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In Chicago, Brian Spaly’s building a company his way (Video)
Silicon Valley visitors bureaus and tourism boards in the market for a spokesperson probably won’t come calling Brian Spaly any time soon, and that seems fine by Spaly. The Trunk Club CEO is perfectly happy in Chicago, building his business. That much became abundantly clear when Spaly stepped on stage Oct. 10 at Thinc Iowa…
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Steve Case calls U.S. to “double down on entrepreneurship” (Video)
Steve Case, the co-founder and former CEO of AOL and current chairman of the Startup America Partnership, spoke Oct. 10 at Thinc Iowa 2012 about where his entrepreneurial journey has taken him and how he hopes the U.S. will continue to nurture entrepreneurs. “As a nation, it’s important that we double down on entrepreneurship and…
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The Thinc Iowa 2012 Video Series makes its debut Thursday
Thinc Iowa 2012 emcee Antonio Neves took the stage Oct. 10 to prepare our 400-plus attendees for two days of presentations packed with inspiration, motivation and education. Like Neves, this post is here to prepare you for the Thinc Iowa 2012 Video Series that starts tomorrow. This three-week series presents one speaker video per day.…
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Thinc Iowa Video Series: Douglas Olson of Microsoft Expression Studio
The ninth speaker in our Video Series is Douglas Olson, who is a partner director of development for Microsoft Expression Studio, Microsoft’s suite of creative and design applications. Olson, who has worked nearly two decades in the startup world to complement his time working for a corporation at Microsoft, shared vignettes from his experiences …
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Thinc Iowa Video Series: Luke Vandermillen of The Principal
The eighth speaker in our Video Series is Luke Vandermillen, who heads up marketing for retirement and investor services at the Principal Financial Group, a Des Moines-based financial services provider. A Fortune 500 company founded in 1879, The Principal is firmly entrenched on the “corporation” side of the conversation between startups and …
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Thinc Iowa Video Series: Ben Milne of Dwolla
The seventh speaker in our Video Series is Ben Milne, co-founder and CEO of Dwolla, a payment platform that allows users to send and receive funds from any other user at a flat rate of 25 cents per transaction. In his talk, Milne discussed the unique challenges and advantages associated with building a business in…
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Thinc Iowa Video Series: Scott Case of Startup America Partnership
The sixth speaker in our Video Series is Scott Case, CEO of the Startup America Partnership, which is an independent, private-sector entity that brings together mentors, advisors, funders, major corporations and service providers to deliver the resources needed to help entrepreneurs start and scale companies. In his talk, Case described the types of …
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Thinc Iowa Video Series: Jerri Chou of Lovely Day
The fifth speaker in our Video Series is Jerri Chou, founder and managing partner of Lovely Day, which works to make innovative social solutions the new standard for “business as usual.” A social innovation expert, Chou also founded All Day Buffet, an organization whose mission is to change the world through creativity and business …
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Thinc Iowa Video Series: Robbie Vitrano of Trumpet Group
The fourth speaker in our Video Series: Robbie Vitrano, co-founder and chairman of Trumpet Group, a venture marketing company that is a manifestation of the reinventing of New Orleans. In his talk, Vitrano shared a personal story to show how creativity can be applied in a way that has more impact both in business development…
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Thinc Iowa Video Series: Andy Murray of Saatchi & Saatchi X, Mercury 11
The third speaker in our video series is Andy Murray, founder and chairman of Saatchi & Saatchi X, a worldwide advertising network for which he oversees marketing and advertising and technology efforts. Also this year, Murray launched Mercury 11, a company that mentors entrepreneurs with disruptive ideas. …
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