City Initiative ‘Ladies Who Launch’ to Boost Women Founders
Eight women founders, based at 1871, kicked off the city’s “Women Who Launch” monthly luncheon series at City Hall. They included Coco Meers, founder of Pretty…
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Investors Share Startup Trends: What’s Hot Now
In the startup world, investors hold special powers… for one, the moolah. That, along with their vast connections and business smarts, can take a…
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Diversity Efforts at 1871 Yield More Women Founders
When it comes to tech startups, women make up less than 5 percent of entrepreneurs nationwide, says Shaherose Charania, co-founder and CEO of an…
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Uber Gears Up for Regulatory Challenges
Uber, the startup company that revolutionized the method of requesting a limo or cab from your iPhone, is gearing up for New Year’s Eve…
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Gel Tech Coats for Pets and Dating Site for Nerds at Funding Frenzy
At an entrepreneur event, called the Funding Feeding Frenzy, eight startup companies present their ideas before a panel of venture capitalists and angel investors. Projects…
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IIT Business Innovation Students Pitch Ideas in Classroom
Many of the brightest ideas we know of today were born in a classroom. At Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), 23 students from professor Praveen…
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Priceline.com Founder: “The Solution is Us” (Part 1 of 2)
Fresh off the plane from a trip of five continents, Jeff Hoffman, founder of the travel portal, Priceline.com, addressed more than 100 entrepreneurs at 1871….
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Priceline.com Founder: Part 2
In part 2, Priceline.com founder, Jeff Hoffman, talks about: 5) Knowing when it’s time to quit; 6) Sometimes the CEO picks up the dry…
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Need a Free Flu Shot? Chicago Has an App For That!
It’s the season for the flu — a highly-contagious airborne disease that you can easily catch from an infected person sneezing nearby. To encourage…
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Bringing Health Tech Access to Low-Income Residents
Casey Strickler is one of several dozen young people who spent a day at the Chicago Community Trust brainstorming ways to make it easier…
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