Archive for January, 2010
Five Suggestions About Working With Lawyers
Ross | January 28th, 2010Prior to crowdSPRING, I practiced law for 13 years. During that time, I counseled and represented clients (from internet startups to Fortune 100 companies) in transactional matters and in complex trials. I’ve set at the table as a lawyer, and now have the perspective of an entrepreneur. This week on my personal blog, I’ve been [...]
Small Business Spotlight Of the Week
Laura | January 26th, 2010Lately, I have been noticing a lot of solutions companies using crowdSPRING for their clients and it’s very exciting that they use us for their design needs! A project posted by Mark Wray of Digital Beckley (www.digitalbeckley.com) caught my eye initially because it was a small web design for the Austism Recovery Resource Center in [...]
Branding Secrets Of The World’s Best Brands
Ross | January 26th, 2010The name of your company and your logo are two creative elements of your brand, but your brand is much more than the company name and logo design. A brand is the sum total of the experience your prospects and customers have with your company. A strong brand communicates what your company does, how it [...]
Thoughts on being a startup in Chicago: 3 tips for entrepreneurs
Mike | January 25th, 2010In March, Ross and I will be hosting a talk at South by Southwest; it’s called “Third Coast: How to be a Startup Outside of Silicon Valley.” We have been thinking a lot about this lately and discussing the challenges we have faced on our own path. When we first conceived of the idea that [...]
12 Questions: Meet Cyrene Quiamco (USA)
Audree | January 22nd, 2010In 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 [...]
New Year’s Resolutions
Laura | January 19th, 2010The hard part’s not making the resolution it’s sticking to it… For that reason we wanted to see what everyone’s New Year’s Resolutions were for 2010 so we posted a contest on Facebook gave everyone a week and a half to get their submissions in and Pete and I picked a winner. And the $50 [...]
