crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Something new for the Chicago tech community – crowdspring.co/1bXLS29. Gathering Customer Needs | VentureFizz – crowdspring.co/15IZpsB. Why Founders Can’t Afford to Have Any Weak Links | by Mark Suster – crowdspring.co/18L78oE. Small Business and Startups: What Would Mom (and Pop) Do?

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

We are so proud to be a part of the entrepreneurial and technology community in Chicago where we are based. The @crowdSPRING community partners with US State Dept for Social Impact | Justmeans – crowdspring.co/1ux55RH. On A New Shared Street In Chicago, There Are No Sidewalks, No Lights, And Almost No Signs – crowdspring.co/10baTD3.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 26, 2011

How to Hire in Chicago – [link]. Entrepreneurs Unpluggd: Puts the Emphasis on Chicago Entrepreneurs’ Stories – [link]. How Chicago’s clout culture stifles innovation – [link]. Best Practices and Tips for Restaurant Web Design – [link]. Finding Cash for Your Start Up – Part 1 – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 5, 2011

An open letter to the Chicago entrepreneurial community – [link]. Three economic trends for 2011 (fueled by startup goodness) – [link]. HOW TO: Attract Early Adopters to Your Social Startup – [link]. Top Startup Trends of 2010 – [link].

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 14, 2017

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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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Startups in Chicago check out this new Q&A site – Chicago Founders – [link]. The Downside of Perfection – [link]. Only 14% of Fortune 500 were venture backed – [link]. Lean Marketing tips: business card as selling tool – [link]. How Small Businesses Are Using Social Media [INFOGRAPHIC] – [link].

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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]. Thinking about selling your small business or startup? Here are five 5 tips for a safe exit – [link]. Startup Mantra: Hire Fast, Fire Fast – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 16, 2012

A Start-Up Ecosystem Forms in Chicago – [link]. 5 New Spots for Chicago Tech Entrepreneurs – [link]. Twitter’s Secret History As the World’s Worst Tech or Media Business – [link]. Why I left Google – [link]. Competitive Differentiation that Matters – [link]. How Y Combinator Started – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 28, 2011

Built in Chicago – a Movement, a Mission, a Community - [link]. Small businesses err when cutting employee benefits – this impacts employee loyalty - [link]. 8 ways to get advice and inspiration for your startup idea - [link]. 70% of U.S. recruiters report they have rejected candidates because of info online - [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 19, 2011

Rose and the Chicago neighborhood – Englewood – where he grew up – [link]. Interesting “futuristic&# library at the University of Chicago (still houses physical books) – [link]. Outstanding story about D. The Chilling Story of Genius in a Land of Chronic Unemployment – [link].

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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]. Excellent post by @msuster offering advice about talking with investors about your competitors – [link]. The Myth Of Work Life Balance – [link]. – [link].

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 12, 2020

Thanks to Patricia Jones, Paws PR ! #5- Don’t forget to join our #IamCEO Community. 5- Participating in networking groups. Photo Credit: Mimi Bosika. Thanks to Todd Miller, Isaiah Industries ! How are you bold in your business? Tell us in the comments below.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 19, 2019

Certain Chicago post offices were staying open until midnight for the taxtime procrastinators. On the way north from the Chicago suburbs to Wisconsin, I thought it would be a great idea to have my own PR firm. Don’t forget to join our #IamCEO Community. Thanks to Alex Vale, Fundstack ! #8- Photo Credit: Kate Mura.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2011

An AMAZING amount of funding activity in Chicago – [link]. Small business and startups: great reads from the business press – [link]. crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Coupon Cactus – [link]. 9 Metrics to Help You Make Wise Decisions about Your Start-Up – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

She had this crazy idea that someone who had actually worked on the site, might provide value and insight to the community that we couldn’t give ourselves. Well, Audree was right – from her first days as our Community Liaison, she has provided help, comfort, advice and expertise to both Creatives and Buyers on the site.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

A quarter of all Chicago-area mortgages underwater – [link]. Are You Up For a Second Job? The Rise of Moonlighting and ‘Moonpreneurs’ – [link]. 32 of the Strangest Houses in the World – [link]. Cool places – [link]. BMW Developing Laser Vehicle Headlights [link].

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 27, 2017

John Jantsch: For national companies trying to infiltrate the local market the community organizations may be the best and last frontier. For them it’s often because they’re getting people coming to them, they don’t see the whole big picture of the community. Megan: Sure, yeah well we’re getting there.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 1, 2012

Interesting vertical farm concept coming together in an old Chicago meatpacking plant – [link]. Stunning map of America’s bike lanes – [link]. Creative way for Getty images to advertise its photo collection (video) - [link]. The Inigo Montoya Guide to 27 Commonly Misused Words – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 2, 2011

Good to see increasing local VC investment activity in Chicago startups – [link]. How to Make Money in 6 Easy Steps – [link]. Good post about why you should not force-sell customers when they first visit – [link]. The Most Common Negotiating Mistakes — and How to Avoid Them – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

The Chicago FireStarter Venture Capital Fund – [link]. The Perpetually Vexing Problem of Hiring Programmers – [link]. 5 Reasons The Windy City is a Great Place for Startups – [link]. How to build your startup without learning code – [link]. The Perpetually Vexing Problem of Hiring Programmers – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Chicago Entrepreneurism: Four Ingredients To Help Your Business – And This City – Dominate – [link]. – [link]. How to hire a programmer when you’re not a programmer – [link]. Simply being *usable* is enough to make a product truly remarkable – [link].

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 29, 2017

At the launch of the company, the core email community (people with a lot of technical understanding) was our target audience. Donating a portion of all our profits to veteran and cancer research charities establishes our brand as a revolution in companies that give back to the community rather than leech off of their customers.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Groupon’s value to Chicago goes beyond Google deal – [link]. Crowdsourcing Implications for Medium and Large Businesses – [link]. Love Love, Love Hate – [link]. Why Apple doesn’t do “Concept Products” – [link]. Are they kidding? 43 page dress code manual at UBS AG? – [link].

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Hearpreneur

JULY 20, 2018

6- Using the idea of Chicago sports team colors. Using the idea of that Chicago sports team colors and the fact that I was born and raised as a Northsider – things started to come together. Thanks to Robyn Lanci, Owl PR ! #12- Don’t forget to join our #IamCEO Community. Thanks to Ebooks4fashion ! #6-

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techcocktail.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Tech Cocktail Connecting, educating and amplifying the startup technology community and having fun doing it since 2006. Make sure someone is thinking about overarching plans around PR, marketing and sales and spends time crafting the right messages, understanding audiences and figuring out distribution channels.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 23, 2011

We struggle with this issue every year, because we strongly encourage everyone who can to participate with their local entrepreneurship community. Strengthening ties between entrepreneurs is one of our most important values. That said, there comes a point where that's not possible for everyone.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Whatever the case, there are tools and strategies you can use as an SMB owner to build your social and PR game plan. Chicago-based PR firm, Walker Sands Communications has helped us compile a number of tips to help SMB owners publicize their company, sans agency. And, it doesn’t involve a monthly retainer.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 20, 2011

The next couple of days are going to be amazing, as the Lean Startup community converges on San Francisco. If you're in town Saturday night, you'll want to stop by Ignite: Lean Startup , a community-run event that features a number of new voices in the Lean Startup community. Welcome to our fair city. Co-founder, Backblaze.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 30, 2017

And just the association and in our case most of our clients are pretty large enterprise clients so you know to be able to say — all I have to do is point at our previous guest list and be able to sort of name drop, or we’ve had Lenovo and Medtronic and United Health Group and the Chicago Bears, and the list goes on and on.

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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. It’s pretty simple what this charity has done: they have leveraged their community to invite others to donate a small amount of money to the organization.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Well, if you happen to be a company in Chicago, search no more! There are a good number of IT companies in Chicago that service small to medium sized businesses who range widely in quality of service. On any given day I could be acting as bookkeeper, HR person, PR agent, or people manager.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 21, 2018

At the time of its incorporation (2001), I had seen an article published by the University of Chicago showing that 82 % of CEOs had revenue growth as their #1 objective. I’d previously been the lead publicist at a very posh PR firm, and the running joke was that I was incredibly “off brand.” Thanks to Crystal Henry, Basic Pitch ! #8-

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Brandanew

JANUARY 8, 2016

Brands that will stand-out in 2016 will leverage the power of the community and create a strong ROI based on measurable data-backed decisions. Maggie Kravchuk , Rubenstein, PR. Maggie Kravchuk has had work experience on social media brand management and now works for Rubenstein PR. Tina Chan, Social Media Manager, GEECL.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 4, 2023

We are a PR and digital marketing agency specializing in regulated markets, like cannabis and psychedelics. Although company names like Best Plumbers and Chicago Pizza might do well in the marketplace, they are not eligible for trademark protection since they are too generic or geographical in nature. 2- Conventional sounding name.

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Up and Running

APRIL 1, 2015

Designed as an online “community marketplace,” BloomNation allows customers and florists to come together, giving florists a platform to sell their works of art, and consumers a vehicle to purchase beautiful flowers from local vendors, conveniently and quickly. From a budding idea to a blooming business.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 16, 2014

To grow a business, most entrepreneurs know that they should be implementing PR strategies. For this webinar, we were joined by Jennefer Witter, CEO and founder of the Boreland Group, and author of the new book, “The Little Book of Big PR: 100+ Quick Tips to Get Your Small Business Noticed.” They mix it up with advertising.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 3, 2010

Another excellent video post by @bcopple about startup activity in Chicago – [link]. Well worth the read – interview with Tachi Yamada, president of the Gates Foundation – [link]. Why diversity matters (the meritocracy business) – [link]. Startup Cultures are not an Automatic Success – [link].

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