YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

As a publicist and owner of a PR company, my youth comes with its advantages: I grew up in the age of the internet, technology comes easy to me, and I have the creativity and energy needed to execute unique publicity campaigns. Dana Kaye is the owner of Kaye Publicity, a boutique PR company specializing in publishing and entertainment.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 26, 2015

The 7 scars of an entrepreneur | Chicago Tribune – buff.ly/1RwMT17. Learning Technology: Transformational, Yes, But Not a Cure-All crowdspring.co/1JI4BOA. How to Simplify SEO, PR, and Social Collaboration | Convince and Convert crowdspring.co/1JPSPDh. The Surprising Downsides of Being Clever crowdspring.co/1FiX2aR.

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Small Business Design Guinea Social Media 48

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

Responses ranged from, “hey, they’re in a HUGE market&# to “it is an amazing company and their technology rocks.&# 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.

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Saudi Arabia Valuation IPO Technical Review 309

crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 1, 2011

Study shows Chicago lacks strong tech investor base – [link]. Inspired By The Start Fund, New World Ventures Offers Chicago Excelerate Startups $50K – [link]. Thinking about selling your small business or startup? Here are five 5 tips for a safe exit – [link]. Startup Mantra: Hire Fast, Fire Fast – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2012

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]. The rise of the “sapling round” in technology startups | Be a Force of Good - [link]. | PandoDaily - [link]. The product lens - [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Pennies from Heaven: Chicago Startups’ Experiences with Angel Investors – [link]. Flyover Geeks: 2010′s Top 30 in Chicago tech – [link]. Excellent post by @msuster offering advice about talking with investors about your competitors – [link]. The Myth Of Work Life Balance – [link]. – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Rather than explain how it began on a whim, I tell them that our namesake was a great American artist during an era of unparalleled technological, social and political disruption and change. PR and Prose. Thanks to Lauren Gilmore, PR and Prose ! #9- We’re a small but growing media company with a distinct niche.

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Naming Entrepreneur Social Media PR 105

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 5, 2012

CEC’s Startup Forecast – “Never been a better time to start a company in Chicago” – [link]. The Butcher & Larder whole animal butcher shop in Chicago - [link]. There’s Only One Thing In Life You Can Control: Your Own Effort – [link]. Mocked And Misunderstood – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2011

An AMAZING amount of funding activity in Chicago – [link]. Small business and startups: great reads from the business press – [link]. crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Coupon Cactus – [link]. 9 Metrics to Help You Make Wise Decisions about Your Start-Up – [link].

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techcocktail.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Tech Cocktail Connecting, educating and amplifying the startup technology community and having fun doing it since 2006. Make sure someone is thinking about overarching plans around PR, marketing and sales and spends time crafting the right messages, understanding audiences and figuring out distribution channels.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

It required getting consumer packaged goods (CPG) and retail companies to cooperate and integrate with technology systems that were often put in place before Jason and Peter were born. You can also try to build an initial following by leveraging public relations (PR). A company has to be really good at PR to get a lot of buzz.

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Customer Entrepreneur PR Belgium 100

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Nice feature story via Chicago Tribune on @Ramon_DeLeon – [link]. Klout, My Story & Why Opting Out Was My Only Choice – [link]. Intelligent critique of AdKeeper by Digiday’s @JackMarshall – [link]. It’s only the beginning in the radical evolution of what agencies will look like in the future – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

A quarter of all Chicago-area mortgages underwater – [link]. Are You Up For a Second Job? The Rise of Moonlighting and ‘Moonpreneurs’ – [link]. 32 of the Strangest Houses in the World – [link]. Cool places – [link]. BMW Developing Laser Vehicle Headlights [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 97

The Next Web

JULY 7, 2012

Every technology company wants favorable, and extensive coverage from the media. Any technology giant, your Googles and Facebooks and Apples and Microsofts need but say something in a slightly misjudged manner, and a media firestorm can break loose. I honestly expected PR folk to reject it outright. The Future.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 28, 2011

Built in Chicago – a Movement, a Mission, a Community - [link]. Small businesses err when cutting employee benefits – this impacts employee loyalty - [link]. 8 ways to get advice and inspiration for your startup idea - [link]. 70% of U.S. recruiters report they have rejected candidates because of info online - [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 91

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 12, 2011

The image above is from an outstanding collection of black and white photographs taken by Vivian Maier, a street photographer whose work was discovered at an auction in Chicago. Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week! Her fascinating story is in the Other section below.

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 95

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 5, 2011

An open letter to the Chicago entrepreneurial community – [link]. Three economic trends for 2011 (fueled by startup goodness) – [link]. HOW TO: Attract Early Adopters to Your Social Startup – [link]. Top Startup Trends of 2010 – [link]. 15 mistakes young entrepreneurs make, but don’t have to – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

The Chicago FireStarter Venture Capital Fund – [link]. The Perpetually Vexing Problem of Hiring Programmers – [link]. 5 Reasons The Windy City is a Great Place for Startups – [link]. How to build your startup without learning code – [link]. The Perpetually Vexing Problem of Hiring Programmers – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Well, if you happen to be a company in Chicago, search no more! These tools are used to increase productivity and efficiency; grouped together these tools are called Information Technology (IT). Simply Smart Technology helps small to medium sized businesses manage their IT environment from end-to-end.

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Small Business Chicago Bootstrapping PR 72

Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Waiting for a flight home from Bangkok the other week, I found myself leaving the lounge at the same time as a lovely elderly woman from Chicago. Because sometimes, in our rush to embrace the latest and greatest in technology, we occasionally forget about some of our core customers – or at the very least, leave them worried.

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Thailand Customer PR Chicago 66

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 2, 2011

Good to see increasing local VC investment activity in Chicago startups – [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]. The Most Common Negotiating Mistakes — and How to Avoid Them – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 95

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Chicago Entrepreneurism: Four Ingredients To Help Your Business – And This City – Dominate – [link]. – [link]. How to hire a programmer when you’re not a programmer – [link]. Simply being *usable* is enough to make a product truly remarkable – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Kevin Willer Shares His Experience Building Google’s Culture In Chicago – [link]. Advice to advisers: Stop being so nice – [link]. Building Startups Is Like Baking A Cake In 3 Minutes – [link]. What Good Does Design Do For Business? – [link]. Achieving scale by doing things that don’t scale – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

But in the end we selected David Lin , a superstar who did 4 years at the technology investment banking firm Montgomery & Co and 4 years as Director of Strategy at the comparison shopping site PriceGrabber where he dealt with many operational issues. He’s a star who has a very intuitive feel for technology and … no MBA.

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NPV Chicago Balance Sheet Database 337

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2013

I have published many of these PR Tips before. For 1991 I was very technical and also had a lot of practical business implementation experience in technology. I asked him if I could join his practice as the guy who could help him bridge technology & business. My starting salary was $27,000. You’re a tech guy.

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Marketing Europe Engineer Networking 385

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

It really wouldn’t take much to turn a great technology ecosystem into a truly electric one. In Los Angeles we don’t have “patron technology companies&# that are big enough to matter – we’re still hoping to see them emerge. Not to mention every major agency, many PR firms, etc. That’s natural.

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Seattle Silicon Valley Technical Review Los Angeles 317

Up and Running

APRIL 17, 2013

Larry reigns as CEO, and his partner in crime Sergey Brin, is working tirelessly to bring us perhaps the most innovative and life-changing technological product of our time – Google Glass. Ashley’s interviewing idea is a good one … last night I shot the s**t with the Startup Grind King of Chicago, Tom Denison.

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Michigan Boston Jordan Austin 96

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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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 12, 2020

Thanks to Patricia Jones, Paws PR ! #5- Technology has a lot of noise / Hype in it, reality of the potential of technology needs a consistently grounded view of the world in which potential clients exist in and whether technology complicates or simplifies the client’s business. 5- Participating in networking groups.

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Entrepreneur Software Review Technical Review SEO 120

Hearpreneur

APRIL 19, 2019

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. Thanks to Alex Vale, Fundstack ! #8- 8- My name and what I did then. Photo Credit: Kate Mura. I just love the word.

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Naming Cofounder Wisconsin Entrepreneur 110

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 21, 2014

Good long video interview by Frank Gruber with Jason Fried about Chicago, Basecamp, building great teams & more – crowdspring.co/1gEsBUD. “Chicago’s venture funding performance is improving [but] Chicago is still trailing several major metro areas.” Silicon Valley’s Youth Problem – crowdspring.co/1gFjLC8.

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

He has consistently embraced new tools and new technology, and to wonderful effect. Chicago’s Design Meat Market – Print Magazine crowdspring.co/1JRFqsb. Glenn Keane has been a Disney animator for almost 40 years and no one can accuse him of lacking an experimental gene. 1ERNvy0.

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Small Business Design Social Media New York City 48

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 10, 2014

An awesome overview of the Chicago tech scene – crowdspring.co/1krnniz. “Chicago is now ranked as one of the top ten cities in the world for starting a company” | The Economist – crowdspring.co/19TzjmX. An evolution of innovative, technologically advanced pizza boxes – crowdspring.co/1cCcLaU.

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 99

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

Sage advice for startups on picking a PR representative – [link]. Love seeing all the VC activity in the Chicago area! Interesting question with 3D printing technology: is printing a gun the same as buying it? Good summary of our discussion yesterday on the Future of Publishing panel in Chicago – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Software Review 92

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 8, 2015

Steve Blank On Why Most Startups Fail, And It’s Got Nothing To Do With Technology – buff.ly/1IhCLrF. How to Make a Dent in “The Women Problem” in Chicago – buff.ly/1FKFUQy. Follow These 6 Steps. How One Entrepreneur Raised A Half Billion Dollars crowdspring.co/1HRNSqX. 1dPLqGE.

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Small Business Design Social Media Startup 48

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Why Chicago Needs to Recruit and Retain Great Tech Talent – [link]. Another industry being disintermediated by technology: Gaming Faces Its Archenemy: Financial Reality – [link]. The 50 Best Sandwiches in Chicago – Chicago magazine – [link]. Giving your startup a point of view – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2010

The image on the left is “The Bean&# in Chicago – photographed in HDR. Keynote Speech Scott Klososky Social Technologies 12 Step Process – [link]. These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! – [link].

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