Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Friday, September 16 - Seattle On Friday, I fly to Seattle, where I'll be for two days. That evening, there will be a casual talk followed by a book signing at Town Hall Seattle (co-sponsored with Lean Startup Seattle). Startup Weekend and Seattle 2.0 Employees only. Town Hall members receive priority seating.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Aren’t some of the recent successes in Los Angeles just emblematic of the overall long tech boom we’ve seen nationally and has led to growth in funding in NY, Boston, Seattle and San Francisco? These are industries that start to open up new commercial zones like Cincinnati (home to P&G & Kroger) and Chicago.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 10, 2021

They were wrapping up participation in an accelerator program and Ben was planning to move back to Chicago to build the company there, having previously worked at Groupon before moving on to other tech companies in Asia, as well as a brief time in California. pre-seed round for the company (Hologram was fka Konekt).

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

Seattle is home to Microsoft, Amazon, Starbucks, and other well-known companies, but it has recently grown into a welcoming place for startups, entrepreneurs, and small business owners, too. As always, we’re excited about listing Chicago on our list of top cities for startups and entrepreneurs. And this status is well deserved.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 10, 2021

They were wrapping up participation in an accelerator program and Ben was planning to move back to Chicago to build the company there, having previously worked at Groupon before moving on to other tech companies in Asia, as well as a brief time in California. pre-seed round for the company (Hologram was fka Konekt).

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Paul, San Francisco, LA, San Diego, Seattle, Chicago, Boston, and Washington, DC. TaskRabbit is available in San Francisco, New York, Boston, Los Angeles, Chicago and Miami. Once a ride is complete, passengers are prompted to donate seamlessly through the app. Drivers are making up to $35/hour + choosing their own hours.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

He lives in Chicago with his wife, daughter, dog, and bike. He lives in Chicago with his wife, daughter, dog, and I bet you it's more than one bike if I had the gas. So did you, I'm envisioning you like going down the street in Chicago somewhere knocking on restaurant doors and saying, I have an idea, you want to like be part of this.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 10, 2021

They were wrapping up participation in an accelerator program and Ben was planning to move back to Chicago to build the company there, having previously worked at Groupon before moving on to other tech companies in Asia, as well as a brief time in California. pre-seed round for the company (Hologram was fka Konekt).

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Same-day delivery has been so successful that Amazon decided to expand this program in other major cities, such as San Diego, San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle-Tacoma, Phoenix, Dallas-Fort Worth, Chicago, Indianapolis, Washington DC, Baltimore, Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Tampa Bay, and Atlanta.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 15, 2014

I was at a dinner recently in Chicago and the table discussion was about building great companies outside of Silicon Valley. I’m a very big fan of Chicago. I started my career at Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) so I went to Chicago many times a year for nearly 9 years. Chicago has made strides.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Founded by Riley Goodman and Jake Director in 2009 when they were both high school seniors in a Seattle school, Strideline makes a range of crew socks that come with a design of city skylines. The original design featuring the Seattle city skyline sold out in three weeks when it was first launched.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Seattle, Portland, Austin, New York City and Chicago have come up in the U.S. Chicago has even produced one of the most talked about companies in recent times: Groupon. Cultures with deep roots, low immigration and long memories tend to punish failure, instead of celebrating the effort.

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Board Effect

JANUARY 6, 2021

For example, United Way of Metro Chicago set up a four-month program called the Board Leadership Institute to help business leaders interested in serving on nonprofit boards. Also, the program equips them with the best tools to be of service in the greater Chicago area. Impact of Chicago’s housing crisis.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2020

In the US, places like San Francisco, Austin, Seattle, and Washington, DC get the lion’s share of attention as startup sweet spots. In the past, large numbers of Philly’s top students flocked to California, New York, and Chicago after graduation. To locals, Pennsylvania’s largest metro area is simply “Philly”.

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Up and Running

JULY 21, 2016

Chicago, Illinois, USA. While Chicago ranks seventh overall according to Compass, it has also been ranked number two on the Inc. In fact, since 2012, Chicago jumped up in the rankings all the way from the number 10 spot to number seven. Chicago Tech Events Guide to the Chicago Tech and Startup Scene.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

It has been freakin cold and snowy here in Chicago the past couple of weeks, so I thought I’d share this beautiful video of our beautiful city in winter. Elon Musk touts launch of ‘SpaceX Seattle’ | Business & Technology | The Seattle Times crowdspring.co/1BadR6p. 1GTTT8n.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

billion IPO), Envestnet (Chicago, $1.25 She has been in operations in Seattle and Los Angeles. But some of our largest investments have come from all across the country: BillMeLater (Baltimore, $1 billion eBay), DealerTrack (NYC, $1.3 As a result we need somebody well networked into these communities already.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Oh, and if you’re in Chicago or Seattle you have your home town events, too. Here’s yours: Chicago (Nov 7) Seattle (Nov 9). **. If you consider yourself a newbie, please check out a group of posts that I’ve done in the past that might make you feel more comfortable with what is unique about Twitter.

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fi.co

DECEMBER 4, 2012

In a post on his blog , Dave Parker, Co-Founder and CEO of Bundled.com and Director of the Seattle Founder Institute , explains why spiltting equity 50/50 amongst co-founders is almost never the right answer, because each co-founder will have their own expectations, commitment, and goals regarding the startup. Ho Chi Minh City. Johannesburg.

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A Crowded Space

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

We have founders and wonderful portfolio companies in Seattle, San Diego, Chicago, and Atlanta. Sometimes they are just building software for unsexy industries like the $380 billion global shipping industry. And, of course, we also have companies in San Francisco that have been through startup incubators.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Seattle, Washington. Chicago, Illinois. They just build some science park.” ” The Top 20: Silicon Valley, California. Tel Aviv, Israel. Los Angeles, California. New York, New York. Boston, Massachusetts. London, England. Toronto, Canada. Vancouver, Canada. Paris, France. Sydney, Australia. Sao Paulo, Brazil. Moscow, Russia.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

The report is based on research from 50,000 startups, and found that there are a number of factors which combine to create a successful ecosystem – including the support provided by a network of peers, experts and mentors – as opposed simply to the level of funding available. Los Angeles. New York City. Waterloo (Canada).

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2017

We’ve had billion dollar exists in Chicago, Baltimore, London, San Francisco and Los Angeles an well as enormous winners also in New York and Las Vegas. Just over 40% of our investments are in Greater Los Angeles, 25% in the Bay Area and 15% NYC with the balance in a city near you (Austin, Seattle, D.C., Boston, Finland and Paris).

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Sustainable Tires for Electric Vehicles , London, England Migo , Seattle, WA Smart B/L , Ljubljana, Slovenia Alternates: Delfast, Dover, DE Kaizen Health , Chicago, IL Millebot, Inc. Orlando, FL Click here to browse the full lineup of startups for SXSW Pitch 2019.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 17, 2013

While in Puentas Arenas I traveled with a group mostly composed of people from the American west coast, predominantly Seattle and Alaska. In Chicago, both at work and in my personal life, my life is planned out. I am a consultant, after all, and I am seen as an expert. For sure, I was the Rip van Winkle of the trip.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Chicago, IL. Seattle, WA. Los Angeles, CA. Riverside, CA. Sacramento, CA. San Diego, CA. San Francisco, CA. San Jose, CA. Washington, D.C. Atlanta, GA. Boston, MA. Detroit, MI. New York, New York. Philadelphia, PA. Dallas, TX. The categories that currently qualify include: Locksmiths. Electricians. Garage Door Services.

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Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

Some friends in the impact investing world have recently started talking about generating giant returns by investing in Zebras (such as a nonprofit building in rural Colorado) and Ponies (an immigrant restaurant in Seattle currently using payday lending at 35% for their working capital). To Get involved in CO Impact Days 2017.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

The Foundations of the Seattle startup community. I was blown away by my visit to Chicago’s 1871 building that has set aside 50,000 square feet for tech startups. It really only needs a few community leaders to kick things off and land a community on a map. The Components of any Great startup community.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Locations: Bangkok, Beijing, Cape Town, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dubai, Geneva, Hamburg, Hanoi, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, London, Melbourne, Mexico City, Milan, Moscow, Mumbai, New York, Paris, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, and Tokyo. Headquarters: Chicago. Headquarters: Seattle, Washington. Leo Burnett. SuperUnion.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Locations and dates : Miami, May 1-7; Detroit, May 19-25; Chicago, June 23-29; New York, September 29-October 5; Los Angeles, November 17-23. Location : Seattle, WA. Transportation options : Seattle has a system of buses and streetcars that can get you to and from MozCon from wherever you decide to stay. Social Media Week.

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 16, 2021

We interviewed Erin Minckley — a Chicago-based artist and new author of “Artists Who Thrive”. She moved into an incredible home in a nice neighborhood in Chicago and drives a fancy car. The motif happens to also be the flower of the city of Chicago, which means it comes full circle back to my life. TSM: Excellent Erin.

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Version One Ventures

JULY 6, 2016

Seattle-based sales tech company Outreach raised more $17.5 Businesses using Shippo in San Francisco, NYC, and Chicago now can offer local customers on-demand delivery via UberRUSH. We made three new investments this quarter. Portfolio companies in the news. million in Series B funding.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 23, 2011

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

I also owned a juice bar (Earth’s Healing Cafe) for 6 years in Chicago. Image Credit: Seattle Sutton. I started Seattle Sutton’s Healthy Eating over 30 years ago and I am still involved with the family business financial bookkeeping at age 85 because I like to know where I stand financially at all times.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 11, 2016

cities including San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago, Washington D.C., Three years later , and he’s changing the course of car ownership with Breeze’s Toyota Prius micro-term leases and has grown the startup to 70+ employees with a footprint in several major U.S. and Boston.

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Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

Cities like Chicago and Seattle are seriously considering trying to regulate a new generation of innovators, in the form of Uber and Lyft , while at the same time trying to present themselves as forward thinking innovative places to live.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 22, 2017

Currently in Silicon Valley, Chicago, Seattle, New York City, and Los Angeles, ReBoot Accel has helped over 600 women gain confidence, reset goals, and learn new skills – 82% of whom have landed jobs. They offer ongoing learning and access to a community of like-minded women, seminars and workshops.

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