crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2014

David vs. Goliath: Lean Startup Advantages | OpenView Blog – crowdspring.co/1x2JFtG. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. How to Plan the Perfect Offsite: 8 Tips (from Jayna Cooke) – crowdspring.co/1nMzHMU. Before the Startup – crowdspring.co/1rGYDDQ.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Every startup will use some kind of software: book keeping, word processing, presentation. “You do not need to buy that expensive office software and servers when you can switch to a cloud vendor-Google is an example-at a fraction of the cost,” says Ali Asadi of aprofitmaker.com. “Lean is in.

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MAY 10, 2013

How a 1-Page Business Model Will – and Won’t–Help Your Lean Startup | by Kevin Dewalt – [link]. Startups: You Should Value Software More | by Wade Foster – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. 10 Myths about Startups – [link].

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JANUARY 19, 2011

Lean Marketing 101: Setting Goals – [link]. Traveling lean: tips for small businesses and entrepreneurs – [link]. Lean Marketing 101: Setting Goals – [link]. Traveling lean: tips for small businesses and entrepreneurs – [link]. Accelerated Design: Streamline Your Workflow – [link].

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Lean Marketing tips: not-for-profit edition – [link]. Lean Marketing tips: not-for-profit edition – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. The Problem with Collecting Logos at Startups – [link]. That was my idea – [link].

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FEBRUARY 15, 2013

Lean vs. Mean – Small Business and Responsibility – [link]. Will Software Eliminate Physical Retail? How should one go about pricing their software product? Will Software Eliminate Physical Retail? Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link].

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Small Business and Startups: The True “Lean” Movement – [link]. Small Business and Startups: The True “Lean” Movement – [link]. desperation for software talent has moved even small and midsize tech companies to make acqui-hires.” – [link]. 12 Must Watch TED Talks for Entrepreneurs – [link].

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

For those of you who have been following the discussion, a Lean Startup is Eric Ries ’s description of the intersection of Customer Development , Agile Development and if available, open platforms and open source. Over its lifetime a Lean Startup may spend less money than a traditional startup.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 15, 2012

We write often about small businesses and startups and lean approaches to marketing and other business functions. If you are going the build-it-yourself approach careful use of social media tools, public relations, and other word-of-mouth tactics can help you to attract the right workers to participate.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 29, 2012

There are reasonably priced tools aplenty which can help you provide better service to your customers: help-desk software like Zendesk , virtual call center services such as ifbyphone , and real-time chat tools for your website such as velaro. Related posts: Lean Marketing: Customer service strategies for small businesses and startups.

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JUNE 24, 2011

Lean Marketing 101: Giving good interview, or how to get a reporter to eat from your hand – [link]. Lean Marketing 101: Giving good interview, or how to get a reporter to eat from your hand – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link].

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DECEMBER 22, 2010

5 Essential Web Apps for the Lean Small Business – [link]. Lean Marketing Strategies for Small Businesses and Startups – [link]. Lean Marketing Strategies for Small Businesses and Startups – [link]. Ten small business tax planning tips for 2010! – [link]. Ten Crowdsourcing Trends for 2011 – [link].

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NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Lean Startups aren’t Cheap Startups – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Employee Equity: Restricted Stock and RSUs on #mbamondays – [link]. There is no “big break” Not in comedy, and not in startups – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 16, 2011

Lean Marketing: Customer service strategies for small businesses and startups – [link]. Top 5 myths about the lean startup – [link]. Lean Marketing: Customer service strategies for small businesses and startups – [link]. The image above has been altered using Adobe Photoshop. – [link]. – [link].

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MAY 11, 2012

Lean Marketing: Delivering Customer Service via Social Media – [link]. Lean Marketing: Delivering Customer Service via Social Media – [link]. Lean Marketing: Delivering Customer Service via Social Media – [link]. More interesting ads in the Social Media and Marketing section below. Who’s Next? – [link].

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MARCH 30, 2011

Lean Marketing: Five Cheap Ways To Market Your Startup – [link]. Lean Marketing: Five Cheap Ways To Market Your Startup – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. image credit: EpicV27. 30 Famous Animal Logos – [link].

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NOVEMBER 23, 2012

7 tactics lean startups need to build great products | Gigaom – [link]. Why a jewelry startup had to build enterprise software to survive - [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Software that keeps an eye on Grandma - [link].

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

I know that this all seems obvious now with the movements started by Steven Blank ( Four Steps of Epiphany ) with the whole Customer Development processes / Lean Startup movements also popularized by people like Eric Ries. I know that their are independent software companies now focused on this like UserVoice and Get Satisfaction.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2012

I come from a high-tech software background, and only a few years ago, it would cost at least a million dollars ($1M) for a team of professionals to produce any commercial software product. Now, with open source software components, and low-cost development tools, the same job can be done by one good hacker for a few thousand dollars.

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APRIL 7, 2011

Lean Marketing: Don’t Believe Your Own Press Releases – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Are you a student & love hacking software? How To Find Your First Customers And Grow Your Business – [link].

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JUNE 8, 2011

It’s not easy being lean – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. .&# -Jeff Bezos [link]. 6 great athlete-entrepreneurs and what they accomplished – [link]. The Harder I Work, The Luckier I Get – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 25, 2011

The location of your physical space should also be chosen with customers in mind; the dry-cleaner is a good example of a neighborhood business that absolutely must be in the neighborhood, while the software company can probably located wherever you care for it to be. What exactly are you selling? Electronics? Digital goods? Photo: TheRogue.

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OCTOBER 19, 2012

Lean Marketing: How to Run Your Marketing Team Like a Startup – [link]. Lean Marketing: How to Run Your Marketing Team Like a Startup – [link]. Newsweek turns to digital-only publication – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link].

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

I come from a high-tech software background, and only a few years ago, it would cost at least a million dollars ($1M) for a team of professionals to produce any commercial software product. Now, with open source software components, and low-cost development tools, the same job can be done by one good hacker for a few thousand dollars.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 10, 2011

Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Lean UX: Getting Out Of The Deliverables Business – [link]. Collection Of 600 Free Ink and Paint Photoshop Brushes – [link]. Some ideas to help you stand out during your job search – [link].

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JANUARY 12, 2011

crowdSPRING’s latest small biz newsletter: lean marketing, social media, crowdsourcing & more – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Her fascinating story is in the Other section below. Wholesale Flowers – [link].

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MARCH 8, 2013

10 Things Sheryl Sandberg Gets Exactly Right In ‘Lean In’ | Forbes – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Glaser-Harvard Business Review – [link]. The Ultimate Guide to Customer Acquisition | KISSmetrics Blog – [link].

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 15, 2011

While the word lean might conjure up notions of cheap, it’s really about taking a scientific approach to innovating, measuring and responding in ways that stop companies from wasting time and money. The basis of the concept, as applied to startups, comes from the Lean manufacturing world popularized by Toyota.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Lean Marketing Strategies for Small Businesses and Startups – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Ten small business tax planning tips for 2010! – [link]. Ten Crowdsourcing Trends for 2011 – [link].

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Gust

JUNE 10, 2012

I come from a high-tech software background, and only a few years ago, it would cost at least a million dollars ($1M) for a team of professionals to produce any commercial software product. Now, with open source software components, and low-cost development tools, the same job can be done by one good hacker for a few thousand dollars.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2012

The problem with a Lean Startup: the Minimum Viable Product | Paul Kortman – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Ad Nauseum Leadership: Use Repetition to Reiterate What’s Important – [link].

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2010

Generally, my picks lean toward “investor friendly” high technology ones, but since these are not so cheap and easy to start, I’ll add a few more, like Internet website and software products, that can be started on a shoestring these days: Smart-phone applications. Social network marketing. I believe it will happen, but it hasn’t yet.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

John (Shuo) Yang is our Senior Software engineer and one of the smartest people I have ever met. Adriano Marques is our wonderful Brazilian Software Engineer, recently immigrated to the US. Diogenes Herminio works for us as a Software Engineer, but does it from his home in Brazil. Thanks, guys! Plus he likes Legos.

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Up and Running

JULY 22, 2016

Zen Planner doesn’t just make fitness business software; they’ve also produced over 20 ebooks that cover all aspects of starting and operating a fitness business. While you’re browsing resources, you can scope out their product, especially if you want to find out more about how fitness software can help you improve efficiency.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 27, 2009

This series of posts is a brief explanation of how we’ve evolved from Product Development to Customer Development to the Lean Startup. Marketing develops a complete marketing communications plan, provides Sales with a full complement of support material, and starts the public relations bandwagon rolling.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 22, 2018

If you’re ready to get started, check out our free sample business plans or our guide to Lean Planning. Consulting firms exist covering a huge variety of topics, from business, to IT, to public relations, and more. Lean Planning Template. LivePlan : Easy to use online business planning software. You get the idea.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Lean Business Tips: Hiring Contractors for Fun and Profit(ability) – [link]. “Empower Your Small Business”, crowdSPRING’s smallbiz newsletter: content marketing, lean biz, more – [link]. Lean Business Tips: Hiring Contractors for Fun and Profit(ability) – [link]. – [link].

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