Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

There’s something about the silence echoing throughout a vast developed physical space such as LA that calms me down and builds up some reserves for me for the day. As I was talking to Matt, it rolled around in my head that there are a lot of similarities in the growth of both the Chicago and LA startup communities.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 10, 2012

The Developer Bootcamp is designed to help anyone get started coding - and they might even get a job at a startup or tech heavyweight out of it as well. San Francisco-based Developer Boot Camp was an idea that started with a friend in need. You are a developer and you don't know it,'” Bishay said. So began Developer Boot Camp.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 18, 2020

She has been named Chicago Business Journal Woman of Influence (2016), the National Association of Women Business Owners’ Woman Business Owner of the Year award (2015), the Small Business Administration’s Small Business Person of the Year award (2014), and Enterprising Women’s Enterprising Woman of the Year award (2013). Tech development?

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

The top startup at this year’s FUND Conference in Chicago, Illinois was Balodana , a fashion purchasing platform disrupting the women’s e-commerce fashion industry. Anticipating the challenges of due diligence helped me to crystallize our tech development strategy and the sales strategy, and guided our financial planning.

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Diego Basch

JANUARY 28, 2012

When asked to hike between New York and Chicago, he will be much more accurate. Real software development is about doing something that you’ve never done before. Long journeys by foot are something people have done for millennia, and all the knowledge you need is one Google search away.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2018

I developed a list of questions to ask you next time we speak?—?especially Frankly, it’s the life of ANY executives with whom you want to sell product, do a business development deal with, execute M&A, a journalist you want to write about your company?—?anybody. New York, Chicago, Boston, etc. A few weeks have slipped by.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2017

million in capital to build out its operations in 4 cities: New York City , Los Angeles , Chicago and Washington D.C. years of software development. Just over a year ago I wrote about how MakeSpace had raised $17.5 If you have a storage need in one of these cities please consider checking out MakeSpace.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

With over three decades of experience in private equity investments, acquisitions and mergers, Mark Hauser has developed a keen ability to recognize trends and do his due diligence. As leader of Hauser Private Equity, Mark Hauser has played an instrumental role in developing the firm’s portfolio within the industrial sector.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

and owner of Solix Business Services, both Chicago businesses, created this book to share the stories of women taking their futures and lives into their own hands. Numbers and data allow business owners to understand where their company is currently, where it can continue, and to develop a strategic plan to achieve business goals.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Seattle doesn’t offer major tax incentives for entrepreneurs, but it does have plenty of venture capital firms and economic development ventures to help foster the development of small businesses and start-up companies. Chicago, IL. That’s only one reason venture capitalists love Chicago.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 14, 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. In 2013, Chad and I founded Build Abroad, a nonprofit organization that builds homes in developing countries. HQ Location : Chicago, Illinois. Thank you Digs.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

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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Feld Thoughts

JULY 22, 2011

I got a bunch, but one that stood out was from a group of incoming MBA students at the University of Chicago Booth. They are going to help me prepare the posts each week, which will include developing excel spreadsheets that we will upload to complement the posts.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

With so many industries experiencing disruption, there is a scramble within the insurance business to develop new products to cover risks that weren’t even on the radar screen a few years ago. They also illustrate the opportunity that’s out there for the taking. But there’s more. She’s based in L.A.,

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 6, 2017

Maefield Development is a privately-owned, vertically-integrated real estate development firm headed up by Chairman and CEO Mark Siffin , who has been with the company since its formation in 1991. With 50% ownership in each of the properties, Maefield Development stands to see a significant return on investment.

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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

MAY 9, 2014

The image above is an interesting project from Strava, showing a heatmat of bike paths in the Chicago area. Here’s a link to the Chicago map, but you can easily navigate to another geographic area. 40 Essential Apps For Designers And Developers – crowdspring.co/1fr1U85. This is Chicago area – crowdspring.co/1j3qZ8y.

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Hearpreneur

MAY 29, 2018

Chris Rodgers is the founder & CEO of Colorado SEO Pros , where he develops company processes, innovating digital marketing practices, and supporting a full-time staff of SEO analysts and digital marketers. Anyone wishing to join the digital marketing field needs some skills and prior knowledge to excel. Tell us your story.

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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 doesn’t offer major tax incentives for entrepreneurs, but it does have plenty of venture capital firms and economic development ventures to help foster the development of small businesses and start-up companies. As always, we’re excited about listing Chicago on our list of top cities for startups and entrepreneurs.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 23, 2018

25 miles southwest of Chicago. Participants receive the financial and technical support needed to mature nascent technologies that face long development cycles to the proof-of-concept level, helping them get to the point where they can access conventional sources of financial support to scale and launch into the marketplace.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

The recognition of this service gap led to the development of a mobile app, which offers exactly what a selfie can’t, and will become the new generation of photography –the first ever mobile application that allows users to order high-quality, affordable photography on-demand. A typical scene, e.g, Next it’s time to….

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2013

And we chose to locate ourselves 3 blocks East of The Third Street Promenade where much new development is taking place. Some of our most successful deals have been in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Baltimore and London. We will retain the cement interior and exposed feeling and complement it with wood.

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

George Deeb is the Managing Partner at Chicago-based Red Rocket Ventures , a startup consulting and financial advisory firm based in Chicago. You can follow George on Twitter at @georgedeeb and @RedRocketVC. There are a lot of variables to go into calculating a fair equity split a startup team. Who is funding the business?

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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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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. The Happenstance app shares geolocated and little-known mini-podcasts about Chicago! It’s also important to know that Chicago is just our starting point!

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The Startup Magazine recently caught up with teen author Alex Jimenez, 14, of Chicago, USA, a first-time author who launched his new book, “The Big Idea” by Fig Factor Media Publishing. I always believe that it’s important for people to develop an outlook perspective of what they want and how to obtain it.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 25, 2018

The United States provides a phenomenal environment for promoting startup ecosystems, ranking 1st out of 138 countries using the Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index. We’re partial to Chicago. Beyond Chicago, there are many other great cities in the US for startups and entrepreneurs. In fact, 6.02

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 16, 2014

Very good overview from Chicago Tribune on Chicago’s coworking spaces – crowdspring.co/1uUmhyF. Another billion dollar exist for a Chicago tech company (Fieldglass) – crowdspring.co/1g4kMtQ. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link].

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

And yet, most regional development efforts are still floundering - at best, moving slowly, and not very surely - and we need to understand why. 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. One is culture.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 31, 2017

They also offer web development classes and coworking in a beautiful downtown office. I first met Jim Deters , the founder of Galvanize, at a Google for Entrepreneurs Tech Hub network meeting in Chicago at 1871. I’m a big fan of the coding school business model and saw that they had a unique approach and brand.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 13, 2019

After school activities for teenagers are a great way to develop new skills, network and build self-confidence. Living in a fast-paced society where even teenagers are establishing successful businesses and becoming enterprising entrepreneurs, developing business skills early is a great strategy for improving chances of success.

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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]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Do ad agencies struggle with social?

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 10, 2013

Lots of prospective customers have been on plant tours, and its positive environmental impact on Chicago has been a selling point. Meanwhile, employees in their 20s and 30s—whom I will affectionately call “Enviro-Fanatics”—find great excitement in environmental development. This plant is an example of a green solution.

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David Cohen

MAY 17, 2013

This will be the second year for the event, an intense three-day program designed to teach and mentor Veterans and Service Members about entrepreneurship and help them build and develop innovative technology companies. Tak Lo is now an associate at TechStars New York. Seven teams moved on to RisingStars.

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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]. Must Read Links for Web Designers and Developers – Volume 1 – [link]. 4 Reasons Why Designers and Developers Should Learn to Write – [link]. – [link].

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 24, 2011

Our co-host for the program was TiE Midwest, based in Chicago. Socioclean already has about 25,000 users, and has good interest from a dozen colleges and universities who want to offer white label solutions through their career development offices. The game set retails online at $49.95, and about 2,000 unites have already been sold.

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