Articles from Built in Chicago

This post was written by Joe Dwyer, serial entrepreneur and venture capitalist, and originally appeared on his blog here. The signs of a startup zombie Caffeine, bleary eyes, and sleepless nights. And the occasional zombie moan. During my initial year as a first time founder, I pulled more all-nighters than I can count. With little working capital, I thought I had no choice. I was also proud of what I was building and my willingness to work hard to get things done. My attitude about all-nighters (Read Full Article)

Late last year, we decided it was time to find ourselves a real office. This was a big step in the annals of FeeFighters, because we’d never had our own office…we just shared coworking space or worked from home. So, Sheel and I started our Epic Office Search. Here’s what I learned: 1) Make a list of specific dealbreakers for the team- Almost midway through the search, we realized different members of the team had different expectations about location, size, and other basics. We decided to sit do (Read Full Article)