Every publication has released their predictions, most of which I feel to be on the safe side. Here are some that you won’t see anywhere else, but that I bet will come true in 2011.
Chicago based credit card processing company Braintree has an impressive roster of customers – 37signals, Airbnb, github, OpenTable, and more. And that’s with a team of under 20 people.
That’s not why I interviewed CEO Bryan Johnson though. I wanted to learn why their company culture is so unique, why he doesn’t hire traditional managers, and why he’s so adamant about hiring rock star e
Jess Loren of Mix Media Solutions is offering what I think is a GREAT deal for entrepreneurs: Head Shots done by a professional photographer for $99! I have worked with.
The web is becoming social, and startups are jumping to capture the investment dollars. With business models and advertising effectiveness in question, it’s hard to valuate such ventures — unless you’re versed in Social Media Economics.
Craig Ulliott started the Facebook app Where I’ve Been as a side project while he was working as a freelance web developer. In a few days, the app’s use exploded and Craig had a problem. Within a month, Craig had to figure out how support his growing user base of around a million users.
Today, Where I’ve Been is approaching ten million maps created, is one of the most popular travel apps on Facebook, and is partnering with leading companies in the travel industry. I interviewed Craig to learn how he built a wildly successful Facebook app and how starting Where I’ve Been is the “best mistake” Craig ever made.
A new “personal network” called Path launched about a month ago to great fanfare. It’s backed by the likes of Shawn Fanning and Ashton Kutcher, so it’s gotta be good, right? Debatable.
When Jake Nickell started the popular crowdsourced t-shirt design site Threadless 10 years ago, he thought he’d be holding down a job nowadays, with some creative hobbies on the side. After all, Threadless was only a hobby for Jake back then.
Threadless is an overnight success that took 10 years to build. Jake didn’t give himself a salary for 2 years. In the beginning, Jake would go to the post office during his lunch hour to ship out the shirts that people bought. When an employee needed a soundproof booth to start a podcast, Jake suggested they find an Airstream for the office on eBay (and they did).
I interviewed Jake to get some insight into how he built Threadless over the past 10 years into the success it is today, and explore some of the ups and downs along the way.
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Phil Tadros created 13 coffee shops in Chicago and runs his own interactive agency called Doejo. He told me he hires people before he even has a job for them.
I sat down with Phil to discuss his past endeavors as a creative entrepreneur and learn more about his thoughts on hiring people.
In this week’s Milwaukee start-up focus, we meet Meet-Meme, originator of the Meet-Meme social media trading card.
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