Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

The fact that today’s Internet bubble does not represent all companies does not disprove its existence. Ah, but today’s Internet companies have real revenue! But they also often have a rippling effect on broader markets as all of our economies seem to be intertwined these days. I said that at the Founder Showcase, too.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Today, building Internet businesses, or businesses that are primarily marketed through the Internet, is viable for entrepreneurs all over the world. Seattle, Portland, Austin, New York City and Chicago have come up in the U.S. Chicago has even produced one of the most talked about companies in recent times: Groupon.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 22, 2011

I got a bunch, but one that stood out was from a group of incoming MBA students at the University of Chicago Booth. At this point we are planning to use a consumer Internet company as an example, but we are also considering using a SaaS-based software company. Now he is slated to enter Booth at the University of Chicago in the fall.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Celina Kirchner is a full-stack attorney at Michelman & Robinson, LLP (M&R), a national law firm with offices in Los Angeles, Orange County (California), San Francisco, Chicago and New York. and counsels clients primarily in the advertising and digital media, Internet, software and technology and insurance industries.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

From Facebook to Twitter to Instagram, people feel comfortable sharing everything about their lives on the Internet. Thomas Moran is the CEO of Chicago-based staffing firm Addison Group. In fact, a recent study found that 1 in 10 young people have lost a job opportunity due to their social media pages.

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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]. Good to see innovation in delivering internet access to Africa (using voice control) – [link]. How Chicago’s clout culture stifles innovation – [link].

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

The Internet of Things (IoT) is an interconnected network which helps in connecting various devices over the internet. Voice search assistant is a speech-to-text internet-based technology which enables a user to search anything on the web without typing the query verbally. IoT Technology. What is IoT? What is Voice Search?

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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. MBA Unicorns Weigh Heavily Toward Software, Consumer Internet, and E-Commerce. as ranked by U.S. UCLA Anderson).

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2015

It has become so synonymous with Internet companies that the French have invented a disdainful term including Amazon: “les GAFA,” which they refer to as Google-Apple-Facebook-Amazon to talk about American dominance of the Internet. It is a household name. How valuable are these legacy businesses?

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 19, 2011

Netflix’s Internet Traffic Overtakes Web Surfing – [link]. 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.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2011

An AMAZING amount of funding activity in Chicago – [link]. Good data from @msuster on The State of Venture Capital and the Internet – [link]. Globally, more people have access to Internet than to electricity (85% vs 80%) – [link]. Small business and startups: great reads from the business press – [link].

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 14, 2019

While a digital nomad is a person who does not have a physical workplace; they work at their computer and transmit their work over the internet. For example, consider the blog of this Chicago escape room. An internet connection for research. What would they need? A breathtaking view to get the creative juices flowing.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Reliable Cross-Browser Testing, Part 1: Internet Explorer – [link]. Chicago startup @SpotHero wins app contest in quest to make finding a parking spot easy – [link]. Adopting Feng Shui in Web Design – [link]. 25 Examples of Big Typography in Web Design – [link]. nin & The Liquid Economy – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Why Chicago Needs to Recruit and Retain Great Tech Talent – [link]. IAB Study: Ad-Supported Internet Responsible For 5.1 The 50 Best Sandwiches in Chicago – Chicago magazine – [link]. Reminder why we must make decisions without all the facts … Waiting for all the facts – [link]. Million U.S.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Great post on the most important internet metric of them all – CONVERSION – crowdspring.co/18u6N8Y. Something new for the Chicago tech community – crowdspring.co/1bXLS29. Great post on the most important internet metric of them all – CONVERSION – crowdspring.co/18u6N8Y. Want to succeed? 1dUrddm.

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Mike Michalowicz

JULY 19, 2013

No man (or woman) is an island, even if you’re a CEO, and whether I’m in Copenhagen or Chicago, Manhattan or Moscow, cloud based accounting makes it not just possible, but efficient for every member of my team to have real-time, simultaneous access to every moving part of my business. Tip: Backup your data first. I had no problems.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 3, 2010

Another excellent video post by @bcopple about startup activity in Chicago – [link]. Data Visualization: The State of The Internet – [link]. Data Visualization: The State of The Internet – [link]. Well worth the read – interview with Tachi Yamada, president of the Gates Foundation – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 28, 2013

The image above shows a map of the Internet, created by an anonymous researcher, who hacked hundreds of thousands of computers around the world in order to create the map. Tech Startup City: G2 Crowd in Chicago | Forbes – [link]. Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week!

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Hearpreneur

MAY 29, 2018

I started my career working for a large print and digital advertising company in Chicago; I heavily gravitated towards the digital channels and quickly moved up within the organization. We had a chance to interview Chris and asked about his story, how he started his business ad the future of Colorado SEO Pros. Tell us your story.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 12, 2010

Some of the most active: SF , New York , DC , Chicago - but there are many more listed here. Some of the most active: SF , New York , DC , Chicago - but there are many more listed here. The SF Meetup now has over five hundred members, and has spawned many other meetup events. Theres probably one in a city near you.

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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. and the Internet of Things | UX Booth – crowdspring.co/1wjvAJt. and the Internet of Things | UX Booth – crowdspring.co/1wjvAJt. Here’s a fantastic video that showcases one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

By the way, this was still pre-Netscape, pre-Internet. There was one in Silicon Valley, unsurprising, one in Chicago, and there was this group out of the south of France that served all of Europe. So I joined this group called Network Solutions, we did computer networking, the predecessor to the internet.

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Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2011

It also puts another chink in the armor of the meme that monster internet companies can only be built in Silicon Valley (LivingSocial, Kayak, Gilt Groupe, CSN Stores, et al doing damage here too). Headquarters: Chicago, IL. But even in Boston & Chicago it remains above $20. Groupon, Inc. Founding Date: 2009.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 3, 2024

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) concepts have been developing since the advocation of equal rights by the working men parties in the 1830s, and pollution control in the mid-1850s — when Chicago pragmatically built the first US sewage system to improve water supply. A business that still holds fundamental value today.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Chicago Entrepreneurism: Four Ingredients To Help Your Business – And This City – Dominate – [link]. Internet Package Design – [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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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 15, 2014

I was at a dinner recently in Chicago and the table discussion was about building great companies outside of Silicon Valley. I’m a very big fan of Chicago. I started my career at Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) so I went to Chicago many times a year for nearly 9 years. Chicago has made strides.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 23, 2010

10 Insights From SocialDevCamp Chicago – [link]. 24-year-old entrepreneur putting high-speed Internet in rural areas – [link]. A Guide to Online Marketing Tools – [link]. How to Stop Being A Control Freak – [link]. Why you should give ideas away for free – [link]. – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2010

The image on the left is “The Bean&# in Chicago – photographed in HDR. Internet Advertising Hits New Revenue Record – [link]. These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! image credit: papalars. – [link].

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deal architect

OCTOBER 13, 2013

On the anniversary of GE’s launch of the Industrial Internet, CEO Jeff Immelt presented an update last week in Chicago. You can watch his full talk here. Couple of things stood out from an outsourcing industry POV As I wrote.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 18, 2012

Events for women programmers in Chicago – [link]. How Yahoo Killed Flickr and Lost the Internet (and how integration kills innovation) – [link]. In war for talent, ‘brogrammers’ will be losers – [link]. Think Twice Before Starting a Company – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

The Internet is trying to tell us something – [link]. Groupon’s value to Chicago goes beyond Google deal – [link]. Nearly half of all Twitter users don’t read a word you say – [link]. Smart post by @umairh about gamification and marketing – [link]. Marketing trends – [link]. The future of stories.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 12, 2020

Thanks to James Canzanella, Internet Marketing Nights ! #3- First, I fell in love with SEO and internet marketing ever since I was able to rank my simple website for my brand name. As long as you keep producing heavy-amounts of relevant content in the right spots, you’ll eventually surpass many of your competitors naturally.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 18, 2013

VC funding in Chicago is down more than 40% – [link]. Internet Ad Revenues Again Hit Record-Breaking Double-Digit Annual Growth, Reaching Nearly $37 Billion – [link]. Bitcoin is a Ponzi scheme: The Internet currency will collapse | Slate Magazine – [link]. Social Ad Revenue To Grow 18.6% By 2017 – [link].

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 2, 2024

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. But I think finding, developing and retaining great people is the hardest part of every business. I'm sure you hear that and you know that we hear it all the time.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 1, 2015

The Skyworks Solutions growth is largely due to its key involvement in IoT, payments on mobile devices, and Internet connectivity. Thanks to CEO David Aldrich, the company undoubtedly used its ongoing relationship with Apple as the stepping stone needed for it to make its own advancement in quarterly earnings and dividend.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 5, 2013

Chicago-based BrightTag ranked #4! 15 Best Creative Logo Designs to get Inspiration | Internet Dreamz – [link]. 15+ Awesome Music Logo Inspirations | Internet Dreamz – [link]. 15+ Awesome Music Logo Inspirations | Internet Dreamz – [link]. The Culture of Free and The Future of Google – [link].

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

This blogger may or may not have pulled out the ole’ LG Android phone and snapped a photo of the mayor with a Chicago-style hot dog in his mouth. Louisans can’t be messing with Chicago-style anything? If you map out the internet like a street map though, you’ll begin to see that location is just as important.

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