Startup Grind Launches Local Chapter and Monthly Fireside Chat
Tom Denison wants to give back. And, he’s doing it by bringing the global organization, Startup Grind, to entrepreneurs in Chicago. Denison kicked off…
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Food Trucks Feed Lunchtime Crowds Via Social Media
The Bombay Wraps food truck, with its roaming platform of chicken tikka, lamb curry and steak boti would not exist without Facebook and Twitter. Its…
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REVIEW: Automating the Rental Process for Landlords
Founded in December 2011, Rocket Lease is off to a quick start. Solopreneur, Eric Liu, built the software, beta-tested it in February, 2012 and launched the…
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A Native Son Returns to Chicago After Facebook
Randall DeVaul, 29, is now one of the new Facebook millionaires with a fistful of crisp dollars and a newly focused ambition. Out in…
Read MoreHow This Cat Guy Got Funded on Sharktank
Steve Gadlin is mildly allergic to cats. But he can draw them (just barely). He likes the United States Postal Service, too. In the Internet Age,…
Read MoreHow These Young Women are Building a Company With Little or No Money
When Yoko Ihaza, now 20, was a senior at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, in Chicago, she loved two things: rap and fashion. So last fall,…
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