Chicago Partner PR Venture Capital 
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 22, 2014
Of partner? 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 ;-). Of course it is super helpful if a VC can drop you in to important people for business development, recruiting, PR, sales and eventually M&A.
crowdSPRING Blog
NOVEMBER 7, 2014
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Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 22, 2011
I learned long ago at the University of Chicago where I got my MBA that investors tend to want to invest when markets become over-valued and sell when they become undervalued. Or Salesforce.com who rose to prominence in this same period where they were ramping up PR and shouting from mountain tops when everybody else in the market was mute.
crowdSPRING Blog
DECEMBER 7, 2012
Why I Sold My Startup Instead Of Taking VC Money | Built In Chicago - [link]. The Series A Crunch: One More Reason to Bootstrap and Skip Venture Capital | Enterprise Irregulars - [link]. Chicago’s Startup Community Grows Outside Of Groupon’s Shadow | Chicagoist - [link].
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 8, 2009
I came across this blog post about getting a computer science degree as the best degree for getting into venture capital or working at a VC-backed start up. I just completed an exercise where I went out to hire a new associate for my VC firm, GRP Partners. I had to laugh a bit reading it. Many of my best friends have MBAs.
Up and Running
APRIL 1, 2015
The startup takes off, raising venture capital funds faster than you can say “storybook ending.”. million in venture capital —and they continue to grow, with plans for a mobile app and potential overseas expansion. An unlikely combination: Poker winnings and venture capital.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 5, 2011
I know it’s not single-handed as he has both fantastic partners at Foundry Group and many other community leaders. When you think about the success that is Silicon Valley, the unfair advantage is not just the huge amounts of available venture capital. Not to mention every major agency, many PR firms, etc.
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