ecosystems thus attracting the brightest founders. Out of a sudden, both startup founders and investors started asking themselves ‘’ What is our remote strategy?

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Hiring Bulgaria Italy Spain 98

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 20, 2020

by Victoria Usher, CEO & Founder of GingerMay. A recent survey of business decision makers reveals almost two-thirds are focussing on branding and PR in the post-lockdown recovery. Branding and PR allows us to take control of the narrative instead of leaving the door open for other people to make assumptions.

PR 177

PR Reputation Social Media B2B 177

Up and Running

DECEMBER 16, 2014

To grow a business, most entrepreneurs know that they should be implementing PR strategies. For this webinar, we were joined by Jennefer Witter, CEO and founder of the Boreland Group, and author of the new book, “The Little Book of Big PR: 100+ Quick Tips to Get Your Small Business Noticed.”

Public Relations 117

Public Relations Small Business PR Entrepreneur 117

Hearpreneur

JULY 12, 2017

We had the opportunity to speak with Melissa Sin of anthonyBarnum Public Relations about how she started her business, her approach to PR and social media strategy. I started in New York at large, elite national PR firms. The New York Times and lots more. What’s your story? . Image Credit: Melissa Sinn.

Social Media 48

Social Media PR Media Public Relations 48

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 17, 2013

5 Things Founders Don’t Talk About | Forbes – [link]. “As a founder, your job isn’t to make a great product. Startup PR Tip: To Get Press, Don’t Pitch Your Product – [link]. Startup PR Tip: To Get Press, Don’t Pitch Your Product – [link]. Forbes – [link].

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Technical Review 94

Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 1, 2012

American Apparel Strategist Ryan Holiday Outs ‘Crazy’ Bloggers in Disappearing Forbes.com Post, One Day After Duping Every Other Media Outlet by Drew Grant for the New York Observer. How This Guy Lied His Way Into MSNBC, ABC News, The New York Times and More by David Their for Forbes.com.

Media 72

Media PR New York Technical Review 72

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 16, 2014

Founders Can’t Scale: Fact or Fiction? Founders Can’t Scale: Fact or Fiction? Internal innovation report says the New York Times needs to up its digital game or else – crowdspring.co/1iGftv3. Small Business and Startup Tips: Enjoying Your Customers For Profit and Fun – crowdspring.co/1jy0bxm.

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Founders Becomes An Overnight Must-attend, As Europe’s Startup Circuit Accelerates – [link]. Twitter Is Now Worth About As Much As The New York Times – [link]. 17 Lessons Seth Godin Can Teach You About The NEW Marketing – [link]. Tragedy of The New York Time’s commons.

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 25, 2011

The number of Lean Startup meetup groups has crossed 100, spreading out from traditional startup hubs like San Francisco and New York to a wide variety of places. But along with Intuit founder Scott Cook, Brad is a leader that recognizes that entrepreneurship is critical to his company’s success. And those are just our keynotes!

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San Francisco Silicon Valley Lean Agile 146

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Why startups fail, according to their founders – crowdspring.co/1roF9DZ. Why Founders Shouldn’t Delegate Support Too Early – crowdspring.co/1rNFrpz. Creative Game of Thrones ad in the New York Times. 12 Tips For Drafting Your First Employee Agreement – crowdspring.co/1my8EEc. crowdspring.co/1oFJLlI.

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 18, 2017

Although many business owners don’t refer to their communications as PR (public relations), their communications effectively serve as just that. PR is the way organizations, companies and individuals communicate with the public and media. Having good PR can bring your brand adoration, esteem, and loyalty.

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PR Social Media Public Relations New York 61

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

Storage is what’s known as “highly fragmented,” meaning easier for a new entrant to get traction if it could design a better product / service / experience. That marketing can be PR or SEO or influencer distribution or other forms of “unpaid” marketing. Validate data. Validate firmly held positions.

Startup 150

Startup Seed Money DC Software Review 150

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

by Paul Blanchard, author of founder and principal consultant of Right Angles and author of “ Fast PR: Give Yourself a Huge Media Boost “ Here’s the surprise about PR: getting great media coverage is as much about knowing what not to do than it is about knowing what to do. So here are 11 PR mistakes to avoid: 1.

Media 142

Media PR New York Email 142

The Next Web

JUNE 17, 2014

Courtney Boyd Myers is the founder of audience.io, a transatlantic company designed to help New York and London based technology startups grow internationally. At some point in time, your marketing or PR team will decide it’s time to host an event.

Social Media 147

Social Media New York PR Startup 147

This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 31, 2010

RSVP: [link] 12PM Networked News Gatherers: Defining the Social Media Editor Role, hosted by Time Inc. Usually these discussions focus on Marketing, PR, Customer Service or an Agency. A New York New Food Media Panel Milk, cookies, and an exploration of the new food media landscape.

New York 61

New York Community Social Media New York City 61

Hearpreneur

MARCH 15, 2019

Thanks to Brandy Runyan, Black Diamond PR Firm, LLC ! #2- Thanks to Niesha Kennedy, Kennedy Robinson PR ! #12- Ad and PR budgets were often the first to get the cut when companies needed to tighten their purse strings. My co-founder and I started LaunchHouse, a coworking community, at the height of the Great Recession in 2008.

Entrepreneur 116

Entrepreneur Technical Review Software Review Atlanta 116

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 8, 2013

More founders reject VC money | Crain’s New York Business – [link]. 5 Things Founders Shouldn’t Skimp On – [link]. “Anything–even doing laundry–will help you dream up new ideas better than sitting in a meeting” – [link]. People First – [link].

Social Media 105

Social Media Small Business Design Media 105

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Anand Sanwal , co-founder and CEO of CB Insights ; and Chris Shipley , executive producer of MIT’s Solve initiative, joined me in the studio to discuss the day-to-day chaos of building a company. Starting up requires both passion and a willingness to learn from mistakes, and gender balanced teams outperform imbalanced teams. Eye on the Prize.

Entrepreneur 120

Entrepreneur Silicon Valley Cofounder Channel 120

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Attention founders: Here’s how you respond to an unfair post about your company - [link]. Questions to Ask Potential Cofounders: The Master List | Founder Dating - [link]. Attention founders: Here’s how you respond to an unfair post about your company - [link]. 5 things a non-technical founder can do - [link].

Social Media 104

Social Media Small Business Design Media 104

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 8, 2008

But too often when its time to think about customers, marketing, positioning, or PR, we delegate it to "marketroids" or "suits." Instead, we do everything possible to validate the founders belief. Only after a major, public, and expensive failure would they try a new iteration. When we build products, we use a methodology.

Customer Development 168

Customer Development Developer San Francisco Customer 168

techcrunch.com

MARCH 8, 2012

This is a guest post by Scott Allison, CEO and founder of Teamly.com. I want to reflect on my experience as a non-technical founder and reassess my original decision – almost two years ago – to stick to what I’m good at, and not waste time learning to code. New York City. Thursday, February 23rd, 2012.

Technical Cofounder 49

Technical Cofounder Cofounder San Antonio Europe 49

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 29, 2017

PR and Prose. Thanks to Lauren Gilmore, PR and Prose ! #9- I remember hearing the Spanx founder, Sara Blakely, talk about brand names and how having a strong K sound in your name made it more memorable. In June of 2006, after about three or four months of work on the company, all of the founders gathered to brainstorm names.

Naming 103

Naming Entrepreneur Social Media PR 103

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2012

How Much Traffic Do New York Times Links Generate | Entrepreneurs Unpluggd – [link]. Fighting among co-founders is healthy- [link]. How Much Traffic Do New York Times Links Generate | Entrepreneurs Unpluggd – [link]. How To Stop Being Too Busy – [link].

Social Media 102

Social Media Small Business Design Media 102

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

In this model, you take some fraction of the lifetime value of each customer and plow that back into paid acquisition through SEM, banner ads, PR, affiliates, etc. Paid - if your product monetizes customers better than your competitors, you have the opportunity to use your lifetime value advantage to drive growth.

San Francisco 167

San Francisco CPA SEM CTO Hire 167

View from Seed

MARCH 8, 2016

Jesse Derris is the founder and CEO of Derris & Company , a PR, branding, and communications firm based in New York. When we work with founders, for instance, we’ll collaborate early on to uncover what the brand story is and how to articulate it.

Seed Stage 120

Seed Stage Conversion Startup PR 120

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 4, 2008

Thanks to Suns amazing PR blitz, there was tremendous demand for experts on Java, and I did my best to convince people that I was one of that mythical breed. Wondering how do I get in touch with you - I am founder of a company here in San jose, CA and would like to invite you to be part of our advisor team. I will come back for more.

San Francisco 155

San Francisco Technical Cofounder Fractional CTO CTO 155

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2010

How to Find a Technical Co-Founder – [link]. What it’s like to be the SO of a start-up founder – [link]. What’s Next for Groupon’s Founder – [link]. The New York Times List Of The Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made – [link]. 21 Lessons Learned in 21 Weeks at a Startup – [link].

Social Media 98

Social Media Small Business Design Media 98

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 16, 2015

By Darius Maxwell Fisher, President and Co-Founder of Status Labs. If you are anything like John Hammond (Jurassic Park’s founder and CEO), you will face challenges in the midst of turning your brilliant business idea into reality.

Social Media 100

Social Media Startup Cofounder Reputation 100

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

On Twitter, you’ll find Henderson sharing his considerable wisdom on topics including social media in the news, big PR mistakes, and even brand issues in politics. Check out what he has to say about branding and PR, and learn how they do branding in the big league. packagingdiva. HajjFlemings. ConversationAgent. simonmainwaring.

Social Media 199

Social Media B2B PR Media 199

ultralightstartups.com

MAY 20, 2013

Apply to Pitch (New York). Finding a Technical Co-Founder. Startup PR. Typically the last name(s) of the founder(s). What is an Ultra Light Startup? Who We Are. Our Technology Platform. How To Get In For Free. Media Partners. Community Partners. Sponsorship. Office Hours. Pitch Application Example. How To Pitch.

Naming 45

Naming Startup Technical Review Cofounder 45

Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Beauty brands relay on social media strategy as much as traditional PR! We attended the Cosmoprof beauty trade show in Las Vegas to catch up with colleagues we don’t see very often and to scout new beauty brands and trends. Image Credit: Trina Albus. It was a busy summer for MAGENTA! We look forward to Cosmoprof every year! #6

Los Angeles 48

Los Angeles Las Vegas Entrepreneur Phoenix 48

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 23, 2016

by Elliot Tomaeno, founder of ASTRSK. Elliot Tomaeno is the founder of ASTRSK , a PR agency based in New York City. You may be located in a city that never sleeps, but that doesn’t mean you and your startup should follow suit. I know: That’s easier said than done. ”

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New York City Startup Employee New York 100

mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

a New York-based sizzle reel production company specializing in promotional videos for PR and marketing professionals, and the Young Entrepreneur Council. I asked a panel of successful young entrepreneurs what fledging tech startups should be looking for in a CTO hire to ensure founders get the right person for the job.

CTO Hire 73

CTO Hire Fractional CTO CTO Technical Review 73

socialmatchbox.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

These days sales, marketing and PR people seem to grow on trees. Founders seem to take for granted exactly how in demand a good programmer is. Simultaneously, founders tend to take for granted how in demand bad programmers are too. Motivation to work for sweat equity is something else that founders tend to take for granted.

Part-Time VPE 41

Part-Time VPE Sweat Equity DC Washington 41

This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 5, 2014

Like lefties out of the bullpen, VC firms now have recruiting partners, pr and marketing experts, technologists-in-residents--and USV even has an on board activist. She and her co-founder Graham Gullans went around to all the other early stage investors in NYC to learn best practices, and present themselves as a good potential co-investor.

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Venture Capital Early Stage Cofounder Angel Groups 114