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Fee Fighters: Kicking Credit Card Processing Butt 2

By Edward Domain November 18, 2010

Sean Harper and Josh Krall are the cofounders of Fee Fighters, an online comparison service for credit card processing that claims to save businesses an average of 40% on their credit card processing fees. Many entrepreneurs have found out the hard way that the credit card processing industry is...

Jack Eisenberg Of MapDing Raises Seed Round 3

By Edward Domain November 17, 2010

MapDing, the real-time location-based smartphone application for buying and selling locally, has...

Flyover Geeks Scores With MapDing Funding 4

By Edward Domain November 17, 2010

Today I wanted to send out a personal message to Chicago's tech community- as I pound on my keys...

BNC Tech Pitch Tonight at Chicago Syncubator 5

By Edward Domain November 17, 2010

Tonight BNC (Business network Chicago) is holding the latest installment of its Tech Pitch...

I Am 4 Kids Teams Up With Pocket Literacy Coach 6

By Edward Domain November 16, 2010

November 15, 2010 The Chicago non-profit startup, I Am 4 Kids has just formed a strategic...

Pocket Literacy Coach Asks, “Have You Engaged With Your Child Today?” 7

By Edward Domain November 16, 2010

Chris Drew is the founder of Pocket Literacy Coach, a new Chicago startup that grew out of his love...

More Chicago Companies Hiring Now 8

By Edward Domain November 16, 2010

Last week we ran a post that got some favorable feedback on Chicago tech companies that were...

The Teams of Startup Weekend Chicago 9

By Edward Domain November 15, 2010

Startup Weekend Chicago was a great success. Over 56 hours teams developed 12 unique business...

Pitches From Startup Weekend As They Happen 10

By Edward Domain November 13, 2010

Here Come The Pitches!!!! Joshua: Text Me Up A SMS Speed Dating Application for anonymous singles...

Live Updates From Startup Weekend Chicago 11

By Edward Domain November 13, 2010

Startup Weekend Chicago is in full swing at the ITA and Mark Bertrand is now giving everyone...

Becoming More Efficient At Making Stuff People Want – With Brad Flora, Founder of WindyCitizen.com 12

By Techli Team November 12, 2010

Upon first glance, Brad Flora's local Chicago news site WindyCitizen.com appears to be running on...

Mike Evans on GrubHub’s $11M Round And What Comes Next 13

By Edward Domain November 12, 2010

Matt Maloney and Mike Evans have a lot to smile about; their company Grubhub has just completed an...

StartUp Weekend Chicago Launches TONIGHT! 14

By Edward Domain November 12, 2010

Tonight at 7 p.m. Chicago geeks of every stripe will converge on the ITA to participate in Startup...

Veterans Day 2010: Do A Solid and Donate 15

By Edward Domain November 11, 2010

November 11, 2010 Today is Veterans Day. Our nation remembers and gives thanks to the brave men...