Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2011

Even for those who don’t care to dive into the numbers, it’s worth a quick glance because co-founder/CEO Andrew Mason wrote a letter which forms the preamble of the full document. Headquarters: Chicago, IL. So Groupon obviously filed their S-1 the other day to formally being the IPO process. Groupon, Inc.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2017

Joe Zhu is a quick study with a natural desire to offer assistance anytime, anywhere startups face marketing, operational, and financing challenges. So read on and be inspired… At 30 Years of Age, Tianyi Joe Zhu, Chicago Entrepreneur, Named Amongst the Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 7, 2016

I work with best-selling author Melissa G Wilson, a Chicago publisher, to produce books for Fortune 500 companies and CEOs. Since we operate as a remote team, anytime you are near a computer or phone, you can technically be in the office. My name is Jessica and I’m the founder of Pixelkeet and cofounder of CrowdMed. .

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Michael Smith, leader of the Social Innovation team at the Case Foundation , introduced the Foundation as a non-profit started in 1997 by Steve Case (AOL co-founder) and his wife, Jean Case. Network for Good, Global Giving, Mission Fish (behind ebay’s GivingWorks). Give to the Max” days. Promoting innovation.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 31, 2022

As part of our Female Founder series , The Startup Magazine caught up with Claudia Freed, CEO of the Wheaton Illinois-based nonprofit EALgreen. Freed is a global thinker and living proof that purpose-driven businesses transform lives. As an immigrant student from Argentina, Ms. and North Park University. TSM: Fantastic!

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 21, 2017

Prior to starting my own public relations and marketing consultancy, I worked for one of the largest global advertising agencies as well as smaller boutique PR and advertising agencies. I’m an architect turned entrepreneur, Founder and CEO of Cheekd a mobile dating app that makes missed connections obsolete. Image Credit: Lori Cheek.

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David Teten

MAY 16, 2011

Joe Chernesky, Vice President and General Manager of Global Licensing Sales, Intellectual Ventures. He began his career as a consultant with McKinsey & Co. Jake Geleerd, President and Chief Operating Officer, Ocean Tomo, LLC. In addition Geleerd was recognized by Crain’s Business Chicago 40 Under 40.

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Reid Hoffman

MARCH 19, 2019

O’Reilly’s article describes two businesses from his own career at O’Reilly—the Global Network Navigator (GNN) web portal, which he sold to AOL, and the Website web server, which eventually fell by the wayside. Thanks to the internet and other globalizing technologies, the entire world has entered the Networked Age.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 30, 2019

I didn’t set out to write a book but as we looked around the market for an operational playbook for sales, we couldn’t find one, so I tapped into my 20 years of sales experience and my network so that we could create a valuable resource for founders everywhere,” said Schwartzfarb. Denver, CO?—? 23: Chicago, IL?—?

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

It seems like every day there is a new headline about an exceptional startup founder, investor, or corporate headquarters moving to Texas. Or are they running to a fresh perspective, a massive talent pool, and an innovation culture that balances social impact with global domination? Joe Lonsdale. Drew Houston. Jim Breyer. Who’s next?

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

I’ve owned my own business for twenty-years now and in some fashion have operated pretty much like most traditional small businesses. As our reach expanded nationally and then globally we started to employ technology and engage talent wherever we found it. While Basecamp has an office in Chicago, their staff is spread around the globe.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

I’ve owned my own business for twenty-years now and in some fashion have operated pretty much like most traditional small businesses. As our reach expanded nationally and then globally we started to employ technology and engage talent wherever we found it. While Basecamp has an office in Chicago, their staff is spread around the globe.

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Eric Friedman

AUGUST 18, 2021

Dan is the co-founder of Standard Treasury, a Y Combinator backed company. He is also co-founder and Managing Partner of Deciens Capital, an early stage investment fund. Before Giftly, Dan was a Booth Scholar at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Dan has a B.A. It’s awesome to have you.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Alkalign is a holistic health and wellness brand that currently operates multiple boutique fitness studios and offers online group health coaching. It also had to reflect our plans for global expansion. My wife and I met in college in Indiana and soon after graduation, decided we were going to move to Chicago.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Her work has appeared in Entrepreneur, the Wall Street Journal, NPR, Chicago Public Radio, and the Financial Times. Her work has appeared in Entrepreneur, the Wall Street Journal, npr, Chicago Public Radio, and The Financial Times. That's Chicago Public Radio, isn't it? Oh, that's the second addition.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 20, 2018

6- Using the idea of Chicago sports team colors. Using the idea of that Chicago sports team colors and the fact that I was born and raised as a Northsider – things started to come together. My co-founder, David Johnson, and I came up with the name “Genexa” because we felt it represented the next generation of medicine.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

How cofounders can collaborate without going crazy. First of all, the enterprise level processes and the one like you described, where there is one or two people just trying to do basic sales with Highrise, extremely different context that they operate in, and different price points, by the way. A: All right. Women In Good Company.

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

We estimate that the global GMV for ride sharing was over $100B in 2018 (including Uber, Didi, Grab, Lyft, Yandex, etc) and still growing handsomely. Upwork is a global freelancing platform where businesses and independent professionals can connect and collaborate remotely.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 3, 2024

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) concepts have been developing since the advocation of equal rights by the working men parties in the 1830s, and pollution control in the mid-1850s — when Chicago pragmatically built the first US sewage system to improve water supply. A business that still holds fundamental value today.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 6, 2019

Several years prior to this my wife started a newborn photography business, over time I became more involved in the back end operations of the business and within several years had helped her grow her business into a full-time professional position. I’m currently a tech founder, my company is a sponsorship matching platform Vettdeck.

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

MAY 4, 2013

Can any other organization offer a kinesthetic and whole-brained process for turning global trends into new strategies and breakthrough ideas for your organization? “Now that our operations have scaled, we can offer IdeaKeg editions on a one-off basis. Does anyone else have a service like IdeaKeg?

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

In this article I will take you beyond the traditional funding sources and show you that it is possible to fund your idea by operating a successful side business. See Also What the Founder of Cheek’d Can Teach You About Startup Marketing. I’m here to show you that others have done it without the help of loans. Let’s begin.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 12, 2020

I mentioned being a sports fan in the intro, because the leader I look up to the most is Phil Jackson, former mentor of the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers. Lloyd and Mary are the founders of the co-op we now know as REI. One of the few people I look up to in my industry is Jason Fried, the founder of Basecamp.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 15, 2017

My research was valuable enough for a large corporation that is known for creating a popular operating system to give us about $250K in funding. Thanks to Steven Randall, Vonya Global ! #8-Provide As a result, I cofounded Artemis Health, a company that offers a benefit optimization data platform for employers. I was a Ph.D.

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