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A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

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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. I know it’s not single-handed as he has both fantastic partners at Foundry Group and many other community leaders.

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15 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Are Bold in Business

Hearpreneur

You make can either make or break the future of a business hence due diligence is necessary before making any moves. Thanks to Patricia Jones, Paws PR ! #5- Thanks to Ahmad Alokush, Ahmadeus Technology Boutique ! #11- 1- Trusting my own instincts. 5- Participating in networking groups. Photo Credit: Mimi Bosika.

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How to Develop Your Fund Raising Strategy

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And I also now have to raise money myself, but this time from bigger institutions that our industry calls LPs (limited partners). Partners make investment decisions. I get approached about clean tech or biotech periodically – I don’t focus on these. I now observes the fund raising process as a profession.

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Twitter Link Roundup #242 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

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We are so proud to be a part of the entrepreneurial and technology community in Chicago where we are based. Identifying the Biases Behind Your Bad Decisions | Harvard Business Review - crowdspring.co/1sSZZst. Kraft Rejects 75 to 85% of Impressions Due to Quality Issues - crowdspring.co/1sSuZZu. 1ohW9O3. .

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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

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Responses ranged from, “hey, they’re in a HUGE market&# to “it is an amazing company and their technology rocks.&# It’s like people arguing that there’s a beautiful beach house in 2006 that represents great long-term value due to scarcity of similar property. So at GRP Partners we’re very active now.

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Twitter Link Roundup #195 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

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. The New Marketing Funnel | Scale Venture Partners – [link].

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14 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

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.