crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

William Hurley, the co-founder of Honest Dollar, an Austin-based provider of retirement plans to small businesses, says creative talent is abundant : It’s got the music, the university scene, the hippies and the rule-breakers… It’s very easy to hire people who want to push the limits. Boulder, CO.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2020

The LexSet Co-Founders (left to right) CEO Francis Bitonti , President Leslie Oliver Karpas , and COO Azam Khan won $250,000 in Verizon’s Built on 5G Challenge The Forrest Four-Cast: March 3, 2020 LexSet serves AI engineers, especially those with limited resources, with a better way to annotate photos. Tell us about something you love.

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David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. III: Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women and underrepresented founders?

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 17, 2024

How to Balance AI Magic with Human Expertise written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interviewed Jeff Coyle, the Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer for MarketMuse. Book your call today, DTM World slash scale. (01:03):

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Capital Factory is so excited to welcome the OHUB community to Austin during SXSW,” said Joshua Baer, founder & CEO. Opportunity Hub and the OHUB Foundation aim to advance the future of technology, skills, work, entrepreneurship, investment, multi-generational wealth creation and overall opportunity for all. Placement is 90%!

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Held as part of Atlanta’s Tech & Startup Week , the 6th Annual Startup Riot featured 30 local entrepreneurs pitching their ideas for a chance to win huge cash prizes, thousands of dollars in professional services and meetings with top venture capitalists and investors. Spensa Technologies. College Canvas. Excelegrade.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

How to Translate Your Passion Into Your Purpose written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Liz Elting In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Liz Elting, the co-founder and CEO of the award-winning TransPerfect. I mean, there was no technology. Let's get started. (00:29):

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David Teten

JULY 25, 2017

I’m very interested in additional ways to use technology to extend each of these! S kill-Building – Over time, we want our portfolio executives to build out the full skill set needed to lead world class technology companies. RJMetrics ); technology (e.g., At HOF Capital, we support our companies through 7 main levers (i.e.,

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Carolyn serves as the co-founder and CEO of Hello Alice. Carolyn Rodz co-founded a free digital platform that connects business owners with the resources they need to launch and grow. 11:06] How do networking and peer-to-peer connection play out in what is kind of a technology platform? [12:50] We never have.

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www.paulgraham.com

AUGUST 1, 2008

Startups are undergoing the same transformation that technology does when it becomes cheaper. Its a pattern we see over and over in technology. In the last batch of startups we funded, we had several founders who said theyd thought of applying before, but werent sure and got jobs instead. Now the only threshold is courage.

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David Teten

JUNE 3, 2014

For the third year in a row, ff Venture Capital is co-sponsoring the New York Demo Day for Georgia Tech’s Flashpoint Accelerator, along with HBS Alumni Angels of NY. Flashpoint is a rigorous management and education program that works closely with founders to create companies. Atlanta ff Venture Capital HBS Alumni Angels New York'

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 25, 2017

A few weeks ago I was in Atlanta for Techstars Atlanta Demo Day and the Venture Atlanta Conference. I had a great time and it’s fun to see the vibrancy of the Atlanta startup community. My favorite keynote at Venture Atlanta was from Scott Dorsey. I put him in the awesome category.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 15, 2020

You may know him as the founder of Soylent, the nutrition company he started in his kitchen and scaled nationwide. Many of you will know Robert as the founder of Soylent, which he started out of his kitchen and then grew into a nationwide phenomenon. We can't change the past, but we do have a say in the future if we're willing.

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Jeff Hilimire

OCTOBER 2, 2013

The Atlanta Tech Village is the brain child of David Cummings , a friend of mine and co-founder of my new company, Dragon Army. He purchased a 5-story building in Buckhead (corner of Piedmont and Lenox) with the idea of getting 600+ entrepreneurs in Atlanta stuffed into the same location and let the magic happen.

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 15, 2011

The combined company, which will be headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia and will be called Fundtech, will be led by S1 Chief Executive Johann Dreyer. ICQ FOUNDER SELLS ISRAEL’S DOTOMI FOR $295 MLN. Dotomi founder Yair Goldfinger also co-founded ICQ, the technology known today as instant messaging.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

One of 50 finalists for SXSW Pitch 2020 , Cove.tool is a game-changing, machine learning technology that helps users discover smarter ways to make their buildings energy efficient while saving on construction costs. Based in Atlanta (which has been named the best city in the U.S. Tell us your favorite things about being in Atlanta.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 14, 2015

The co-owners, including myself, put our heads together to create a first-of-its-kind integrated digital marketing and PR agency, catering to both start-up and seasoned franchise companies. Technology has helped close the information and resource gap for many vulnerable people, and I wanted to be a part of this revolution.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 15, 2018

The form of companies dominating the startup scene changes , new types of startup founders appear, different partnerships are created, and new, powerful innovation hubs emerge. Some other relevant startup centres are Los Angeles, Atlanta, Boston, Phoenix, and Austin. As it goes, innovation brings drastic shifts.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 15, 2009

Convergent Technologies When I was in my 20’s I worked at Convergent Technologies , a company that was proud to be known as the “Marine Corps of Silicon Valley.” The founders coming out of the DEC ( Digital Equipment Corporation ) and Intel culture of the 1960’s and ‘70’s. My company became the most important thing in my life.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

Texas is the most promising technology market in the United States. It seems like every day there is a new headline about an exceptional startup founder, investor, or corporate headquarters moving to Texas. Now the 9th largest economy in the world, it‘s clear that the rest of the world is waking up to the potential in Texas.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 10, 2017

The Institute includes a co-working space and accelerator (the Blackstone LaunchPad at UT Dallas), an incubator, a training group, a seed fund, and much more — all working together under the unifying, umbrella theme of entrepreneurship. I’m also executive director of the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 30, 2018

Notley supports pretty much every other social entrepreneurship initiative there is in Austin and they are now expanding their reach to cities like Atlanta, Dallas and Denver. As Austin becomes the next social innovation capital, this coworking model is poised to provide an important missing piece?

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Jeff Hilimire

AUGUST 30, 2013

And in the immortal words of Monty Python’s Flying Circus, and now for something completely different … For those that know me, you know I’ve long been enamored with mobile technology and apps, particularly as they relate to consumers. and The Coca-Cola Co.,

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 9, 2011

When I was down at Startup Riot in Atlanta, someone handed me their business card. That’s why I was excited when my friend Emily , co-founder at Hashable , point out one of their most overlooked use cases—sending someone your business card via e-mail. I didn’t even have any on me. Funny thing is, we kind of are.

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Jeff Hilimire

APRIL 28, 2021

Mitali Chakraborty – CEO and founder of Youth Jobs Connect ( podcast ). Darryl Cobbin – Founder of Brand Positioning Doctors + The A Pledge ( podcast ). Penny Collins – CEO of Women in Technology ( podcast ). Elaine Dinos – Founder of Kindred Lane ( podcast ). The Shack + The Harry Potter series.

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Jeff Hilimire

APRIL 28, 2021

Mitali Chakraborty – CEO and founder of Youth Jobs Connect ( podcast ). Darryl Cobbin – Founder of Brand Positioning Doctors + The A Pledge ( podcast ). Penny Collins – CEO of Women in Technology ( podcast ). Elaine Dinos – Founder of Kindred Lane ( podcast ). The Shack + The Harry Potter series.

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