VC Cafe

APRIL 7, 2011

When presented with a smaller choice of relevant products, people found decision-making easier and more rewarding. Further down the road, Gil suggests the startup might be interested in selling advertising or intelligence, as well as licensing fees. The merchandise sold through Ineze includes phones, digital cameras and bicycles.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Advertising and marketing have never been so much fun – [link]. 20 Creative, Interesting, and Amusing Advertisements – [link]. 20 Creative, Interesting, and Amusing Advertisements – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 28, 2010

Seven Must-See Web Design Videos and Presentations – [link]. 50 Inspirational Gravity Defying Advertisements – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Practical thoughts about presenting and powerpoint from Seth – [link].

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 6, 2009

This episode’s Micropreneur is Thomas Kjeldahl Nilsson who recently launched his online mind mapping software ThoughtMuse. == Rob: Hi Thomas. I’m a 31 year old Norwegian software developer. By day I work in a small startup specializing in mobile software. Thanks for taking the time to appear in the Spotlight.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Amazing creative outdoor advertising – [link]. How to present the draft to the client: tips and examples – [link]. Amazing creative outdoor advertising – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2010

Building Great Software: Less is More – [link]. Building Great Software: Less is More – [link]. The future of advertising isn’t advertising says Made by Many – [link]. Client Presentation Tips for Designers – [link]. Tap global design network – [link]. – [link].

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Software By Rob

JULY 22, 2010

So I am presenting them here as tips for getting people to read your email newsletter. Tip #1: Use a Custom Design I’m typically a fan of text-only newsletter email due to the challenge of getting things to display correctly in email clients. But the design of this email is branded, yet simple.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Sharing the stories of organizational failure due to a lack of enterprise innovation can create a sense of urgency in employees and make them understand the stakes. It was a leader in the online advertising market, and then it did not face any competition from Google or Facebook. Application Development Activity.

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Software By Rob

APRIL 22, 2010

Due to technical difficulties I will be re-teaching this class at 10am PST on Tuesday May 11th. The entertainment value of me flubbing my way through an online presentation will be priceless… April 22nd, 2010 | Micropreneurship , Startups Building your startup? Click here for more information or to sign up for the class.

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Software By Rob

MAY 12, 2010

It’s 50 minutes long, with about 30 minutes of presentation. I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. I taught an online A/B testing class yesterday at StartupSchool and the recording is now available on the course page.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 14, 2010

What’s the future of advertising? Making Sense of Color Codes – [link]. 4 Dangerous Mistakes Web Designers Make When Presenting Content – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. – [link]. – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 14, 2010

What’s the future of advertising? Making Sense of Color Codes – [link]. 4 Dangerous Mistakes Web Designers Make When Presenting Content – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. – [link]. – [link].

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Altgate

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

The presentation was on outsourcing generally, not just software engineering and the audience was very early stage companies (some yet to be founded). Anyway, the presentation went well so I wanted to share a Cliffs Note version here (the actual presentation was 2+ hours including Q&A). Engineering/QA.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 23, 2016

Have you ever struggled with getting positive reviews or good word of mouth? Remember, your brand followers will be your strongest advocates, so when someone needs a recommendation for the kind of product or service you provide, they’ll be the ones out there providing you with “free” advertising. And why wouldn’t they?

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Business Development for Early Stage Startups – [link]. You can’t innovate if you’re focused on the present – [link]. 90+ creative advertising & design from January-February 2011 – [link]. Creative And Smart Ideas of Advertising For Inspirations – [link]. – [link]. 1 – [link].

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Software By Rob

JUNE 10, 2010

Thousands of people who are better developers than you, are better at evaluating markets, and better at marketing software have built products and still work for a living. During his presentation at the Business of Software conference in 2009, Dharmesh Shah said “For your first startup, maximize your odds of a modest outcome.&#

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← Are Twitter and Facebook Killing Blogs? The highlight of the day was that I finally had the pleasure of meeting Jeff Atwood of Coding Horror and Stack Overflow. Subscribe via RSS On Twitter?

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Software By Rob

JUNE 16, 2010

It’s a fascinating look at how we perceive pricing, mis-perceive pricing, and are easily fooled by small changes in packaging, presentation and marketing. June 16th, 2010 | Cool News, Links & Reviews Building your startup? Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Check out my book Like this post?

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 5, 2011

6 must read social business prediction presentations – [link]. 35+ Free Mobile & Web Application Development Icon Sets – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Tremendous post on virtues of Path: [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2012

Technology Review - [link]. Technology Review - [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. The Funniest Gadget Glitches During Live Presentations - [link]. 13 advertisements that make science fun | ScienceDump - [link].

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Software By Rob

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

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. Luckily several thousand people have decided to stick around and join the conversation. 2 Aiesha on 11.03.09

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

The product or website (be it software, e-commerce, or a service) might be awesome , but if it puts itself in front of the wrong market, or packages itself so the right market can’t figure out why it’s awesome, the startup will fail. Most startups fail. There was however, one area that seemed to do well – Group buying.

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Software By Rob

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Football vs. Track One more example and then I’ll get back to talking about software and entrepreneurship. Now Back to Software Let’s translate this to being a software developer / entrepreneur. Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2013

You Can’t Be a Wimp—Make the Tough Calls | Harvard Business Review – crowdspring.co/H4gLnT. 25 Powerpoint presentations you won’t hate | Webdesigner Depot - crowdspring.co/19hbcvh. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link].

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Software By Rob

NOVEMBER 14, 2008

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← Book Review: Finding a New Career that Values Your IT Knowledge The Software Product Myth → I’m in a Book! The book hit the shelves last week.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 1, 2011

Presentation: Creating Movie Posters in Photoshop – [link]. A Web Developer’s Guide To Adobe InDesign – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Creative And Useful Free Fonts – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 15, 2011

Enjoyed this presentation by @unmarketing about the need to engage (video & slideshow) – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Good tips for building online relationships – [link].

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Software By Rob

AUGUST 11, 2009

At some point in the past year I watched a video of an Eric Sink presentation and he asked the following question (he said it was asked of him by a college student): Why would someone buy your product when it has an open source competitor? Even fewer can be installed in five minutes or less, even by an experienced software developer.

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www.kalzumeus.com

AUGUST 13, 2012

Kalzumeus Software. Patrick McKenzie (patio11) blogs on software development, marketing, and general business topics. For example, immediately after you confirm your email address, I’ll send you a link to watch a free 45 minute training video on improving the first run experience of your software. Greatest Hits.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 23, 2023

07:05] There are some people suggesting that advertising and some of the traditional marketing ways have become less effective, that they even do not work at all, and that community is in the last frontier. Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! Would you support that idea? We don't have to be in a physical place.

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www.virtuosimedia.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Many partnerships don’t make it past this stage, devolving into a tangled mess about who owns the idea and the code and what the compensation should be. Research the cost of advertising your product. Gather your market research, your business plan, and your prototype and make your presentation to potential CTOs.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 13, 2014

Even The Onion has joined the game by launching a parody site – Clickhole – that on the one hand, pokes fun at click-bait, but ultimately, runs monetizes through advertising, just like every other click-bait site. Entrepreneurs Need a Better Way to Cash Out | Kanyi Maqubela – Harvard Business Review – crowdspring.co/SKltNW.

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online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

This service is temporary unavailable due to system maintenance. To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com. Please register to gain free access to WSJ tools. Forgot your username or password?

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 10, 2014

The Four Stages of Disruption | Re/code – crowdspring.co/1cN4HzJ. The Dangerous Rise of “Entrepreneurship Porn” | Morra Aarons-Mele Harvard Business Review – crowdspring.co/JEtYpu. To Raise Productivity, Let More Employees Work from Home | Harvard Business Review – crowdspring.co/19TzMWd.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 2, 2009

For example, a site outage may seem like it was caused by a bad piece of code, but: why was that code written? The net effect of all this was to make new engineers incredibly productive right away – in most cases, we’d have them deliver code to production on their very first day.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 28, 2013

Invest in Your Customers More Than Your Brand | Michael Schrage-Harvard Business Review – [link]. Invest in Your Customers More Than Your Brand | Michael Schrage-Harvard Business Review – [link]. Why Organizations Are So Afraid to Simplify – Ron Ashkenas-Harvard Business Review [link]. – [link].

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Software By Rob

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

In other words, I’d rather spend my time writing code, talking to customers, and marketing my products than managing employees who would do that work for me. So with a sigh of relief I present to you a list of ten things that confirm Micropreneurship was indeed the right choice for me.

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