crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2010

The future of advertising isn’t advertising says Made by Many – [link]. Designing for Content Management Systems – [link]. Managing Graphics and Icons in your Designs – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 5, 2013

Seven Rules for Managing Creative People | Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic-Harvard Business Review – [link]. 8 Steps to Mastering Time Management | OPEN Forum – [link]. 26 Time Management Hacks I Wish I’d Known at 20 – [link]. Customers Don’t Want Ads, They Want A Conversation | Fast Company – [link].

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Austin Startup

APRIL 17, 2017

Thrillbox Thrillbox is an immersive media analytics platform that provides distribution tools for content generators, advertising agencies, vendors, and networks. This will include management of both organic and paid media and replying to any comments made on those posts. To Apply: Please email Greg Farrenkopf at Greg.F@skimking.com

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Software By Rob

JULY 24, 2009

Startup Marketing Advice, “Failure,&# Things I Learned the Hard Way, and more… → Transitioning from Developer to Software Entrepreneur Micropreneurship , Startups If youre trying grow your startup youve come to the right place. They are: entrepreneur, manager and technician (discussed in more detail here ).

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Software By Rob

JANUARY 12, 2010

By now we’ve discussed the fact that you should first plug your funnel , then improve conversion rates , then work on sending as much traffic as possible to your website. But we haven’t talked about how big of a role traffic quality plays in determining your conversion rate. This is because the quality is so much better.

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Software By Rob

AUGUST 22, 2010

Luckily several thousand people have decided to stick around and join the conversation. I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. Im a serial web entrepreneur here to share what Ive learned in my 11 years as a self-funded startup founder.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2012

The Low-Down: Successful Start-Ups Have More Senior Women Managers - [link]. Increase Conversion by Decreasing Engagement, Even with Video – [link]. Increase Conversion by Decreasing Engagement, Even with Video – [link]. 13 advertisements that make science fun | ScienceDump - [link]. Starting v.

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 12, 2010

The whirlwind of the conference was such that it took me about 48 hours before I could hold a conversation about anything but starting a software company. Luckily several thousand people have decided to stick around and join the conversation. There is a well-organized (and detailed) look at each talk here.

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Software By Rob

JULY 31, 2009

Hierarchy of the Successful Independent Software Developer – Freelancer -> Consultant -> MicroISV -> Micropreneur. Luckily several thousand people have decided to stick around and join the conversation. “Failure&# Nike Commercial – “I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career.

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Software By Rob

MAY 12, 2010

Luckily several thousand people have decided to stick around and join the conversation. I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. Im a serial web entrepreneur here to share what Ive learned in my 11 years as a self-funded startup founder.

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Software By Rob

JULY 22, 2010

Luckily several thousand people have decided to stick around and join the conversation. I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. Despite low traffic numbers, it’s getting a good conversion rate. 2 comments ↓ #1 Eoin on 10.19.10

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Software By Rob

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

That has to win for the worst conversion rate ever. The competition will be less and your conversion rates will be orders of magnitude higher. Luckily several thousand people have decided to stick around and join the conversation. That’s not a market, that’s a drive by. Five measly sales. The reason?

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Software By Rob

JUNE 23, 2010

Luckily several thousand people have decided to stick around and join the conversation. I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. Im a serial web entrepreneur here to share what Ive learned in my 11 years as a self-funded startup founder.

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Software By Rob

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Luckily several thousand people have decided to stick around and join the conversation. I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. Im a serial web entrepreneur here to share what Ive learned in my 11 years as a self-funded startup founder.

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Software By Rob

MARCH 23, 2010

Luckily several thousand people have decided to stick around and join the conversation. I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. Im a serial web entrepreneur here to share what Ive learned in my 11 years as a self-funded startup founder.

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Software By Rob

APRIL 13, 2010

Luckily several thousand people have decided to stick around and join the conversation. I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. FYI, not related to startups or business (usually) but IT Conversations is generally very good, along with This American Life.

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Software By Rob

JULY 16, 2009

This book is for software developers who want to start successful web businesses and includes interviews with Joel Spolsky, Eric Sink, Guy Kawasaki, and David Allen. Luckily several thousand people have decided to stick around and join the conversation. Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed.

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David Teten

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Should you co-found your company with a software development shop? I’ve talked with a number of software development shops who are eager to get into the business of cofounding companies, i.e., getting product revenue and equity instead of just consulting revenue. I spoke with Thatcher Bell , Managing Partner, CoVenture.

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Software By Rob

MARCH 25, 2010

What I’ve found during the last year of running the Micropreneur Academy is that once you’ve seen hundreds of websites and run fifty A/B tests you develop a sixth sense about how a site can be improved. Luckily several thousand people have decided to stick around and join the conversation. at 7:32 am [.]

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Software By Rob

MAY 24, 2010

Luckily several thousand people have decided to stick around and join the conversation. I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. Im a serial web entrepreneur here to share what Ive learned in my 11 years as a self-funded startup founder.

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Software By Rob

MAY 4, 2010

Luckily several thousand people have decided to stick around and join the conversation. I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. Im a serial web entrepreneur here to share what Ive learned in my 11 years as a self-funded startup founder.

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Software By Rob

AUGUST 30, 2010

Luckily several thousand people have decided to stick around and join the conversation. I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. Im a serial web entrepreneur here to share what Ive learned in my 11 years as a self-funded startup founder.

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Software By Rob

APRIL 22, 2010

Luckily several thousand people have decided to stick around and join the conversation. I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. Im a serial web entrepreneur here to share what Ive learned in my 11 years as a self-funded startup founder.

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Software By Rob

DECEMBER 16, 2009

Lessons of Failure Blog -A well-written blog about software development and project management. Luckily several thousand people have decided to stick around and join the conversation. I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself.

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 28, 2009

Luckily several thousand people have decided to stick around and join the conversation. I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. Im a serial web entrepreneur here to share what Ive learned in my 11 years as a self-funded startup founder.

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Software By Rob

JUNE 29, 2010

Luckily several thousand people have decided to stick around and join the conversation. I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. Im a serial web entrepreneur here to share what Ive learned in my 11 years as a self-funded startup founder.

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Software By Rob

MARCH 17, 2010

It’s as if every one of those early articles was written to turn my own experience on its head and make me re-think what I was learning as a software developer. As if every article re-shaped my thinking about the software development process. For more on my story and the purpose of all this, visit the about page.

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Software By Rob

JUNE 11, 2010

Luckily several thousand people have decided to stick around and join the conversation. I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. Im a serial web entrepreneur here to share what Ive learned in my 11 years as a self-funded startup founder.

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Software By Rob

MAY 3, 2010

Luckily several thousand people have decided to stick around and join the conversation. I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. Im a serial web entrepreneur here to share what Ive learned in my 11 years as a self-funded startup founder.

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Software By Rob

MARCH 30, 2010

Luckily several thousand people have decided to stick around and join the conversation. I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. This should help raise our conversion rate. For more on my story and the purpose of all this, visit the about page.

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Software By Rob

JUNE 22, 2010

Luckily several thousand people have decided to stick around and join the conversation. I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. Im a serial web entrepreneur here to share what Ive learned in my 11 years as a self-funded startup founder.

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Software By Rob

AUGUST 4, 2010

Luckily several thousand people have decided to stick around and join the conversation. I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. Im a serial web entrepreneur here to share what Ive learned in my 11 years as a self-funded startup founder.

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Software By Rob

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Luckily several thousand people have decided to stick around and join the conversation. I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. Im a serial web entrepreneur here to share what Ive learned in my 11 years as a self-funded startup founder.

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Software By Rob

JUNE 16, 2010

Luckily several thousand people have decided to stick around and join the conversation. I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. Im a serial web entrepreneur here to share what Ive learned in my 11 years as a self-funded startup founder.

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Software By Rob

APRIL 1, 2010

Luckily several thousand people have decided to stick around and join the conversation. I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. Im a serial web entrepreneur here to share what Ive learned in my 11 years as a self-funded startup founder.

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Software By Rob

DECEMBER 9, 2009

Almost no one thinks about improving conversion rates. Popularity Another reason people focus on traffic instead of conversions is because that’s what everyone talks about. For every 50 books or blogs on search engine optimization or AdWords there is one on improving conversions. Conversion, Not So Much.

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Diego Basch

MARCH 14, 2013

If I were a fulltime money manager, or a VC with a responsibility to LPs , I would have a duty to find investments with the best possible rate of return from a strictly financial standpoint. I may find myself having an IM conversation with a founder, and think it would be best to just grab coffee and scribble on a whiteboard.

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