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ITP: Reporting On The Tech Decade

Illinois Technology Partnership: 2000 - 2010: The Tech Decade There were a number of new…

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EducatorCity: Foreign Language Teachers Welcome

Janet Banhidi was ready for a change. “I taught Spanish at Marquette University for 9…

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Difference Between Having A Problem And Building A Business Around It

When Sean Harper needed a credit card processor for his first company, he signed up…

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2011 Predictions: A Facebook Scandal, Google’s War, the Bubble Continues, and the Rise of App Holding Companies

Every publication has released their predictions, most of which I feel to be on the…

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Competition Knows No Boundaries In Hacker Cup

If you sign up for the New York City marathon, you can’t run 26.2 miles…

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Editorial: CEO Reflects On Failure Stories

Lessons From Business Failures It’s quite refreshing to see how far along the Chicago entrepreneurial…

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Student Entrepreneur Hewett Talks Shop(pit)

Spencer Hewett is not what one might call an "average" college freshman. At Washington University in…

Landing Page Optimization: 4 Key Aspects to Get More Users

First impressions are everything, especially for a start-up trying to court new users. A lot…

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Why Braintree Founder Bryan Johnson Doesn’t Hire Traditional Managers

Chicago based credit card processing company Braintree has an impressive roster of customers - 37signals,…

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Merry Tech-mas!

No matter what you’re celebrating this time of year- Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanza, Boxing Day, Winter…

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Chicago’s Top 30 In Tech 2010

Chicago's Top 30 In Tech 2010   30. Funding Feeding Frenzy Coming in at the…

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Motorola HoneyComb OS Teaser Trailer For CES Jan. 2011

Motorola has put together a pretty slick video for CES in January where they plan…

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Why Young Geeks Leave School

For this series, I’ve Skyped gawky, venture-capitalized college kids who’re still grappling with acne. It…

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Drink Deck: $520 Of Discounts To Chicago’s Coolest Bars? Yeah, There’s An App For That

CHICAGO, IL. December 20, 2010 - The App House announced today the launch of Drink…

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Dominos Pizza Introduces Order Tracker: I Like It

I am an entrepreneur running my own startup and as such I work. A lot.…