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Twitter Link Roundup #225 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

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A tech bubble: What Chicago entrepreneurs think | Blue Sky Innovation – crowdspring.co/1lJaw6B. Agile UX vs Lean UX, which should you choose? Agile UX vs Lean UX, which should you choose? The 39 Best Pieces of Sales Advice You’ll Hear This Year – crowdspring.co/1ojWm1U. How much do Y Combinator founders earn?

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What Boston’s Top Consumer Tech Leaders Think About Boston’s Consumer Tech Struggles [#BostonB2C Recap]

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We have companies in Chicago, San Francisco (and elsewhere in Silicon Valley), Omaha, and New York. bijan : there’s a danger in leaning on pattern recognition. More functionally, Boston needs to improve its design, branding, and PR skills. This is a recap of the more insightful tweets and comments from the event.

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Twitter Link Roundup #235 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

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Busting the Lean-Startup Myth – crowdspring.co/1ozOXHA. Good long read on the history of Motorola | Chicago magazine – crowdspring.co/1nQMcBM. This Invaluable Lesson Will Keep You From Making Catastrophic Hiring Mistakes - crowdspring.co/XeV4JS. Hiring startup engineers? Ways to think about watches – crowdspring.co/1wpIpQT.

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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. David vs. Goliath: Lean Startup Advantages | OpenView Blog – crowdspring.co/1x2JFtG. How to Plan the Perfect Offsite: 8 Tips (from Jayna Cooke) – crowdspring.co/1nMzHMU. Before the Startup – crowdspring.co/1rGYDDQ.

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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

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I learned long ago at the University of Chicago where I got my MBA that investors tend to want to invest when markets become over-valued and sell when they become undervalued. Or Salesforce.com who rose to prominence in this same period where they were ramping up PR and shouting from mountain tops when everybody else in the market was mute.

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Twitter Link Roundup #173 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

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Being Kind To Your Prospective Customers Is Good Business – (Lean Business: Do Unto Others) – [link]. Being Kind To Your Prospective Customers Is Good Business – (Lean Business: Do Unto Others) – [link]. Chicago-based BrightTag ranked #4! Measuring What Matters: How To Pick A Good Metric – [link].

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Labor Day! Let’s Celebrate the Workers

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I might also mention that she is a budding stand-up comic working the mic at clubs in Chicago and San Francisco. Amanda Werner is a freaking Valedictorian of her college class and helps out around here with marketing and PR. Related posts: Lean Marketing tips: business card as selling tool. Thanks, Bianca! Thanks, Dylan!

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