Twitter Link Roundup #175 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

Every day on the crowdSPRING Twitter account and on my own Twitter account, I post links to posts or videos I enjoyed reading or viewing. These posts and videos are about logo design, web design, startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week!

The image above shows a creative print ad for Max Shoes. You’ll find a fun collection of 44 more creative print ads in the Social Media & Marketing section below.

Small Business and Startups: Cultivate Trust and Nurture Loyalty – http://crowdspring.co/17djr9d 

Empower Your Small Business: trust & loyalty, marketing insight, lean business – http://crowdspring.co/ZofxK9

7 Simple productivity tips you can apply today, backed by science | The Buffer Blog – http://crowdspring.co/17vtHga

crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight: Rent A Green Box – http://crowdspring.co/17o17dQ 

Why You Need to Redefine Failure | Intuit Small Business Blog – http://crowdspring.co/120YCyj 

The Importance of Scheduling Nothing – http://crowdspring.co/10ZmBfS 

Stop Building Things Your Customers Don’t Really Want or Need | by Andrew Gluck – http://crowdspring.co/15hdrjE 

Why I Love My Angriest Customers – http://crowdspring.co/17t49jN 

Rule No. 1: Get to the Point – http://crowdspring.co/155XTis 

Small Business and Startups: Cultivate Trust and Nurture Loyalty – http://crowdspring.co/17djr9d 

Why We Ignore Good Advice | Psychology Today – http://crowdspring.co/155V3Ki 

You play like you practice – http://crowdspring.co/12l0SRj 

Does HubSpot Walk The Talk On Its Culture Code? – http://crowdspring.co/16Q6xzF

5 Hard Questions to Ask Yourself During a Conflict | by @joulee http://crowdspring.co/17o079x 

If you need to pivot, pivot hard | Version One Ventures – http://crowdspring.co/121kBVU 

Reframing the problems with “Freemium” by charging the marketing department – http://crowdspring.co/15mbemQ 

Does your Company Culture Attract Rockstar Talent? Here Are 9 Tips | Forbes – http://crowdspring.co/16Vgyde

A Startup’s Three Visions – http://crowdspring.co/17t4fI5 

Warby Parker Co-Founder: Creating A Strong Brand Without Marketing | PSFK – http://crowdspring.co/ZlS2hQ 

A New Way To Look At Optimism’s Role In Success | Fast Company – http://crowdspring.co/15m9ABR 

VC funding in Chicago is down more than 40% – http://crowdspring.co/11ao97c 

Stop Building Things Your Customers Don’t Really Want or Need | by Andrew Gluck – http://crowdspring.co/15hdrjE 

Startup Jedi: How to get through the sh*t times | GeekWire – http://crowdspring.co/15fDTdu 

The *real* pivot – http://crowdspring.co/114Cq58 

The pragmatics of happiness at work: It’s just good business | GigaOM Pro by Stowe Boyd – http://crowdspring.co/16VHSbk 

Startup Etiquette: How to Get the Most Out of Coffee Meetings |Technori by Len Kendall – http://crowdspring.co/155Y1OW 

How To Price and Sell Your Startup’s Product – http://crowdspring.co/ZcUjyV 

“Leadership has nothing to do with titles.” … What Is Leadership? | Forbes – http://crowdspring.co/158wr3I 

Linkedin Founder Reid Hoffman’s Advice for Entrepreneurs | KISSmetrics Blog – http://crowdspring.co/155XwVj 

How Dave Goldberg of SurveyMonkey Built a Billion-Dollar Business and Still Gets Home By 5:30 PM – http://crowdspring.co/15fDsjk 

Looking for a data scientist? Here’s who you need | VentureBeat – http://crowdspring.co/16SbvvR 

Tough to see how Foursquare will differentiate its location data service from other big players – http://crowdspring.co/ZkTSmi 

The Importance of Scheduling Nothing – http://crowdspring.co/10ZmBfS 

Start-ups: 80% of Your Growth Depends on This | by Jeremy Quittner – http://crowdspring.co/ZozBMx 

What Western And Chinese Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Each Other | Forbes http://crowdspring.co/174jaY8 

What To Do When Things Aren’t Working Out | by @dnamartell – http://crowdspring.co/11eN7SV 

Hire People Bothered By Suck” And Other Insights From GitHub | by Dharmesh Shah, Hubspot Dev Blog – http://crowdspring.co/ZsrUoA 

Showrooming: Most Say They’d Need At Least A 20% Price Gap to Abandon the Store – http://crowdspring.co/123ftk5 

Through the Looking Glass: Hiring Sales People – http://crowdspring.co/Z37H9s 

Why You’re Not As Productive As You Want to Be (and What to Do About It) | Technori – http://crowdspring.co/17jRKfa 

Some start-ups shun funding in bid to retain independence | Livemint – http://crowdspring.co/17k8jrc 

The Happiest People Pursue the Most Difficult Problems | HBR – http://crowdspring.co/1568REM 

Why I Love My Angriest Customers – http://crowdspring.co/17t49jN 

Using the Crowd as an Innovation Partner | Harvard Business Review – http://crowdspring.co/16WuN1d 

What are some of the most ridiculous startup ideas that eventually became successful? | Quora – http://crowdspring.co/16VlcYw 

7 Simple productivity tips you can apply today, backed by science | The Buffer Blog – http://crowdspring.co/17vtHga

Eight brands that crowdsourced marketing and product ideas | Econsultancy – http://crowdspring.co/Ze5FCH

Rule No. 1: Get to the Point – http://crowdspring.co/155XTis 

Warby Parker Co-Founder: Creating A Strong Brand Without Marketing | PSFK – http://crowdspring.co/ZlS2hQ 

Social Ad Revenue To Grow 18.6% By 2017 – http://crowdspring.co/16QtR0b 

The brand is a story. But it’s a story about you, not about the brand – http://crowdspring.co/ZtTZsJ 

Internet Ad Revenues Again Hit Record-Breaking Double-Digit Annual Growth, Reaching Nearly $37 Billion – http://crowdspring.co/Z0IIUa 

Reframing the problems with “Freemium” by charging the marketing department – http://crowdspring.co/15mbemQ 

Excellent interview about big business & social media. Lots of good insight – http://crowdspring.co/15m9lXk 

The disruptive potential of native advertising | by Felix Salmon – http://crowdspring.co/17gnRfE 

Showrooming: Most Say They’d Need At Least A 20% Price Gap to Abandon the Store – http://crowdspring.co/123ftk5 

Want to Slash 50% Off Your Marketing Budget? Try Being Nice… | MarketingProfs by Peter Shankman – http://crowdspring.co/1569oGQ

Conservation of energy in conversation – http://crowdspring.co/11aRYSf 

45 Stunning Print Ads for Inspiration – http://crowdspring.co/11hdI1B 

7 Design Principles, Inspired By Zen Wisdom | Co.Design – http://crowdspring.co/16Y8M49 

Photoshop CS6 Cheat Sheet | Web Design Ledger – http://crowdspring.co/16Y5AFJ 

70 Awesome Illustrator Tutorials That Every Designer Should See | Designrfix – http://crowdspring.co/16Y52Q3 

Learning to See | Information Architects – http://crowdspring.co/Zi8IXx 

Yahoo’s disappointing display ad revenue results http://crowdspring.co/12kkuow  further signal the erosion of the display market.

10 Beautiful Retro Style Illustrations | Desizn World – http://crowdspring.co/16Y962L 

50 Excellent Photoshop Photo Effect Tutorials | Hongkiat – http://crowdspring.co/16Y5az8 

28 Lovely Tattoo Lettering Fonts | CreativeFan – http://crowdspring.co/11ha47Q 

25 Brilliant Fresh Freebies From Dribbble | Ants Magazine – http://crowdspring.co/16Y5nSR 

Infographic design from a dozen different countries – http://crowdspring.co/11hbLC2 

The Importance of Sketching in Creating a Successful Design Work – http://crowdspring.co/16Y8YjZ 

25 Creative Bookmark Design Ideas for Readers – http://crowdspring.co/11heY4P 

40 Free Wedding Fonts – http://crowdspring.co/11hcWBr

35 Creative Typography Design Master pieces for your inspiration – http://crowdspring.co/11hbdME

Lean UX: Getting Out Of The Deliverables Business | Smashing UX Design – http://crowdspring.co/15fE8Fd 

55 Witty and Inspiring Motivational Quotes Wallpapers – http://crowdspring.co/11hbyyS 

Design Tutorials and Inspiration: 16 Very Creative Business Cards – http://crowdspring.co/11hdEyR 

45 Stunning Print Ads for Inspiration – http://crowdspring.co/11hdI1B 

25 Super Cool free fonts For Your Design | Grafix Designs – http://crowdspring.co/11hcbZk 

Free High Resolution Textures – Lost and Taken-Early 20th Century Paper Textures – http://crowdspring.co/17BwAvR

20 Magnificent Examples of Typography | Enfuzed – http://crowdspring.co/Zl6l9C 

45 Restaurant Identity, Menu & Stationery Designs Showcase – http://crowdspring.co/Zlbm1O 

15 Free Wireframing Tools for Visualizing Ideas – http://crowdspring.co/16Y92jr 

20 Fantastic After Effects Video Tutorials – http://crowdspring.co/11he9sL

35 creative print ads | Desizn World – http://crowdspring.co/17Bxdp6 

15 Modern Product/Industrial Designs | Designskilz – http://crowdspring.co/17BwPam 

45 Sleek White Letterpress Business Cards – http://crowdspring.co/11hbvmI 

45 Informative and Extremely Creative Infographics – http://crowdspring.co/17BxOr4 

30 Brilliant and Beautiful Movie Poster Design examples for your Inspiration – http://crowdspring.co/17BxfNT

Designing Better Experiences Through Data | UX Magazine – http://crowdspring.co/114Cfa2 

Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – http://bit.ly/1ySfi

Legal Contracts for Graphic Designers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – http://bit.ly/XTLkS

10 Great Logo Designs | Designskilz – http://crowdspring.co/YeEWXL

23 Examples of 3D Logo Design Inspiration | CoalesceIdeas – http://crowdspring.co/11hc3cb 

50+ Stunning Examples of Creative Logo Design | Grafix Designs – http://crowdspring.co/11hdYO0 

35 Amazing Soccer and Club Logos | Smashing Hub – http://crowdspring.co/Zl6BFA 

25 Super Cool free fonts For Your Design | Grafix Designs – http://crowdspring.co/11hcbZk 

25 Examples of Logo Using People Illustrations – http://crowdspring.co/11hd2ZZ 

UX Best Practices for Designing Mobile Apps | by Marcos Moralez – http://crowdspring.co/1569Dl0 

Designing A Website: 15 Web Design Related Photoshop Tutorials | DesignSphere – http://crowdspring.co/Zl6xFE

Circular Elements in Website Design – Best Practice | Designmodo – http://crowdspring.co/17BxyIy 

60+ Outstanding Examples of Hand Drawn Website Design | Onextrapixel – http://crowdspring.co/Zl6YzT 

15+ food and restaurant web designs | Webdesigner Depot – http://crowdspring.co/Zl6OII 

Impressive Single Page Web Design Inspiration – http://crowdspring.co/17BxhW0

20+ sunshine yellow website designs for your inspiration – http://crowdspring.co/16Y94YL

30+ Fresh Pricing Table Designs Inspiration | web3mantra – http://crowdspring.co/11hdtDE 

60 Beautiful iOS App Icon Designs for your Inspiration | Graphic Design Junction – http://crowdspring.co/11hdPtZ 

Eight Lessons in Mobile Usability Testing | UX Magazine – http://crowdspring.co/Zl6wBL

32 Free Icon Sets for Building Unique Web Interfaces | SpyreStudios – http://crowdspring.co/17BwxQS 

“New research reinforces the idea that intelligence is not fixed – and therefore can be strengthened” – http://crowdspring.co/155TUCw 

10 Essential Online Tools You Should Be Using | Inc – http://crowdspring.co/15mwvNu 

Bitcoin is a Ponzi scheme: The Internet currency will collapse | Slate Magazine – http://crowdspring.co/ZtSVox 

Why We Ignore Good Advice | Psychology Today – http://crowdspring.co/155V3Ki 

“Almost 50 percent of Americans will have a diagnosable mental illness in their lifetimes” – http://crowdspring.co/15fDzv2 

Using the Crowd as an Innovation Partner | Harvard Business Review – http://crowdspring.co/16WuN1d 

Most clinical research is statistically worthless | The Economist – http://crowdspring.co/15iN7pk 

Re-thinking Clinical Trials for the World of Crowdsourcing | Xconomy – http://crowdspring.co/170RSSt 

Conservation of energy in conversation – http://crowdspring.co/11aRYSf 

What is the single most important life lesson older people feel young people need to know? – http://crowdspring.co/ZmQNSN

Nearly 100 Percent Of American Women In Jobs That Typically Pay Men More: Analysis – http://crowdspring.co/153jEiH 

The Importance of Scheduling Nothing – http://crowdspring.co/10ZmBfS 

What Ron Johnson Got Right | Gardiner Morse-Harvard Business Review – http://crowdspring.co/Zcqcrt 

7 Simple productivity tips you can apply today, backed by science | The Buffer Blog – http://crowdspring.co/17vtHga

I hope you enjoy these links! Please leave a comment and let me know what you liked/didn’t like.