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Category Archives: Start-Ups

Spinnakr Interview with the Great Robert Scoble

Apr 11th, 2012 by Adam Bonnifield, has views and 0 comments

Recently we spent some time chatting with Rackspace’s Robert Scoble. Read his article about Spinnakr on Building43 and watch the full interview below:

Spinnakr Takes First Place at Data 2.0 Startup Competition

Apr 4th, 2012 by dbeyer, has views and 0 comments

We’re super excited to announce that Spinnakr won first place at the Data 2.0 Startup Pitch competition April 3! We were honored to compete alongside fantastic companies at the 2012 Data 2.0 Conference. The Data 2.0 Conference is an annual event that explores the importance of data in our business and everyday lives. Its goal [...]

Spinnakr Brings AngelList to Your Startup’s Website

Oct 21st, 2011 by Adam Bonnifield, has views and 0 comments

If you want to use your website to raise money from early-stage investors, there  aren’t a lot of great options, for three reasons: Company websites are customer-facing, so they spend more time describing current product offerings than team and long-term vision, Contact pages are built for mass communication, but most investors won’t want to use a [...]

Startups: 11 Ways Your Website Can Win You Investors

Oct 17th, 2011 by Adam Bonnifield, has views and 0 comments

Fundraising has been on our minds since Spinnakr joined 500 Startups.  In fact, fundraising is on lots of minds in the Valley, and everyone in our class at 500 wants to maximize their chances of raising capital. Since we have some expertise about what works and doesn’t in website engagement, and a tool that can be used to [...]

The Download: Can a billion-dollar tech company be built in D.C. alone?

Oct 16th, 2011 by Adam Bonnifield, has views and 0 comments

Great coverage in the Washington Post about Spinnakr’s temporary relocation to Mountain View, California as part of the newest 500 Startups class.

Can Using LaunchRock Kill Your Startup?

Jun 30th, 2011 by Michael Mayernick, has views and 0 comments

Your first goal when starting anything, whether it be a company or a campaign, should be connecting with supporters who feel strongly about what you’re doing – your evangelists. Your evangelists can help spread the word about what you’re doing, provide valuable, detailed feedback and become your early adopters. But these dedicated supports won’t just [...]

XKCD on the First Web Start-Up that Dared to Dream

Feb 8th, 2011 by Adam Bonnifield, has views and 0 comments

Read the comic, paying homage to arguably the most ambitious web start-up in history:  http://zombo.com/