T-Mobile G2 makes its Chicago Debut at Syncubator

Wednesday, Oct. 6: The T-Mobile G2 Phone made its official debut at the Chicago Sync Center located at 322 S. Green St, Chicago. The event was organized by Chicago Android.

How Phil Murphy Disrupted His Industry 1 Box At A Time

Phil Murphy owns several traditional public storage facilities in Illinois. After having dinner with a friend and hearing horror stories about how his friend spent $60 in cab fare to get to a traditional public storage facility, Phil knew something had to change.

So he created StorageByTheBox.com, a website that allows anybody to put stuff in storage by simply sending it in boxes via FedEx. When you need your stuff again, you log on to StorageByTheBox.com, select which box you need, and it comes back to you via FedEx. No $60 cab fares, no driving to the storage unit.

Watch my video interview with Phil to learn how he disrupted his own industry one box at a time!

Spot.Us – Community Funded Reporting

written by Tuesday Hagiwara As the mainstream media struggles to deliver instantaneous news, thought provoking in-depth news, which costs time and money to develop, can fall by the wayside. Spot.us.

WordPress vs. Tumblr

Over the past couple of years blogging has become the thing to do. Choosing the right platform is almost as important as the content you will write, so I decided.

EDL’s CloudCraze Levels Ecommerce Playing Field

Entrepreneur Bill Loumpourdis founded his company, EDL consulting, in the ashes of the dotcom boom in Chicago in what he called a “crisis-opportunity moment.” I asked him about the inherent.

The Front Brake Light: An Automotive Innovation Takes Shape in the Heart of Flyover Country

When I first landed on frontbrakelight.com to prepare for an interview with innovator Steven Wright, I recalled a car accident my friend Carla was in a few years back. Sitting.

Join the Cause for Entrepreneur’s Day

While this post is not technically about the Chicago startup scene, it is related to Obama’s policies for small businesses. This post is about the establishment of Entrepreneur’s Day on.

How Eddy Lu Of GrubWith.Us Makes Money Having Dinner With New Friends

When Eddy Lu and his business partner moved to Chicago to open a restaurant, they realized they didn’t know anybody in town. Rather than hit the loud, crowded bars and.

Digital Tour Bus – A Behind The Scenes Look At Your Favorite Bands In Their Natural Habitat

In the days of old the only way to get into a musician’s or band’s tour bus was to be a member, roadie or the less attractive option…a groupie.

Breaking news: Andrew Mason Announces Grouspawn

Just now on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco, Andrew Mason of Groupon took the stage and announced a new launch called, “Grouspawn.” Apparently Grouspawn is a dating site.