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Twitter Link Roundup #229 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

It’s getting harder to tell what’s a real Silicon Valley startup and what’s a parody – crowdspring.co/1k05eDQ. The secretive billionaire who built Silicon Valley – crowdspring.co/1qjKWZN. Google Ventures’ Bill Maris on Venture Capital in Silicon Valley | Re/code – crowdspring.co/1v00G51.

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Why are There so Many Techno-Optimists?

ReadWriteStart

Spanning from Silicon Valley to Upper Manhattan and everywhere in between, it seems this country is overflowing with tech-optimists. Similarly, we see a lot of good public relations (PR) strategies from tech startups. But the path to development is often longer and more challenging than it first appears.

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The 4 Critical Challenges of Tech Startup PR

ReadWriteStart

Image is the bedrock part of the “fake it till you make it” culture that animates most of Silicon Valley today. Here are four critical challenges of tech startup PR. To have the correct image in technology means businesses must have a thorough understanding of the field of public relations (PR).

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SuperMac War Story 6: Building The Killer Team – Mission, Intent.

Steve Blank

But my favorite was when the public relations manager said, “we’re here to write press releases and answer the phone in case the press calls.” We will accomplish this through demand-creation activities (advertising, PR, tradeshows, seminars, web sites, etc.), The same was true for PR. I couldn’t care less about those.

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Twitter Link Roundup #203 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

Why Silicon Valley Funds Instagrams, Not Hyperloops - crowdspring.co/188qC9v. Chicago can be better than Silicon Valley (when it comes to promoting women entrepreneurs) | by Sharon Schneider - crowdspring.co/18J09d4. Book Review: Remote by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson – crowdspring.co/1gYIIgT.

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Twitter Link Roundup #180 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

What Nikola Tesla vs. VCs video says about the state of Silicon Valley | by Om Malik – [link]. “Why Silicon Valley is not the second coming of the Gilded Age.” Excellent Analytics Tip #24: Obsess About Real Business Profitability | by Avniash Kaushik – [link]. Open-Plan Offices Suck – [link].

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Twitter Link Roundup #221 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

One Startup’s Struggle to Survive the Silicon Valley Gold Rush | WIRED – crowdspring.co/1fmuIOO. Startups Anonymous: Things founders say to investors that are complete BS | PandoDaily – crowdspring.co/1lSUyZ9. Interesting trend at VC firms … design partners | Co.Design – crowdspring.co/1k67wjJ.