A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Welcome back to Smart Bear Live, the call-in show with Jason Cohen, sponsored by Software Promotions. And please tweet your thanks to Software Promotions for sponsoring Smart Bear Live! Dan: Member Desk is a hosted membership site software. In this episode, we share three more interviews from our AZ Disruptors meeting last fall.

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Also worth a read after you review these startup failure post-mortems. Luckily, the startup community often courageously shares their stories – even when things don’t end well. Three notes before we begin: After reading these, you realize more than ever that the startup community is really like no other.

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Software Review Startup Technical Review Vesting 79

Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

We’re a how-to site and community for small business on marketing. . Consumer internet plays in Canada are rare, and finding a VC willing to give you the cash to scale is even more so. We’ve had a supportive board and encouraging metrics and a helpful climate for our community news notion (now 51 sites in 3 states).

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Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

www.igda.org

JULY 24, 2012

Ive spent 20 years developing and managing software projects. But, over time, I noticed that the productivity losses that result from working too many extra hours start taking a bigger toll faster than most software managers realize. In terms of knowledge workers, a programmer produces more good code and fewer bugs when well-rested.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 17, 2013

io” websites, which have wildly grown in popularity over the last year, use the ccTLD (country code top-level domain) for the Indian Ocean Territory. Due to this reason, Listly ended up acquiring Listly.com – but they kept the.ly The domain name choice just made sense for the community-focused company, says Badal. “We

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Small retailers are the bedrock of our communities, and consumers will still choose to shop retail when the experience is worth it. Shopify research shows: 46% of buyers in the US and Canada have made purchases from local, independently owned businesses since the beginning of the pandemic. Getting the most from ecommerce.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

SAS Canada is a good case in point. SAS software was doing an excellent job of keeping up with customer needs. Rather, they did these things because a) SAS software really was doing a terrific job, and b) getting the word out to their peers helped the customer champions build social capital.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Waterloo, Canada-based Kik recently passed 80 million users, which was given particular significance from local media who noted that it took the 4-and-a-half year old startup past BlackBerry and its BBM mobile messaging solution. By day I did my job, but at night I wrote a piece of software to automate my job,” he recalls. “At

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Board Effect

OCTOBER 9, 2023

You’ll discover why cybersecurity best practices for nonprofit healthcare boards are so critical and why they’re your secret weapon for continuing to be able to serve your community’s healthcare needs in our digital age. Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act in Canada, etc.)

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 4, 2021

Feeling motivated by this realization, I connected with my brilliant Co-Founder Amy Yuan, who then built a massive database consisting of reviews, assessments, and scientific research related to skincare. So I packed in my day job – as a software developer – and devoted more time monetizing the blog and website.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 13, 2010

Opinion Column: The Sad State Of The Web Design Community – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. How to run a software business on 5 hrs a week. How to run a software business on 5 hrs a week. Writer 2.0 – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 13, 2010

Opinion Column: The Sad State Of The Web Design Community – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. How to run a software business on 5 hrs a week. How to run a software business on 5 hrs a week. Writer 2.0 – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 95

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2011

In our 12 Questions blog series, we feature interviews with someone from the crowdSPRING community. For these interviews, we pick people who add value to our community – in the blog, in the forums, in the projects. Plainly – activities that make crowdSPRING a better community. My website is www.4-8designs.com. 4-8designs.com.

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Software Review Los Angeles Design Community 74

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 10, 2012

SAS Canada “customer champions” helped the firm restore declining customer retention rates—which had fallen as low as the mid-80s percent — back to the firm’s traditional high retention rates of 97-98 percent. In the process, everyone understands that SAS Canada software was an important contributor.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 11, 2011

For example, here is how a few of my favorite startups describe themselves: “ Airbnb is a trusted community marketplace for people to list, discover and book unique spaces around the world online or from an iPhone.” ” “ Skillshare is a community marketplace to learn anything from anyone.” pop culture.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 19, 2018

This means constantly looking for improvements to our automation technology, using that automation more, and diligently pursuing excellence for each client’s dream website. 7- Giving back to the community. In 2018, we plan to share business successes with the community in which we are based. 2- Two goals.

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Detroit Entrepreneur Technical Review Revenue 94

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 26, 2010

Storytelling in the age of community media – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Interview w/ a crowdSPRING creative (writing) – 12 Questions: Meet Constance Semler (Canada) – [link]. 38) )(from @speckyboy ) – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 97

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 11, 2012

The Ontario, Canada-based Location Based Marketing Association (LBMA) earlier this month launched LMBA Singapore, its new regional chapter focused on promoting and supporting Asian companies working on location-based services (LBS) market through collaboration, education and research.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 10, 2011

Good post about the pitfalls of code refactoring for startups – [link]. Good post about the pitfalls of code refactoring for startups – [link]. crowdSPRING designer interview – 12 Questions: Meet Edward Laurin (Canada) – [link]. The image above shows the world’s most typical person.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JUNE 19, 2010

However, I was actually born and raised in Brisbane, so I have not really Canadian parents but they studied and grew up in Canada, and the combination of listening to them and watching Sesame Street or something like that growing up, I picked up this accent. DOING DUE DILIGENCE. I have a Canadian accent. I love that.

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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). PlentyOfFish has 11 million registered users, is the #1 dating site in the UK and Canada and the #2 in the US by audience share. Many of you have heard of PlentyOfFish. Engineering/QA.

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Software Review Offshore Startup Boston 65

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

In our 12 Questions blog series, we feature interviews with someone from the crowdSPRING community. For these interviews, we pick people who add value to our community – in the blog, in the forums, in the projects. Plainly – activities that make crowdSPRING a better community. Related posts: 12 Questions: Meet Ann Lowe (Canada).

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Serbia Design Community Flash 94

Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Patch helps businesses of all sizes automate their sustainability goals with just a few lines of code. The Globe and Mail included three of our portfolio companies Ada (#11), Jobber (#87), and Top Hat (#230) on its list of the 400 top growing companies in Canada. . Announcements. Shippo published the Online Selling Handbook.

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Portfolio Software Review Cofounder Canada 94

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 10, 2020

I focused on what it is I do, I want to be approachable to the community and also I thought it important to express an idea of ‘moving with the times’, being fresh, consistent with modern practices and the such. The term ohmy came to me when I was driving with my family to Niagra Falls Canada for a weekend getaway.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

crowdSPRING’s designer interview – 12 Questions: Meet Carmen Tsang (Canada) – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Bringing Out Your Inner Beast with 75 Awesome Animal Theme Logos – [link]. Painting on water – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 91

Board Effect

JUNE 14, 2023

5 Trends Impacting Nonprofit Governance Dottie Schindlinger, Executive Director, Diligent Institute shared her insights, and worked with community foundation groups to pull together key questions that nonprofit boards need to be asking, at Community Foundations of Canada Reconnect 2023. What are we hoping to accomplish?

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Life Beyond Code

APRIL 19, 2010

Background : Tim Tosta is the author of ‘ #DEATHtweet – a Well Lived Life Through 140 Perspectives on Death and Its Teachings ’, published by Happy About, to rave reviews. TT: I originally had expected this book to be marketed to members of the business community. RS: To whom is the book directed?

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Silicon Valley Community Software Review Canada 76

crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 29, 2012

In our 12 Questions blog series, we feature interviews with someone from the crowdSPRING community. For these interviews, we pick people who add value to our community – in the blog, in the forums, in the projects. Plainly – activities that make crowdSPRING a better community. 12 Questions: Meet Ann Lowe (Canada).

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Board Effect

DECEMBER 23, 2024

governments Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) coauthored an advisory on 2023s top routinely exploited vulnerabilities with Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Training resources can be saved in the document library of the organizations board management software for reuse, an economical solution.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Latinx leaders delved into discussions on representation and how to navigate the tech ecosystem, as well as exploring cultural values, perceptions, and resiliency in the Latinx tech community. Despite not having formal coding skills or startup experience, Pamela became a founder by using Facebook as her platform.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 13, 2023

Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! Like I don't do anything on social other than in some, you know, Facebook communities where I engage with people in my market, but I really don't spend much time there. We were using multiple softwares to fulfill a service. Like this show? Is that how it has to be?

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

I built a multi-million dollar company (and sold it) from New Brunswick Canada. Near shoring development with your team (ex: your team is based in Canada / India) is cool, but not outsourcing. Don’t wait to fill the void before letting him go (but obviously get all the code / usernames / password). Thanks, Phil Up North.

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Up and Running

MAY 30, 2016

It is crucially important that your B&B is located within a community that has a proven tourism track record and a local economy that can support it. Property management/reservation and accounting software. Fire Department inspection. Liquor license, if applicable. Free Bed and Breakfast and Hotel Business Plans.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 27, 2017

John Jantsch: For national companies trying to infiltrate the local market the community organizations may be the best and last frontier. We connect them with local sponsorship opportunities in cities across the US and Canada. How do you kind of figure out the lay of the land in a local community?

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 22, 2019

I have clients in Canada and different places. companies, are there tools out there that would or hacks that would allow you to kind of see what people in Kansas City, Missouri would see or people in Canada would see? You’d go look at a website and you’d look at the source code and you’d go what is all this stuff?

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Austin Startup

MARCH 2, 2019

I’m a very risk adverse entrepreneur as a result of bootstrapping my first three businesses, almost failing on the fourth (Coremetrics) due to market timing (I was too early and didn’t predict the dot-com bust) and its overcapitalization, and being a mostly customer funded and very capital efficient on the fifth (Bazaarvoice). Of course not.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 30, 2023

Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! The JAM team has produced and delivered over 3,500 playful corporate events in over 30 countries since the summer of 2020, and has been awarded Canada's most admired culture award in 2022. So you can spend less time managing software and more time on what matters your customers.

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