8.3
REVIEW: The Geico of Car Warranties
Founded in 2011, ForeverCar has created a fully-transparent web portal that enables consumers to purchase extended car warranties online which are 100% backed by…
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So, How is Chicago’s Tech Economy Doing?
ChicagoNext chairman, J.B. Pritzker, gives a quick rundown of stats about the city’s technology economy. ❒
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8.9
REVIEW: The Perfect Email to Drive Sales
Founded in 2011 and based on the concept of one-on-one marketing as portrayed in the 2002 hit movie Minority Report, SimpleRelevance, a Chicago startup,…
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Sixth Annual Momentum Awards Raises $1.8 Million at Gala Dinner
For the first time, in the six years of the Momentum Awards, three ground-floor startup companies were featured on the stage along with the…
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Trio of ‘Coolest Startups’ Prepares to Compete at CEC Momentum Awards
In the competitive, first-to-market, startup world, pitch sessions are often about who can catch the eye of the investor with the deepest pockets. But…
Read MoreLean Startup Machine Returns to Chicago
Lean Startup Machine (LSM) returns to Chicago for the fourth time since its debut in 2010. The intensive three-day workshop, which begins on Friday, September 20,…
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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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Startup Founders Push Healthy Behavior With Cash Incentives
Would you pay your employees cash to stay healthy? Charlie Zei and Dr. Greg Vachon, co-founders of PUSH for Wellness, think you should. Both…
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