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JULY 21, 2010

Chicago’s Digital Ten (companies) to Watch – [link]. Good advice … How To Sell – [link]. 10 Tips For Making Your Tagline Stand Out – [link]. Bootstrapped, Profitable, & Proud: AnswerLab - [link]. Some Thoughts On The Seed Fund Phenomenon – by @fredwilson – [link].

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

By that time investment bankers were on a roll privatizing assets as far flung as Chilean Electricity Distribution Rights, Montreal’s container port, parking meters in Chicago, sections of the Pennsylvania turnpike, the London City airport, and (the proposed) CA & FL Lottery systems. Ironically, given the U.S.’s

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NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Kevin Willer Shares His Experience Building Google’s Culture In Chicago – [link]. Public relations: Social media too big for businesses to ignore – [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?

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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. The Surprising Downsides of Being Clever crowdspring.co/1FiX2aR. Ways to Get the Best Out of Your Employees crowdspring.co/1HojrJI. Is Social Entrepreneurship a Scam?

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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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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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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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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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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). I thought their idea was impossibly hard – mobile coupons.

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Brandanew

AUGUST 1, 2016

Show Guest : Nick Brennan is the Founder & CEO of Watch Social Media , a social media marketing firm based in Chicago, IL. Nick started WSM after working in sales and marketing for tech, public relations and consulting firms throughout the Midwest. Production : Brandanew.co hosted by Upasna Kakroo.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

Last week, Ross was contacted by an old friend, Ron May, who publishes an industry newsletter in Chicago and writes extensively about technology, startups, and small business in our region. Related posts: Lean Marketing: Public Relations strategies for small businesses and startups. Photo: MissTessmacher.

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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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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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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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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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Hearpreneur

JUNE 14, 2017

million+ company, with 60+ team members doing tours in NYC, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington DC and Los Angeles.”. I started R Public Relations on a wing and a prayer, but my reputation in the public relations world has followed me to success. We’ve continued bootstrapping since then — today we are a $2.5

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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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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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MARCH 16, 2012

A Start-Up Ecosystem Forms in Chicago – [link]. 5 New Spots for Chicago Tech Entrepreneurs – [link]. Twitter’s Secret History As the World’s Worst Tech or Media Business – [link]. Why I left Google – [link]. Competitive Differentiation that Matters – [link]. How Y Combinator Started – [link].

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JUNE 30, 2010

Chicago startups getting some love from @frankgruber on CBS – [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]. Buzzwords and the Paradox of Credibility – [link].

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JUNE 30, 2010

Chicago startups getting some love from @frankgruber on CBS – [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]. Buzzwords and the Paradox of Credibility – [link].

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

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]. Should you launch (your company or new product/service) at a conference?

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MARCH 10, 2010

Good interview with @andrewmason on Chicago Tonight (WTTW) about @Groupon – [link]. Very good interview by @scobleizer w/ Adobe responding to Apple’s rejection of flash on iPad – [link]. Handy Tools and Tips for E-Commerce Websites – [link]. Kara Swisher interviews (video) @andrewmason of @Groupon – [link].

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FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Choosing Technologies for Your Web Startup (Part 2) - [link]. The Story Behind My Chicago Start-Up: What Worked and What Didn’t - [link]. Choosing Technologies for Your Web Startup (Part 2) - [link]. Startup Priorities: Is Design More Important Than Engineering? – [link]. How Do You Reference Check a VC?

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JANUARY 26, 2010

Thoughts on being a startup in Chicago: 3 tips for entrepreneurs – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Legal Contracts for Graphic Designers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link].

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JANUARY 26, 2011

How to Hire in Chicago – [link]. Entrepreneurs Unpluggd: Puts the Emphasis on Chicago Entrepreneurs’ Stories – [link]. How Chicago’s clout culture stifles innovation – [link]. Best Practices and Tips for Restaurant Web Design – [link]. Finding Cash for Your Start Up – Part 1 – [link].

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OCTOBER 5, 2012

Startup fever grips Chicago companies, from Blues to law firms – [link]. Best business models are fueled by kindness not technology – [link]. Not persuaded by arguments about early stage startups & org charts – [link] – Worry about getting s**t done. What Makes a Successful Startup Community? – [link].

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Old and New School Angel Investing Philosophies Clash in Chicago – [link]. Retro inspiration: Vintage Advertisement Of Modern Technology – [link]. A Startup is its People (nothing more) - [link]. Fight When it’s Time to Fight. Be Gracious When It’s Time to Give In – [link]. – [link].

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