If you can overlook 4-5 months of ice and wind, Chicago is a great place to be! But despite the cold weather, Chicago is quickly becoming a hub for tech startups. Exciting companies like 37Signals, GrubHub, SitteryCity, Sprout Social, SurePayroll, Threadless, and Train Signal all call Chicago home (for more Chicago startups, here is a…
With Buzzycards, you can always have the most up-to-date contact information at your fingertips. Just connect with people using their contact info or social networks and get updated in Buzzycards whenever they change their profiles. Video Transcript: How do you keep track of all the business cards you receive? Let’s say you met this guy…
If you own a car dealership, you need to check out eBizAutos’ fully managed online marketing service. They’ll fix your dealership’s visibility problems for you and open a floodgate of leads from the masses of people searching for vehicles online. Video Transcript: The days of getting car buyers to walk through your door from the…
I recently finished reading Sam Walton’s autobiography “Made in America”. The book covers Sam’s journey from owning a single Five and Dime store in rural Arkansas, to growing Wal-Mart in to the nearly half-trillion-dollar business we know it as today. At the end of the book, he shares 10 rules for running a successful company.…
Meet HeyBubble. With HeyBubble, you can chat with your visitors in real-time. It’s easy to use, a snap to install and it doesn’t require any downloads or updates – all you need is a web browser. Video Transcript: People shop online because they have tons of options. So when a potential customer has a question,…
Caine’s Arcade is the story of how a 9-year-old boy setup an elaborate cardboard arcade inside of his Dad’s used auto parts store. Caine, in true entrepreneurial fashion, took an idea and created something out of nothing. Here are 5 lessons current and budding entrepreneurs can learn from Caine and his now famous arcade. Will…
With the PEX Visa® Prepaid Card, you can get funds to employees for purchases instantly — anytime, anywhere. This video uses a combination of animation and stop motion for a really interesting visual effect. Enjoy it, and make sure to check out PEX Card! Video Transcription You own a small business with plenty of employee…
Every now and then, something so incredible happens at Demo Duck that we feel the need to share it with the world. This is certainly not one of those times. However, we want to share it with you anyway. For those of you with kids (or maybe you’re a kid at heart), you’ve probably seen…
It started as a crazy idea, a joke really. What if we could make a cheap, 60-second video for startups using a custom written song and low budget, but potentially hilarious animation using clip art? That’s right…clip art. The kind you probably used on your sixth grade history project. The more we thought about it,…
We’re proud to show off our latest animated explainer video for the next big thing in sports innovation, Novusport! We really had a lot of fun working on this project and had a chance to play with 3D and try some interesting new effects. Enjoy! Video Transcription: Do you have your own sports graph? Not…