crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 25, 2010

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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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Business Plans Are an Historic Artifact | WSJ – [link]. Why I Sold My Startup Instead Of Taking VC Money | Built In Chicago - [link]. Micro VC’s and Super Angels Two Years Later – Looking Back and Some Predictions for the Future | Business Insider – [link]. How to Get Startup Ideas - [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 3, 2010

Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Good post about fundraising for startups – especially if you don’t have a business plan – [link]. Another excellent video post by @bcopple about startup activity in Chicago – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Business plans for entrepreneurs – Part III: refinement – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Crowdsourcing Implications for Medium and Large Businesses – [link]. Focus on what you’re good at, and nothing else!

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 4, 2013

“your business plan cannot be secret anymore.” Lightbank Aims To Change The VC Game As It Expands Its Investments Beyond Chicago | TechCrunch – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. – [link].

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APRIL 24, 2012

This literally the dumbest, most ignorant piece that I’ve ever read about software development and/or hiring programmers. I also know numerous other programming languages and have worked with many software development platforms over the last 25 years. Look what happened to Gawker. March 25, 2011 at 3:23 pm.

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