How Award-Winning Excelerate Labs Became TechStars Chicago
Troy Henikoff began his entrepreneurship class at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management with an announcement.
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Book Author Critic Calls Social Media B.S.
Mark Zuckerberg probably wouldn’t see eye-to-eye with Brandon Mendelson, author of a book titled, Social Media is Bullshit. The writer, who has happily given up his…
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SUN Microsystems Founder McNealy: 5 Lessons & 5 Mistakes
Scott McNealy began SUN Microsystems at the age of 27. Educated on both coasts (Harvard and Stanford), McNealy spent most of his adult life…
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A Better Way to Divide Startup Equity
Entrepreneurs often have problems when it comes to fairly distributing equity in their new startups. Is there a way to calculate how much a…
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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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City Seeks New Investor Dollars for Startups
The fifth-floor office of Chicago’s chief technology officer, John Tolva, sits a few doors down the hall from the office of Mayor Rahm Emanuel….
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