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Did Disney’s “Smart House” Predict Apple’s Next Move?

Over the last several decades’ women have begun moving out of the home and into…

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Microsoft’s Vision of the Future: 3 Paradigm Shifts

Microsoft Office Labs just unveiled its "2011 Productivity Future Vision" video (shown below) providing a visionary…

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Does the Future of the Flu Vaccine Lie With Tobacco?

When you hear the word tobacco, chances are you think of cigarettes, chewing tobacco, or…

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Checking in on the Chicago Lean Startup Challenge

A few weeks ago we wrote about the kick-off of the Chicago Lean Start-up Challenge.…

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Heavenly Hellos: Delivering Messages from the Crypt

Des Moines-based Heavenly Hellos made its debut in May 2011, acting as a portal for…

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They’re Coming for You: Invasion of the B Movie Posters

Alright, so it's not exactly 'innovation', but Invasion Of The B Movie Posters IS brilliantly…

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Unthink: The Anti-Facebook

America's growing hostility towards The Man has become increasingly evident in the past few months.…

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CEO Sunday: Stop Making Excuses and Start Building

Building a technology startup from Mississippi is hard. Extremely. Hard. Unlike the Valley, the Alley,…

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With Netflix’s Uncertain Future, Apple and Amazon Wait in the Wings

Netflix's earnings announcement earlier this week felt like the final straw for investors holding out…

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iFindit: Not Just for the Homeless

Apps for Metro Chicago Community Round winners were announced recently and iFindit was listed as a…

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10 Reasons Your Startup Will Succeed

The startup community is filled with platitudes about failure. Most recently, Vinod Khosla gave his…

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5 Brilliant Kickstarter Projects From Flyover Country

Flyover country? We don't think so. Outside of the Alley and Valley,  entrepreneurial and technology innovation…

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The Recap: A Marathon Technori Pitch Event

Less than one year after launching their “celebration of Chicago entrepreneurship”, Seth Kravitz and his…

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Startup Smackdown: Pinterest vs Gimme Bar

Welcome to Startup Smackdown. In this week’s match-up, Pinterest, a virtual pinboard, will go up against…

ybuy Lets You Try It Before You Buy It

ybuy, a Beverly Hills based startup, began as a peer-to-peer based service in early September 2011. After receiving feedback…