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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Design |
| Founded | May, 2007 |
| Headquarters | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Key people | Ross Kimbarovsky, Co-Founder; Mike Samson, Co-Founder |
| Products | Custom Logo Design, Website Design, Illustration, Marketing Materials, Industrial Design, Copywriting |
| Number of employees | 14 |
| Website | www.crowdspring.com |
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Crowdspring (written "crowdSPRING") is an online marketplace for crowdsourcing creative services. Customers enter the details of what they require and when they need it and how much they'll pay. Once posted, people from around the world (over 100,000 from 200 countries) submit actual finished work and the customer picks and pays for what they choose.
Overview
Crowdspring was founded in May 2007 and launched its online marketplace publicly in May 2008. Crowdspring is based in Chicago.
Criticism
When it launched publicly in mid-2008, the company and its business model received some criticism because it's marketplace works on a speculative model of asking professionals to complete custom work for the chance of getting payment. This means that most people involved in the process produce finished work and do not get paid.
References
- Crowdspring homepage
- http://www.socialtechpop.com/2010/09/lightbank-and-prizes-oh-my/
- How Crowdspring works
- Creative designs, ideas get chance to stand out at CrowdSpring
- Company snapshot Businessweek
- Crowdsourced Design: Is Crowdspring the next iStockPhoto?
- review Information Week
- Christopher Steiner The Creativity of Crowds February 16, 2009 Forbes
- Rafe Needleman CrowdSpring leverages weasel economics June 12, 2008 CNet
- No!Spec campaign vs. Crowdspring
- Walker, Rob (May 31, 2011). "The Crowd Is Wise—but Can It Draw?". Slate.