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If Politicians Had Man Buns
It all started when @FigDrewton on Twitter uploaded a photo of Donald Trump with a man bun. The Internet applauded and everyone was happy. That's WHEN design crowdsourcing website DesignCrowd decided TO host a contest, challenging their community TO imagine what other politicians AND world leaders might look LIKE WITH a man bun. Read more
Behind the Business Plan: DesignCrowd
DesignCrowd, an online marketplace where businesses can crowdsource logos and graphics from designers worldwide, started in 2008, when co-founder and CEO Alec Lynch and his partners invested their savings to bring the idea to life. Read more
How I Succeeded: DesignCrowd's Alec Lynch
How I Succeeded is a regular series on Lifehacker where we ask business owners for the secrets and tactics behind their success. Today: Alec Lynch from DesignCrowd. Read more
DesignCrowd donates designs to help support Loud Shirt Day
Loud Shirt Day took place last week and the creative community over at DesignCrowd.com got into the spirit by coming up with some funky fashion ideas to help with the annual Loud Shirt Day campaign held on Friday 16th October. Read more
DesignCrowd hits $30m milestone
Local design crowdsourcing marketplace DesignCrowd has passed $30 million in completed projects, following a $6 million series B funding round earlier this year. Read more
Donald Trump In Famous Horror Movie Scenes Will Petrify You
Nice job, Designcrowd, which photoshopped these darkly humorous images. Read more
DesignCrowd named in Red Herring Top 100 list for Asia
DesignCrowd, the Sydney based design crowdsourcing platform, has been announced as a 2015 Red Herring Top 100 company in the Asia region. Read more
Startups and investors find a good relationship by design
Start-ups often garner cult-like celebrity status and adulation from the tech scene and the public for their billion-dollar valuations and world-changing impacts, but it’s the behind the scenes relationship between start-ups and their financial backers that’s often critical to their success or failure. Read more
DesignCrowd's plan for global domination just took a critical step forward
"Australian crowdsourcing marketplace DesignCrowd just took a big step in its global growth strategy. After taking on an extra $6 million in funding earlier this year from AirTree Ventures and Starfish Ventures, the startup today launched a translation tool which makes it easier for designers in non-English speaking countries to understand briefs." Read more
Interview with Alec Lynch - DesignCrowd
"I hear lots of people say “hey I’ve got this great idea” but 99% of the time they only talk and don’t take action. The best way to fix this is to take action on the first step" Read more
AirTree Ventures invests $6 million in DesignCrowd
Daniel Petre's new venture capital firm AirTree Ventures has invested $6 million in crowdsourcing platform DesignCrowd, in the first Series B investment for the firm. Read more
The Founders’ Top 12 Checklist For Starting A Successful Business In 2015
Starting a successful business in 2015 requires careful planning, savvy moves and unwavering commitment. So in order to stay focused, have fun and hit those targets, here’s the ultimate checklist to help you get your business off the ground this new year. Read more