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The Art of Raising Seed: You’re Either Hot, Or You Make Your Own Heat thefoundersdesk.com
Editor’s note: Awesome Post Found on TechCrunch. This post was written by guest author Darius “Bubs” Monsef, who is founder & CEO of the new design marketplace CreativeMarket. He is also the founder of the popular creative...

5 Reasons Your Idea Pitch Sucks thoughtleadersllc.com
The thoughtLEADERS Blog covers leadership, communications, strategy and operations. All posts are practical and applicable to help you apply the methods we teach.

These are the 6 startups you should watch out for in 2012 thefoundersdesk.com
These are the 6 startups you should watch out for in 2012 HOW TO PITCH ANGEL AND VC INVESTORS: 10 TIPS ON COMMUNICATING TRACTION Startup Tips: 8 ways to go Viral 20 Life Lessons From Steve Jobs When Are Facebook Users Most...


Join the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship on April 4 for Chicago Booth Start-Up Networking Night on April 4!
If you’re considering hiring talent for projects, summer internships, and/or full-time positions, or just want to expand your network ...
Coming Up in April: Start-Up Networking Night chicagobooth.edu
Please join us for the first-ever Chicago Booth Start-Up Networking Night on Wednesday, April 4, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Harper Center hosted by Chicago Booth Career Services and the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship. We hope to...

Smarteys Provides Free Paycheck Planner for GLOW College Graduates glowfoundation.org
GLOW Presents Smarteys Paycheck Planner March 12, 2012 — SAN FRANCISCO –GLOW is excited to partner with Smarteys, Inc. to provide GLOW students who are graduating from college with a simple budgeting tool, the Paycheck Planner....


3 Lessons Learned So Far Building A Company entrepreneursunpluggd.com
It's been just over a year since my co-founder Stella and I started Entrepreneurs Unpluggd. Â We've grown a ton over the past year as...

EFactor Event: Legal Aspects for Entrepreneurs - less than 2 weeks away!
An interactive workshop covering crucial tax and legal issues facing entrepreneurs and their companies during the business lifecycle ...
EFactor E.vents efactor.com
EFactor, the world's largest entrepreneurial community, provides resources that every small business owner needs: knowledge, funding, gain revenue and save cost.

Transforming Finance in the Cloud – How 3 Chicago Companies Changed Their Finance Organizations sessioncast.techweek.com
It’s no longer enough for your finance organization to crunch the numbers. Now, you’re being tasked to provide forecasts, manage risks, and provide insight into issues ranging from pricing to production—all while formulating,...

Chicago's Thirving Entrepreneural Ecosystem-Help Us Spread The Word builtinchicago.org
The email below was sent to Brad Feld today for consideration in his upcoming book, Startup Communities: Creating A Great Entrepreneurial Ecosystem In Your Ci…

20 Life Lessons From Steve Jobs thefoundersdesk.com
20 Life Lessons From Steve Jobs When Are Facebook Users Most Active? [STUDY] What Can a Lawyer do for Your Online Business? How To Discover Amazing Talent For Your Startup A Lesson In Value “Getting Your Money’s Worth” –...

Peter Cappelli responds to readers' comments on his Wall Street Journal article about why companies deserve the blame for not finding the employees they need.

12 Things Entrepreneurs Should Be Thankful For By Dharmesh Shah builtinchicago.org
Thought this may be of interest, copied from: http://onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/72859/12-Things-Entrepreneurs-Should-Be-Thankful-For.aspx 12 Things Entrep…

Ten Highly Successful Bootstrapped Startups thefoundersdesk.com
This is a guest article by Saba Younus. Saba currently works as the operations manager (Sumo) at AppSumo. When she’s not working to create the best experience for each and every user, she spends her time scouring the web for...

How To Discover Amazing Talent For Your Startup thefoundersdesk.com
How To Discover Amazing Talent For Your Startup A Lesson In Value “Getting Your Money’s Worth” – Entrepreneur Special How Instagram Is The Future Of Startups – Lean is the future Hard or Soft? Which Way to Launch? How to Make...

Chicago Startup Ideation Bootcamp - by the Founder Institute - 10/11
Date: October 11, 2001
Time: 6:00 - 9:00pm
Location: gravitytank, 114 W. Illinois, Floor 3, Chicago
Cost: Free
The Startup Ideation ...
So you have an idea for a startup, do you? But what is the next step? This is it. In just three hours, the Startup Ideation Bootcamp will help you improve your idea, come up with new ideas, and even recruit potential...

StartUp Checklist – If Launched a Startup thefoundersdesk.com
Here’s what I’d do in the beginning:Incorporation(1) Entity Choice: Corporation or Corporation (2) State of Incorporation: Delaware (3) Authorized Shares in Charter: 10,000,000 Shares (4) Type of Shares: Common Stock (5) Par...
