UChicago impacts on Chicago’s Startup Ecosystem
The University of Chicago is making a unique impact within Chicago’s startup scene. Although the University was an early partner with 1871, the school…
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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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$54.8 Million State Investment Boosts Local Colleges and Universities
Illinois wants to give its college grads more leverage in a competitive job environment. So, the State has invested $54.8 million in local colleges…
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TIMELINE: A Brief History of Entrepreneurship in Chicago
Since the days of Fort Dearborn and the fur trade, innovation hasn’t always been easy in Chicago. Some great ideas and entrepreneurs have come…
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Her Historic Family Struggle Inspires Development of Language App
Cristina Guijarro Cazorla worries daily about her younger brothers back home in Barcelona. During the first quarter of 2013, Spain’s unemployment rate spiked to…
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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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