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JULY 21, 2010

Chicago’s Digital Ten (companies) to Watch – [link]. How To Use CSS3 Media Queries To Create a Mobile Version of Your Website – [link]. Good advice … How To Sell – [link]. 10 Tips For Making Your Tagline Stand Out – [link]. Bootstrapped, Profitable, & Proud: AnswerLab - [link].

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JANUARY 5, 2011

An open letter to the Chicago entrepreneurial community – [link]. 35+ Free Mobile & Web Application Development Icon Sets – [link]. Mobile carriers are calling everything 4G these days – [link]. Best of 2010 Tech, Year In Review (by @FrankGruber ) – [link]. Suppliers stop shipping.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2013

Why Good-Better-Best Prices Are So Effective | Rafi Mohammed-Harvard Business Review – [link]. How do I find good technical co-founders? Good (short) video interview with Kevin Willer about the value 1871 Chicago offers entrepreneurs – [link]. The link is in the Other section below. LinkedIn – [link].

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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]. Good WSJ summary of the mobile industry in 2010 and what’s to come in 2011 – [link]. The Myth Of Work Life Balance – [link]. – [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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OCTOBER 26, 2012

crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Simply Smart Tech – [link]. The economic logic behind tech and talent acquisitions – Chris Dixon – [link]. Why Chicago is One of the Best Cities for Entrepreneurs | @ Technori – [link]. Brands Struggle in Mobile – [link].

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DECEMBER 8, 2011

Nice feature story via Chicago Tribune on @Ramon_DeLeon – [link]. A Look Inside Mobile Design Patterns – [link]. 29 Simple yet Intuitive Mobile Web Designs – [link]. Klout, My Story & Why Opting Out Was My Only Choice – [link]. “Thanks for calling. How to guarantee return clients – [link].

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FEBRUARY 10, 2012

The Chicago FireStarter Venture Capital Fund – [link]. Designing for Mobile: 7 Guidelines for Startups to Follow – [link]. Mind boggling – Apple Makes 75% of Mobile Phone Profits, With Only 9% of the Phones – [link]. The Perpetually Vexing Problem of Hiring Programmers – [link].

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OCTOBER 28, 2011

An AMAZING amount of funding activity in Chicago – [link]. How to Design a Mobile Responsive Website – [link]. Small business and startups: great reads from the business press – [link]. crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Coupon Cactus – [link]. Chess Lessons for Startups – [link].

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NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Kevin Willer Shares His Experience Building Google’s Culture In Chicago – [link]. The Future of Advertising: Everything’s Going Mobile – [link]. Five campaigns changing the game of mobile advertising – [link]. Definitive Mobile Guide – 40+ Tools, Frameworks And Tutorials – [link]. – [link].

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MARCH 2, 2011

Good to see increasing local VC investment activity in Chicago startups – [link]. Top 6 Mistakes to Avoid in Mobile Usability – [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]. 33 Tips For Beginner Designers.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

Seattle should be the envy of any non Silicon Valley tech community in the country. It really wouldn’t take much to turn a great technology ecosystem into a truly electric one. You need to have passionate tech entrepreneurs who want to build businesses locally. The ingredients are all here.

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JANUARY 16, 2012

I get approached about clean tech or biotech periodically – I don’t focus on these. For example, if you’re looking to approach Kleiner Perkins it’s worth knowing that my friend Matt Murphy runs their iFund and therefore is the in-house expert on all things mobile. So make sure you have a solid PR strategy.

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OCTOBER 11, 2012

How to Build Trust in a Virtual Workplace | Harvard Business Review – [link]. Why Chicago Needs to Recruit and Retain Great Tech Talent – [link]. Silicon Valley’s loosening grip: Does the road to tech’s future run through Middle America? What Happened to Diaspora, the ‘Facebook Killer’? Or is it a fake market?

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JANUARY 10, 2014

An awesome overview of the Chicago tech scene – crowdspring.co/1krnniz. T-Mobile CEO: “This industry blows,” biggest carriers offer “horsesh**” | Ars Technica – crowdspring.co/1fejgUP. Tech Angels Cross The $1Billion Mark In 2013 | TechCrunch – crowdspring.co/1fehao1.

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Hearpreneur

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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SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

Sage advice for startups on picking a PR representative – [link]. Love seeing all the VC activity in the Chicago area! Giving Due Diligence Calls Their Due – [link]. Giving Due Diligence Calls Their Due – [link]. Best Approach to Mobile Website Design – [link].

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 29, 2017

After a few months working out and end jobs around Chicago, I met an extraordinary business consultant who helped me build my business from the ground up in exchange for social media services. So we developed a high tech invention that allows you to get a 3-hour workout in just 20 minutes. Photo Credit: Ira S. Photo Credit: Judy Katz.

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APRIL 11, 2014

The image above shows a typical rush hour in Chicago in 1909. Here’s the Data | Harvard Business Review – crowdspring.co/1lLgAjK. The decline of the mobile web - crowdspring.co/1lIlKL4. Cash Piles, Paranoia Fuel Tech Giants’ Buying Binge - crowdspring.co/1gKTw1y. Re/code - crowdspring.co/1embSqM.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2014

A special report from The Economist on Tech Startups. The mobile future of variable pricing | ThoughtGadgets by Ben Kunz – crowdspring.co/1epd89z. Why Chicago needs to stop playing by Silicon Valley’s rules | by Adrian Holovaty – crowdspring.co/1f87594. You Can’t Beat Habit – crowdspring.co/1dlSylX.

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JANUARY 25, 2013

Mobile Payments Market Predicted To Reach $90B By 2017, Up From $12.8B Chicago venture picture better than U.S. Five of Steve Jobs’s Biggest Mistakes | Peter Sims-Harvard Business Review – [link]. Mobile UI Design Inspiration: Charts And Graphs – [link]. Productivity is Hard – [link].

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MARCH 28, 2013

Invest in Your Customers More Than Your Brand | Michael Schrage-Harvard Business Review – [link]. Invest in Your Customers More Than Your Brand | Michael Schrage-Harvard Business Review – [link]. Tech Startup City: G2 Crowd in Chicago | Forbes – [link]. Lean Business: Freelancers for ALL My Friends!

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

When I decided to create full time creative business, I couldn’t find online marketers or PR services who understand the creative process, this meant I was doing everything in the business from online presence, to markets and exhibits which resulted in burnout. It was so bad that I almost wrote my first Yelp review.

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JUNE 28, 2013

Chicago startups connecting with big local companies, entrepreneurs and corporations | by Wailin Wong – [link]. The Psychological Guide to Starting Up: Preparing Loved Ones | by Zach Davis in Tech Cocktail – [link]. NASA is crowdsourcing Asteroid Detection | The National Law Review – [link].

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JUNE 30, 2010

Chicago startups getting some love from @frankgruber on CBS – [link]. 6 Brilliantly Designed Mobile Sites – [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].

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JUNE 30, 2010

Chicago startups getting some love from @frankgruber on CBS – [link]. 6 Brilliantly Designed Mobile Sites – [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].

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JANUARY 26, 2011

How to Hire in Chicago – [link]. Entrepreneurs Unpluggd: Puts the Emphasis on Chicago Entrepreneurs’ Stories – [link]. With increasing numbers of mobile apps, IP theft is becoming more common – [link]. How Chicago’s clout culture stifles innovation – [link].

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

The Story Behind How Pocket Hit 20M Users with 20 People | First Round Review – buff.ly/1FgnGIt. The Fantastically Geeky Ads That Gave Rise To The Tech Industry crowdspring.co/1EMPPXw. Chicago’s Design Meat Market – Print Magazine crowdspring.co/1JRFqsb. The Secret to Keeping Top Millennial Talent crowdspring.co/1K8ciNr.

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JANUARY 22, 2017

Corner Piece Productions doesn’t have its own website currently, but here’s the site for West of Her, which picked up five Best Narrative Feature awards over our festival tour this summer, along with rave review from critics across the country, and is set for wide video on demand distribution this year. Image Credit: Keval Baxi.

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APRIL 24, 2012

They write everything from assembly to jQuery, on PCs to mobile phones, doing hard core computer graphics to high level social networking. And if you’re doing Windows Mobile 7 apps (which the stats suggest you aren’t), it’s your only choice. Guess which technology we have the least trouble with.

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DECEMBER 15, 2017

Nobody was leveraging digital, e-commerce or mobile. My entire staff had been laid off due to an acquisition by an aggressive v.c. After our initial shock ended, we decided that we were doing some of the best marketing in the technology channel and wanted to take it to other companies like ours. 14- A number of reasons.

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JUNE 14, 2015

Many franchise systems who receive support from our sister company, iFranchise Group — a premiere franchise consulting group — would ask where could they find services in PR, SEO, and website development. I received my MBA with high honors from the University of Chicago and I’m a third-gernation small business entrepreneur.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Chicago magazine writes about the tech scene here at 1871 – [link]. Pew study: News consumption up via mobile, social media – [link]. What Customers Want Most From Small Business Mobile Websites – [link]. Does Your Company Pay For Social Media Reviews? - [link]. 30 Fresh CSS3 Tutorials - [link].

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NOVEMBER 15, 2012

The Tech Scene in Chicago is Blooming – [link]. Some Quick Thoughts on Exits for Technology Startups – [link]. Four traits of successful non-technical solo founders | QUIBB – [link]. 35 Minimal Poster Designs – Inspiration #2 | Graphics Design | Tech Design Blog – [link].

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

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. Mobile payments are still a challenge for everyone, it appears | The Verge – [link].

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FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Why Necessity Will Soon Make Facebook The World’s Largest Mobile Ad Network – [link]. A very handy guide to mobile advertising – [link]. Here’s crowdSPRING’s @chrisdetmer playing an original tune at a recent performance in Chicago – [link]. Report: Search Ad Spend To Rise 27% In 2012 – [link].

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OCTOBER 9, 2015

Now that we’ve got you primed for your next visit to Chicago, settle back and enjoy this great set of links and articles that we shared with you over the past week on our crowdSPRING Twitter account (as well as my own Twitter account )! Tech Companies nytimes.com/2015/09/28/tec…. Do copyright laws protect our tweets?

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