Jon Crawford Has Something To Say

Storenvy: Announcement: Now Every Purchase From Storenvy Includes Bacon!

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:50:12 -0700

Storenvy: Announcement: Now Every Purchase From Storenvy Includes Bacon!:

This is an exciting day at Storenvy. We’re thrilled to finally roll back the curtains on what we hope will be our biggest piece of innovation to date.

At Storenvy, we’re constantly looking for ways to raise the bar on our level of customer experience. But the problem is – what could be…

parislemon: wilwheaton: rurone: Yessss I have no words to...

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 16:28:00 -0700

parislemon:

wilwheaton:

rurone:

Yessss

I have no words to express how much I love these.

Amazing.

Love these classic poster design versions of modern movies.

So pumped about our popup shop! storenvy: Storenvy Pop-Up Shop...

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:16:39 -0800

So pumped about our popup shop!

storenvy:

Storenvy Pop-Up Shop at the Crocker Galleria San Francisco

Video from the first ever Storenvy Pop-Up hosted at the Crocker Galleria in San Francisco.

The pop-up shop featured four Storenvy store owners, After Eleven Apparel, TopShelf Boutique, Animal Instincts & Embergrass and runs from February 18th to March 18th.

Music provided by Storenvy store owner Jonny Nero.

[Interview with me] How One Young Trep Landed Venture Funding After Getting Booted from Y Combinator

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:03:36 -0800

[Interview with me] How One Young Trep Landed Venture Funding After Getting Booted from Y Combinator:

1 of 2 interviews I did for Entrepreneur Magazine last month.

I love that it ends with “This interview was edited for clarity and brevity.” I supposed I need to work on that.

When Good Design Isn’t Enough

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 16:22:57 -0800

When Good Design Isn’t Enough:

parislemon:

Johnnie Manzari:

Many designers want to launch a well designed product and have it spread by word of mouth. It feels like the best product should just win. But in situations where the product is facing an incumbent and there are complimentary network effects, it’s simply not enough to launch a well designed product.

This is the difference between designing a product and designing a business.

My talk from LessConf ‘12. There’s a funky password...

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 13:31:00 -0800

My talk from LessConf ‘12. There’s a funky password thing you’ll have to get past to watch it. Thank the LessConf team for that.

Horizon. (at Hāpuna Beach State Recreation Area)

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:56:13 -0800

Horizon. (at Hāpuna Beach State Recreation Area)

storenvy: Marketplace sales on Storenvy have increased by 1000%...

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 08:15:22 -0800

storenvy:

Marketplace sales on Storenvy have increased by 1000% since we launched the #NewStorenvy.

It’s been an awesome first month. http://www.storenvy.com

storenvy: Shop and discover products from over 26,000 creative...

Sun, 06 Jan 2013 00:41:47 -0800

storenvy:

Shop and discover products from over 26,000 creative businesses or start your own!

www.storenvy.com

It’s already been a month since the New Storenvy launched. I’ve been surprised by the success so far. We’ll be publishing some stats soon.

storenvy: We couldn’t be more excited to announce that Storenvy...

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 20:29:14 -0800

storenvy:

We couldn’t be more excited to announce that Storenvy is now the home of over 25,000 creative businesses. To celebrate we are launching a sneak peek of the #NEWSTORENVY!

For more information and to sign up for our email announcement please visit here.

See you soon!

So excited to release this soon!

Interview: Networking Like Crazy Has $1.5 Million in Benefits with Jon Crawford

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 21:03:22 -0700

tismytreat:

Jon Crawford is the CEO and founder of Storenvy.com, an online platform that enables people to create their own unique stores. After moving to San Francisco where he knew no one he cultivated his professional network which helped in raising $1.5 million for his company. Today he shares what networking means to him.

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Response to "Quick thoughts on work/life balance" by Matt Galligan

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 08:00:23 -0700

Response to "Quick thoughts on work/life balance" by Matt Galligan:

mattgalligan:

This subject has very much been on my mind lately as we gear up for our launch at Circa. I’d love to dive in further on the topic sometime, but right now I’d just like to just kick off a few thoughts on work/life balance.

I recently read something that said that the “best” folks in the industry are the ones without a work/life balance…

…
…Take evenings off, take weekends, holidays off – it’s vital recharge time. The work will still be there when you get back but if all you do is your work, you might not have a life to go back to if it doesn’t work out.

This is a topic I’ve been thinking about as well. In my experience building a company, it’s unfortunately not as simple as Matt puts in his post. Starting a company takes lot of extra work. Like way more than a normal job. Sometimes you need to stay up all night long to prep for a meeting, fix a major bug, or finally finish a set of features you’ve been working on. Sometimes you need to work 16 hour days for a month straight to catch up to your self-imposed deadline. I wish I could just decide to take off evenings and weekends, but it would actually be irresponsible for me to do so given the promises I’ve made to my users, my investors, and my team. That’s startup life. If you’ve found a way around all that, please drop me a note. I’ll buy you a beer next time we’re out.

Starting a company is the very act of creating something from nothing. You’re figuratively giving birth to something that didn’t exist before you created it. Giving birth is a process that entails intense pain and suffering. (My daughter Vivian turns 1 next month.) But when you’re done with all of the pain, you’re looking at something magical that you’ve created through your own hard work (and typically several others’). As a Father (and a business owner), I can tell you that it’s worth it. The hard work and pain are absolutely worth it.

I think the advise to take off evenings and weekends focuses too much on the execution rather than the strategy. I think the bigger piece of advice here is this: Your idea and company are probably going to fail. Don’t ruin your life, relationships, and health in the process because you’ll probably need all three when that happens. It’s up to the entrepreneur in all of us to discern when it’s time to hustle and when it’s time to pull over, recharge the batteries and take in the scenery. Entrepreneurship is a process.

That said, I’ve found that taking care of yourself is a major part of being a quality founder and team leader. The long hours, missed sleep, design debates, investor relations, and customer support issues can add up quick. It’s super important to keep your head in a good place so that you can lead your team with the right attitude and a clear vision. Spending time with family, friends, or even by myself refuels my mental resources and makes me a better CEO.

Building a long-lasting, strong company that makes a difference in people’s life is one of the things I want to do while I’m on this earth. So I’m willing to put in a lot of effort to pursue that life goal. I don’t have the work-life balance thing perfected, but I think the best founders don’t see a clear distinction between the two.

My guess is Matt would agree.

Awesome work by @adamhendle on this animated GIF showing off...

Mon, 03 Sep 2012 16:57:34 -0700

Awesome work by @adamhendle on this animated GIF showing off some cool Mario Brothers coasters for sale on Storenvy.

storenvy:

Thought it would be fun to put together this animated gif using coasters we got from Storenvy store Ruff House Art. Pickup your own set of 8 Bit Mario coasters for $12 here.

I just got visited by a small pirate. (Taken with Instagram at...

Sun, 02 Sep 2012 16:54:44 -0700

I just got visited by a small pirate. (Taken with Instagram at Alamo Square)

Storenvy: Storenvy Teams Up with Skillshare for San Francisco Maker & Craft Classes!

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:58:58 -0700

Storenvy: Storenvy Teams Up with Skillshare for San Francisco Maker & Craft Classes! :

storenvy:

When we heard that Skillshare was setting out to help San Francisco crafters, creatives and makers through a semester of classes specifically aimed at helping first-timers to seasoned veterans we lept at the chance to help out!

Giants game with the @Storenvy team. (Taken with Instagram at...

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:13:37 -0700

Giants game with the @Storenvy team. (Taken with Instagram at AT&T Park)

In reference to eBay's new terms of service

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 23:32:26 -0700

Dad: Does Storenvy allow you to sell spells and hexes?
Jon: Hex yeah!
Dad: Interesting. I'm spellbound.

You have no idea how happy this photo makes me. @Storenvy (Taken...

Mon, 06 Aug 2012 20:09:35 -0700

You have no idea how happy this photo makes me. @Storenvy (Taken with Instagram at Storenvy)

New @Storenvy identity creeping into the wild with new stickers....

Mon, 06 Aug 2012 15:08:34 -0700

New @Storenvy identity creeping into the wild with new stickers. (Taken with Instagram at Storenvy)

For $10, this illustrator on Storenvy will draw a cartoon...

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 12:39:00 -0700

For $10, this illustrator on Storenvy will draw a cartoon version of you. Here’s mine.

Get yours: http://cartoons.storenvy.com/