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SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

29 Things I, as a designer, wish more tech startups knew – [link]. Why Chicago is the Best Place to Start a Digital Startup - [link]. desperation for software talent has moved even small and midsize tech companies to make acqui-hires.” – [link]. 12 Must Watch TED Talks for Entrepreneurs – [link].

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APRIL 11, 2014

The image above shows a typical rush hour in Chicago in 1909. Here’s Why You’re Not Hiring the Best and the Brightest - crowdspring.co/1lLnBBm. Here’s the Data | Harvard Business Review – crowdspring.co/1lLgAjK. Cash Piles, Paranoia Fuel Tech Giants’ Buying Binge - crowdspring.co/1gKTw1y. 1lL1sTK. .

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JUNE 1, 2011

Startup Mantra: Hire Fast, Fire Fast – [link]. 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? Do ad agencies struggle with social?

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FEBRUARY 15, 2013

Why Good-Better-Best Prices Are So Effective | Rafi Mohammed-Harvard Business Review – [link]. Will Software Eliminate Physical Retail? How do I find good technical co-founders? Why Humility is Essential for Every New Startup Hire – [link]. Will Software Eliminate Physical Retail? Quora – [link].

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JUNE 28, 2013

Hire People Who Make Things Happen (get rid of the rest) – [link]. Hire People Who Make Things Happen (get rid of the rest) – [link]. Chicago startups connecting with big local companies, entrepreneurs and corporations | by Wailin Wong – [link]. Heineken is tapping Crowdsourcing To Develop Beer – [link].

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

4 Hiring Mistakes Most Entrepreneurs Make – crowdspring.co/17UJnpL. Failure is overrated: Learn from successes instead | Crain’s Chicago Business – crowdspring.co/18No8bH. How Contests Provide a Creative Way to Crowdsource Projects | Stephanie Faris SmallBiz Technology – crowdspring.co/19LItPL.

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JANUARY 25, 2013

The difference between being a founder and a hired CEO – [link]. Chicago venture picture better than U.S. “How to Get Hired When You Are Just Starting Out” – [link]. Five of Steve Jobs’s Biggest Mistakes | Peter Sims-Harvard Business Review – [link]. In 2012 | TechCrunch – [link].

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OCTOBER 14, 2010

The image on the left is “The Bean&# in Chicago – photographed in HDR. Startup Sales – Why Hiring Seasoned Sales Reps May Not Work – [link]. Keynote Speech Scott Klososky Social Technologies 12 Step Process – [link]. Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week! – [link].

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Persistence Is Golden: How To Hire Great People – [link]. Persistence Is Golden: How To Hire Great People – [link]. 25+ Must-have Chrome extensions for web designers and developers – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link].

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JANUARY 26, 2011

How to Hire in Chicago – [link]. Entrepreneurs Unpluggd: Puts the Emphasis on Chicago Entrepreneurs’ Stories – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. How Chicago’s clout culture stifles innovation – [link].

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MARCH 3, 2010

Designers: How to Search For, Hire, and Work With a Web-Developer – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Another excellent video post by @bcopple about startup activity in Chicago – [link].

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OCTOBER 28, 2011

An AMAZING amount of funding activity in Chicago – [link]. Interesting thoughts from Wieden+Kennedy: Why We’re Not Hiring Creative Technologists – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Want To Upend An Entire Industry?

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MARCH 30, 2012

Do you really need a full-time hire for that? Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. How Chicago Is Beating Silicon Valley At The Patent Game – [link]. Disruptions: Time to Review F.A.A. Solving the Wrong Problem – [link].

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FEBRUARY 10, 2012

The Perpetually Vexing Problem of Hiring Programmers – [link]. The Chicago FireStarter Venture Capital Fund – [link]. The Perpetually Vexing Problem of Hiring Programmers – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link].

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FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Hiring for Lean Startups: The First Few Hires – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Here’s crowdSPRING’s @chrisdetmer playing an original tune at a recent performance in Chicago – [link]. Warner Bros.

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MAY 18, 2012

Events for women programmers in Chicago – [link]. Everyone’s Convinced That MBAs Are Useless, So Now Might Be a Good Time to Hire Them – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link].

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MARCH 2, 2011

5 things that suck (about hiring new employees) and 10 things companies can do about it – [link]. How to Avoid a Disaster When Outsourcing to an Overseas Web Developer – [link]. 5 things that suck (about hiring new employees) and 10 things companies can do about it – [link]. – [link].

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DECEMBER 16, 2010

Good thoughts on why startups are struggling to hire people – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Google trying to help people to help their parents with technology issues – [link]. Love Love, Love Hate – [link].

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FEBRUARY 23, 2011

How to hire a programmer when you’re not a programmer – [link]. Chicago Entrepreneurism: Four Ingredients To Help Your Business – And This City – Dominate – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link].

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

Update: The end is near, Expensify is hiring a.NET programmer! As you might know, we’re hiring the best programmers in the world. If you are a startup looking to hire really excellent people, take notice of.NET on a resume, and ask why it’s there. Guess which technology we have the least trouble with.

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