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Twitter Link Roundup #222 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

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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. Surprising Trends in Startup Founder Equity Stakes | by Tomasz Tunguz – crowdspring.co/1njnhbl.

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Twitter Link Roundup #242 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

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We are so proud to be a part of the entrepreneurial and technology community in Chicago where we are based. Startup Equity and Stock Options: What’s It Worth to You? On A New Shared Street In Chicago, There Are No Sidewalks, No Lights, And Almost No Signs – crowdspring.co/10baTD3. – crowdspring.co/1sSpg62.

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Twitter Link Roundup #202 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

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Model Equity Calculator for Founders with Option Pool Expansion – crowdspring.co/1fwUdsA. If you can’t make it [as an entrepreneur] in Chicago, the problem might be your idea – crowdspring.co/1i5CnPy. It’s time to rethink startup equity – GigaOM – crowdspring.co/1apRjnm.

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Twitter Link Roundup #237 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

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5 basic legal considerations for startups | Chicago Tribune – crowdspring.co/1na3gI5. “Brand equity is important because it can become a significant part of a company’s value.” “Brand equity is important because it can become a significant part of a company’s value.”

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27 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

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million+ company, with 60+ team members doing tours in NYC, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington DC and Los Angeles.”. My PR journey started with an amazing position with the renowned Jason Dady restaurant group in San Antonio, Texas. Thanks to Emily Reynolds, founder of R PR Firm ! #4 Thanks to Nick Gray, Museum Hack ! #2

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A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

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In no expert in Seattle but when I look around I see: enterprise software (Microsoft), the market leader in cloud services (Amazon AWS), games (Xbox), some of the most innovative retailers in the country (CostCo, Starbucks, REI) and what is left of Boeing (HQ moved to Chicago). Not to mention every major agency, many PR firms, etc.

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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

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But this mania to not miss out on the next big thing is driving some investors to pay growth-equity prices for traditional market risk (as in, they’re paying up before it is clear there is product / market fit). And well they should be. And so on down then line. We go through our “Bear Stearns moment.&#