Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

When I heard that Larry Ellison was stepping down as Oracle ’s CEO I asked Kathryn to think about the skills she saw in a young Larry Ellison that might make today’s founders winners. Here’s what was exceptional about Larry: Potent Leadership Skill. Without a doubt, Larry was the most potent entrepreneur I’ve known.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 25, 2017

by Ross Kimbarovsky, founder of crowdSPRING. Many people confuse leadership and management. Leadership, on the other hand, is about creating a change that you believe in. My thesaurus says the best synonym for leadership is management. Strong leadership without strong management can result in chaos and inefficiency.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2021

As part of The Startup Magazine’s Female Founder Interview series , we interviewed Nicole Price of the Chicago-based International Center for Breathwork. Breath awareness is a powerful tool for improving emotional regulation and emotional intelligence which is the hallmark of leadership in business. And the rest is history!

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

William Hurley, the co-founder of Honest Dollar, an Austin-based provider of retirement plans to small businesses, says creative talent is abundant : It’s got the music, the university scene, the hippies and the rule-breakers… It’s very easy to hire people who want to push the limits. Austin has become quite a hotspot.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 9, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! The image above is an interesting project from Strava, showing a heatmat of bike paths in the Chicago area. Founders with Kids – crowdspring.co/1rW91oS.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Many of his thoughts are reflected in the following article: In the tech world, many new entrepreneurs have never before held leadership positions. While leadership partly rests on personality, aptitude and drive, it also rests on ways of thinking and of skills that can be learned. Leadership vs. Authority.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 16, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Founders Can’t Scale: Fact or Fiction? Very good overview from Chicago Tribune on Chicago’s coworking spaces – crowdspring.co/1uUmhyF.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

It’s insanely competitive to get into our industry so most have degrees from institutions like Stanford, Harvard, Wharton and University of Chicago (blatant plug ;-). EQ and Team Leadership? Nothing blows up great opportunities faster than founders who are constantly fighting. Most VCs are book smart. Nail on the head.

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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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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2017

If the number of coworking spaces in a city is is any indication of its entrepreneurial health, Chicago is firing on all cylinders. Based on a recent survey by Newmark Grubb Knight Frank and Chicago Creative Space there are 41 coworking spaces in the city, covering a staggering 868,124 square feet of space. 20 N Upper Wacker Dr #1200.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 11, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! The image above shows a typical rush hour in Chicago in 1909. While struggling to build companies, some founders also quietly battle depression | BetaBoston – crowdspring.co/1mUNP1y.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

William Hurley, co-founder of Honest Dollar , an Austin-based provider of retirement plans to small businesses, says creative talent is abundant : It’s got the music, the university scene, the hippies and the rule-breakers… It’s very easy to hire people who want to push the limits.

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 20, 2021

Each of the authors has experience both as a founder and an investor. And Troy Henikoff was formerly the founding member of Techstars Chicago and is now General Partner at Math Ventures. I love how the book takes the mystery out of finding repeatability by putting forward simple-to-follow instructions.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Attention founders: Here’s how you respond to an unfair post about your company - [link]. Questions to Ask Potential Cofounders: The Master List | Founder Dating - [link].

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

At the heart of this contest is leadership in emerging and disruptive technologies – running the gamut from semiconductors and supercomputers to biotech and blockchain and everything in between. commercial and military leadership. Gilman Louie, the founder of In-Q-Tel , has started America’s Frontier Fund (AFF.) versus China.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

We like to talk about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and various random stuff! We are so proud to be a part of the entrepreneurial and technology community in Chicago where we are based. Tony Robbins… The CEO Whisperer – crowdspring.co/1sSkuW5.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 1, 2011

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Study shows Chicago lacks strong tech investor base – [link]. Good post by @micah about the need for startup founders to think about their health/well-being – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Inside the Mind of a Technical Founder | OpenView Blog by Larry Kim – crowdspring.co/1u7Fz1b. 5 Signs You’ve Got the Wrong Co-Founder – crowdspring.co/1u17ovZ.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! 5 lessons on leadership from @RichardBranson – [link]. Founders Becomes An Overnight Must-attend, As Europe’s Startup Circuit Accelerates – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 25, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Salaries Startup Founders Pay Themselves | Business Insider – crowdspring.co/1nHU2OK. Chicago is the funniest city in the U.S. (we – crowdspring.co/1hrlsaI.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

by Adam Hirsen, CEO and Co-founder of UPshow. Adam Hirsen is CEO and Co-founder of Chicago start-up UPshow, a platform that is changing the way businesses do TV. You can become better leaders especially by applying your personal interests to the workplace. It’s about engaging in a non-corporate way.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 16, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! A Start-Up Ecosystem Forms in Chicago – [link]. 5 New Spots for Chicago Tech Entrepreneurs – [link]. Why I left Google – [link]. Name dropping!

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Startups in Chicago check out this new Q&A site – Chicago Founders – [link]. Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week!

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 22, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Chicago’s most active entrepreneurial networking groups | Crain’s Chicago Business – [link]. China has one-fifth of the world’s population.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Why Founders Can’t Afford to Have Any Weak Links | by Mark Suster – crowdspring.co/18L78oE. Why Founders Can’t Afford to Have Any Weak Links | by Mark Suster – crowdspring.co/18L78oE.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 31, 2017

We see a larger percentage of women using the services of ConVerge (The Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship at North Central College) in the Chicago suburb Naperville and increasingly some in non-traditional fields including construction, warehousing, manufacturing healthcare and technology. Race/Ethnicity. # Avg # of Employees.

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YFS Magazine

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Adam Hirsen, CEO and co-founder of Chicago-based startup UPshow, suggests entrepreneurs can learn a lot from hobbies. Do our hobbies impact our businesses?

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

To me, Michael Jordan’s career, especially during the Chicago Bulls years, is a shining example of how the best teams operate. We don’t think of the Chicago Bulls as “Michael Jordan’s team” (as evidenced by the aforementioned synergy with Pippen and Rodman) despite Jordan’s superstardom.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! 5 basic legal considerations for startups | Chicago Tribune – crowdspring.co/1na3gI5. Why startups fail, according to their founders – crowdspring.co/1roF9DZ.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 18, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Warby Parker Co-Founder: Creating A Strong Brand Without Marketing | PSFK – [link]. VC funding in Chicago is down more than 40% – [link]. Forbes – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 30, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! How much do Y Combinator founders earn? A tech bubble: What Chicago entrepreneurs think | Blue Sky Innovation – crowdspring.co/1lJaw6B. 80,000 Hours – crowdspring.co/1k0NMTU.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! 8 Startup Founders Reveal Their #1 User Acquisition Tactic | Treehouse - [link]. If, Why, and How Founders Should Hire a “Professional” CEO | Reid Hoffman - [link].

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

And while I’m not discounting anyone’s business acumen and instincts that put them in a leadership position, being the smartest in the room—or thinking that you are—can leave leaders missing out on valuable insight. Guest Author : Andrew Kashian, Founder at Solve Clinics. Their voice becomes the loudest in the room.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

William Hurley, co-founder of Honest Dollar , an Austin-based provider of retirement plans to small businesses, says creative talent is abundant : It’s got the music, the university scene, the hippies and the rule-breakers… It’s very easy to hire people who want to push the limits.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Model Equity Calculator for Founders with Option Pool Expansion – crowdspring.co/1fwUdsA. Can you believe this is Roundup number 200!?!?

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Chicago can be better than Silicon Valley (when it comes to promoting women entrepreneurs) | by Sharon Schneider - crowdspring.co/18J09d4. Can you believe this is Roundup number 200!?!?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

When it’s an older firm (say Fund X or XII) it is often the 3rd generation of leadership, it has historic rules & norms that haven’t been fixed, it has skewed economics and an unclear mission. Also, many of our deals were in NYC, Chicago, San Francisco or London. So Silicon Valley massively shifted to San Francisco.

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