Start Ups: Mine Your Pigeonhole
If you focus on a more specific market, you can prioritize developing the features that are most important to that market
Gainfully Unemployed: How To Land the Job Of Your Dreams
I’m going to show you how to land the job of your dreams, but it’s going to take some work…
June 2012: Technori Pitch Recap
We had another installment of Technori Pitch, highlighting five local startups and a keynote speech from Chuck Templeton, Founder of OpenTable…
Build Experiences, Not Just Products: Why MVPs Fail and What To Add So They Don’t
If you truly want to discover whether your target market wants what you are looking to provide, you can’t just test to see if they ask for it, you must give them the experience of having your product and test to see if they want more.
Social Impact: The Business Model of the Future
…we face huge economic, social and environmental challenges that will require new business models, new ways of solving problems, and unprecedented cooperation…
Welcome to the Moxie Awards
It’s a warm summer night in Lincoln Park and Chicago is holding the first Moxie Awards.
mox·ie /ˈmäksē/
noun: Force of character, determinations or nerve.
Disaster Marketing: Save the Day, Raise Your Brand
It entails leveraging an unfortunate event to springboard your brand into the hearts and minds of your target audience.
The Introvert’s Guide To Better Networking: Three Keys to Harnessing Your Fortress of Solitude
I finally accepted my true nature and discovered the secret entrepreneurial advantages introversion offers. Yes, that’s right: introversion is actually an entrepreneurial advantage.
8th Light: The Way of the Master
Hearing Paul Pagel talk, it’s easy to be momentarily transplanted from the loft-style chic of 8th Light’s River North offices to a remote, mountaintop dojo…
Research: The First Right Steps For Start-Ups
Make sure you’ve got a valid problem and an economically-viable solution, and then to test and refine that solution with users.