Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 25, 2011

It may be hard to remember that there was a time when people in the agile software development community thought Lean Startup was incompatible with agile practices. No BS, no vanity metrics, no launches, no PR. And those are just our keynotes! We also have an awesome lineup of case studies.

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 8, 2021

You could work to get more PR exposure. PR and reputation management can be huge in getting your brand established. . Adaptability/Agility . If you want to grow efficiently, you need to remain agile and adaptable, adjusting as you learn and experience more. . But what if you want to grow more or grow faster?

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 30, 2014

Agile UX vs Lean UX, which should you choose? Agile UX vs Lean UX, which should you choose? Legal Contracts for Graphic Designers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. 2014 Logo Trends – crowdspring.co/1lDrFyz. 20 Wonderful Logo Sketch Examples to Get Inspired – crowdspring.co/1lDsBD4.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 8, 2013

I also want to explain that it is possible to have a truly agile work environment based on small, autonomous teams. The rest are providing central services like marketing, customer care and localization (20%) or others like HR, PR, Finance, Business Analytics and teams that maintain simple services for persistence of games.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Trust in Friends Declines, Trust in Experts Rises – Social Media and PR Still Win - [link]. Excellent post about agile software development & some pitfalls of agility - [link]. Foursquare aggressively signing deals with major media and entertainment brands - [link]. Yelp turned down $700 million from Microsoft.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Smaller to mid-sized service businesses are unmatched when it comes to agility and work ethic, and there is a growing trend of larger companies choosing smaller shops (marketing agencies, rep groups, financial firms, etc.) over their larger counterparts.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 9, 2023

When the unexpected happens we can maintain business as usual and don’t have to turn off key functions like marketing and PR. Scenario planning, strategic cost management, diversification, flexibility, and agility. We also run a lean business, with regular budgets and reviews of expenses. #13-

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Thanks to Danielle Sabrina, Society22 PR ! #3- 18- Blend strategy, innovation and agility Photo Credit: Ankit Prakash Building a thriving e-commerce business in this digital era requires a precise blend of strategy, innovation, and agility. Another critical attribute for a CEO is an acute sense of self-awareness.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 16, 2020

4- Remain agile as a brand. For 2021, my number one goal is to be able to remain agile as a brand to be able to come out on the right side of the changes that are and will continue to come out of the global pandemic because I believe we are shifting to new ways of doing business, a different economy, and changing consumer behavior.

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www.bothsidesofthetable.com

MAY 13, 2012

They know how to estimate work units, how to manage the agile development process and how to get the most out of their teams. new features need to be rolled into PR strategies and competitor analyses. - As the CEO you can personally help manage deadlines and the Agile process. So no need immediately for the VP of Engineering.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 11, 2012

Better Agile Than Smart – [link]. Better Agile Than Smart – [link]. Web Tool of the Month: crowdSPRING – [link]. Lean Marketing: Delivering Customer Service via Social Media – [link]. How to Increase Trust for a Landing Page Design – [link]. The 5 Qualities of Remarkable Bosses – [link].

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Up and Running

JANUARY 25, 2018

Digital businesses need to be agile and reactive too. You may have been told that the more detail you can include in your business plan, the better, but this is not necessarily the best strategy for everyone. It can be hard to be nimble if your business plan is 200 pages long and has been in a drawer since you finished it.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 13, 2011

What You Need to Know About Agile UX – [link]. A Crash Course in Typography: Principles for Combining Typefaces – [link]. 50 Sweet & Tasty Food Inspired Website Designs – [link]. 50 Fantastic Examples of Beverage Packaging Design – [link]. Interesting glasses-free 3D effect on the iPad – [link].

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Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

Over time, open source software the rise of the next wave of web startups and the embrace of Agile Engineering meant that startups no longer needed millions of dollars to buy specialized computers and license expensive software – they could start a company on their credit cards. Rules For the New Bubble: 2011 -2014. Tools in the New Bubble.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

As a publicist and owner of a PR company, my youth comes with its advantages: I grew up in the age of the internet, technology comes easy to me, and I have the creativity and energy needed to execute unique publicity campaigns. You are also agile, up on current trends, and open to new ideas.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Like Apple, your strategy will require significant marketing investment in content, traditional media, and PR. Strategy expert, Gary Fox , defines growth marketing as: “An agile and adaptive marketing methodology that focuses on how to get, grow and keep customers.”. Slow skimming.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 23, 2020

The first event has already started – Agile and Management 3.0 We will be further building our community of partners, implementing deeply-researched outreach strategies and seeking out high-traffic PR opportunities. In 2021 we focus even more on the education of TechMagic employees. Course from our Delivery Manager.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 26, 2011

Is Your Service Agile? Managing and Motivating Employees in Their Twenties – [link]. Un-manage your employees – [link]. Wanna Know What it’s Like Being a VC? – [link]. – [link]. Love this post about how Meetup.com bet the company and changed its revenue model – [link].

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 26, 2022

Thanks to Kevin Burke, Extension PR ! #7- Think of the agility that comes with CAI, etc. At some point soon, Apple will upgrade the laptop cameras too. We’re not all going to be together as quickly as we thought, so recreating “hallway moments” will be a bigger priority this year. 7- 6G will rule. Photo Credit: Anjelica Rivera.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

Marketing initiatives include campaigns, content, PR, and interactions with your target audience or customer. In partnership with the Wall Street Journal, ServiceNow released a series of branded content that covers topics like low-code IT solutions, workflows, and the habits of agile companies.

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Steve Blank

MAY 22, 2009

While one could argue that a trade show is just another demand creation activity akin to advertising or PR, trade shows are the closest eyeball-to-eyeball contact you’re company is going to have with customers, competitors and partners. Everyone should be articulate and agile in describing and demoing the products.)

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ConversionXL

APRIL 4, 2017

It’s sometimes not entirely clear where content marketing starts and where SEO or PR end. Engineer marketing (like tool-building) is also starting to grow as a channel, as well as events or non-regular PR. Others have had success with content, too, such as Kissmetrics, HubSpot, Crazy Egg, and Buffer. So is this content marketing?

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Steve Blank

APRIL 30, 2009

Hopefully you and your co-founders are experts in one or two parts (agile development, SEO/SEM, etc.) Or by a VP of Marketing who talks “branding&# , SEO/SEM, PR agency, etc. Initially your job is to understand each of the parts of your business model before you hire someone to do it.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Brand momentum can be calculated similarly to physical momentum (mass x velocity): Brand momentum = brand mass (your company’s size, reputation, and relevance) x brand velocity (speed of growth, agility in keeping up with industry changes). Take Tesla. Short-term changes in brand awareness and perception are common.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 4, 2013

Is Agile Marketing the Future of Search in 2013? Facebook Could Now Advertise To Children, Thanks To Updated Federal Privacy Rules – [link]. Dear Silicon Valley, Ads Are the Hard Part | Digiday – [link]. Will 2013 be the year of conversion optimisation? Econsultancy – [link]. Search Engine Watch – [link].

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 31, 2018

Then we paired it with a cool icon that represents wisdom and agility, Owl. Thanks to Heather Krug, Heather Krug PR & Marketing ! #11- This is why we went through so many ideas and concepts before landing on a word that we knew we wanted to use: a word that embodies something solid and everlasting, Infinite.

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View from Seed

MAY 14, 2019

But if you are able to build beautiful products, get great PR coverage, and execute flawlessly on optimizing your marketing funnel, you are more likely to show some positive signs that things are sort-of working. These challenges put founders in a precarious position because they all contribute to a serious loss of agility.

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 16, 2006

Venture Capital is about investing in the small, fast and agile company hoping that it will beat the large and slow incumbent. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Saturday, December 16, 2006.

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mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

a New York-based sizzle reel production company specializing in promotional videos for PR and marketing professionals, and the Young Entrepreneur Council. It will be important that your CTO can execute on big projects, too, hacking away to build an amazing product that is agile. Danny Wong , Blank Label Group, Inc.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 22, 2011

You’ll find content categorized into different topics such as Marketing , Sales , Design , Revenue , Hiring , Social Media , Business Models , Metrics , PR , Venture Capital , Angel Investors , Bootstrapping , Incubators , Agile and many others.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

As our agile coach mentioned when he started working with our team, he was super attuned to the fact we were all women and then realized that it really shouldn’t be any more unique than the teams he’s worked with that were all men. How we were perceived Even while we were working well together, we had a bit of a PR problem more broadly.

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

Noah says, “Agile is what most software companies use. You can learn more about the agile development methodology on Version One’s site. Do your own PR. Whether or not you’ve got the budget, doing your own PR to start with is a good idea. Use a development methodology. Keep core development in-house.

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SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2011

This site aggregates and filters content from thought leaders who talk about topics such as Marketing , Sales , Design , Revenue , Hiring , Social Media , Business Models , Metrics , PR , Venture Capital , Angel Investors , Bootstrapping , Incubators , Agile and many others.

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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 Image Credit: Natalie Harper.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 28, 2016

Startups are intended to be agile businesses that consistently face engineering and marketing challenges with creative thinking and a willingness to evolve. With an interest in the social media / PR space, Untitled Startup Inc. But what if the company you are building begins to change? When Untitled Startup Inc.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 27, 2016

I was a PR professional working for a large corporation and making plans to start my own PR company. But, something professional, something that could withstand the demands of a start up and hopefully life after in the competitive PR small business arena. Thanks to Shakeema Bouyer, The Queen’s English PR.

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Transformify

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Red Stag Fulfillment is a pretty agile company, and right now we're still at the point where despite a lot of growth, we don't have room to bring anyone on full time. Some early-stage startups rely on freelancers to optimize costs and extend the time until the next funding round. Why do you hire gig workers and freelancers?

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