crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

The overall culture in Austin is renowned for its supportiveness of the small business community. The celebration for its unique culture and flourishing business community is very appealing, and many new startups are flocking to the city to embrace it as their own. The companies out here, they’re rooting for each other.

United States 48

United States Las Vegas San Francisco Denver 48

The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

At this year’s FUND Conference in Chicago, Illinois, over 100 startups presented their early-stage companies in front of hundreds of investors and industry leaders. The Happenstance app shares geolocated and little-known mini-podcasts about Chicago! It’s also important to know that Chicago is just our starting point!

Chicago 148

Chicago Illinois New York City Cofounder 148

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 30, 2014

It looks like someone is actually pulling this together in a life science/healthcare co-working and collaboration space in Chicago called MATTER. In order to get the healthcare community to collaborate with each other to bring new ideas to market they will need some help to catalyze the “co” part of co-working. It Takes a Village.

San Diego 264

San Diego North Carolina Chicago Lean 264

View from Seed

JULY 24, 2015

We have companies in Chicago, San Francisco (and elsewhere in Silicon Valley), Omaha, and New York. Over the past few years, the tech community has absolutely exploded locally (and if you’re new here or just want to take it all in, here’s our Hitchhiker’s Guide to Boston Tech microsite).

Boston 120

Boston Cofounder B2C PR 120

David Teten

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

However, as we got involved in issues like clean drinking water, we realized we’re missing a big opportunity to rally communities around us. Goal: tap into power of developers to solve community problems. Some people in Chicago were starting a company that rhymes with “coupon” at the time. Give to the Max” days.

America 144

America DC Startup Aggregator 144

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 12, 2011

The image above is from an outstanding collection of black and white photographs taken by Vivian Maier, a street photographer whose work was discovered at an auction in Chicago. VC’s apparently are increasingly nervous about early stage investments – [link]. Her fascinating story is in the Other section below.

Social Media 95

Social Media Small Business Design Media 95

The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2017

Today we send out an inspiring notice about a young leader in the startup community who is truly making a difference with his high energy in bridging startups with investors and selfless pursuit of innovative solutions. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (PRWEB) JULY 12, 2017. We wish him all the best and continued success.”

Illinois 109

Illinois Chicago Entrepreneur Cofounder 109

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 26, 2009

Ive written a little bit about the origins of Silicon Valley because I think its important for us to understand how we got here in order to make sure we preserve what is best about our community. The companies I spoke to all agreed that the community there was extremely supportive, especially in the critical ulta-early-stage.

San Francisco 113

San Francisco Silicon Valley Startup Lean 113

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2013

He had joined a young startup in LA called HauteLook and was interested in getting to know the local tech community. After that you could tell that Greg was really “all in” on the LA technology community. Community builders. So why Greg and why now? I first met Greg about 4 years ago or so. Open & transparent.

Partner 360

Partner Las Vegas Los Angeles San Francisco 360

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Dan: It could work for anybody, but what we’re doing right now is we’re focusing on the music industry; because we’re actually running the premium fan site for the 70′ band Chicago right now, and they’re super happy with it so we decided to focus on musicians. Dan: They’re very happy so far.

Cofounder 199

Cofounder Technical Review Chicago Technical Cofounder 199

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Business Development for Early Stage Startups – [link]. Chicago Entrepreneurism: Four Ingredients To Help Your Business – And This City – Dominate – [link]. Small business and startup issues: net neutrality and H.R. 1 – [link]. 35 Gut Checks When Founding Your First Company – [link].

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 5, 2012

But Chicago-based startup MentorMob ( www.mentormob.com ) wants to change that – the free, community-based collaborative service aims to aggregate and organize the best online educational content on any topic, so it’s easier to find. “The With MentorMob , you spend more time learning and less time searching.”.

Illinois 165

Illinois Aggregator Chicago Widget 165

Austin Startup

AUGUST 30, 2018

For the Central and Southern regions of the United States, the city is the crowned jewel of startup communities. In 2017, Austin was the topped-ranked city by funding amount outside of the Western, Northeast and Chicago regions. A tendency towards more money but less deals could be debilitating for early-stage companies.

Austin 48

Austin Early Stage San Francisco Later Stage 48

David Teten

APRIL 18, 2014

In early 2012, my HBS Alumni Angels colleagues and I launched the Venture Capital Access Program (VCAP), an initiative to help women and minority-led businesses to raise capital from the Harvard alumni angel community. Competitiveness Project , which challenged the HBS alumni community to address America’s declining competitiveness.

Los Angeles 114

Los Angeles New York Miami Early Stage 114

The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Yet their commonality lies in their acceptance of early stage investment risks and their passionate drive to help startups succeed. But what that means in reality is I love helping awesome entrepreneurs find solutions to tough problems, create jobs that support families, and build their communities. Rumi Morales.

Early Stage 88

Early Stage SEC Chicago Venture Capital 88

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

Seattle should be the envy of any non Silicon Valley tech community in the country. And that is precisely my thoughts for Seattle and what I plan to deliver on Thursday night: Which few key community leaders are going to step up and get those neurons properly firing and connected? My recipe for Seattle or your community: 1.

Seattle 317

Seattle Silicon Valley Technical Review Los Angeles 317

Austin Startup

AUGUST 30, 2019

Early stage sales and product-market fit are topics that I love talking about,” said Schwartzfarb. I’ve spent my entire career helping to build early stage companies and I feel very fortunate to share my experience with founders everywhere.” 23: Chicago, IL?—? RSVP here Sept. 23: Raleigh, NC Sept. RSVP here Oct.

Austin 48

Austin Management Los Angeles New York City 48

Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 22, 2015

These community-led experiences were so much fun -- and became a source of such serendipitous, fruitful connections -- that we’ve decided to iterate on the idea for the 2015 conference and make it a core part of our program. Register today to take advantage of our Spring sale prices. Prices increase on June 30th.

Lean 60

Lean San Francisco Startup Cofounder 60

Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Well, it’s nice to say we have a kicker in Chicago now, isn’t it? But Dan being from Chicago, I knew I had to throw that in there. From video to community events, a lot of other things are pushing out the definition of what we know to be content. Dan Gershenson: Yeah, yeah. It’s a lot of other stuff.

Search 48

Search Technical Review Chicago Engineer 48

Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

Our community colleges are excellent as well, including the Alamo Colleges, Austin Community College, the Dallas College and the Lone Star Community College. In San Antonio we take great pride in our diverse, artistic, affordable and culturally rich community filled with a young and burgeoning creative class workforce.

Texas 90

Texas San Antonio Houston Dallas 90

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 6, 2011

This curriculum is based on the various questions entrepreneurs have asked me over these 64 sessions, spanning financing, positioning, customer acquisition, marketing, sales, channel, and various other early stage, startup-related issues. As usual, then, I worked with three entrepreneurs working on specific businesses. Mava Consulting.

Vertical 115

Vertical Web San Francisco Entrepreneur 115

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

There was one in Silicon Valley, unsurprising, one in Chicago, and there was this group out of the south of France that served all of Europe. You’ve got entrepreneurs and founders who are really – a lot of them are in the very early stage of their startup. How should we as entrepreneurs and as a community be acting? [00:52:12]

Cofounder 337

Cofounder Technical Cofounder San Diego Startup 337

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

I have never been more optimistic about the impact that the tech startup community is having on cities in America or about the role that cities outside of San Francisco / Silicon Valley can play in our future. It really only needs a few community leaders to kick things off and land a community on a map. Co-Working Space.

Silicon Valley 390

Silicon Valley Kansas City Startup Venture Capital 390

David Teten

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Fortunately, there are a wide range of organizations that specifically want to support you, not just the VC community. I worked with outsourced research firm Wonder * to identify all of the institutions we could who support tech impact startups with cash and community, and in many cases without dilution.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review SBIR Dilution Silicon Valley 60

Up and Running

DECEMBER 16, 2014

” The book is the inspiration for today’s webinar, and if you enjoy her PR tips for early-stage and established entrepreneurs, I’d really encourage you to check out her book, which is on shelves now. For early-stage entrepreneurs, yes, you’re getting out there. That is an unbelievable number. You can do it.

Public Relations 117

Public Relations Small Business PR Entrepreneur 117

Up and Running

APRIL 1, 2015

Designed as an online “community marketplace,” BloomNation allows customers and florists to come together, giving florists a platform to sell their works of art, and consumers a vehicle to purchase beautiful flowers from local vendors, conveniently and quickly. From a budding idea to a blooming business.

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Startup Cofounder Chicago 60

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2017

Upfront VI is our latest core fund and is $400 million to invest in early stage entrepreneurs. LPs (the people who invest in VC firms) have clearly voted in favor of LA with the creation of 15+ new early-stage venture firms and the continued growth is size and team of the great larger firms that are well established.

Los Angeles 287

Los Angeles Las Vegas Venture Capital San Francisco 287

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Not persuaded by arguments about early stage startups & org charts – [link] – Worry about getting s**t done. Startup fever grips Chicago companies, from Blues to law firms – [link]. What Makes a Successful Startup Community? Is it Possible to Build One Where You Live?

Social Media 91

Social Media Small Business Design Media 91

dondodge.typepad.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

Community is more powerful than money or technology » August 11, 2007 How much equity for investors and employees? Entrepreneurs face some pretty tough questions at a very early stage. Dont worry about giving up too much equity at an early stage. Should I take Angel or VC money? How much money should I raise?

Equity 40

Equity Employee Dilution Valuation 40

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

I grant you, it’s not like Coupa Cafe in Palo Alto – but there is a burgeoning tech community much as you’d find in NYC these days. LA generally doesn’t have an appetite for this kind of ‘swing-for-the-fences’ investment at early stages – and neither does your town.

Silicon Valley 313

Silicon Valley Southern California Los Angeles Semantic 313

Austin Startup

JUNE 26, 2019

Last Friday, June 21st I sent the following message out to our community of users, colleagues, friends and supporters. Our venture was selected for competitive accelerator spots & recognition from media and mentors from Austin, Chicago and Silicon Valley to work on this problem and capture the value its solution provided.

Silicon Valley 54

Silicon Valley Startup B2C Sweat Equity 54

YoungUpstarts

JULY 31, 2012

In 1775, she became the first woman to have a paper published under her name and would serve as the chief editor for the Maryland Journal in the early stages of the American Revolution. Goode moved to Chicago after the Civil War and opened a furniture store with her husband Archibald, a carpenter. Born a slave, Sarah E.

South Carolina 188

South Carolina Sweat Equity Green Chicago 188

Small Business Force

OCTOBER 22, 2017

That includes startups, raising capital to help launch them past proof of concept; or early-stage companies needing capital to scale their business, or more mature businesses, raising capital for a major growth initiative. startup, early stage, mature company) no matter what kind of capital you’re trying to raise (e.g.,

Entrepreneur 25

Entrepreneur Angel Investor Valuation Investment Bankers 25

Hunter Walker

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

And Does He Think Chicago Is a Good Place for Entrepreneurs? He’s someone I really consider a ‘good egg’ as we’ve enjoyed the stories of his own entrepreneurial journeys and strongly held opinions on Chicago coffee. You led TechStars Chicago for two years (2017–2019) and have been connected to the local scene there for a quite a while.

Chicago 79

Chicago Venture Capital Miami Employee 79