Archive for August, 2008
Start-up Tip: Lead By Example, Not By Title
Ross | August 29th, 2008Mike and I stated working on crowdSPRING in the summer of 2006. We incorporated the company in May 2007 and launched the crowdSPRING marketplace in May 2008. We’ve learned many important lessons along the way. In some ways, our experience is typical of other start-ups. In other ways, it is not. I want to share [...]
Weekly Glance of Awesomeness #5
Angeline | August 28th, 2008Hello to all my friends in the crowdSPRINg-iverse! Here is this week’s Glance of Awesomeness. These projects end at the beginning of September, so check them out and get your creative on! Glance #1: WellnessLight Kids Logo + Packaging The Award: $500 End Date: September 1st The Breakdown: WellnessLight is a really cool concept. They’ve [...]
Start-up Tip: Surround Yourself With Smart People
Ross | August 25th, 2008Mike and I stated working on crowdSPRING in the summer of 2006. We incorporated the company in May 2007 and launched the crowdSPRING marketplace in May 2008. We’ve learned many important lessons along the way. In some ways, our experience is typical of other start-ups. In other ways, it is not. I want to share [...]
Weekly Glance of Awesomeness #4
Angeline | August 22nd, 2008Hello my little crowdSPRINGers, Here is this week’s Glance of Awesomeness. This week, we reached an all-time high in projects posted in a day. It was a very proud moment for us, so if you haven’t recently, Browse our current projects and contribute your ideas to one project or twenty! Here are some projects worth [...]
12 Questions: Meet Kai (Australia)
Ross | August 18th, 2008In 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. Be professional, treat others with respect, help us build something [...]
laFraise vs. crowdSPRING
Angeline | August 18th, 2008Calling all crowdSPRING creatives: We’ve teamed up with laFraise to host a t-shirt design project on their site for our community. The theme? “Creativity is….” (Would you expect anything less from a creative marketplace?) There’s quite the hefty reward involved for the top 3 entries, so keep reading for all the details… Who is LaFraise? [...]
Weekly Glance of Awesomeness #3
Angeline | August 14th, 2008Hello to everyone in the crowdSPRING-o-sphere, Here is this week’s Glance of Awesomeness. Creatives – check out these projects and get crackalackin’! Glance #1: Illustrate Your Own 2 Story House The Award: $350 End Date: August 16th The Breakdown: When I was little, I never had a dollhouse. I would always go over to my [...]
