crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 16, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Why You Need Marketing Analytics, Not Web Analytics – [link]. A Start-Up Ecosystem Forms in Chicago – [link]. How Three Germans Are Cloning the Web – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 22, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! The Fundamental Challenge of Your Startup’s First Hire: Leading and Learning at the Same Time – [link]. Anatomy of Colors in Web Design: Attention Grabbing Red – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Why I Sold My Startup Instead Of Taking VC Money | Built In Chicago - [link]. Chicago’s Startup Community Grows Outside Of Groupon’s Shadow | Chicagoist - [link].

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 25, 2013

Hire the best people you can possibly find and treat them like people, not like interchangeable resources. Josh Golden is the CEO and Founder of Table XI , a Chicago-based web and mobile development, design and strategy firm, and co-founder and managing director of Ebert Digital, parent company to RogerEbert.com.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 30, 2014

George Deeb is the Managing Partner at Chicago-based Red Rocket Ventures , a startup consulting and financial advisory firm based in Chicago. You can find them on startup networking websites, many of which post job opportunities (Chicago has its own local listing, such as BuiltInChicago.org ). How to go about it?

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 11, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! The image above shows a typical rush hour in Chicago in 1909. Why the Best Entrepreneurs and Creators are Humble | The Next Web - crowdspring.co/1e9b5t3. 1lNUUDJ - crowdspring.co/1lNUWLN.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 31, 2017

They also offer web development classes and coworking in a beautiful downtown office. I first met Jim Deters , the founder of Galvanize, at a Google for Entrepreneurs Tech Hub network meeting in Chicago at 1871. They were smart to hire Austin local Bill Blackstone from Rackspace to lead the Austin office.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 1, 2011

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Startup Mantra: Hire Fast, Fire Fast – [link]. Study shows Chicago lacks strong tech investor base – [link]. 10 Killer Photoshop Tips For Web Designers – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Lean Business Tips: Hiring Contractors for Fun and Profit(ability) – [link]. If, Why, and How Founders Should Hire a “Professional” CEO | Reid Hoffman - [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 26, 2011

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Best Practices and Tips for Restaurant Web Design – [link]. How to Hire in Chicago – [link]. 1000+ Free Web 2.0 It’s a great one – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Persistence Is Golden: How To Hire Great People – [link]. Persistence Is Golden: How To Hire Great People – [link]. Adopting Feng Shui in Web Design – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Small Business and Startup Tips: Hire and be Human | crowdSPRING Blog – [link]. If, When, And How To Avoid Hiring A CEO | TechCrunch – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! 4 Hiring Mistakes Most Entrepreneurs Make – crowdspring.co/17UJnpL. Failure is overrated: Learn from successes instead | Crain’s Chicago Business – crowdspring.co/18No8bH.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! How to Spot & Avoid Bad Web Hosting Companies | InstantShift – [link] crowdspring.co/YqAyHQ. Hiring startup engineers? The video above is from Megan MacKay. 1uDICQm.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 5, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Stop whining and start hiring remote workers – [link]. Some Thoughts On The IPO Market For Web Companies (by @fredwilson) – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Hire People Who Make Things Happen – crowdspring.co/1fMczta. Something new for the Chicago tech community – crowdspring.co/1bXLS29. – crowdspring.co/169pEqs.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2011

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! An AMAZING amount of funding activity in Chicago – [link]. Interesting thoughts from Wieden+Kennedy: Why We’re Not Hiring Creative Technologists – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 21, 2011

With temperature highs steadying at a cool and comfy 100 degrees this week in Chicago, it’s too hot to bother with lengthy, clever intros. Hiring new employees can be tricky– both Mike and Ross have covered this topic extensively in the past. Hireology is a web-based platform that helps you make the better hiring decisions.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 25, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! The difference between being a founder and a hired CEO – [link]. Chicago venture picture better than U.S. 30 Examples of Retro Web Design – [link].

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View from Seed

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

As a result, the interview process during the seed stage can feel a bit more meandering to the hiring manager — who is most likely the founder(s) given the size and stage of the company. Here’s what we learned… Hire a Missionary. Built in Chicago.). Ben Rubin , Co-founder & CEO, 10% Happier.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 22, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! How To Make A Splash In A Sea Of Startups: Tips From Chicago’s Top Accelerator and VC – [link]. The Key to Startup Hiring: Build a Magnet – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

William Hurley, co-founder of Honest Dollar , an Austin-based provider of retirement plans to small businesses, says creative talent is abundant : It’s got the music, the university scene, the hippies and the rule-breakers… It’s very easy to hire people who want to push the limits. It’s an incredibly innovative city.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 4, 2013

I mentor other entrepreneurs informally and also through TechStars (Chicago) and Founder Institute. When I offer advice in the crowdSPRING Blog, for example, such as in my recent article on How Your Small Business or Startup Can Hire A Good Lawyer , I always try to include actionable steps and examples. image credit: Mario Tome.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! 7 Incredible Web Design, Branding, Digital Marketing Experiences – [link]. Why Humility is Essential for Every New Startup Hire – [link]. LinkedIn – [link].

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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. It’s a web app that I want to do.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 2, 2011

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! 5 things that suck (about hiring new employees) and 10 things companies can do about it – [link]. 10 Things You Can Do To Become A Better Web Designer – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 18, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Why Startups Die | The Next Web - [link]. Don’t Hire the Perfect Candidate | Lance Haun-Harvard Business Review – [link]. Billion Raised | TechCrunch - [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Hiring for Lean Startups: The First Few Hires – [link]. 25 Glorious Charity and Non-Profit Web Designs – [link]. Here’s Why I Think You’re Fine – [link].

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 25, 2017

Writing a mission statement that you ignore in your hiring and firing decisions doesn’t make you an effective leader. Leadership by example is especially important when you’re hiring the best people who often are smarter than you are at the tasks you’re asking them to do. Being someone’s boss doesn’t make you an effective leader.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

It’s insanely competitive to get into our industry so most have degrees from institutions like Stanford, Harvard, Wharton and University of Chicago (blatant plug ;-). Think of web vs. mobile. Most VCs are book smart. Smart is simply not a differentiator. In fact, book smart can be a negative. Traditional software vs. SaaS.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! 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].

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 19, 2019

It didn’t seem big enough for what I suspected I would soon be doing, which was hiring contractors to contribute to projects. 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.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 28, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Hire People Who Make Things Happen (get rid of the rest) – [link]. Hire People Who Make Things Happen (get rid of the rest) – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! The Perpetually Vexing Problem of Hiring Programmers – [link]. The Chicago FireStarter Venture Capital Fund – [link]. 30 Highly Unusual Web Designs – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 18, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! 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]. – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 18, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! VC funding in Chicago is down more than 40% – [link]. Hire People Bothered By Suck” And Other Insights From GitHub | by Dharmesh Shah, Hubspot Dev Blog – [link].

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Jeff Hilimire

OCTOBER 8, 2014

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. My name is Richard Simms and, I am a Cofounder of Tech Talent South. Nice growth!

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