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SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Fresh and Free Resources for Website and Mobile Interface Designers – crowdspring.co/1m69Rmd. Fresh and Free Resources for Website and Mobile Interface Designers – crowdspring.co/1m69Rmd. Testing Mobile: Emulators, Simulators And Remote Debugging | Smashing Magazine – crowdspring.co/XpCEXp.

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MAY 30, 2014

A tech bubble: What Chicago entrepreneurs think | Blue Sky Innovation – crowdspring.co/1lJaw6B. What are the best Craigslist advertisements of all time? The 39 Best Pieces of Sales Advice You’ll Hear This Year – crowdspring.co/1ojWm1U. How much do Y Combinator founders earn? 80,000 Hours – crowdspring.co/1k0NMTU.

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APRIL 5, 2013

Screen) size matters for mobile interface design | VentureBeat – [link]. Twitter Is Building A Gateway To The “Web” Of Mobile Apps | TechCrunch – [link]. Chicago-based BrightTag ranked #4! Facebook’s mobile hype, eyeballs and dollars grow. Facebook’s mobile hype, eyeballs and dollars grow.

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OCTOBER 4, 2013

Something new for the Chicago tech community – crowdspring.co/1bXLS29. Flat, Mobile, Responsive: Fresh JavaScripts and jQuery Plugins Made in September 2013 | noupe – crowdspring.co/18Gazgi. Gathering Customer Needs | VentureFizz – crowdspring.co/15IZpsB. Tools for image optimization – crowdspring.co/18Gappa.

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OCTOBER 18, 2013

Chicago’s startup engine roars | Chicago Tribune - crowdspring.co/16aYZLL. 10 simple tips for improving mobile form UX | Econsultancy - crowdspring.co/1dYTT57. Eye-Catching Mobile App Interfaces with Sleek Gradient Effect | Designmodo - crowdspring.co/19hc82N. The iOS 7 Design Cheat Sheet - crowdspring.co/GJTTKb.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2012

The Chicago FireStarter Venture Capital Fund – [link]. When did advertising get so small? Good to see companies focus on real advertising metrics – [link]. Yelp advertising is a rip-off for small advertisers – [link]. AT&T, Google Among The Biggest Online Advertisers — comScore – [link].

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JANUARY 5, 2012

Radio Still Good Advertising Option for Small Business – [link]. crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Flightwise/ MyRadar Mobile Apps – [link]. CEC’s Startup Forecast – “Never been a better time to start a company in Chicago” – [link]. – [link]. – [link].

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 21, 2017

2 – Advertising Agency & Boutique PR and Advertising Agencies. Prior to starting my own public relations and marketing consultancy, I worked for one of the largest global advertising agencies as well as smaller boutique PR and advertising agencies. Thanks to Natalie Harper, Harper PR. #3

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NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Kevin Willer Shares His Experience Building Google’s Culture In Chicago – [link]. Facebook Is Using Minors To Advertise Alcohol – [link]. 25 Creative Advertisements – [link]. The Future of Advertising: Everything’s Going Mobile – [link]. 25 Creative Advertisements – [link].

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OCTOBER 26, 2012

Why Chicago is One of the Best Cities for Entrepreneurs | @ Technori – [link]. You Can’t Add Value If You Don’t Have Values | Built In Chicago – [link]. Brands Struggle in Mobile – [link]. Gap Moves Away From Global AOR Agency Model | Advertising Age – [link]. How Much is Being Attractive Worth?

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DECEMBER 8, 2011

Nice feature story via Chicago Tribune on @Ramon_DeLeon – [link]. A Look Inside Mobile Design Patterns – [link]. Using Retro Style Images And Banners For Advertising – [link]. 29 Simple yet Intuitive Mobile Web Designs – [link]. “Thanks for calling.

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JANUARY 18, 2013

30% of Excelerate Labs CEO’s have been women – Chicago more diverse that most and growing! - [link]. 5 Predictions For Online Advertising | Fast Company – [link]. 50 Creative advertisements of cars | Ants Magazine – [link]. 50 Creative advertisements of cars | Ants Magazine – [link].

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DECEMBER 7, 2012

Why I Sold My Startup Instead Of Taking VC Money | Built In Chicago - [link]. Chicago’s Startup Community Grows Outside Of Groupon’s Shadow | Chicagoist - [link]. Native Ads In 2013: Scale, Headlines As Banners, Mobile, Samsung, And Yahoo | TechCrunch - [link]. | PandoDaily - [link]. The product lens - [link].

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Incubator 1871 Nurtures Chicago’s Growing Startup Scene – [link]. Mobile Advertising: Twitter Sales Are Double That Of Facebook In A Google-Ruled, $2.6B 40 Naughty Animals In Extremely Creative Advertisements – [link]. 60 Advertising Posters With Inspiring Ideas – [link]. – [link].

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DECEMBER 29, 2010

Pennies from Heaven: Chicago Startups’ Experiences with Angel Investors – [link]. Flyover Geeks: 2010′s Top 30 in Chicago tech – [link]. Good WSJ summary of the mobile industry in 2010 and what’s to come in 2011 – [link]. The Myth Of Work Life Balance – [link]. – [link]. – [link].

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JUNE 26, 2015

The 7 scars of an entrepreneur | Chicago Tribune – buff.ly/1RwMT17. Which Form of Digital Advertising Is The Most Effective? How to Simplify SEO, PR, and Social Collaboration | Convince and Convert crowdspring.co/1JPSPDh. The Surprising Downsides of Being Clever crowdspring.co/1FiX2aR. Is Social Entrepreneurship a Scam?

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MARCH 2, 2011

Good to see increasing local VC investment activity in Chicago startups – [link]. DSPs And The Future Of Advertising – [link]. Top 6 Mistakes to Avoid in Mobile Usability – [link]. How to Make Money in 6 Easy Steps – [link]. The Most Common Negotiating Mistakes — and How to Avoid Them – [link].

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JULY 28, 2011

Built in Chicago – a Movement, a Mission, a Community - [link]. Connecting Digital Strategy with Social Business and Next-Gen Mobility - [link]. Mobile Web Design Trends and Best Practices - [link]. Seven Guidelines For Designing High-Performance Mobile User Experiences - [link].

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JANUARY 5, 2011

An open letter to the Chicago entrepreneurial community – [link]. 35+ Free Mobile & Web Application Development Icon Sets – [link]. Mobile carriers are calling everything 4G these days – [link]. Three economic trends for 2011 (fueled by startup goodness) – [link]. A better Post-It – [link].

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OCTOBER 28, 2011

An AMAZING amount of funding activity in Chicago – [link]. How to Design a Mobile Responsive Website – [link]. Small business and startups: great reads from the business press – [link]. crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Coupon Cactus – [link]. Chess Lessons for Startups – [link].

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FEBRUARY 15, 2013

Good (short) video interview with Kevin Willer about the value 1871 Chicago offers entrepreneurs – [link]. Mobile User Interface Login Form Design Inspiration – 41 Examples – [link]. Phenomenal Reddit AMA … I’m Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation – [link].

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

I thought their idea was impossibly hard – mobile coupons. Gurwin said, “We were a mobile first company, and we reached out to a company back in 2009 that hadn’t really built anything in mobile. They loved that we could help them see how their content performed in mobile.”. Why so challenging?

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DECEMBER 16, 2014

Waiting for a flight home from Bangkok the other week, I found myself leaving the lounge at the same time as a lovely elderly woman from Chicago. Want customers who will do your PR for you? written by John Jantsch read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. I talk to EVERYONE!) United did that.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

The image on the left is one of 30 rejected, offensive or controversial advertisements from around the world. Why Chicago Is A New Hot Spot For Entrepreneurs | Forbes by @tweetJohnHall - crowdspring.co/1dXCsTs. Ignore PR and buzz, use Google Trends to assess traction instead - crowdspring.co/1a6qa8N. 14g8Rmo.

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MARCH 21, 2014

Good long video interview by Frank Gruber with Jason Fried about Chicago, Basecamp, building great teams & more – crowdspring.co/1gEsBUD. “Chicago’s venture funding performance is improving [but] Chicago is still trailing several major metro areas.” Silicon Valley’s Youth Problem – crowdspring.co/1gFjLC8.

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MARCH 13, 2014

“Chicago’s venture funding performance is improving [but] Chicago is still trailing several major metro areas.” Social, Digital & Mobile Around The World (January 2014) – crowdspring.co/1gYcVJm. Well Designed Enterprise Mobile Apps – crowdspring.co/1dgrEQM. ” crowdspring.co/1lPU1Ks.

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OCTOBER 11, 2012

Why Chicago Needs to Recruit and Retain Great Tech Talent – [link]. “Advertising is like a s**t and sugar pie.” Advertising Becomes Amazon’s Newest Low-Price Weapon | Advertising Age – [link]. Digital Ad Growth Slows, but Mobile Increases | AllThingsD – [link].

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JANUARY 10, 2014

An awesome overview of the Chicago tech scene – crowdspring.co/1krnniz. T-Mobile CEO: “This industry blows,” biggest carriers offer “horsesh**” | Ars Technica – crowdspring.co/1fejgUP. “Chicago is now ranked as one of the top ten cities in the world for starting a company” | The Economist – crowdspring.co/19TzjmX.

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APRIL 11, 2014

The image above shows a typical rush hour in Chicago in 1909. The decline of the mobile web - crowdspring.co/1lIlKL4. “Real Time” in Display Advertising Doesn’t Really Mean Real Time - crowdspring.co/1hyAnvG. Essential design tips for the mobile web | Webdesigner Depot - crowdspring.co/1e8IRZJ.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2013

The above ad from Apple in the 1984 Super Bowl helped make Super Bowl advertising must-see TV and redefined how companies leverage the Super Bowl to promote their products. Obvious but Hard Lessons in Small Business Advertising – [link]. Chicago’s Exploding Tech Startup Scene: Second to None – [link].

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FEBRUARY 7, 2014

The mobile future of variable pricing | ThoughtGadgets by Ben Kunz – crowdspring.co/1epd89z. Why Chicago needs to stop playing by Silicon Valley’s rules | by Adrian Holovaty – crowdspring.co/1f87594. 50 Best Web & Mobile GUI Templates from 2013 – crowdspring.co/1dvCGgH. – crowdspring.co/1f7WXgp.

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AUGUST 15, 2013

FindIt and the appetite for risk among Chicago investors (or lack thereof) | PandoDaily – [link]. Did Google just kill PR agencies? Google Did Not Just Kill PR Agencies – [link]. The weird world of vintage advertising | Desizn World – [link]. 25 Stunning Mobile UI Examples – [link].

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JANUARY 25, 2013

Mobile Payments Market Predicted To Reach $90B By 2017, Up From $12.8B Chicago venture picture better than U.S. Why Advertising Agencies Must Disrupt Themselves – [link]. Crowdsourcing: The Future of Advertising? Amazon Set To Sell Advertisers On Its Customer Purchasing Data – [link]. Forrester: U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

It’s always fun to see creative advertising – especially in unusual places. Sage advice for startups on picking a PR representative – [link]. Love seeing all the VC activity in the Chicago area! Great questions for the advertising industry: part 1 (by @edwardboches) – [link]. – [link].

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JUNE 28, 2013

Chicago startups connecting with big local companies, entrepreneurs and corporations | by Wailin Wong – [link]. CMOs: Let’s Give Up On Advertising And Do These 6 Things Instead | Forbes – [link]. Why advertising awards are now for losers. — [link]. 5 Smart Ways to Resurrect your Customers – [link].

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OCTOBER 5, 2012

Growing Your Business With Content Marketing, Mobile Website Tips, Habits of Successful Employees – [link]. Startup fever grips Chicago companies, from Blues to law firms – [link]. Pew study: News consumption up via mobile, social media – [link]. Advertising is Dying. – [link]. Now – [link].

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MARCH 28, 2013

Tech Startup City: G2 Crowd in Chicago | Forbes – [link]. Half of What Online Advertisers Know About You Is Wrong – [link]. Amazon’s New Mobile Ad Network Is A Huge Threat To Google | Business Insider – [link]. Native Advertising Is Bad News | Digiday (by Ben Kunz) – [link].

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