Crowdspring

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crowdSPRING, LLC
Company type Private
Industry Design
FoundedMay 2007
Founder
  • Ross Kimbarowsky
  • Mike Samson
Headquarters Chicago, Illinois, USA
Area served
 Worldwide
ProductsCustom Logo Design, Website Design, Illustration, Marketing Materials, Industrial Design, Copywriting
Number of employees
70 [1]
Website www.crowdspring.com

Crowdspring (written "crowdSPRING", legally crowdSPRING, LLC) is an online marketplace for crowdsourced creative services. [2]

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Overview

Crowdspring was co-founded in May 2007 by Ross Kimbarovsky and Michael Samson. [3] Crowdspring launched its online marketplace publicly in May 2008. Crowdspring is based in Chicago. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

More than 200,000 graphic designers and writers from 200 countries work on Crowdspring. [10]

Blog

Crowdspring maintains a blog which was launched in mid-2008. [11]

Crowdspring has faced ongoing criticism regarding its speculative business model, which involves asking designers and writers to submit completed work with no guarantee of payment unless their submission is selected. [12] Critics argue that this practice can result in many contributors effectively working without compensation, despite Crowdspring collecting fees from clients. [13]

In some cases, participants have expressed frustration with delayed or missing payments, further fueling criticism about fairness and transparency on the platform. [14] Crowdspring has responded to such feedback by stating that they provide a global platform to connect creatives with businesses and offer opportunities to grow their portfolios. [15]

References

  1. ↑ "Business Profile CrowdSpring, LLC". Better Business Bureau.
  2. ↑ Crowdspring homepage
  3. ↑ Steiner, Christopher (2009). "The Creativity of Crowds". Forbes.
  4. ↑ "Creative designs, ideas get chance to stand out at CrowdSpring". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  5. ↑ Company snapshot Businessweek
  6. ↑ Crowdsourced Design: Is Crowdspring the next iStockPhoto?
  7. ↑ review Information Week
  8. ↑ Christopher Steiner The Creativity of Crowds February 16, 2009 Forbes
  9. ↑ Rafe Needleman CrowdSpring leverages weasel economics June 12, 2008 CNet
  10. ↑ LeFlore, Ann (2018-06-16). "Crowdspring Review – Legit or Scam". 9 to 5 Work Online. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  11. ↑ "Crowdspring Blog". Crowdspring.
  12. ↑ Walker, Rob (May 31, 2011). "The Crowd Is Wise—but Can It Draw?". Slate.
  13. ↑ "The NO!SPEC campaign vs. Crowdspring" . Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  14. ↑ "Crowdspring Reviews on Trustpilot". Trustpilot. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  15. ↑ "Official Crowdspring Blog".

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