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Outsourcing: Ross Kimbarovsky, Co-Founder of CrowdSPRING (Part 1)

Posted on Monday, Jan 30th 2012

We’ve covered outsourcing sites before, like Elance and Freelancer.com, which are open to all kinds of freelancers, from telemarketers to virtual assistants to graphic designers to bookkeepers. But some, like Chicago-based CrowdSPRING, specialize. CrowdSPRING dedicates itself to serving the needs of creative individuals, like graphic designers and writers, and those who need their services. Founders

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The Other 99% (Entrepreneurs)

Posted on Monday, Jan 30th 2012

In my recent piece Reengineering Capitalism I highlighted a phenomenon that the global entrepreneurship ecosystem is paying very little attention to: Over 99% of entrepreneurs who seek funding get rejected. Yet, the entire world is focused on the 1% that is “fundable.” The media, when pitched a startup story, is interested in who funded the

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Thursday, Feb. 2: 114th FREE Online 1M/1M Roundtable For Entrepreneurs

Posted on Monday, Jan 30th 2012

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 114th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable on Thursday, February 2, 2012, at 8:00 a.m. PST/11:00 a.m. EST/9:30 p.m. IST. If you are a serious entrepreneur, register to “pitch” and sell your business idea to Sramana Mitra. You’ll gain constructive feedback and she’ll answer any of your questions. Others can “attend” to

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1M/1M Video: When Is The Right Time To Join 1M/1M?

Posted on Monday, Jan 30th 2012
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Thought Leaders in Mobile and Social: Jim Ackerman, Founder of Ackermania Creative (Part 1)

Posted on Monday, Jan 30th 2012

A good marketing campaign is essential to the success of any business. Whether you’re selling a product or a service, if you don’t market it properly, it could go completely unnoticed. Veteran marketer, Jim Ackerman, founder of Ackermania Creative, sat down to talk with me about how he used his skills and experience and the

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Capital-Efficient Customer Acquisition, Company Building: ReTargeter CEO Arjun Dev Arora (Part 5)

Posted on Monday, Jan 30th 2012

Sramana: You started this company in 2009. Could you talk about the companies ramp and what strategies you have used to achieve that? Arjun Dev Arora: Initially, a lot of our ramp was based on referrals. Eventually, we started to do some more formal marketing programs. We started sending out emails, we made AdWord buys,

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Catching Up On Readings: Labor Practices In Tech

Posted on Sunday, Jan 29th 2012

Today’s San Jose Mercury News draws attention to several recent stories about labor practices at contractors used by Apple and other manufacturers of personal tech devices. What role do you feel you and other consumers play in addressing such issues? See the full article for the rest of this week’s posts?

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1M/1M Video: Why Does 1M/1M Work With Local Organizations?

Posted on Sunday, Jan 29th 2012
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