crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

Despite repeated efforts, only a few cities outside the Valley (New York and Boston) have historically had the critical mix of funding, network, and talent to fuel vibrant startup centers. As always, we’re excited about listing Chicago on our list of top cities for startups and entrepreneurs. Silicon Valley has dominated the U.S.

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 24, 2011

Our co-host for the program was TiE Midwest, based in Chicago. First up, Priyanshu Harshavat, from Evanston, Illinois, presented Socioclean , a service for cleaning up your reputation on social networks. The game set retails online at $49.95, and about 2,000 unites have already been sold.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 28, 2016

Several friends and people I respect a lot are on the board , including Lucy Sanders (NCWIT), Troy Henikoff (Techstars Chicago), Bob Litan (Brookings Institute), Rebecca Lovell (Seattle’s Office of Economic Development), Monisha Merchant (formerly Senator Bennet’s Economic Advisor), Jonathan Ortmans (Global Entrepreneurship Network), Jason Seats (..)

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 25, 2018

Your brand lives in everyday interactions your company has with its prospects and customers, including the images you share, the messages you post on your website, the content of your marketing materials, your presentations and booths at conferences, and your posts on social networks. We’re partial to Chicago. In fact, 6.02

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 23, 2012

Every online startup has a global presence, whether that’s its goal or not. With headquarters in both San Francisco and Bangalore, India, Sheth says the decision to go global was a no-brainer: “Since there is no physical product shipping, we decided to be open to the world.

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David Teten

MAY 9, 2012

VCAP©, the first program of its kind, bridges the gap between venture capitalists and angel investor networks and women and diverse entrepreneurs, many of whom have not traditionally had access to these sources of capital. HBSAANY’s investment in VCAP© was inspired in part by the Harvard Business School U.S. competitiveness.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 23, 2012

Every online startup has a global presence, whether that’s its goal or not. With headquarters in both San Francisco and Bangalore, India, Sheth says the decision to go global was a no-brainer: “Since there is no physical product shipping, we decided to be open to the world.

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Austin Startup

MAY 10, 2021

Experienced growth-stage executive joins Hologram to continue its rapid growth CHICAGO and AUSTIN, TEXAS ? —? Hologram , a global cellular platform for IoT, announced it hired Mike Georgoff this month as its first Chief Product Officer as the organization continues its growth. I’m excited to be part of it.”

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Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2011

Headquarters: Chicago, IL. How They Do It: Build email list of consumers interested in local deals (mainly via paid search & social network ads), sell coupon programs to merchants via telesales. But even in Boston & Chicago it remains above $20. Filing Date: initial filing June 2, 2011. Founding Date: 2009.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

Despite repeated efforts, only a few cities outside the Valley (New York and Boston) have historically had the critical mix of funding, network, and talent to fuel vibrant startup centers. As always, we’re excited about listing Chicago on our list of top cities for startups and entrepreneurs. Silicon Valley has dominated the U.S.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

12:50): How have you adapted TransPerfect to meet changing global trends? John (07:00): Well, and you were kind of pre-internet, a pre global economy mean, so you needed people all over the world, and they were not as easy to find as they are today. I mean huge global companies, but they needed other things. That is the hardest.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Network for Good, Global Giving, Mission Fish (behind ebay’s GivingWorks). Some people in Chicago were starting a company that rhymes with “coupon” at the time. The best affinity networks are alumni networks (besides religion). One year program for developers to work at cities/nonprofits to address challenges.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 23, 2012

Every online startup has a global presence, whether that’s its goal or not. With headquarters in both San Francisco and Bangalore, India, Sheth says the decision to go global was a no-brainer: “Since there is no physical product shipping, we decided to be open to the world. Lead image courtesy of Shutterstock.

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A Crowded Space

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

This is what investing in hype looks like: At Jackson Square Ventures, we look for great teams building underlying great businesses with sustainable metrics and increasing economies of scale or network effects. Sometimes they are just building software for unsexy industries like the $380 billion global shipping industry.

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Pascal's View

AUGUST 21, 2009

I will be the keynote speaker at the America Midwest Regional Final competition of the Global Security Challenge (GSC) on September 22nd in Chicago. This event is part of a global competition to deliver innovative solutions to pressing cybersecurity problems. The award categories are: Best Security SME. Invaluable publicity.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2017

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. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (PRWEB) JULY 12, 2017. Tianyi is also a co-founder of West Suburban Angels , a prominent angel investment group in the west suburbs of Chicago.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 19, 2014

While the reach of smaller businesses may not extend globally, what truly matters is building a connection with the audience, no matter the breadth. However, networking becomes a chore and can very easily slip behind seemingly more productive tasks. All companies wish to expand their reach. Monitor External Sources.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 4, 2014

One business resolution worth keeping is making a commitment to attend more in-person networking and education events. A lot of tech conferences focus on networking and forget about content. Techweek is in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami and Detroit this year. Society of Digital Agencies Global Member Meeting.

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fi.co

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Globalizing Silicon Valley - See the Worldwide Schedule - Lead a Local Chapter. -->. Our vision is to Globalize Silicon Valley by creating and fostering local startup ecosystems in promising markets across the globe. About | Mentors | Companies | Curriculum | FAQ | Partners | Apply Now. Choose a city closest to you. Alexandria.

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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. After retiring in 2001, I also joined a ladies networking group, On Purpose Networking for Women (OPN). Image Credit: Natalie Harper.

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David Teten

MAY 16, 2011

Joe Chernesky, Vice President and General Manager of Global Licensing Sales, Intellectual Ventures. “Jake” Geleerd is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Ocean Tomo, the global Intellectual Capital Merchant BancT firm providing financial products and services related to intellectual property.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

That’s a positive, as the Chicago-based firm has room to grow, and they want to matchmake clients and creatives in a secure, user-friendly space. CEO Melissa Wilson is the author of 15 books, including five business bestsellers such as Networking is Dead: Creating Connections that Matter. About CrowdSPRING. What customers say.

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www.huffingtonpost.com

MAY 10, 2011

Minted.com is both a global design community and stationery retailer. Having two well-regarded and well-networked engineers on an advisory project created a stream of terrific VP candidates for Minted and taught me a great deal about the culture and current popular beliefs of the hottest engineering talent in the Valley.

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Brandanew

DECEMBER 28, 2015

By targeting websites and blogs with big audiences and substantial social media content sharing, you can piggyback on these established social networks to make your content more visible. Though whether your business serves a local, national or global market, user reviews on social sites will improve SEO performance.

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Brandanew

AUGUST 1, 2016

Show Guest : Nick Brennan is the Founder & CEO of Watch Social Media , a social media marketing firm based in Chicago, IL. We’re based out of Ann Arbor but our guests are from all over the world- which is truly fantastic, considering we do talk about global social and digital trends. Production : Brandanew.co That’s remarkable!

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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

MARCH 7, 2021

Or are they running to a fresh perspective, a massive talent pool, and an innovation culture that balances social impact with global domination? Texas now has global brand recognition with investors and start-ups alike. Are they running from high prices, high taxes, dysfunctional government, and wildfires?

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 6, 2011

John has rightly observed that many small companies, as well as foreign companies trying to get into the United States, have limited budget, and could use 25% of the time of a sales rep in each geography, say, New York, San Francisco, Chicago, and Seattle. In the case of J.J's business, the customer is the Network.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 30, 2016

This is a guest post by Alignable CMO Dan Slagen about the missed opportunity the company has identified in social networking, and why they’ve chosen to build the business on the East Coast. And most notably absent is building a network. One that provides everything that a big, valuable, growing network should.

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Campus Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 23, 2010

From Chicago’s Booth School of Business : The only two serial entrepreneurs in Chicago who can answer those questions have agreed to share what they know with students at Chicago Booth. via Chicago Booth News – Teaching the Secrets of Successful Serial Entrepreneurship.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 17, 2014

It took me a second to grasp what was happening, but I quickly realized that he was not crazy and not trying to cool himself off from the heat of a Chicago August. The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge has, um, caught fire and spread globally to build awareness and raise over $7 million in donations for the ALS Association.

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thebarefootvc

JULY 3, 2016

After spending time in Silicon Valley (from 1999-2003), Boston, London and Chicago, I moved back to NYC in 2004 and have been fortunate to witness the technology and startup growth for the past 10+ years. This global reach is a new model of early stage venture, one that we believe we will see more of in the future. 2015EOY_FPV_v31.

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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. 23: Chicago, IL?—? RSVP here Sept. RSVP here Oct.

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thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

After spending time in Silicon Valley (from 1999-2003), Boston, London and Chicago, I moved back to NYC in 2004 and have been fortunate to witness the technology and startup growth for the past 10+ years. This global reach is a new model of early stage venture, one that we believe we will see more of in the future.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

MAY 27, 2019

Huffington continued her success by creating Thrive Global, an online platform dedicated to helping individuals balance work and life. Since 2016, Thrive Global has been the go-to place for women in business. It would be her position at AM Chicago that would change her life. How did she do it? Kathryn Minshew.

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View from Seed

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

News )—Stanford GSB, Harvard Business School, UPenn Wharton, Chicago Booth, MIT Sloan, Kellogg, UC Berkeley Haas, and Columbia Business School—and eight of the top ten global MBA programs , are all on the list of unicorns. Global Fashion Group (3x HBS, 2x Wharton). Global Fashion Group (Luxembourg): INSEAD, IIM Calcutta.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

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. Even Chicago-based staff members rarely come into the office unless collaboration is made easier by doing so.

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