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> <channel><title>Digital Business Strategy Marketing Management &#187; Entrepreneurship</title> <atom:link href="http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/category/entrepreneurship/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue</link> <description>Business Strategy, Change Management Leadership, Motivational Business Speaker</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 19:23:01 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1</generator> <item><title>Brett King Discusses Bank 3.0 &#8211; Why Banking is No Longer Somewhere You Go, But Something You Do&#8230;</title><link>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2013/02/27/brett-king-bank-3-0/</link> <comments>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2013/02/27/brett-king-bank-3-0/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 03:45:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Dalka</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/?p=1698</guid> <description><![CDATA[Last year Harvey Mackay visited Chicago for a media tour for his previous book last year and I got to travel from media outlet to media outlet with him for a day as he did so. The experience would be hard to describe beyond that it will never be forgotten as long as I live [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2011/11/29/harvey-mackay-book-interview-the-mackay-mba-of-selling-in-the-real-world/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Everything I Know About Marketing I Learned From Google : Aaron Goldman Book Blog Tour</title><link>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2010/08/30/everything-i-know-about-marketing-i-learned-from-google-aaron-goldman-book-blog-tour/</link> <comments>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2010/08/30/everything-i-know-about-marketing-i-learned-from-google-aaron-goldman-book-blog-tour/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:19:06 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Dalka</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Search Engine Marketing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Search Engine Optimization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Aaron Goldman]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GoogleyLessons]]></category> <guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/?p=1273</guid> <description><![CDATA[The other day Google (GOOG) had it&#8217;s earnings call, Google stated that a primary agenda for 2010, in addition to mobile, was display advertising. Yes, you read that right, display advertising.  Display? Yahoo 2.0? After the call one had to think about how non-targeted and potentially wasteful advertising spend could potentially be harmful to corporate [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2010/01/24/marketing-channel-business-strategy-reallocation-management-where-are-you/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>DEPAUL EARNS #2 GRADUATE AND #7 UNDERGRADUATE RANKING IN ENTREPRENEUR MAGAZINE’S ANNUAL “BEST SCHOOLS FOR ENTREPRENEURS”</title><link>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2008/09/11/depaul-earns-2-graduate-and-7-undergraduate-ranking-in/</link> <comments>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2008/09/11/depaul-earns-2-graduate-and-7-undergraduate-ranking-in/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:40:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Dalka</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Change Management]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Customer Experience]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/?p=768</guid> <description><![CDATA[As an alumnus of DePaul University and a member of DePaul&#8217;s New Venture Challenge judging team since inception, I&#8217;m pleased to see this ranking!!! However, high rankings on entrepreneurship education alone is not sufficient, the next steps are: 1) To build a transparent, quick and efficient marketplace for entrepreneurs, experienced and passionate management teams and [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2008/09/11/depaul-earns-2-graduate-and-7-undergraduate-ranking-in/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>My First Exposure To ifbyphone</title><link>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2008/08/10/my-first-exposure-to-ifbyphone/</link> <comments>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2008/08/10/my-first-exposure-to-ifbyphone/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 19:29:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Dalka</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Change Management]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/?p=754</guid> <description><![CDATA[Last week, Andy Abramson from Communicano invited me to an intimate breakfast that included developers from multiple countries, executives from ifbyphone (and fonolo) and venture capitalists. Wonderful food, content and people made for an outstanding conversation! During Cluecon, I was able to drop in and catch Irv Shaprio&#8217;s speech, what follows are my live blogging [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2008/08/10/my-first-exposure-to-ifbyphone/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Could Twitter Actually Have a Business Model in Keywords?</title><link>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2008/07/29/could-twitter-actually-have-a-business-model-in-keywords/</link> <comments>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2008/07/29/could-twitter-actually-have-a-business-model-in-keywords/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:18:13 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Dalka</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blogging]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Change Management]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/?p=751</guid> <description><![CDATA[Biz Stone got this directionally correct, it is just not in a format that is usable in real time, yet&#8230; If I were the lead product manager at Twitter, I&#8217;d be setting up two primary screens: 1) Keywords across the entire network overall which toggle switches for the frequency compared to normal (it would be [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2008/07/29/could-twitter-actually-have-a-business-model-in-keywords/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>10</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>How To Reorganize Management For Social Media, Search Marketing and Internet Advertising</title><link>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2008/07/27/how-to-reorganize-management-for-social-media-search-marketing-and-internet-advertising/</link> <comments>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2008/07/27/how-to-reorganize-management-for-social-media-search-marketing-and-internet-advertising/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:31:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Dalka</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Change Management]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Customer Experience]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Metrics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Online Recruiting]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Search Engine Optimization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Peter Drucker]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Risk management]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Search Marketing]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/?p=749</guid> <description><![CDATA[Every once in a while Robert Scoble puts down the camera and writes an amazingly thought provoking blog post. Not a perfect post, but one that makes you think about the state of things. Scoble&#8217;s comparison of certain VCs to big companies struck a chord with me due a speech I&#8217;m working on. I&#8217;d like [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2008/07/27/how-to-reorganize-management-for-social-media-search-marketing-and-internet-advertising/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>8</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>TECH cocktail CONFERENCE Chicago &#8211; Creating Change For The Future</title><link>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2008/05/31/tech-cocktail-conference-chicago-creating-change-for-the-future/</link> <comments>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2008/05/31/tech-cocktail-conference-chicago-creating-change-for-the-future/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2008 18:18:41 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Dalka</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blogging]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Branding/Buzz/Viral]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Change Management]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Customer Experience]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Interactive Ads]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Venture Capital]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2008/05/31/tech-cocktail-conference-chicago-creating-change-for-the-future/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Wow! That was tiring, I stepped on the L at 7:30AM and didn&#8217;t get home until 1:30AM the next morning! 18 hours of pure madness! Most people noticed the great speeches by Gary Vee from Wine Library TV and Dick Costolo (aka ask the wizard) and others. But what I really appreciated was the other [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2008/05/31/tech-cocktail-conference-chicago-creating-change-for-the-future/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>TC08 Chicago &#8211; Ask The Wizard Live &#8211; Dick Costolo Talks Entrepreneurship</title><link>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2008/05/29/tc08-chicago-ask-the-wizard-live-dick-costolo-talks-entrepreneurship/</link> <comments>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2008/05/29/tc08-chicago-ask-the-wizard-live-dick-costolo-talks-entrepreneurship/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 22:31:41 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Dalka</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Customer Experience]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Venture Capital]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2008/05/29/tc08-chicago-ask-the-wizard-live-dick-costolo-talks-entrepreneurship/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Dick Costolo gave a really raw, heartfelt talk about Feedburner, venture capital fund raising and venture capital. I won&#8217;t dwell on it here, but even though I&#8217;ve never worked directly on anything with Dick, we&#8217;ve had an amazing exchange of ideas and conversation over the years. Someday I hope I can take that relationship to [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2008/05/29/tc08-chicago-ask-the-wizard-live-dick-costolo-talks-entrepreneurship/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>TC08 Chicago &#8211; Designing With Users In Mind</title><link>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2008/05/29/tc08-chicago-designing-with-users-in-mind/</link> <comments>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2008/05/29/tc08-chicago-designing-with-users-in-mind/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 22:08:55 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Dalka</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Customer Experience]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2008/05/29/tc08-chicago-designing-with-users-in-mind/</guid> <description><![CDATA[The following is a brief summary of the session that Former Feedburner folks Matt Shobe and John Zeratsky (I need to spend some time with that guy sometime) put on at TECH cocktail Conference 08. Without further delay, here&#8217;s their tips on designing with users in mind! Be Yourself – informal, fun Be Fast – the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2008/05/29/tc08-chicago-designing-with-users-in-mind/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>TC08 Chicago &#8211; Looking at Technology For Your Business In New Ways</title><link>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2008/05/29/tc08-chicago-looking-at-technology-for-your-business-in-new-ways/</link> <comments>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2008/05/29/tc08-chicago-looking-at-technology-for-your-business-in-new-ways/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 20:40:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Dalka</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Customer Experience]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2008/05/29/tc08-chicago-looking-at-technology-for-your-business-in-new-ways/</guid> <description><![CDATA[TECH cocktail CONFERENCE 08 in Chicago got started with Mike Domek, after which the guys from Threadless gave a simple and fun session with some practical insight&#8230; Problems Scaling…printers, vendors, etc Inventory is hard…. The Internet is Serious Business Dealing with problems that we are not prepared to deal with… (can be an advantage too) Advantages [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2008/05/29/tc08-chicago-looking-at-technology-for-your-business-in-new-ways/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Best of Show: Chicago Global Food and Style Expo 2008</title><link>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2008/05/11/best-of-show-chicago-global-food-and-style-expo-2008/</link> <comments>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2008/05/11/best-of-show-chicago-global-food-and-style-expo-2008/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 18:50:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Dalka</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Customer Experience]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2008/05/11/best-of-show-chicago-global-food-and-style-expo-2008/</guid> <description><![CDATA[This year the Global Food and Style Expo did not have the FMI show co-located along with the All Things Organic, Fancy Food Show and the U.S. Food Export Showcase so it was a slightly smaller show with less foot traffic. But it was filled with innovative products and amazing entrepreneurial stories! it&#8217;s a shame [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2008/05/11/best-of-show-chicago-global-food-and-style-expo-2008/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Venture Capital Speed Dating &#8211; Entrepreneurship Week at Stanford University</title><link>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2008/02/20/venture-capital-speed-dating-entrepreneurship-week-at-stanford-university/</link> <comments>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2008/02/20/venture-capital-speed-dating-entrepreneurship-week-at-stanford-university/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:14:55 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Dalka</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Venture Capital]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Speed Dating]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2008/02/20/venture-capital-speed-dating-entrepreneurship-week-at-stanford-university/</guid> <description><![CDATA[As part of Entrepreneurship Week at Stanford University, they are holding a Venture Capital Speed Dating event and mixer. This event looks like so much fun, I wish we had casual events like this here in Chicago, especially since Stanford encourages lifetime social interaction with the community and properly sees it&#8217;s role as larger than [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2008/02/20/venture-capital-speed-dating-entrepreneurship-week-at-stanford-university/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Andy Sernovitz: &#8220;It&#8217;s good to have a goofy name&#8221;</title><link>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2008/02/11/andy-sernovitz-its-good-to-have-a-goofy-name/</link> <comments>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2008/02/11/andy-sernovitz-its-good-to-have-a-goofy-name/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:59:41 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Dalka</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Branding/Buzz/Viral]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reputation]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2008/02/11/andy-sernovitz-its-good-to-have-a-goofy-name/</guid> <description><![CDATA[He&#8217;s right that having a distinct name online can be extremely helpful. It has plenty of search engine results implications.  Not enough people think about this issue when naming a company or product. This is a really smart tip.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2008/02/11/andy-sernovitz-its-good-to-have-a-goofy-name/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Chicago&#8217;s Lake Shore Drive and Other Potholes</title><link>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2008/02/09/chicagos-lake-shore-drive-and-other-potholes/</link> <comments>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2008/02/09/chicagos-lake-shore-drive-and-other-potholes/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 21:47:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Dalka</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Customer Experience]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lake Shore Drive]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2008/02/09/chicagos-lake-shore-drive-and-other-potholes/</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Chicago Tribune has a nice user generated content piece where they allow readers to input pothole locations. It is an open thread that simply says: &#8220;Tell us: Where are the worst potholes? Potholes seem to be everywhere this winter, but who has the worst &#8212; the city or suburbs? Tell us where you&#8217;ve seen [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2008/02/09/chicagos-lake-shore-drive-and-other-potholes/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Have We Entered The Era of The Functional Web?</title><link>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2008/02/03/have-we-entered-the-era-of-the-functional-web/</link> <comments>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2008/02/03/have-we-entered-the-era-of-the-functional-web/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2008 19:38:23 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Dalka</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Microsoft (MSFT)]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Venture Capital]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yahoo! (YHOO)]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2008/02/03/have-we-entered-the-era-of-the-functional-web/</guid> <description><![CDATA[The New York Times has an article on how the potential sale of Yahoo! to Microsoft could be bad for minnows, i.e. small Silicon Valley companies looking to be acquired. I think this is a short sighted viewpoint. In the late 1990&#8242;s dot.com era, the web was slanted too much towards wall street involvement that [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2008/02/03/have-we-entered-the-era-of-the-functional-web/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>How to Be a Startup Marketing Warrior By Josh Kopelman</title><link>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2008/02/01/how-to-be-a-startup-marketing-warrior-by-josh-kopelman/</link> <comments>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2008/02/01/how-to-be-a-startup-marketing-warrior-by-josh-kopelman/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2008 06:18:12 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Dalka</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Venture Capital]]></category> <guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2008/01/23/tech-cocktail-chicago-7/</guid> <description><![CDATA[No other words are necessary, you should know the drill by now. RSVP now.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2008/01/23/tech-cocktail-chicago-7/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Matt McCall on Ray Kurzweil&#8217;s Accelerating Investment Returns and Black Swans</title><link>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/12/10/matt-mccall-on-ray-kurzweils-accelerating-investment-returns-and-black-swans/</link> <comments>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/12/10/matt-mccall-on-ray-kurzweils-accelerating-investment-returns-and-black-swans/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2007 21:15:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Dalka</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Venture Capital]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/12/10/matt-mccall-on-ray-kurzweils-accelerating-investment-returns-and-black-swans/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Matt McCall writes about his talk last Thursday at Ignite Chicago on the issues of Black Swan and on Ray Kurzweil&#8217;s theme of accelerating returns. The Powerpoint of Matt McCall&#8217;s speech is here. Quick points: &#8211; a Black Swan is 1) a rare event, 2) with high impact, 3) that is hard to predict (pattern [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/12/10/matt-mccall-on-ray-kurzweils-accelerating-investment-returns-and-black-swans/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <enclosure
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/12/04/ses-chicago-2007-seth-godin-talks-about-meatball-sundae/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Seth&#8217;s talk was a more refined version of the teleconference he gave last month. I blogged that here. Three questions I want put out to the blogosphere for discussion are: Should organizations be smaller like tree trunks instead of the traditional pyramids? How can this change take place if most leaders don&#8217;t know it&#8217;s necessary [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/12/04/ses-chicago-2007-seth-godin-talks-about-meatball-sundae/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Future of Voice Broadcast and Voice Messaging</title><link>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/11/19/the-future-of-voice-broadcast-and-voice-messaging/</link> <comments>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/11/19/the-future-of-voice-broadcast-and-voice-messaging/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2007 04:42:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Dalka</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Branding/Buzz/Viral]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/11/19/the-future-of-voice-broadcast-and-voice-messaging/</guid> <description><![CDATA[At the DMA conference a few weeks back, I met Dinesh Ravishanker. He runs a unique, effective voice broadcast offering called Callfire that allows micro-targeted opt-in outbound phone calls. It&#8217;s unique, user friendly and efficient in the demos he showed me. He was alot of fun to speak to and recently sent me the executive [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/11/19/the-future-of-voice-broadcast-and-voice-messaging/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Web 2.0 was NEVER a Business Strategy</title><link>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/11/05/web-20-was-never-a-business-strategy/</link> <comments>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/11/05/web-20-was-never-a-business-strategy/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 15:20:53 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Dalka</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Venture Capital]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/11/05/web-20-was-never-a-business-strategy/</guid> <description><![CDATA[You saw the craze. People built up Web 2.0. It&#8217;s frequently a term that people used to avoid business principles and focus entirely on technology without any end goal. I have always disdain it. Many folks surprisingly jumped in with funding for some of these ideas, likely more due to existing dot bomb relationships that [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/11/05/web-20-was-never-a-business-strategy/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>9</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>AlwaysOn Top Dealmakers List</title><link>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/11/01/alwayson-top-dealmakers-list/</link> <comments>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/11/01/alwayson-top-dealmakers-list/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2007 01:44:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Dalka</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Venture Capital]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/11/01/alwayson-top-dealmakers-list/</guid> <description><![CDATA[As I explore the path of joining a start up management team or potentially returning to the financing side, I will analyze the Alwayon Dealmakers list with great interest when time permits. You should too. Limited Partners Limited partners are the big, quiet kahunas at the front of the technology finance food chain. Venture capital [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/11/01/alwayson-top-dealmakers-list/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>eComXpo is October 9,10,11, 2007</title><link>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/10/05/ecomxpo-is-october-91011-2007/</link> <comments>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/10/05/ecomxpo-is-october-91011-2007/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:39:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Dalka</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blogging]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Email]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Interactive Ads]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mobile Search Marketing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Recruiting]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Search Engine Marketing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Search Engine Optimization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/10/05/ecomxpo-is-october-91011-2007/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Chicagoland&#8217;s very own eComXpo is October 9,10,11, 2007. You can join the fun and learning from anywhere in the world though! eComXpo is the premier virtual Internet Marketing conference that is FREE to attend. I&#8217;ve also had the honor of speaking there previously. It&#8217;s a great resource for learning Internet marketing concepts and networking. Register [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/10/05/ecomxpo-is-october-91011-2007/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>SMXLOMO Denver &#8211; Day 2 &#8211; Show Me the Money!!!</title><link>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/10/02/smxlomo-denver-day-2-show-me-the-money/</link> <comments>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/10/02/smxlomo-denver-day-2-show-me-the-money/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2007 23:31:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Dalka</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Metrics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mobile / Cell / LBS / SMS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mobile Search Marketing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Search Engine Marketing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Search Engine Optimization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/10/02/smxlomo-denver-day-2-show-me-the-money/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Moderator: Greg Sterling, Founding Principal, Sterling Market Intelligence Marketing Speakers: Ian White, CEO, Urban Mapping Shawn Riegsecker, Chairman &#38; CEO, Centro Justin Sanger, CEO, LocalLaunch Alfred Chow, Head, Yellowbook Justin Sanger, Local Launch I can’t help but get caught up in some of the hype. “Context galactic scale” – thanks Google. He then said, “Talking [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/10/02/smxlomo-denver-day-2-show-me-the-money/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Chicago TiECon &#8217;07 Mentorship: Boosting Tomorrow’s Business Leaders</title><link>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/09/18/chicago-tiecon-07-mentorship-boosting-tomorrows-business-leaders/</link> <comments>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/09/18/chicago-tiecon-07-mentorship-boosting-tomorrows-business-leaders/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2007 01:49:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Dalka</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Recruiting]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Venture Capital]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/09/18/chicago-tiecon-07-mentorship-boosting-tomorrow%e2%80%99s-business-leaders/</guid> <description><![CDATA[There are still a few seats left! TiE puts on amazingly high quality events, I greatly look forward to seeing you there! Sign up now, don&#8217;t delay! TiECon Midwest is the premier event organized by TiE-Midwest held every two years. Join us in Chicago this October 5th for TiECon &#8217;07 Mentorship: Boosting Tomorrow’s Business Leaders, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/09/18/chicago-tiecon-07-mentorship-boosting-tomorrows-business-leaders/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Chicago&#8217;s Enso Introduces New Beta Products &#8211; Web Search Anywhere, Translate Anywhere and More</title><link>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/09/17/chicagos-enso-introduces-new-beta-products-web-search-anywhere-translate-anywhere-and-more/</link> <comments>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/09/17/chicagos-enso-introduces-new-beta-products-web-search-anywhere-translate-anywhere-and-more/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2007 04:12:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Dalka</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/09/17/chicagos-enso-introduces-new-beta-products-web-search-anywhere-translate-anywhere-and-more/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Aza Raskin chatted me up a few minutes ago and shared with me that they are launching four new beta products Monday. These will complement the existing Humanized offerings of Enso Launcher and Enso Words which I&#8217;ve been using since shortly after I met Aza at Barcamp Chicago earlier this Summer. Enso is a useful [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/09/17/chicagos-enso-introduces-new-beta-products-web-search-anywhere-translate-anywhere-and-more/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Suburban Chicago Silicon Prairie Social Internet and Technology Mixer Thursday</title><link>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/09/16/suburban-chicago-silicon-prairie-social-internet-and-technology-mixer-thursday/</link> <comments>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/09/16/suburban-chicago-silicon-prairie-social-internet-and-technology-mixer-thursday/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2007 01:42:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Dalka</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mobile / Cell / LBS / SMS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Venture Capital]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/09/16/suburban-chicago-silicon-prairie-social-internet-and-technology-mixer-thursday/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Tim Courtney sent me the following note late last week, I hope to see you there&#8230;. When: Thursday, September 20, 2007 from 6:30-10:00pm Where: Mullen&#8217;s Bar &#38; Grill 3080 Warrenville Rd., Lisle, IL 60532 An opportunity to connect in an informal setting with like-minded people in technology; whether you&#8217;re an upwardly mobile professional, a job [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/09/16/suburban-chicago-silicon-prairie-social-internet-and-technology-mixer-thursday/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Rick Klau from Chicago to Honorary Engineer at the Google Dance</title><link>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/09/04/rick-klau-from-chicago-to-honorary-engineer-at-the-google-dance/</link> <comments>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/09/04/rick-klau-from-chicago-to-honorary-engineer-at-the-google-dance/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2007 12:06:23 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Dalka</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blogging]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Google (GOOG)]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wordpress]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/09/04/rick-klau-from-chicago-to-honorary-engineer-at-the-google-dance/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Rick Klau was an honorary engineer for one night at the Google Dance 2007. You&#8217;ll recall that Rick, formerly &#8220;Mr. Naperville&#8221;, moved west to work at Google&#8217;s headquarters shortly after Feedburner&#8217;s acquisition. Rick reports that his commute consists of a short 10 minute drive followed by a one hour bus ride that is fully productive [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/09/04/rick-klau-from-chicago-to-honorary-engineer-at-the-google-dance/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>How Much Equity For Your Venture Capital Funding and Employees?</title><link>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/08/11/how-much-equity-for-your-venture-capital-funding-and-employees/</link> <comments>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/08/11/how-much-equity-for-your-venture-capital-funding-and-employees/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 11 Aug 2007 21:49:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Dalka</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Recruiting]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Venture Capital]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/08/11/how-much-equity-for-your-venture-capital-funding-and-employees/</guid> <description><![CDATA[As discussed in my recent post about a TiE event on Chicago start ups, there are many factors to consider when taking in funding and employees. Don Dodge discussed in great detail Paul Graham&#8217;s The Equity Equation post. So I&#8217;d like to ask the blogosphere, &#8220;How does one judge this inflection point of being better [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/08/11/how-much-equity-for-your-venture-capital-funding-and-employees/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>TiE Chicago Chapter Start Up Stories</title><link>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/08/10/tie-chicago-chapter-start-up-stories/</link> <comments>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/08/10/tie-chicago-chapter-start-up-stories/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 11 Aug 2007 02:59:41 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Dalka</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Venture Capital]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/08/10/tie-chicago-chapter-start-up-stories/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Moderator: Jai Shekhawat, CEO of Fieldglass Alan Warms, former CEO of Participate and now Publisher of Real Politics (Buzztracker) Matt Moog, CEO of Viewpoints James Malackowski, CEO of Ocean Tomo First up is Alan, founder of Buzztracker. Was part of Freeloader, eShare, Participate Systems, Realclearpolitics.com and now Buzztracker. The opportunity is to build the custom [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/08/10/tie-chicago-chapter-start-up-stories/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Techcocktail 5 John Barleycorn Wrigleyville Pictures</title><link>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/07/19/techcocktail-5-john-barleycorn-wrigleyville-pictures/</link> <comments>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/07/19/techcocktail-5-john-barleycorn-wrigleyville-pictures/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:48:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Dalka</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/07/19/techcocktail-5-john-barleycorn-wrigleyville-pictures/</guid> <description><![CDATA[It was great to see everyone last week at Techcocktail 5 in Chicago. Michael Carruth from Digital Bootcamp sent me some really cool pictures of me with Chris Hill from Perkspot (first picture) and Aza Raskin from Humanized so I thought I&#8217;d share them with you. Big thanks to Dan Ushman from Midphase Web Hosting [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/07/19/techcocktail-5-john-barleycorn-wrigleyville-pictures/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Chicago Tech Entrepreneurs Aza and Jono Eat Cicadas</title><link>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/06/27/chicago-tech-entrepreneurs-aza-and-jono-eat-cicadas/</link> <comments>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/06/27/chicago-tech-entrepreneurs-aza-and-jono-eat-cicadas/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:45:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Dalka</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/06/26/looking-forward-to-barcamp-chicago-2008/</guid> <description><![CDATA[I&#8217;d like to thank Jason Rexilius for organizing another outstanding Barcamp Chicago event in 2007! I look forward to 2008 &#8211; however we should seek to create a process that keeps the communication and collaboration going all year. It is after all a process, not an event. Here are some blog summaries of the event(you [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/06/26/looking-forward-to-barcamp-chicago-2008/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Matt McCall Gives Venture Capital Investing Tips at Barcamp Chicago</title><link>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/06/25/matt-mccall-gives-venture-capital-investing-tips-at-barcamp-chicago/</link> <comments>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/06/25/matt-mccall-gives-venture-capital-investing-tips-at-barcamp-chicago/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2007 20:37:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Dalka</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Venture Capital]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/06/25/matt-mccall-gives-venture-capital-investing-tips-at-barcamp-chicago/</guid> <description><![CDATA[As I&#8217;ve gotten to know Matt McCall more, I begin to appreciate his approach. He doesn&#8217;t fit the preconceived mold that many would think of when they picture the typical venture capitalist. He&#8217;s more of the &#8220;people&#8217;s VC&#8221;. He understands that he uncovers unique future management team talent, investment ideas and can contribute to the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/06/25/matt-mccall-gives-venture-capital-investing-tips-at-barcamp-chicago/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Jeff Pulver Knows How to Party in Chicago</title><link>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/06/20/jeff-pulver-knows-how-to-party-in-chicago/</link> <comments>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/06/20/jeff-pulver-knows-how-to-party-in-chicago/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 14:35:32 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Dalka</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blogging]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/06/20/jeff-pulver-knows-how-to-party-in-chicago/</guid> <description><![CDATA[What can I say? Good food, awesome music and great conversation with NXTCOMM folks. You can throw a party for me anytime! Liz Strauss says that Jeff is looking for ways to describe &#8220;The Herding Cats&#8221;. I&#8217;d say an &#8220;exhilarating and uplifting rock power trio&#8221; from my days writing at Musicfrisk.com. Jeff &#8211; Based on [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/06/20/jeff-pulver-knows-how-to-party-in-chicago/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Chicago Tech Community Charity Texas Hold Em Poker Tournament</title><link>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/06/17/chicago-tech-community-charity-texas-hold-em-poker-tournament/</link> <comments>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/06/17/chicago-tech-community-charity-texas-hold-em-poker-tournament/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 00:06:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Dalka</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/06/17/chicago-tech-community-charity-texas-hold-em-poker-tournament/</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Save Abandoned Babies Foundation held a poker fund raiser in Glenview last night (June 16, 2007). It was a great event where everyone was a winner &#8211; both organizers and participants alike. Organized by Dawn Geras and others, generously hosted by Allen Kutchins and magic provided by D. J. Ehlert. There was a good [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/06/17/chicago-tech-community-charity-texas-hold-em-poker-tournament/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A Personal Belief on Branding</title><link>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/06/14/a-personal-belief-on-branding/</link> <comments>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/06/14/a-personal-belief-on-branding/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:35:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Dalka</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Branding/Buzz/Viral]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Change Management]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/06/14/a-personal-belief-on-branding/</guid> <description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been developing a overall branding concept, I&#8217;d like your thoughts on refining it and your reactions to it. &#8220;All brands outlive their useful life, often to the detriment of the consumer and newer value propositions.&#8221;]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/06/14/a-personal-belief-on-branding/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>6</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Depaul New Venture Challenge Chicago</title><link>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/06/03/depaul-new-venture-challenge-chicago/</link> <comments>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/06/03/depaul-new-venture-challenge-chicago/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 03 Jun 2007 21:45:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Dalka</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/06/03/depaul-new-venture-challenge-chicago/</guid> <description><![CDATA[This was the second year I&#8217;ve had the honor to serve as a judge in the Depaul New Venture Challenge since its inception. I&#8217;m proud of my Depaul undergraduate degree roots and continued association with Depaul University College of Commerce and am pleased to serve. Its a great business school that is active in creating [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/06/03/depaul-new-venture-challenge-chicago/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>BARcamp Chicago 2007 is June 23-24</title><link>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/06/02/barcamp-chicago-2007-is-june-23-24/</link> <comments>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/06/02/barcamp-chicago-2007-is-june-23-24/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 02 Jun 2007 15:40:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Dalka</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/06/02/barcamp-chicago-2007-is-june-23-24/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Date: 23-24 June 2007 Where: 1464 n Milwaukee (Wicker Park) Sign up]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/06/02/barcamp-chicago-2007-is-june-23-24/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Dick Costolo&#8217;s Tips on Raising Capital</title><link>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/06/02/dick-costolos-tips-on-raising-capital/</link> <comments>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/06/02/dick-costolos-tips-on-raising-capital/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 02 Jun 2007 13:43:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Dalka</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/06/02/dick-costolos-tips-on-raising-capital/</guid> <description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s nice to see some real solid advice from the voice of experience on these issues. Must reading. I&#8217;d love to be involved in something he is doing as I respect him highly, the timing hasn&#8217;t been right yet. Feedburner was amazingly lean and efficient with staff.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/06/02/dick-costolos-tips-on-raising-capital/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>6 Reasons Google Did Not Need To Acquire Feedburner</title><link>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/06/01/6-reasons-google-did-not-need-to-acquire-feedburner/</link> <comments>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/06/01/6-reasons-google-did-not-need-to-acquire-feedburner/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2007 21:13:56 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Dalka</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blogging]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Google (GOOG)]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/06/01/6-reasons-google-did-not-need-to-acquire-feedburner/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Congrats to all the people I know at Chicago based Feedburner on the now official Google acquisition, but in all reality this deal didn&#8217;t have to happen! Let&#8217;s see why&#8230; 1. Google had already acquired the color orange when they bought Blogger! 2. Feedburner&#8217;s symbol is fire, which some folks relate to hell. If you [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/06/01/6-reasons-google-did-not-need-to-acquire-feedburner/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>7</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Google Disasterous with the Letter D</title><link>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/04/18/google-disasterous-with-the-letter-d/</link> <comments>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/04/18/google-disasterous-with-the-letter-d/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2007 16:32:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Dalka</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blogging]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Branding/Buzz/Viral]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Change Management]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Customer Experience]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Google (GOOG)]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mobile / Cell / LBS / SMS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Recruiting]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reputation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yahoo! (YHOO)]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/04/18/google-disasterous-with-the-letter-d/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Apparently Google has considerable trouble in regards to the letter D. First the Dmarc founders left Google. Now http://www.dodgeball.com/ (dead link 11/2010) founders, Dens Crowley and Alex Rainert (please drop me a note if you read this guys), not only have left Google but they posed for a thumbs down photo that they have posted [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/04/18/google-disasterous-with-the-letter-d/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> <enclosure
url="http://media.podshow.com/media/6767/episodes/57622/textra-57622-04-17-2007.mp4" length="0" type="video/mp4" /> </item> <item><title>Coffee With Pete Prestipino</title><link>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/03/10/coffee-with-pete-prestipino/</link> <comments>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/03/10/coffee-with-pete-prestipino/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2007 16:22:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Dalka</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blogging]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Search Engine Marketing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Search Engine Optimization]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/03/10/coffee-with-pete-prestipino/</guid> <description><![CDATA[This morning I had coffee with Pete Prestipino. Here&#8217;s a picture of him and his wife.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/03/10/coffee-with-pete-prestipino/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Illinois Innovation Accelerator Fund (i²A) Launched</title><link>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/03/08/illinois-innovation-accelerator-fund-i%c2%b2a-launched/</link> <comments>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/03/08/illinois-innovation-accelerator-fund-i%c2%b2a-launched/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2007 14:56:22 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Dalka</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/03/08/illinois-innovation-accelerator-fund-i%c2%b2a-launched/</guid> <description><![CDATA[It has arrived! The Illinois Innovation Accelerator (i2A) Fund, a $10 million seed-stage investment fund with an initial closing of $6.4 million in capital commitments. The i2A Fund is a member managed fund that will be administered by the Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center.  The fund will make investments in well managed seed-stage companies in Illinois or willing [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/03/08/illinois-innovation-accelerator-fund-i%c2%b2a-launched/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Perkspot, Employee Perks Management</title><link>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/02/09/perkspot-employee-perks-management/</link> <comments>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/02/09/perkspot-employee-perks-management/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2007 17:24:22 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Dalka</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Change Management]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Customer Experience]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/02/09/perkspot-employee-perks-management/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Christopher Hilll is CEO of 2.5 employee Perkspot.com, an employee perks management company based a mere 5 blocks from where I currently live. Though I had been busy this week with a proposal on another matter, I had been looking forward to our conversation for several days. It appears to me that this concept will [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/02/09/perkspot-employee-perks-management/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Sociable 2.0 Plugin Release Interview: Peter Harkins</title><link>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/01/31/sociable-20-plugin-release-interview-peter-harkins/</link> <comments>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/01/31/sociable-20-plugin-release-interview-peter-harkins/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2007 02:36:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Dalka</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Branding/Buzz/Viral]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Change Management]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Customer Experience]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Metrics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Recruiting]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reputation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wordpress]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/01/31/sociable-20-plugin-release-interview-peter-harkins/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Please bookmark as &#8220;Sociable 2.0 Interview&#8221; &#8211; Thanks! I first met Peter Harkins in person at Barcamp Chicago in the Summer of 2006. As I’ve gotten to know him, he knows far more than just coding, as he appreciates and participates constructively in conversations about business strategy and monetization. It’s a winning combination. The response [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/01/31/sociable-20-plugin-release-interview-peter-harkins/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Good Tips for Building Blog Readership</title><link>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/01/31/good-tips-for-building-blog-readership/</link> <comments>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/01/31/good-tips-for-building-blog-readership/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2007 14:05:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Dalka</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Branding/Buzz/Viral]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reputation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Search Engine Optimization]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/01/31/good-tips-for-building-blog-readership/</guid> <description><![CDATA[This post gives some great tips!]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/01/31/good-tips-for-building-blog-readership/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Techcocktail3 is Thursday in Chicago</title><link>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/01/24/techcocktail3-is-thursday-in-chicago/</link> <comments>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/01/24/techcocktail3-is-thursday-in-chicago/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2007 13:46:21 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Dalka</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/01/24/techcocktail3-is-thursday-in-chicago/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Techcocktail 3 (RSVP required) is Thursday night! It&#8217;ll be nice to see Frank Gruber, Eric Olson, Matt McCall, other venture capitalists, angel funding sources and high growth start ups changing the web scene. It&#8217;s a great opportunity to talk with people and seek relationships of partnership, introductions I&#8217;m looking for: 1) Angel or Venture Capital [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/01/24/techcocktail3-is-thursday-in-chicago/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Fred Wilson Dislikes the Techcrunch Dead Pool &#8211; Too Bad!!!</title><link>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/01/09/fred-wilson-dislikes-the-techcrunch-dead-pool-too-bad/</link> <comments>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/01/09/fred-wilson-dislikes-the-techcrunch-dead-pool-too-bad/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2007 12:14:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Dalka</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/01/09/fred-wilson-dislikes-the-techcrunch-dead-pool-too-bad/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Fred Wilson doesn&#8217;t like the Dead Pool over at Techcrunch. A friend of mine communicated a better idea for him and other venture capitalists. Why not spend more time looking at original ideas &#8211; real detailed business plans with actual revenue models? The dead pool would be a lot smaller if people did hard work [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/01/09/fred-wilson-dislikes-the-techcrunch-dead-pool-too-bad/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Podtech A Few Things That Need Adjustment</title><link>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/01/06/podtech-a-few-things-that-need-adjustment/</link> <comments>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/01/06/podtech-a-few-things-that-need-adjustment/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 06 Jan 2007 15:33:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Dalka</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/01/06/podtech-a-few-things-that-need-adjustment/</guid> <description><![CDATA[I listened to some great Podtech shows this morning by Jennifer Jones and Kamla Bhatt. There is no email contact information for either person on the site at this time. Especially considering Jennifer Jones runs one of the verticals on the top of the site this is surprising as I&#8217;d like to reach out to [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/01/06/podtech-a-few-things-that-need-adjustment/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>6</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>TiE Global Chairman Apurv Bagri Interviewed on Podtech</title><link>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/01/06/tie-global-chairman-apurv-bagri-interviewed-on-podtech/</link> <comments>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/01/06/tie-global-chairman-apurv-bagri-interviewed-on-podtech/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 06 Jan 2007 15:06:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Dalka</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/01/06/tie-global-chairman-apurv-bagri-interviewed-on-podtech/</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Indus Entrepreneurs, better known by its acronym TiE, hold great events here in Chicago on a regular basis. I&#8217;ve not yet integrated with it&#8217;s global community however as (to the best of my knowledge) the organization does not have a global message board. I would love to interact with the people of TiE internationally [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/01/06/tie-global-chairman-apurv-bagri-interviewed-on-podtech/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Askimet Comment Issues</title><link>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/01/03/askimet-comment-issues/</link> <comments>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/01/03/askimet-comment-issues/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2007 13:55:32 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Dalka</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Customer Experience]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/01/03/askimet-comment-issues/</guid> <description><![CDATA[On Monday, January 1, 2007, there was some kind of problem that classified any comment I made on a WordPress blog (Techcrunch, Scoble, my own blog &#8211; David Dalka &#8211; Chicago GSB, etc) as spam. Yikes! The problem seems to be fixed as of this morning but it&#8217;s disturbing to me as it&#8217;s obviously happened [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/01/03/askimet-comment-issues/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>AI Gateway Accepted to Major University Technology Incubator</title><link>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2006/12/06/ai-gateway-accepted-to-major-university-technology-incubator/</link> <comments>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2006/12/06/ai-gateway-accepted-to-major-university-technology-incubator/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2006 19:33:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Dalka</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Google (GOOG)]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Microsoft (MSFT)]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Search Engine Marketing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Search Engine Optimization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yahoo! (YHOO)]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://daviddalka.com/createvalue/2006/12/06/ai-gateway-accepted-to-major-university-technology-incubator/</guid> <description><![CDATA[AI Gateway, a development stage search portal and ad network with a truly unique value added technology, was accepted into a major university incubator today. Founder Joe Holcomb put significant work into this effort and gave me a shout to let me know that this goal has been reached.  AI Gateway is currently seeking angel funding and [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2006/12/06/ai-gateway-accepted-to-major-university-technology-incubator/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Success in Web 2.0 &#8211; Notes from Paypal cofounder Max Levchin and YouTube cofounder Jawed Karim</title><link>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2006/10/25/success-in-web-20-notes-from-paypal-cofounder-max-levchin-and-youtube-cofounder-jawed-karim/</link> <comments>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2006/10/25/success-in-web-20-notes-from-paypal-cofounder-max-levchin-and-youtube-cofounder-jawed-karim/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2006 01:36:45 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Dalka</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Google (GOOG)]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://daviddalka.com/createvalue/2006/10/25/success-in-web-20-notes-from-paypal-cofounder-max-levchin-and-youtube-cofounder-jawed-karim/</guid> <description><![CDATA[I didn&#8217;t go, but my good friend Jonathan Andrew Wolter went to the ACM Relfections Projections conference and provides a great post on some of the key speeches at the conference. Enjoy!  ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2006/10/25/success-in-web-20-notes-from-paypal-cofounder-max-levchin-and-youtube-cofounder-jawed-karim/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Forrester Consumer Conference &#8211; NASCAR Presentation</title><link>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2006/10/25/forrester-consumer-conference-nascar-presentation/</link> <comments>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2006/10/25/forrester-consumer-conference-nascar-presentation/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 25 Oct 2006 19:18:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Dalka</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Branding/Buzz/Viral]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Change Management]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Customer Experience]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[General]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reputation]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://daviddalka.com/createvalue/2006/10/25/forrester-consumer-conference-nascar-presentation/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Mike Helton, President of NASCAR, was a fascinating marketing keynote speaker. He talked about many things that as someone who was a big NASCAR fan as a kid, I was never even aware of that were amazing to learn. Two things stand out: 1. NASCAR is intensely focused on relationships and partnerships. 2. NASCAR has always [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.daviddalka.com/createvalue/2006/10/25/forrester-consumer-conference-nascar-presentation/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>