The Practice of Catapulting a Startup
Two floors below the gleaming law office of Foley & Lardner, lies a work space called Catapult, where dozens of young people sit at tables…
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New Rules with 1871 CEO Howard Tullman
Howard Tullman’s role as CEO of 1871 — a co-working space on the 12th floor of the Merchandise Mart — projects himself as a tough-minded…
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Think Marketing Strategy Now for More Success Later
Most people have never heard of the Melvins, but nearly everyone knows of their influence. They are widely credited with starting the grunge genre but…
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TechNexus Awaits Completion of its New Home
Construction delays are just part of the mix, when you’re trying to build something big. For TechNexus, now in the process of finishing its…
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Founder of Minority-Focused Incubator Cibola is a Global Citizen
Mahrinah von Schlegel, co-founder of Cibola — a minority-focused small business incubator located in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago, says she doesn’t care to be cast…
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Startup Wunderkind Jeffrey Hyman Shares Career Stories
A Bar Mitzvah gift is what started Jeff Hyman on his current path. The gift, a TRS-80 desktop microcomputer sold at Radio Shack back in the ’80s,…
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Can Creativity Be Engineered?
Can creativity be engineered? Or do engaging pictures and words simply appear from a mysterious well of swirling fog that can be accessed only…
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How Match CEO Sam Yagan Built His First Company
Years before Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, created a business from his dorm room at Harvard, Sam Yagan, serial entrepreneur and current CEO of online…
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Meet the Woman Who Leads a Network of Health Accelerators Nationwide
Like any effective manager heading up a group of smart, ambitious entrepreneurs, Jenna Rose is always on the lookout for ways to improve her network.
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The Magic of Howard Tullman
If you’ve never met Howard Tullman, you should. People want to hear what Tullman has to say — not only because he is a…
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