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New Media Startups Meet Old Media Buyers 2

By Techli Team November 17, 2011

Towards the tail end of Chicago Ideas Week last month, I was fortunate enough to sit down with Brian Wong at the Exclerate Labs-hosted Startup Weekend event. If you're not familiar with Brian, you should be. Brian is the founder and CEO of kiip.me, a mobile advertising startup doing some really...

The Evolution of Technology and Education Infographic 3

By Andrew Torba November 17, 2011

Throughout history technology has slowly, but surely, made its way into the classroom. Contrary to...

Decoding Cancer To Usher In the Era of Personalized Care 4

By Chris Young November 17, 2011

Until recently, the treatment for certain types of cancer was a “one size fits all approach.”...

Erasing the Taboo of Suicide in your Startup 5

By Andrew Torba November 16, 2011

Late Sunday night, Techcrunch broke the shocking news that Ilya Zhitomirskiy, co-founder of the...

7 Ways to Start Creating Your Own Job Today 6

By Andrew Torba November 16, 2011

I currently work for someone else, but that doesn't mean you have to. I love my day job, but there...

What Hiking Can Teach Us About Launching a Startup 7

By Techli Team November 16, 2011

The following post pulls advice from Zach's upcoming Appalachian Trail Book: Appalachian Trials....

Shoefitr Accomplishing Major Feets 8

By Brian Koles November 16, 2011

The difference between an employee and an entrepreneur is not the “Why didn’t I think of...

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Now You See It, Now you ____ : Invisibility Cloak Made Reality 9

By Techli Team November 16, 2011

While its not as sexy as Jessica Alba in the The Fantastic Four, "the cloaking device" demonstrated...

Health Data Insights Acquired for $400 Million 10

By Edward Domain November 16, 2011

Las Vegas-based Health Data Insights (HDI) has been sold for $400 million to HMS Holdings Corp....

Startup Smackdown: Treehouse vs. Codecademy 11

By Andrew Torba November 16, 2011

Because programming skills are in such high demand, a plethora of companies are popping up, wanting...

From Latvia with Love: Car Rentals and Bull Fights with RentMama 12

By Dominic Tarn November 16, 2011

In the attic of a decidedly unremarkable office building in Newcastle upon Tyne, in the northeast...

This is the Year of the Virtual Fit Assistant 13

By Techli Team November 16, 2011

It is difficult and confusing for shoppers to know which garments will fit and flatter them without...

MBA: Ticket to the Top or Corporate Middle Management? 14

By Techli Team November 16, 2011

When my husband Brad was first accepted into Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Business...

Startup Smackdown: BookRenter vs Chegg 15

By Techli Team November 16, 2011

Let’s face it, textbooks are expensive and often not sources of reading pleasure after their...