Funding Your Idea: From Grandpa To Waiting Tables To Raising $500,000

Desiree Vargas Wrigley is the co-founder of GiveForward, a website that allows people to crowd fund money for medical expenses.  GiveForward recently raised $500,000 in funding.

But that funding came after a lot of bootstrapping and alternative funding sources (like Desiree’s grandpa). In this interview, Desiree shares the unique ways she bootstrapped GiveForward in the beginning, where the idea came from, and how she pushed forward no matter what.

• 0
• 377 views

By Techli

On Being an Entrepreneur: A Maker’s Manifesto

FG Reader, whoever you are, this is not another sardonic article from Jason Rowley. Consider it a mini manifesto. I want you to reclaim yourself.

• 0
• 517 views

By Techli

Small Business & Social Marketing: The Who, What, When, Where, and Why

Walking into a small business with little or no social media presence has been a new and frightening experience for me as a new independent contractor. It has also been.

• 0
• 474 views

By Techli

Artsicle Lets You Try (Art) Before You Buy

The struggling artist is commonplace, but have you heard about the struggling curator?  That’s what Alexis Tryon and Scott Carleton, co-founders of Artsicle, discovered when they set out to find.

• 0
• 481 views

By Techli

Spreenkler Talent Labs Lets Entrepreneurs See Their Ideas Grow

For developers still in college, the idea of starting their own software or application business may seem out of reach. They have the drive, the ambition, and the idea, but.

• 0
• 498 views

By Techli

PerkSpot: From Dining Room Table To Doubling Revenue Every Year

Christopher Hill is the founder of PerkSpot, a company that manages discount benefit programs for employers. Chris started Perkspot out of his condo four and a half years ago, and Perkspot has been doubling revenue every year since.

I invited Chris here to today to share the story of how he built Perkspot to the success it is today and why he bootstrapped rather than sought funding.

• 0
• 406 views

By Techli

Tyler New Media introduces MyCulture.tv

ABlackWebDesign, a Chicago based web development company specializing in web customizations, recently had the pleasure of working with the up and coming social media mogul, Tyler New Media . On.

• 0
• 509 views

By Techli

Funding Your Business & Mistakes You Should Avoid

Carol Roth, business strategist and author of The Entrepreneur Equation. Carol has helped a wide variety of clients raise more than $1 billion in capital.

Today she shares why venture capital could be good for your business, how to know if your business is even fundable, and common mistakes creative entrepreneurs make when seeking funding.

• 0
• 416 views

By Techli

Be ‘Smart At The Start’ With Social Media

When Andy Nathan started using Twitter, he had no idea he’d soon be one of the top 50 users in Chicago.  Now he lends his expertise in social media &.

• 0
• 392 views

By Techli

Social News Curator Newsle The Most Promising Web Startup at 2011 Kairos Summit

The most promising new web startup featured at the Kairos Summit, Newsle, is a social news-curation tool built by a couple of whip-smart Harvard sophomores, Axel Hansen and Jonah Varon.

• 0
• 433 views

By Techli