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4 Tips For Getting Great Designs

4 Tips For Getting Great Designs

Jo Sabin - Thursday, October 11, 2012

Clients play a bigger role than they often think in ensuring the success of a design project. Check out these recommendations from our support team, use them and get a great design outcomes for your small business today!  Read more

Startup Events - 8 Secrets to a Killer Startup Event

Startup Events - 8 Secrets to a Killer Startup Event

Jo Sabin - Friday, September 21, 2012

Earlier this month, we attended one of the largest entrepreneur / startup conference in the southern hemisphere - Sydstart - held in Sydney, Australia. There were around 1,000 attendees (including current and aspiring entrepreneurs, angel investors and VCs) and the speaker list included an awesome mix of startup luminaries from Australia and around the world including DesignCrowd CEO Alec Lynch. Based on our experience at Sydstart we've compiled a list of 8 Secrets to a killer startup event. Read more

10 Big Brands Crowdsourcing on DesignCrowd

10 Big Brands Crowdsourcing on DesignCrowd

Jo Sabin - Friday, September 21, 2012

From startups to big brands and big names, many companies are turning to crowdsourcing for new ideas, to engage fans/audience and get social networks buzzing. From indie folk band Bon Iver crowdsourcing tattoo design from fans of the band, to artists looking for funding for exhibitions on Indiegogo or entrepreneurs on Kickstarter, getting ideas (and cash) from the crowd is making headlines and helping brands grow. Here are 10 big brands crowdsourcing on DesignCrowd. Read more

20 Hot Startups from New Zealand

20 Hot Startups from New Zealand

DesignCrowd - Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Look out Silicon Valley, there is a buzzing startup scene in New Zealand. Just check out their leading world class incubators CREATIVE HQ and The ICEHOUSE and brilliant startups in NZ like Trade Me!  In this article we've rounded up 20 Top Startups from New Zealand.  Read more

'Manual Testing' - How to Validate Your Internet Business Idea

'Manual Testing' - How to Validate Your Internet Business Idea

DesignCrowd - Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Every man, woman, friend and cousin has had a business idea.  Seeking to pursue their dream (or perhaps inspired by  Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Tony Robbins or The Social Network) we have countless friends who approach us with their own "million dollar" business idea.  The thing is, we're often amazed by the ideas.  The majority of business concepts we hear are sou Read more

7 Tips on Starting a Business (During a Recession)

7 Tips on Starting a Business (During a Recession)

DesignCrowd - Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Learn 7 actionable tips for starting a business during a recession. Navigate challenges, seize opportunities, and build a resilient foundation for success. Read more

10 Business Models that Thrive During a Downturn

10 Business Models that Thrive During a Downturn

DesignCrowd - Monday, August 29, 2011

They say that starting a business during a recession is, contrary to what many would say is common sense, the best time to do so. But some businesses do better during recessions than others - it's hardly a great time to start an auto dealership or real estate company. Making your entry into the right kind of business is one of those important factors that will determine whether a recession is real Read more

5 Tips on Creating Happiness (via Business/Work) like Zappos.com

5 Tips on Creating Happiness (via Business/Work) like Zappos.com

DesignCrowd - Friday, August 5, 2011

DesignCrowd visited Zappos offices in Las Vegas last month and, in addition to taking a few happy snaps, we took away some ideas and learnings about an important topic: happiness.Zappos.com is a crazily successful online retailer but what emerged after spending a few hours at their office is that Zappos don't see the focus of their business as being shoes o Read more

5 Ways To Pimp Your Office Like Google

5 Ways To Pimp Your Office Like Google

DesignCrowd - Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Last week DesignCrowd visited Google's "Campus" headquarters in Mountain View California.  In a nutshell, Google's Campus is Disneyland for the computer geek.  Upon arrival we were immediately struck by how fun the campus was and after 4 hours we were ready to get a Google tattoo.  Google's Campus is simply cool and visiting it is 'an experience'.  In a way, it leaves a simil Read more

Bid on My Design! How to Get the Best Designers Bidding on Your Project

Bid on My Design! How to Get the Best Designers Bidding on Your Project

DesignCrowd - Friday, June 17, 2011

Like the rest of the design industry, DesignCrowd has a range of designers with varying levels of experience.  This is reflected in the diversity of the bids for logo design that clients receive.  Want to attract the very best designers to your project? It can be done. In this article, we outline three ways to get our top ranked designers bidding. They'll be most effective together, but  Read more

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