Will The New Mayor Lead Chicago Tech?

Is there a champion for Chicago tech here? Our city is embroiled in a historic election. For most of the last 50 years or so, a Daley has been the.

Breaking News: Chicago’s Tap.Me Raises $1M Round

Tap.Me is a Chicago based in-game sponsorship/advertising platform and today announced they have raised just over $1M in a Series A round. Tap.Me was one of the first companies to.

Young, Student Entrepreneur, Discusses Getting Started

“Yeah, if only The Social Network came out while I was looking at colleges, I’d’ve likely gone to a place that looked like this.” Colin Young and I were climbing.

Chicago: The City of Broad Shoulders, Sharp Minds & Free Legal Assistance

By: Brooke Fallon, Institute for Justice Clinic on Entrepreneurship Anyone who has ever tried to start a business is probably familiar with the often painful process of making important (and.

Tech Wildcatters: Applications For Startup Accelerator Due Sunday

TechWildcatters is a mentorship-driven microseed fund and startup accelerator based in Dallas, TX. The application deadline for their upcoming spring class is this Sunday, January 16th. For more information and a link to their application, click through to view the full post.

FillAnyPDF: Dallas Startup that takes the paper out of forms

This is the first post in a series highlighting startup companies based in Texas. FillAnyPDF.com is an easy, fast and free way to make a fillable PDF form – perfect.

How 2 Shoe Enthusiasts With No Programming Experience Built An iPhone App

When shoe enthusiasts Brandon Williamson and D.J. Grant decided they wanted to create an iPhone app to locate boutique sneaker shops, they called around to see how much it would cost. Turns out it would cost a bit more than they could afford.

So Brandon and D.J. built the Sole Search app themselves. They learned how to program for the iPhone from scratch and the app has been downloaded over 20,000 times. I interviewed these guys to learn how they did it and why.

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For every entrepreneur or creatively-entitled person, there comes a time when the project must spread its wings and fly into the most important of arms: the consumer or intended target.

Chipworks Launches CloudCraze Powered Webstore

Chicago based EDL Consulting, the creator of CloudCraze formed a partnership today with Canada’s Chipworks. Chipworks has offices worldwide (Canada, USA, Tokyo and Korea) and specializes in reverse engineering and.

Passions Combine At iGive Market Place

What is your passion? Can you answer the question? Jeffery Sesol couldn’t; at least not right away. “I finally realized I was passionate about two things: technology and helping people.”.