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Whose Life are You Going to Change?

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I had come across a guy from the US named Michael Rhattigan who had transfered from the Chicago office to a place called Sophia Antipolis in the south of France (mid way between Nice & Cannes). On one set of Octels with Mike I learned that Cory was going to be in Chicago the following Monday. I booked non-refundable tickets.

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How MakeSpace Recently Closed $30 million in New Funding

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million in capital to build out its operations in 4 cities: New York City , Los Angeles , Chicago and Washington D.C. Just over a year ago I wrote about how MakeSpace had raised $17.5 I pointed out that the storage market in the US alone is ~$30 billion / year and there is no dominant provider — the largest player has < 10% market share.

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5 Things You Should Know Before Hiring A Development Shop

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She is also cofounder of Entrepreneurs Unpluggd and an MBA candidate at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Stella Fayman is CEO and cofounder of matchist, the best place to find top freelance developers and dev shops. Catch her on Twitter at @StartupStella. Others Matchist.com outsourcing Stella Fayman web development'

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What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?

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We spent a few hundred thousand dollars opening up operations in Chicago and Washington D.C. Whereas New York City had people living in close clusters , Chicago and Washington D.C. Whereas New York City has very high real estate costs and very high salaries, launching in Chicago and D.C. were more distributed.

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73.6% of all Statistics are Made Up

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But these people went to slightly better schools (Harvard, Stanford, Wharton, University of Chicago) and got slightly better grades. The problem of amplification: The problem got worse as the data flowed out to the “bulge bracket&# investment banks. They, too, were staffed with super smart twenty somethings.

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What Makes a Successful Startup Community? Is it Possible to Build One Where You Live?

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I also learned about this amazing resource in Chicago called BuiltInChicago which I intend to use for my trip there in November. I know that theres a lot of GroupOn bashing still in the press, but you can’t deny the kickstart its had on the local Chicago tech community. Every city should have a “BuildIn” program.

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GRP Announces $200 Million Fund. Rebrands as Upfront Ventures

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Some of our most successful deals have been in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Baltimore and London. VC has operated as an “old boys club”, with access to capital often requiring entrance through an elite university engineering department in one of two cities.