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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

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

40 Logo Designs for Daily Deal and Group Buying Websites

40 Logo Designs for Daily Deal and Group Buying Websites

DesignCrowd - Tuesday, July 12, 2011

"Deal of the day" or "Group Buying" websites are popping up all over the world.  They're the new startup trend and the valuations and capital they're attracting are creating waves in the online world while the discounts they're providing are creating waves for bricks and mortar retailers. With so many of these sites available chances are that if you work as a designer, and work with startups Read more

Interview with Kim Heras (founder of PushStart)

Interview with Kim Heras (founder of PushStart)

DesignCrowd - Thursday, February 24, 2011

In this blog we interview Kim Heras (Aussie tech startup guru and former writer at Technation and TheNextWeb) about his latest venture: the Australian Startup Accelerator PushStart (see also PushStart Logo Design Contest and 10 startup accelerators). What is a startup accelerator?Generally speaking a startup accelerator is a structured program that provides seed capital and Read more

10 Startup Accelerators (from the USA, Europe and Australia)

10 Startup Accelerators (from the USA, Europe and Australia)

DesignCrowd - Thursday, February 24, 2011

Brilliant business ideas are generated daily by budding entrepeneurs. Unfortunately bubbles can be burst and business sometimes fail (illustrated by low % of businesses that last more than a year). A great idea is not enough to ensure success, there are many more factors that contribute to a profitable startup - startups need to execute, they will need some capital and they will need resources!  T Read more

50 Good, Bad and Ugly Australian Startup Company Logos!

50 Good, Bad and Ugly Australian Startup Company Logos!

DesignCrowd - Monday, January 10, 2011

Despite the recent economic downturn, start-up companies are still proving to be at the forefront of economic growth. There have been some fantastic success stories in 2010 especially from the following list of 50 (whether their logos are good or not). Start up business 99Dresses (From Sydney Australia), for instance, allows people to exchange clothing using a purely online c Read more

50 Startup Logos from 2010

50 Startup Logos from 2010

DesignCrowd - Friday, December 17, 2010

Startups have flourished in 2010. The last 12 months have yielded some fantastic success stories. Groupon is a standout and is currently receiving a lot of attention, buzz and press. Some believe the latest wave of start-ups are driving a dot-com recovery. Either way, as designers, it is interesting to reflect and see what design trends and styles are used by some of the world's newest and most Read more

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