Chicago: SYNC Tech Center Closes

Breaking News As of Tuesday, March 1st, the Chicago SYNC Technology Center at 322 S. Green is announcing it is closing permanently. The SYNC center had quickly become a focal.

VoteOnPlay: The Mobile App for Loyal Fans

[Dallas, TX] VoteOnPlay is a real-time social gaming platform that allows pro sports fans to vote on the outcome of every play and compete against friends or other fans for points and rewards.

Funding Feeding Frenzy Kickoff Prepares Entrepreneurs For Success

Last fall’s Funding Feeding Frenzy event was a huge success, with over 100 attendees and media coverage from NPR, Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times. Their spring event will no.

#Michigan: Energy Flair Makes Game of Saving Energy

Written by Mike Wilk How much flair do you have? It’s up to you whether or not you want to do the bare minimum; if you think the bare minimum.

Chicago Based Joystickers Launches New Line of iPad, Touchscreen Products

“I was playing a FPS (First Person Shooter) on my iPad and was hitting the button to shoot this guy and I ended up getting shot in the face repeatedly.

Rahm Emanuel Wins Chicago Mayoral Race; Now Mayor-Elect Emanuel

February 22nd, 10 p.m. Today was Chicago’s Mayoral Election and Rahm Emanuel has been declared Mayor-Elect with 89% of precincts reporting. This was Chicago’s first Mayoral race in sixty years.

Kairos Seizes Its Moment

What differentiates the Kairos Society from other student entrepreneurship organizations is simple: it puts its money where its mouth is. And what a mouth it has.

Wajam: Make every search a social search

[Montreal, Canada] A few weeks ago, @wajam tweeted me this: “Loved your piece on social search, we couldn’t agree more! Can we send you an invite to Wajam so you can see what we’re doing?” To which my response was, “Of course you can!” Two days later, I was on the phone with their Co-Founder and CEO, Martin-Luc Archambault.

From A Desk And Chair In A Server Room To $116 Million In Revenue

Shawn Riegsecker is the founder of Centro, a company that makes the buying and selling of online media easy. Last year, Shawn’s company pulled in $116 million in revenue.

But things weren’t always that good. Shawn started the company back during the recession in 2000. He was drowning in debt, behind on rent, and his office consisted of a desk, chair, blanket and pillow in a server room.

In this interview, Shawn shares how he started Centro during a recession and how he kept himself motivated during those trying early days.

Interface Meets Face-To-Face With Weave The People

What makes a great meeting? How do people be authentic when they meet? What happens when people show up as themselves and work together? These are the questions that drive.