A Slice of Sound and Genius for Amateur Musicians
The cold, blustery night didn’t prevent about a dozen hard-core data fans from a Data Science Chicago meetup in Lakeview. They had come to see Adrian…
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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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REVIEW: Fun Learning Tool to Boost Cognitive Skills
The BrainWare Company has created BrainWare Safari, a disruptive software program that combines neuroscience with video game technology to strengthen cognitive skills which are the foundation…
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SeedCon Panel: Early Stage Startups
CHICAGO— This is an excerpt from the SeedCon12 Early Stage Startups panel about Disruptive Ideas. Moderated by Troy Henikoff, CEO and Co-Founder of Excelerate…
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Meet the Winner of SeedCon12 Fast Pitch
Six hot Chicago startups, all finalists at SeedCon12, pitch their ideas at the University of Chicago Gleacher Center before a team of judges and a…
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This Teen Wants to Change How You Buy On the Internet
When he was 11 years old Adam Ahmad wanted to re-jigger his Sony PlayStation so it could play Playstation video games and, more importantly,…
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Apartment Rental Startup Expanding to Chicago
Anthemos Georgiades, CEO of the San Francisco-based rental platform company named Zumper, may soon be using his own website to find a place to live…
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ChicagoNext Announcement
Sprout Social, a local startup located in the West Loop which delivers intuitive social media management tools, was the chosen venue for Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s…
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