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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

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In addition to FOMO it is partly driven by massive increase in valuations for earlier-stage companies who raised money at bit seed prices but who still have product risk. million pre-money valuation is now raising $1 million at a $12 million valuation the next investor has nowhere to go but up (or sit out the investment).

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Twitter Link Roundup #222 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

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The image above is an interesting project from Strava, showing a heatmat of bike paths in the Chicago area. Here’s a link to the Chicago map, but you can easily navigate to another geographic area. Unfortunately, SaaS Start-Up Valuations Are About To Fall by 50% | saastr – crowdspring.co/1j3n4bO.

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Twitter Link Roundup #203 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

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Demystifying 409A Valuations - crowdspring.co/18IYhky. Chicago can be better than Silicon Valley (when it comes to promoting women entrepreneurs) | by Sharon Schneider - crowdspring.co/18J09d4. … Dropbox Could Be A Bargain At An $8 Billion Valuation | TechCrunch - crowdspring.co/1gZjkaE. Forbes - crowdspring.co/188qNBM.

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What I Would Look for When Choosing a VC – Knowing What I Know Now?

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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. Connections?

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Twitter Link Roundup #102 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

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VC valuation spreadsheet – [link]. A quarter of all Chicago-area mortgages underwater – [link]. John Sculley on Steve Jobs and the Experience of a Lifetime – [link]. Excellent example from Uber on how to analyze data to improve your product/service – [link]. Are You Up For a Second Job?

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Twitter Link Roundup #68 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

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An open letter to the Chicago entrepreneurial community – [link]. Goldman Invests in Facebook at $50 Billion Valuation – [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].

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Twitter Link Roundup #215 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

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Does A Billion-Dollar Valuation Buy Employee Happiness? “Chicago’s venture funding performance is improving [but] Chicago is still trailing several major metro areas.” It takes 3 years [before you know if your startup can be a real business] – crowdspring.co/1kK2ZJ8. ReadWrite – crowdspring.co/1ekm5xR.