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StartupStay Lets Entrepreneurs Crash On Each Others’ Couches 2

By Jon Christian July 30, 2012

A new project aims to find places for traveling entrepreneurs to stay, in exchanges that, it says, will trade in ideas, connections, and social capital rather than cash. In a sense, StartupStay is akin to couchsurfing.org, but catering to the unique needs of the startup scene, where auspicious...

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Rocket Lease Propels Apartment Applications Into The Modern Age 3

By Corey Cummings July 30, 2012

Have you ever wondered why the process of applying to an apartment in the age of the Internet still...

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Snapclass Connects Online Influencers With Their Audience 4

By Corey Cummings July 30, 2012

Chicago-based startup Snapclass wants to help online experts connect with their main audience,...

Resist The Allure Of The ‘Sexy’ Startup Idea 5

By Guest Post July 29, 2012

 Instagram and its billion-dollar purchase by Facebook are making big dreamers out of budding...

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Meteor Secures $11.2 Million Led By Andreessen Horowitz 6

By Jon Christian July 29, 2012

To hear Peter Levine tell it, the first meeting between Andreessen Horowitz and Meteor was middling...

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Ubooly: iPhone Sock Puppet Plays Games With Kids 7

By Jon Christian July 28, 2012

A Boulder-based startup will soon ship a cuddly stuffed animal built to hold an iPhone or iPod,...

Planana Makes Sure Your Event Has Guests 8

By Jesse Bouman July 28, 2012

Planana. Say it with me. Pla-nan-a. It’s a fun word that reflects the business founders Fei Xiao...

Flowtab Brings Express Checkout To Bars 9

By Jesse Bouman July 27, 2012

At the end of Oliver Stone’s 1980’s classic Wall Street, Charlie Sheen's Bud Fox sets in...

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Chicago’s Analyte Health Raises $22M To Expand Online Health Services 10

By Corey Cummings July 27, 2012

Analyte Health announced this week that it has received $22 million in financing from New World...

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Google Springs Into ISP Realm With The (Sorta Free) Fiber 11

By Jon Christian July 27, 2012

Google Fiber might sound like a healthy snack, but it's actually the search giant's first foray...

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Botiful: The Affordable Telepresence Robot Built For Your Smartphone 12

By Corey Cummings July 26, 2012

A new Kickstarter project is aiming to bring remote telepresence into the hands of smartphone users...

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HealPay: Making Debt Collection A Little Less Miserable 13

By Jon Christian July 26, 2012

Debt collection is an ugly subject. Detroit-based startup HealPay hopes to make it a little less so...

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6 Reasons The Brandery, Cincinnati’s Top Tech Accelerator, Works 14

By Irina Papuc July 26, 2012

When it comes to launching tech startups, Cincinnati is giving other cities a run for their money....

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GiveForward Raises $2M To Become Premier Charitable Donation Site 15

By Corey Cummings July 26, 2012

GiveForward, Chicago’s charitable startup, announced that it has raised $2 million in a Series...