crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship , small business , leadership, social media , marketing, and more! 5 great viral marketing campaigns (and what small businesses can learn from them!) – [link]. Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week!

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 28, 2012

One explanation is that “growth hacking” is just a catchy way to rebrand marketers, but this begs the question as to why “growth hacking” went viral in the first place. Deloitte’s Shift Index , which tracks economic competitiveness, has shown a long-run decline in a firm’s ability to retain market leadership. Product-growth fit.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 28, 2024

Inside Out: Unlearning it all and Building Leadership from Within written by Tosin Jerugba 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 Scott Stratten. 15:18] Talk about how leadership is a creative act? [16:26] So welcome, Scott.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Millennials need our coaching and mentoring to build confidence, to improve how they handle business relationships, tackle new responsibilities, and handle leadership roles. Business leaders and mentors must highlight their own focus on positive leadership actions, instead of defensive reactions.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2010

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! 12 Creative Design Ideas That Went Viral (And The Lessons You Can Learn) – [link]. 12 Creative Design Ideas That Went Viral (And The Lessons You Can Learn) – [link].

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Business Model Affects Metrics and Exit Criteria Web-based Business Model Exit Criteria In a web-business model you’re looking for traffic, users, conversion, virality, etc – not revenue.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Five characteristics of a viral product – crowdspring.co/1aa5ZGk. Five characteristics of a viral product – crowdspring.co/1aa5ZGk. 1btE4oF. . ” crowdspring.co/18mR5Nr.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Social Proof – This is a major factor on the web, and is predicated on “badges” such as one’s number of followers, Klout scores, web hits and other indicators of social leadership. Systematically engaging influencers who are most willing (or least passive) to distribute your contents virally. Nuff said.

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Technical Review Singapore Algorithm Social Media 160

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 7, 2015

This dual-leadership approach would have avoided the frustration I felt in a startup a few years ago where beta customers loved our software solution as a free prototype, but we couldn’t sell one in the first few months for a price that seemed reasonable for all our work and innovation. These two jobs need to be done in parallel.

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Business Model Technical Review Advisory Board Software Review 120

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! New OK Go Video – White Knuckles (Have these guys mastered full-proof viral videos?) – [link]. Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week!

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 2, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Interesting Facebook post on the viral potential of rumors … The strange truth about fiction – crowdspring.co/1rJBrCv. Is Native Advertising Even Profitable for Brands?

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 16, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Marketing the Viral Effect and Not-for-Profit Gold – [link]. Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week!

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 7, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! 7 Things Marketers Can Learn From 2,616 Viral Headlines. Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week! ripenn - crowdspring.co/1gSudHW.

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www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

As I ask questions to understand the thinking, what usually comes out is something vague along the lines of web marketing, and/or viral growth with no numbers attached. A quick look around all the B2C startups shows that, although viral growth is often hoped for, in reality it is extremely rare.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 31, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Four Lean Advertising Campaigns That Went Viral | Harvard Business Review – [link]. Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week!

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship , small business , leadership, social media , marketing, and more! There, I Said It: Screw Viral Videos – [link]. Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week! image credit: monkeyworks. How do colors affect purchases?

Social Media 91

Social Media Small Business Design Media 91

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

APRIL 12, 2012

My last blog post, by far, was the most viral piece I’ve written in four years of blogging. One is awareness and the other is wise and tolerant leadership. Provocative titles and edgy content seem to win readers. And it would appear that creative style is a hot topic. Call it the Diversity Dilemma.

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Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Virality is also really interesting (again, actual human interaction), people who "create a story from your post" (share etc). Except for Engaged Users and Virality all other metrics suffer from the fatal flaw of not answering the "so what" question. Time to dive deeper. I don't know.

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Metrics Advertising Marketing Social Media 165

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 15, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! ViralSearch: Identifying and Visualizing Viral Content – [link]. Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week!

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2011

5 great viral marketing campaigns (and what small businesses can learn from them!). The program allows you to collaborate with your clients oct team members, schedule events, share files and other resources, access features via email or the web, and simultaneously manage multiple projects, clients, jobs, or users. Sweetness indeed.

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Scale is usually correlated with market leadership and large market size, and Wall Street is rewarding with a premium multiple these large SaaS companies because (1) their growth is supported by a secular trend (now it is clear that Cloud Computing is here to stay!) Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Software 2.0:

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! SaaS products aren’t viral – [link]. Jack Dorsey: Leadership Secrets Of Twitter And Square | Forbes – [link]. Want to get a job at a startup? Show them WHY.

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2016

If you don’t yet have a hundred investors knocking on your door, it’s time to put more focus on viral marketing, closing customers, and exponential growth. Additional defensibility elements that unicorn investors look for include speed of implementation, rate of revenue and user growth, and exceptional team strength and leadership.

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Intellectual Property Valuation Merger Exit Strategy 120

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

Creativity in our business lives – The average tech startup these days spends time talking with colleagues & investors about a multitude of things: customer acquisition, viral adoption, raising capital, hiring / firing employees, product features, technology trends, marketing / branding, and on and on. That’s a shame.

Technical Review 356

Technical Review Framework Audience Media 356

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 2, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! The Illustrated Anatomy of a Viral Pinterest Scam – [link]. Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week! Banksy on advertising – [link].

Social Media 93

Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

We are the leader in the professional domain with viral growth. What I knew that many didn’t was that a combination of curiosity and a viral game mechanic would slowly get to a million people, at which point the network becomes valuable. We have evidence that we’re en route to market leadership.

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Entrepreneur Viral Revenue Networking 111

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2010

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! The formula for going viral (or Twitter failure) - [link]. Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week! Technology Redefines Marketing - [link].

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2020

Note the growth of your team and your own leadership. Similarly, it will be very satisfying to see the productivity increases from your leadership and mentoring. Surprisingly, word-of-mouth and viral efforts require more work and a larger budget than you would expect. Managing cash-flow personally and continually.

Sweat Equity 435

Sweat Equity Salary Viral Leadership 435

Version One Ventures

MARCH 25, 2020

In any case, these tests can be good for showing the extent of viral spread in a community and providing useful public health information and guidance for our overwhelmed healthcare system. . For serological tests, it is still early to call this a true diagnostic. We are all in this together xo.

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Technical Review Asia Portfolio Viral 146

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

There was a backlash against the Plaxo spamming yet it paved the way for everybody who came after them to get users to drive viral adoption and we’d throw up our arms and say, “oh boy, here goes another social network that my friends are going to spam me about&# mentality that made it acceptable for everybody who came afterward.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 14, 2013

Berger explains why people talk about certain produces and ideas more than others, why some stories have a greater tendency towards a viral effect and why some rumors are simply more infectious than others. 5 great viral marketing campaigns (and what small businesses can learn from them!).

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Viral Small Business Social Media Technical Review 93

mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

Not only do they need to have a high level of diversified technical prowess and proficiency, but they also need to possess strong leadership and project management capabilities. Leadership Abilities Are A Must It’s natural to want a tech savvy and competent CTO. Solid leadership is essential to the success of any team.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Today, with the Internet and social media, if you aren’t visible in a positive way to everyone, including customers, your leadership efforts will be lost. You need to be visible in marketing efforts, viral videos, and interactions with key customer segments. Online it may be time to take a formal position via blogs and interviews.

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Stealth Leadership Viral Social Media 362

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2020

These days, you need customer evangelists who see the value and will pull in their friends through viral actions to keep the business growing. More complex and defensible businesses should highlight their organic drive to profitability and brand leadership. Growing appreciation for the value of the solution provided.

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Revenue Valuation Viral Retention 434

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Good business leadership begins with defining both the direction and the destination of your company. From there you need to hone a whole set of skills to survive and prosper, including effective communication, leadership under pressure, and constant adaptation to change. Word-of-mouth and viral are not long-term solutions.

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Intellectual Property Leadership Viral Early Stage 345

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2021

There is nothing more inspiring than seeing the results of your mentoring and leadership. Word of mouth advertising and viral marketing cost big bucks these days so budget for it. It can also be very inspiring, as you watch your dream morph into reality, or as you feel each little element of success: Watch your team develop new skills.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Graham is the founder of Y Combinator, the leading startup incubator, and the essays on his blog providethought-leadership on topics as varied as startup funding, marketing, and life lived well. 5 great viral marketing campaigns (and what small businesses can learn from them!). This is what I get when I read Paul Graham.

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Entrepreneur Redemption New York Cofounder 91