crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 26, 2012

Silicon Valley’s New Secret Weapon: Designers Who Found Startups – [link]. Venture capital investing hits 10-year peak, sparking bubble talk – [link]. Why Startups Shouldn’t Hire PR Firms – [link]. Starting a new biz with a friend? ” – [link]. Study: Why Do People Use Facebook?

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

In Silicon Valley, Technology Talent Gap Threatens G.O.P. Special Report: Silicon Valley’s dirty secret – age bias | Reuters – [link]. Want Venture Capital Funding? In Silicon Valley, Technology Talent Gap Threatens G.O.P. Who says startups are easy | Om Malik – [link].

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Steve Blank

MARCH 19, 2009

Since this was the marketing department, I was going to be planning to spend some advertising and public relations dollars. Yet our customers said they got their company and product information from only three publications: MacWorld, MacUser and MacWeek. Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 4, 2013

How One Startup Grew a $100M Business Without Spending Venture Capital | Forbes – [link]. Pay with a Tweet” and Other Growth Hacking Examples | Venture Capital Cafe – [link]. Dear Silicon Valley, Ads Are the Hard Part | Digiday – [link]. Why Malls Are Getting Mauled | Jeff Jordan - [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Practical Advice for Raising Early Stage Venture Capital – [link]. Ecosystem 101: The Six Necessary Categories To Build The Next Silicon Valley – [link]. Fred Wilson on Why the Collapse of Venture Capital is Good – [link]. 8 Elements That Make A Great SaaS Website – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

This Is Already The Third Biggest Year In The History Of Venture Capital – [link]. The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail – [link]. Disruptions: Let Silicon Valley Eat … Ramen Noodles? For Tony Hsieh, Zappos’ Success Has Been All About Culture and Control – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Why Bravo’s ‘Start-Ups: Silicon Valley’ Is Bad for Entrepreneurship - [link]. The Series A Crunch: One More Reason to Bootstrap and Skip Venture Capital | Enterprise Irregulars - [link]. Questions to Ask Potential Cofounders: The Master List | Founder Dating - [link]. The Series A crunch is hitting now.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Some think that hiring a PR agency, starting the buzz and getting coverage in hot blogs or on the cover of magazines at launch are objectives. Looking ahead to the product launch, the marketing group hires a public relations agency to refine the positioning and to begin generating early “buzz” about the company. Order Here.

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infochachkie.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

For instance, if a consultant proposes to help you with public relations, pay them a commission equivalent to the greater of a flat fee per story placed or a percentage of revenue generated from the PR coverage. Such positions include: PR, Sales, Product Development, Lead Generation, Strategic Planning, Fund Raising, etc.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 27, 2009

Marketing starts to build a sales demo, writes sales materials (presentations, data sheets), and hires a PR agency. Marketing develops a complete marketing communications plan, provides Sales with a full complement of support material, and starts the public relations bandwagon rolling. Order Here. To Order Outside of the U.S.

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