crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 18, 2013

Warby Parker Co-Founder: Creating A Strong Brand Without Marketing | PSFK – [link]. Linkedin Founder Reid Hoffman’s Advice for Entrepreneurs | KISSmetrics Blog – [link]. Using the Crowd as an Innovation Partner | Harvard Business Review – [link]. Does your Company Culture Attract Rockstar Talent?

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Shira Sue Carmi, the founder of Launch Collective, reminds us that the business of launching a clothing brand is as important as the artistry: Fashion is amazing in the way it balances art and commerce, but it’s a business. There’s a terrific book about this from the founder of Nike, Phil Knight – Shoe Dog.

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Small Business Administration Social Media LLC Technical Review 133

SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

Corporations increasingly see social media as a key PR, communications and marketing medium. Companies also use social networking sites in the hiring process, and increasingly, to do innovative advertising (such as the recent Jack in the Box campaign). Does advertising work in the social networking world?

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

“If you can fix a problem for someone and do it better, quicker, and/or cheaper than your competitor, you’re off to a good start.” – Gabriel Kuperman, founder and CEO of CuePin. We created UpKeep to fill this void—a cloud-based solution that was affordable for any size business.” – Ryan Chan, founder of UpKeep.

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www.entrepreneur.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Answers Ask Entrepreneur Home Business Operations Business Opportunities Sales & Marketing Advertising & PR Finance & Accounting Franchises Home Business Human Resources Internet/E-Commerce Legal Issues Starting Up Technology Most Recent Answers How Can I Streamline My E-Commerce Operation? Then, start thinking about the numbers.

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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.” The first one is define.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 21, 2017

2 – Advertising Agency & Boutique PR and Advertising Agencies. Prior to starting my own public relations and marketing consultancy, I worked for one of the largest global advertising agencies as well as smaller boutique PR and advertising agencies. Thanks to Natalie Harper, Harper PR. #3

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 13, 2009

Announce a new product, start its PR campaign, and engage in buzz marketing activities. Even if you must launch to your customers, avoid the urge to also launch in extra places, just because your PR firm can do it at the same time. Establish credibility with potential partners. First off, what does it mean to launch?

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 15, 2012

Read about that interesting advertising experiment in the Social Media & Marketing section below. Why I Have Sex With My Co-founder – [link]. Mobile Advertising: The $20B Opportunity Mirage – [link]. Anyone Who Thinks Mobile Advertising Is Going To Be Huge Needs To See These Charts… – [link].

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

I am the founder/coach of Never Settle Coaching, LLC a coaching business. For example, it still heavily relies on print advertising (bridal magazines) and brides were limited to only shopping in brick and mortar stores to find their wedding attire. So I cut the corporate cord and co-founded Finespun Clothing. Thanks to Nancy D.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

can introduce a ‘fighter brand,’ a lower-priced version of the premium offering sold under a different name and backed by minimal advertising.” I built my first startup in Argentina during the economic crisis-turned-revolution in 2001,” writes Frederic Kerrest , “and my co-founder and I started Okta in the depths of the U.S.

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Marketing Campaign Non-Compete Lean 121

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MARCH 11, 2014

Listen to this episode if you want to hear about a founder who has a product and users and paying customers … and is trying to figure out how to take his company to the next level and grow faster. Well yeah, you could potentially find a cofounder. I first did it for the founder. Why not get a partner? Jason: Yeah.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Advertising. Durkin , managing partner with the Boston -based law firm Lucash, Gesmer & Updegrove LLP. Chip Morse , cofounder and partner with Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton P.C., Email Address: ); ADVERTISEMENT. FROM OUR PARTNERS. ); ); ); ADVERTISEMENT. Learn how from the experts at PR Newswire.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 6, 2017

Shira Sue Carmi , the founder of Launch Collective , reminds us that the business of launching a clothing brand is as important as the artistry: Fashion is amazing in the way it balances art and commerce, but it’s a business. There’s a terrific book about this from the founder of Nike, Phil Knight – Shoe Dog.

Small Business Administration 48

Small Business Administration Social Media LLC Technical Review 48

Hearpreneur

JUNE 26, 2016

Members from the strategy team might have some insights that can help the Public Relations Team, while the PR Team might have share ideas to pitch to Creative. Thanks to Michella Chiu, Sterlings Mobile Salon & Barber Co. #5 We view regulatory bodies not as hurdles, but as partners in the commercialization process.

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Entrepreneur Technical Review Harvest Portfolio 93

techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

One of the things I do as a founder of a later stage startup is to meet with early stage entrepreneurs to help them get their companies going. In Meebo’s case, for example, I was lucky enough to partner up with Elaine and Sandy. No looking for partnerships (who’s going to partner with you anyway?). and Google. No phone system.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 22, 2017

I sat down with my partner and we brainstormed the name for our business. Instead, my producing partner suggester Corner Piece, Because we’re the piece you need to get everything started. I am the Founder of Sonjara, Inc – a woman owned small business in Northern Virginia. Image Credit: Andrew Greer.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 15, 2017

I have been working with my Partners since November 2000. As a result, I cofounded Artemis Health, a company that offers a benefit optimization data platform for employers. I started my PR and marketing firm since I love startups and want to give them a chance to grow. Thanks to Emily Mazza, Mazza Virtual Assistants ! #7-

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Beauty brands relay on social media strategy as much as traditional PR! I was able to have a mobile application for iOS and Android developed and ready for launch with advertisers lined up. We managed to sign up over 50 professional mover partners, grew from five to 10 people, and expanded our business beyond Boston.

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mashable.com

MAY 28, 2010

Mark Suster (GRP Partners VC) nails it in this (audio, summary blog post) clip I borrowed from a recent ThisWeekInVentureCapital (#twivc) episode. I suggest you never call this person again for information TheNameInspector The founder of Kodak was George Eastman. But don't take my word for it. Was looking for something like this.

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Naming Technical Review Social Media Startup 94

Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 7, 2022

.” Melanie is also the Co-Founder of The Convoy and GroupUps, B2B marketplaces that help small businesses save money so they can invest more in themselves and their communities. I had had one website that I really wanted the url and so I bought the CO and every time I went there, I typed in.com. versus uh.com?

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

The company provided marketing services like strategy, advertisement, research to businesses. Several years ago, my partner and I were busting our tails for 18 hours a day, but we weren’t really running our home services business. As founder Craig Walker remarked, sometimes a great name just can go unused. 27- Unusual way.

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Naming Entrepreneur Green LLC 97

Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 29, 2020

fast.ai , the company he co-founded with Rachel Thomas and Sylvain Gugger is working to "radically democratize" deep learning by making it accessible to people beyond the tech world through courses, software and other methods. Before that I was an equal partner in Kaggle, which is a popular data science competition community.

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Czech Republic San Francisco Campaign Washington 113

Up and Running

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Melissa Mesku of New Worker Magazine told us that her co-working space was a great venue for discussing business ideas. Amy Olson, the founder of Kuhfs, a company that sells boot accessories, told us: “My group of friends became my prototype testers and proof of concept testers for months.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 14, 2015

Here are interesting news stories about innovative small businesses, surprising PR choices, and a business competition opportunity in the Middle East. Another interesting aspect of this business is that their leadership is 80% female, including co-founders Jennifer Hyman and Jennifer Fleiss, and President Beth Kaplan, among others.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 14, 2015

One of the main reasons why my partners and I started TopFire Media is to fill a void within the franchise arena. Many franchise systems who receive support from our sister company, iFranchise Group — a premiere franchise consulting group — would ask where could they find services in PR, SEO, and website development.

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Entrepreneur Houston Software Review LLC 48

techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Tweet Next Post Previous Post Advertisement Now Commented Facebook Firesheep In Wolves’ Clothing: Extension Lets You Hack Into Twitter, Facebook Accounts Easily NSFW: Changing the world via Twitter? Been there Done that This is very depressing for all future founders, or even currently early stage founders. just my 2 cents.

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Up and Running

APRIL 17, 2013

Google was a private company and their CEO and co-founder was visiting his and my alma mater in Ann Arbor, the University of Michigan, where I had just graduated a few months prior and was bumming around getting my own startup off the ground. After all, they had $125 million in the bank, what would they need public funds for?

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

Suffice to say that our partners, vendors, and most importantly regular mainstream customers all found the idea disturbing. We kept denying that we had done anything wrong, that the features still worked as advertised, and justifying our decisions instead of apologizing. " I couldn't agree more. So far, I'm still on deck.

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Community Management Lean Software Review 158

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 4, 2008

The 23rd started with a quick overview of the achievement of our Software and SaaS portfolio in 2007 presented by Byron Deeter, the co-head of our West Coast SaaS practice. How can I best partner with the large public saas vendors? Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Whats the right strategy for Europe?

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Software Review South Korea IPO Portfolio 48

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

Blogs (VC): Antonio Rodriguez [link] – A very technical VC at Matrix partners who can actually code. I’d like to add [link] as a community for founders. Very easy to use and share. I am not associated with the company. Reply Dave Jafari , on April 10, 2011 at 10:11 am said: Great list Steve.

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Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110

Hearpreneur

MAY 9, 2018

Thanks to Rebecca Oatley, Cherish PR ! #6- Funny enough – after Beyonce and Jay-Z had their own BlueIvy (one year after mine), I spent a lot of time talking to advertising trade publications and regional newspapers about the history behind my choice of the name. 18- Translating common PR-related word. Cherish was born.

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Naming Entrepreneur Vermont PR 89

Hearpreneur

APRIL 24, 2016

Firstly I had been in start up mode with my own business previously, I then got involved with some big partners one with a private family office and the other with a global brand. Thanks to Lewis Daniels, Salvador Partners. #4 It took a lot of creative meetings between my co-founder and I before we came up with meaningful names.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 7, 2007

But when done well it can really help get a company going fast, professionally and without the founders having to give up much (if any) equity - or bankrupting themselves. The founders may believe they are onto such a good idea that they don’t want to give up any equity. Why bootstrap? Either way, bootstrapping is a viable model.

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Steve Blank

MAY 21, 2009

The Message Sitting around a conference room table brainstorming messages that might resonate with customers, or worse having a PR agency doing that for you, is a firing offense in a small company. Design your graphics, pre-show promotion, literature and show directory advertising around your focused message and theme.

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Silicon Valley RSS California Customer Development 208

Scalable Startup

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Via Stanford, Berkeley, Facebook, Google, recruiting Harvard and MIT undergrads, their wonderful PR machine, advertising free meals, free car washes, free dry cleaning, free day care. The best answer for any other local economy is to just make the most of who you are, embrace your own identity, partner with Silicon Valley.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 19, 2011

Keith Ferrazzi Keith Ferrazzi is the author of Never Eat Alone and the founder of the Relationship Masters Academy, an online training program for networking that offers the structure and support to put Keith’s bestselling books into action in your life for unparalleled career success and satisfaction.

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