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Uber face fingerprinting and price caps in an angry Chicago

If Uber gave out free rides for every time, they caused a stir due to their unfair treatment of drivers, displacement of jobs and general scandals involving harassment or sexism,.

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Keyo: The Chicago startup that lets you pay for goods with a wave

As we move closer to a cashless society it appears that startups are coming up with increasingly ingenious ways for us to pay for goods and services.

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ReBoot accelerator is on a mission to get 1M women back to work after a career break

ReBoot Accel launches its new online program ReBoot in 30, which provides 30 days worth of information, webinars and access to their online community.

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Chicago’s Grubhub buys up Eat24 for $287.5 million

As Yelp’s solid second quarter earnings were reported the company announced they were selling food delivery service Eat24 to Grubhub for $287.5 million.

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Using data to predict a drug relapse

Drugs have the power to do terrible things to the people we love, a lesson that has never been more painfully clear for Americans.

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What Chicago’s tech employees like about their jobs

As Renault’s CEO, Carlos Ghosn, once said, “Employees are your most valuable assets.

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Chicago-based ethnic food startup aims to be like the ‘United Nations of food’

Over 4 million Caribbean and about 1.4 million African immigrants together form a niche, ethnic food market in the US that is left unnoticed by the majority of the population.

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When should a marketplace startup expand to a new city? Interview

Marketplace startups are often associated with incredible growth, but how do you know if your company is ready to expand to additional cities?

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ThinkCERCA: How to Get Ed-Tech Startup Traction

Here’s a challenge: How do you create a startup to teach critical thinking skills to kids?  Now, an even deeper challenge:  How do you convince investors to back you ? .

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Startup Voodoo ‘Most Promising’ Nominations End THIS FRIDAY

  Monday, May 5th, 2015- Startup Voodoo’s ‘Most Promising’ contest is still accepting applications for its 2nd annual startup competition. Part of the Startup Voodoo conference, the ‘Most Promising’ contest is.

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