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]. 25 Fresh, funny and creative print advertisements – [link]. 25 Fresh, funny and creative print advertisements – [link]. – [link].

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Hearpreneur

MAY 29, 2018

I started my career working for a large print and digital advertising company in Chicago; I heavily gravitated towards the digital channels and quickly moved up within the organization. Tell us about your products and services. Tell us your story. Why did you start your business? How do you help clients’ SEO needs?

SEO 79

SEO Colorado Marketing Chicago 79

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

How can you price your products & services to demonstrate value? Create products that people love by validating your idea first - crowdspring.co/188qOFM. How can you price your products & services to demonstrate value? Create products that people love by validating your idea first - crowdspring.co/188qOFM.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 5, 2012

Radio Still Good Advertising Option for Small Business – [link]. The ideal product manager – [link]. The ideal product manager – [link]. CEC’s Startup Forecast – “Never been a better time to start a company in Chicago” – [link]. . – [link]. – [link].

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

At this year’s FUND Conference in Chicago, Illinois, over 100 startups presented their early-stage companies in front of hundreds of investors and industry leaders. Describe the Happenstance product/service in 10 words or less. The Happenstance app shares geolocated and little-known mini-podcasts about Chicago!

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Chicago Illinois New York City Cofounder 147

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2012

Why Chicago is One of the Best Cities for Entrepreneurs | @ Technori – [link]. You Can’t Add Value If You Don’t Have Values | Built In Chicago – [link]. Why Everyone In Your Company Should Be A Product Manager | Co.Design – [link]. Gap Moves Away From Global AOR Agency Model | Advertising Age – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 30, 2014

A tech bubble: What Chicago entrepreneurs think | Blue Sky Innovation – crowdspring.co/1lJaw6B. Photography Post-production: Lightroom & Photoshop Tutorials | Abduzeedo – crowdspring.co/1lDsOWD. What are the best Craigslist advertisements of all time? How much do Y Combinator founders earn?

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 18, 2013

The Science of Productivity: How To Get More Done In Less Time - [link]. The Science of Productivity: How To Get More Done In Less Time – [link]. 30% of Excelerate Labs CEO’s have been women – Chicago more diverse that most and growing! - [link]. Humans need to know why – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Are You Building The Right Product? Excellent example from Uber on how to analyze data to improve your product/service – [link]. The Best 40 Beer Print Advertisements – [link]. The Best 40 Beer Print Advertisements – [link]. A quarter of all Chicago-area mortgages underwater – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2012

The product lens - [link]. 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]. Instagram Co-Founder Mike Krieger’s 8 Principles For Building Products People Want | TechCrunch - [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2014

These 44 Apps Will Make Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners More Productive – crowdspring.co/YGV8Dp. These 44 Apps Will Make Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners More Productive – crowdspring.co/YGV8Dp. 5 basic legal considerations for startups | Chicago Tribune – crowdspring.co/1na3gI5.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 5, 2013

“Products take off not just because of WHAT they do but HOW they make us feel.” “Products take off not just because of WHAT they do but HOW they make us feel.” Chicago-based BrightTag ranked #4! “Products take off not just because of WHAT they do but HOW they make us feel.”

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Austin Startup

MARCH 22, 2021

you’re building a product for two different audiences (buyers and sellers) as well as facilitating sales between them so there’s a lot more complexity than building a simple e-commerce website. It took them two years to expand to their next city, Chicago. But don’t let that discourage you. Luckily, they didn’t need to.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Simply being *usable* is enough to make a product truly remarkable – [link]. Chicago Entrepreneurism: Four Ingredients To Help Your Business – And This City – Dominate – [link]. 90+ creative advertising & design from January-February 2011 – [link]. Site Speed – Are You Fast?

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

The Chicago FireStarter Venture Capital Fund – [link]. When did advertising get so small? Good to see companies focus on real advertising metrics – [link]. Yelp advertising is a rip-off for small advertisers – [link]. AT&T, Google Among The Biggest Online Advertisers — comScore – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Chicago Sun Times writes about crowdSPING’s 2010 Chicago Innovation Award – [link]. Understanding Customer Experience – [link]. 10 Must Follow Tips for Effective Writing – [link]. The Mad Men Guide to Changing the World with Words – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 25, 2014

Growth rates for Apple’s four major hardware product lines – pic.twitter.com/apLp6PsiHX. Chicago is the funniest city in the U.S. (we Culture Eats Strategy For Breakfast | TechCrunch – crowdspring.co/RNp263. How Google Screwed Up Google Glass | by Gene Marks in Forbes – crowdspring.co/1mus4Gd.

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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. Celebrities in Advertising Are Almost Always a Big Waste of Money – [link]. and Product Placement in Movies – [link]. Reeses Pieces, E.T.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Something new for the Chicago tech community – crowdspring.co/1bXLS29. A Web Designer’s Guide to Choosing Product and Business Names | Vandelay Design Blog – crowdspring.co/18Ga1qJ. A Web Designer’s Guide to Choosing Product and Business Names | Vandelay Design Blog – crowdspring.co/18Ga1qJ.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Six Things Physical Product Development Taught Me About Experience Design | UX Magazine – crowdspring.co/X7NCjD. Good long read on the history of Motorola | Chicago magazine – crowdspring.co/1nQMcBM. How to Use Storytelling to Design Delightful UX – crowdspring.co/X7LqZI.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 5, 2012

This coworking space is a pet-friendly hybrid of a social coffee shop and productive work place that’s affordable for independent workers. Providing productive shared working space, Hatchery members include Web 2.0 startups, social media firms, advertising and PR companies, and more.

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San Francisco Las Vegas Seattle Phoenix 253

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Chicago’s startup engine roars | Chicago Tribune - crowdspring.co/16aYZLL. Product Showcase Websites: 30+ Beautiful and Attractive Examples - crowdspring.co/1gqoBGj. 8 Strange Rituals of Productive Writers | Copyblogger - crowdspring.co/1gqqPWg. The New Science of Who Sits Where at Work | WSJ - crowdspring.co/1gq3TGK.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Nice feature story via Chicago Tribune on @Ramon_DeLeon – [link]. Using Retro Style Images And Banners For Advertising – [link]. Showcase of unusual and creative product designs – [link]. Klout, My Story & Why Opting Out Was My Only Choice – [link]. “Thanks for calling.

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Kevin Willer Shares His Experience Building Google’s Culture In Chicago – [link]. Facebook Is Using Minors To Advertise Alcohol – [link]. 25 Creative Advertisements – [link]. The Future of Advertising: Everything’s Going Mobile – [link]. 25 Creative Advertisements – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

View from Seed

JULY 24, 2015

The invite-only event was attended by 300 of the area’s best tech leaders, founders, product managers, designers, developers, investors, engineers, salesmen and women, and more, all of whom are hard at work in consumer tech. We have companies in Chicago, San Francisco (and elsewhere in Silicon Valley), Omaha, and New York.

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Boston Cofounder B2C PR 120

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Incubator 1871 Nurtures Chicago’s Growing Startup Scene – [link]. Mobile Advertising: Twitter Sales Are Double That Of Facebook In A Google-Ruled, $2.6B 40 Naughty Animals In Extremely Creative Advertisements – [link]. 60 Advertising Posters With Inspiring Ideas – [link]. I’ll take a gigabit to go.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Why Chicago is the Best Place to Start a Digital Startup - [link]. Can’t Get You Out of My Head-The history of advertising jingles, a truly American art form - [link]. Product searches on Amazon have grown 73 percent over the last year while searches on Google Shopping have been flat” – [link]. – [link].

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

So when Sam Rosen came to me with the idea of disrupting storage with a product that is priced cheaper than existing incumbents and he could build a product that is a better service I was intrigued. The metrics were good but we wondered how much better they would be when we expanded our product.

Startup 150

Startup Seed Money DC Software Review 150

37signals.com

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Established 1999 in Chicago. Follow us on Twitter for more information on our products. The unimportance of product names. Don’t waste too much time on picking a perfect name for your product. We usually decide upon a product name by seeing what the product does. Jobs: See more on our Job Board.

Product Name 44

Product Name Naming Product Software Review 44

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 2, 2011

Good to see increasing local VC investment activity in Chicago startups – [link]. DSPs And The Future Of Advertising – [link]. Six Useful Google Code Labs Products For People Who Develop Website – [link]. How to Make Money in 6 Easy Steps – [link]. Is Social Business Innovation? – [link].

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 3, 2013

Her company, Citizen Made , which makes tools to help companies sell custom products, won a L’Oréal Women in Digital grant , giving it the funding it needed to open a new office in New York City. Money wasn’t an obstacle for the Chicago-based founder, but as a black woman in technology, networking in a new city might be. “We

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New York City Milwaukee Oakland New York 60

crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 31, 2018

10 Secrets for Getting Your Product Into Retail | @Replogic – [link]. "Chicago moved up nine spots to No. Terrific insights for startup teams … Stripe Atlas: Elad Gil on building a great product management organization – [link] pic.twitter.com/YtY9vR2Lyd. — crowdspring (@crowdspring) August 27, 2018.

Small Business 50

Small Business Design Marketing Entrepreneur 50

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 15, 2010

I’ve talked about how Twitter is a new form of RSS (curated RSS), it’s a a new form of IM / SMS , it’s a place where business is conducted and it’s a place where advertising will drive leads due to the link sharing nature of Twitter. had a great evening talking tech and startup.

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Social Network Networking Southern California Term Sheet 347

Austin Startup

DECEMBER 7, 2019

Logos, social media posts, advertisements, the colors on your website, the font you use on a business card… all these elements work together to form an overall brand that shapes the way potential customers see your company. What were their pain points, and how did your product solve their problems? Identify your target audience.

Software Review 62

Software Review Social Media Technical Review Audience 62

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]. Can minimal design work for product packaging? Can minimal design work for product packaging? The Myth Of Work Life Balance – [link]. – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

How should one go about pricing their software product? How CEOs Stay So Productive | Fast Company – [link]. Good (short) video interview with Kevin Willer about the value 1871 Chicago offers entrepreneurs – [link]. What is someone going to stop doing when they start using your product? Quora – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 107

Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Podcasts are and will continue to be an amazing marketing tool that gives you a way to build a community and gives you a platform to advertise your products and services. I want to get a whole lot of listeners and sell advertisements, or it could be, I have this product or service that I'm trying to start on the side.

CPA 93

CPA Technical Review Hosting Audio 93