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The 20 Coolest CoWorking Spaces In The U.S.

YoungUpstarts

startups, social media firms, advertising and PR companies, and more. Although there are several locations, even as far from NYC’s Soho as Los Angeles and San Francisco, the WeWork’s flagship is still the most impressive, offering an overwhelmingly collaborative community for startups, especially media and fashion companies.

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5 Companies That Could Become The Next Apple

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It aims to one day expand into a media company; this objective appears more probable as GoPro’s sales continue to increase at a steady rate. Lewis Robinson is a business consultant specializing in social media marketing, CRM, and sales. Netflix: An Ever-Growing Video Streaming Presence.

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15 Entrepreneurs Share Their Favorite Inspirational Business Quote

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Photo Credit: Chris Phoenix. Thanks to Chris Phoenix, Phoenix Media Group. #7 For my entire life, my immigrant father has worked his butt off as a general contractor in the Chicago area. I encouraged my father to start a Chicago window installation company. Thanks to Adam Binder, Creative Click Media. #12

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Smart Bear Live 7: More from AZ Disruptors

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

Jason: Because you said premium digital media, so I didn’t get selling music out of that. So Leon and I have met numerous times, about marketing strategy and the music one is that developed after Chicago became a customer. In this episode, we share three more interviews from our AZ Disruptors meeting last fall. Dan: For money.

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A Startup Journey With GrubHub Founder Mike Evans

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He lives in Chicago with his wife, daughter, dog, and bike. He lives in Chicago with his wife, daughter, dog, and I bet you it's more than one bike if I had the gas. So did you, I'm envisioning you like going down the street in Chicago somewhere knocking on restaurant doors and saying, I have an idea, you want to like be part of this.

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26 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

At the time of its incorporation (2001), I had seen an article published by the University of Chicago showing that 82 % of CEOs had revenue growth as their #1 objective. I wasn’t trendy or frilly, but I was good at my job — pitching stories to the media — so they tolerated my lack of fancy. Why NRGized Media?

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29 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

Thanks to Olin Downs, Social Shark Media ! #11-Dream 14 years later, our company is 110+ employees strong, housed in TWO buildings in the Chicago suburbs, and we’re continuing to challenge the status quo in the promo products industry, just like we’ve been doing since day one! Photo Credit: Lisa Schulte.