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Dining Dialog Wins $50,000 MillerCoors Grant 2

By Corey Cummings March 12, 2012

Dining Dialog, a startup based in Bolingbrook, IL, recently won the 2012 MillerCoors Urban Entrepreneur Series grant of $50,000. The grant has been awarded each year since 1999 “to help urban entrepreneurs fund their start-up businesses or companies that have been in business for less than five...

Chicago Techweek Gets New Executive Director; Pasky Out 3

By Edward Domain March 11, 2012

Arabella Santiago has been appointed the new Executive Director of Chicago tech conference...

SXSW: Gawker VP Talks About The Next Generation of Publishing 4

By Techli Team March 11, 2012

"A lot of the stuff you see a few days later in mainstream media, you got from us first.  That...

Instagram May Soon Be Valued At $500 Million 5

By Corey Cummings March 11, 2012

Instagram, the mobile image sharing app, is rumored to soon secure $40 million in financing. The...

Foursquare Hours – The Yelp Killer? 6

By Techli Team March 11, 2012

Foursquare announced a new feature for merchants this week just in time for SXSW: hours. This comes...

SXSW: “Don’t Cut Your Toenails During a Pitch,” And Other Advice by Oren Jacob 7

By Techli Team March 11, 2012

As an ex-"entrepreneur in residence" with August Capital, and the current CEO of  ToyTalk, Oren...

Don’t Go To SXSW; Crush Your Competition Instead 8

By Techli Team March 11, 2012

SXSW kicked off on Friday, but you already knew that if you signed into Facebook or Twitter over...

SXSW: Meet Clarence, The Homeless Hotspot 9

By Edward Domain March 10, 2012

SXSW definitely has its cast of characters running around Austin this week, most of whom are...

10 VC Blog Posts A Founder Can’t Miss 10

By Techli Team March 10, 2012

Entrepreneurship is a lonely road. Ask any entrepreneur and they'll tell you about the doubt, the...

New iPad Games Treat Visual Impairment In People With Brain Conditions 11

By Techli Team March 10, 2012

Tablets are ushering in a visual-based learning revolution thanks to inventive games and...

Boston Dynamics’ Cheetah Robot Runs 18 MPH 12

By Corey Cummings March 10, 2012

Boston Dynamics is working on a cheetah robot that can run up to 18 mph. The company is creating...

Don’t Gamify News 13

By Techli Team March 9, 2012

As if you needed more reasons to chase around digital badges on the internet, this week,...

Adding Texture To Touch Screens 14

By Jon Christian March 9, 2012

[youtube id="5X-9-57qG9Y" width="600" height="350"] Feel it to believe it? Finnish developer...

Game Engine For An Entire Planet 15

By Jon Christian March 9, 2012

[youtube id="ODPPNWXN1nc" width="600" height="350"] You've got the whole world in your hands,...