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Thoughts on being a startup in Chicago: 3 tips for entrepreneurs

crowdSPRING Blog

When we first conceived of the idea that would ultimately become crowdSPRING, we never even discussed the possibility of starting the company anywhere but Chicago – it never occurred to us that we might have an easier go of it elsewhere, or that we might be able to tap into resources not available to us here. Why go elsewhere?

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Top Startup Winner: Balodana

The Startup Magazine

The top startup at this year’s FUND Conference in Chicago, Illinois was Balodana , a fashion purchasing platform disrupting the women’s e-commerce fashion industry. Anticipating the challenges of due diligence helped me to crystallize our tech development strategy and the sales strategy, and guided our financial planning.

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Why do marketplaces make great businesses?

Austin Startup

It’s looking equally good for the bootstrapped and indie-funded marketplaces too. It took them two years to expand to their next city, Chicago. This includes the cost of a domain name, a logo, some development work. One of the highest we saw in 2020 was Ke.com , a Chinese platform for buying and selling properties.

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Twitter Link Roundup #220 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

The Ultimate List of Customer Development Questions – crowdspring.co/1nHT6tS. The Ultimate List of Customer Development Questions – crowdspring.co/1nHT6tS. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Chicago is the funniest city in the U.S. (we

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Twitter Link Roundup #157 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Why I Sold My Startup Instead Of Taking VC Money | Built In Chicago - [link]. The Series A Crunch: One More Reason to Bootstrap and Skip Venture Capital | Enterprise Irregulars - [link]. Chicago’s Startup Community Grows Outside Of Groupon’s Shadow | Chicagoist - [link]. Recruiting Developers?

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A Google Docs interview with Richard Simms, co-founder of Tech Talent South

Jeff Hilimire

Our mission at TTS is to develop more tech talent in the South through beginner-focused programs teaching web development and computer programming. We actually met taking some web development classes in Chicago. Who are you and what do you do? My name is Richard Simms and, I am a Cofounder of Tech Talent South.

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Twitter Link Roundup #48 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Bootstrapped, Profitable, & Proud: AnswerLab - [link]. Chicago’s Digital Ten (companies) to Watch – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Good advice … How To Sell – [link].