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JUNE 30, 2010

Chicago startups getting some love from @frankgruber on CBS – [link]. Why did so many successful startups come out of PayPal? Answered by Insiders – [link]. 10 Tips for startups and small businesses on using voice in your marketing – [link]. Buzzwords and the Paradox of Credibility – [link].

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OCTOBER 14, 2010

The image on the left is “The Bean&# in Chicago – photographed in HDR. Keynote Speech Scott Klososky Social Technologies 12 Step Process – [link]. These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! – [link].

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JULY 21, 2010

Chicago’s Digital Ten (companies) to Watch – [link]. Good advice … How To Sell – [link]. 10 Tips For Making Your Tagline Stand Out – [link]. Bootstrapped, Profitable, & Proud: AnswerLab - [link]. Some Thoughts On The Seed Fund Phenomenon – by @fredwilson – [link].

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JULY 21, 2010

Chicago’s Digital Ten (companies) to Watch – [link]. Good advice … How To Sell – [link]. 10 Tips For Making Your Tagline Stand Out – [link]. Bootstrapped, Profitable, & Proud: AnswerLab - [link]. Some Thoughts On The Seed Fund Phenomenon – by @fredwilson – [link].

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MARCH 3, 2010

Another excellent video post by @bcopple about startup activity in Chicago – [link]. Well worth the read – interview with Tachi Yamada, president of the Gates Foundation – [link]. Why diversity matters (the meritocracy business) – [link]. Startup Cultures are not an Automatic Success – [link].

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JANUARY 5, 2012

Five Tips To Improve Employee Performance Reviews – [link]. Five Tips To Improve Employee Performance Reviews – [link]. CEC’s Startup Forecast – “Never been a better time to start a company in Chicago” – [link]. End of an Era: The Golden Age of Tech Blogging is Over – [link].

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JANUARY 5, 2011

An open letter to the Chicago entrepreneurial community – [link]. Best of 2010 Tech, Year In Review (by @FrankGruber ) – [link]. Three economic trends for 2011 (fueled by startup goodness) – [link]. HOW TO: Attract Early Adopters to Your Social Startup – [link].

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 19, 2019

Certain Chicago post offices were staying open until midnight for the taxtime procrastinators. On the way north from the Chicago suburbs to Wisconsin, I thought it would be a great idea to have my own PR firm. When my wife was pregnant with our son, she had early scans due to a previous late loss. I just love the word.

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JANUARY 26, 2010

Thoughts on being a startup in Chicago: 3 tips for entrepreneurs – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Legal Contracts for Graphic Designers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link].

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MARCH 16, 2012

Twitter’s Secret History As the World’s Worst Tech or Media Business – [link]. A Start-Up Ecosystem Forms in Chicago – [link]. 5 New Spots for Chicago Tech Entrepreneurs – [link]. Women (Entrepreneurs) Who Go Their Own Way – [link]. Why I left Google – [link].

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 27, 2017

John Jantsch: For national companies trying to infiltrate the local market the community organizations may be the best and last frontier. Megan: Sure, we are an agency although we have some tech components as well. How do you kind of figure out the lay of the land in a local community? That’s many points for you.

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JUNE 14, 2017

million+ company, with 60+ team members doing tours in NYC, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington DC and Los Angeles.”. My PR journey started with an amazing position with the renowned Jason Dady restaurant group in San Antonio, Texas. Thanks to Emily Reynolds, founder of R PR Firm ! #4 Thanks to Nick Gray, Museum Hack ! #2

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JUNE 1, 2011

Study shows Chicago lacks strong tech investor base – [link]. Inspired By The Start Fund, New World Ventures Offers Chicago Excelerate Startups $50K – [link]. Thinking about selling your small business or startup? Here are five 5 tips for a safe exit – [link]. Do ad agencies struggle with social?

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JANUARY 25, 2013

Coworking builds productive communities | GigaOM Pro – [link]. Chicago venture picture better than U.S. Five of Steve Jobs’s Biggest Mistakes | Peter Sims-Harvard Business Review – [link]. Business 2 Community – [link]. Samsung’s road to global domination | Fortune Tech – [link].

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MARCH 30, 2012

What Every Start-up Should Know about PR – [link]. How Chicago Is Beating Silicon Valley At The Patent Game – [link]. Disruptions: Time to Review F.A.A. Why the Best Product Doesn’t Always Win – [link]. Spotify Is Raising At A Stunning $3.5 Billion Valuation, Multiple VCs Say – [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 Image Credit: Natalie Harper.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 16, 2014

To grow a business, most entrepreneurs know that they should be implementing PR strategies. For this webinar, we were joined by Jennefer Witter, CEO and founder of the Boreland Group, and author of the new book, “The Little Book of Big PR: 100+ Quick Tips to Get Your Small Business Noticed.” They mix it up with advertising.

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JULY 20, 2018

Four Mine is a play on words meant to convey both the scientific and technical aspects of crafting the perfect jewelry and the emotional components that are an integral part of purchasing jewelry. In my refreshed state, I reviewed what others said I had accomplished which was; empowering businesses with the ability to manifest sales results.

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DECEMBER 15, 2017

Sadly, many people in our society come from communities where they were never, or rarely, touched by their parents, family members, or friends or only experience touch through sex. My entire staff had been laid off due to an acquisition by an aggressive v.c. There’s a better way. Thanks to Matt Schmidt, Diabetes Life Solutions !

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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]. Excellent post by @msuster offering advice about talking with investors about your competitors – [link]. The Myth Of Work Life Balance – [link]. – [link].

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JANUARY 26, 2011

How to Hire in Chicago – [link]. Entrepreneurs Unpluggd: Puts the Emphasis on Chicago Entrepreneurs’ Stories – [link]. How Chicago’s clout culture stifles innovation – [link]. Best Practices and Tips for Restaurant Web Design – [link]. Finding Cash for Your Start Up – Part 1 – [link].

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Startups in Chicago check out this new Q&A site – Chicago Founders – [link]. The Downside of Perfection – [link]. Only 14% of Fortune 500 were venture backed – [link]. Lean Marketing tips: business card as selling tool – [link]. How Small Businesses Are Using Social Media [INFOGRAPHIC] – [link].

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MAY 25, 2012

Take a Tour of 1871, a New 50,000 sq-ft Coworking Space in Chicago – [link]. Q1 saw the most tech IPOs in four years, but funding amounts are down – [link]. Why stay-at-home mothers are more depressed than working moms – [link]. How Intern Mentorship Works at Khan Academy – [link].

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MAY 19, 2011

Rose and the Chicago neighborhood – Englewood – where he grew up – [link]. Interesting “futuristic&# library at the University of Chicago (still houses physical books) – [link]. Outstanding story about D. The Chilling Story of Genius in a Land of Chronic Unemployment – [link].

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

When you support that platform with inspirational and informative subject matter that helps guide people along the way, and then offer them a community of service providers who can help round out their team—well, that’s the ticket. It was so bad that I almost wrote my first Yelp review. That’s massive.

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MAY 18, 2012

Events for women programmers in Chicago – [link]. Amazon has democratized the book review process, according to latest research – [link]. Employee Referral Bonuses Are Pants on Head Stupid – [link]. In war for talent, ‘brogrammers’ will be losers – [link].

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Chicago startup @SpotHero wins app contest in quest to make finding a parking spot easy – [link]. nin & The Liquid Economy – [link]. More businesses are turning to crowdsourcing to innovate & reduce costs for packaging designs – [link]. Famine in East Africa Worsening – [link]. We can end malaria.

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OCTOBER 28, 2011

An AMAZING amount of funding activity in Chicago – [link]. Small business and startups: great reads from the business press – [link]. crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Coupon Cactus – [link]. 9 Metrics to Help You Make Wise Decisions about Your Start-Up – [link].

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DECEMBER 8, 2011

Nice feature story via Chicago Tribune on @Ramon_DeLeon – [link]. Klout, My Story & Why Opting Out Was My Only Choice – [link]. Intelligent critique of AdKeeper by Digiday’s @JackMarshall – [link]. It’s only the beginning in the radical evolution of what agencies will look like in the future – [link].

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

A quarter of all Chicago-area mortgages underwater – [link]. Are You Up For a Second Job? The Rise of Moonlighting and ‘Moonpreneurs’ – [link]. 32 of the Strangest Houses in the World – [link]. Cool places – [link]. BMW Developing Laser Vehicle Headlights [link].

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JUNE 1, 2012

Interesting vertical farm concept coming together in an old Chicago meatpacking plant – [link]. Stunning map of America’s bike lanes – [link]. Creative way for Getty images to advertise its photo collection (video) - [link]. The Inigo Montoya Guide to 27 Commonly Misused Words – [link].

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DECEMBER 16, 2010

Google trying to help people to help their parents with technology issues – [link]. Groupon’s value to Chicago goes beyond Google deal – [link]. Forget the Cloud — It’s All About the Crowd – [link]. Crowdsourcing Implications for Medium and Large Businesses – [link]. Are they kidding?

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FEBRUARY 10, 2012

The Chicago FireStarter Venture Capital Fund – [link]. The Perpetually Vexing Problem of Hiring Programmers – [link]. 5 Reasons The Windy City is a Great Place for Startups – [link]. How to build your startup without learning code – [link]. The Perpetually Vexing Problem of Hiring Programmers – [link].

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FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Here’s crowdSPRING’s @chrisdetmer playing an original tune at a recent performance in Chicago – [link]. Warner Bros. now adding restrictions to your Netflix DVD queue – [link]. crowdSPRING writer interview: 12 Questions: Meet Vinay and Asha (India) – [link]. I hope you enjoy these links!

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MARCH 2, 2011

Good to see increasing local VC investment activity in Chicago startups – [link]. How to Make Money in 6 Easy Steps – [link]. Good post about why you should not force-sell customers when they first visit – [link]. The Most Common Negotiating Mistakes — and How to Avoid Them – [link].

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FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Chicago Entrepreneurism: Four Ingredients To Help Your Business – And This City – Dominate – [link]. – [link]. How to hire a programmer when you’re not a programmer – [link]. Simply being *usable* is enough to make a product truly remarkable – [link].

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NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Kevin Willer Shares His Experience Building Google’s Culture In Chicago – [link]. Advice to advisers: Stop being so nice – [link]. Building Startups Is Like Baking A Cake In 3 Minutes – [link]. What Good Does Design Do For Business? – [link]. Achieving scale by doing things that don’t scale – [link].

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