Startups

Coding Education Platform Treehouse Gets A Book Deal: Comment On This Post To Win A Copy Of HTML5 Foundations

Coding education platform Treehouse is the first in the race to revolutionize web development education to get a traditional book deal. The series will be released by Wiley Publishing, starting with HTML5 Foundations by Matt West soon to be followed by CSS3 and iOS6 books. The team at Treehouse has generously decided to offer a digital copy of HTML5 Foundations for free to the first 10 people who comment on this post.

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ArtBarcs: Network For Art Collectors Launches In Chicago

ArtBarcs is a platform where art lovers can not only browse and purchase pieces from curated online gallery of artwork, but uncover entirely new artists through the service’s recommendation engine.

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SeatSync Takes On Chicago’s Second-Hand Ticket Selling Market

This past week Chicago startup SeatSync debuted a new app for mobile devices that empowers sports and music fans to connect with local ticket sellers while avoid the hidden fees of other similar services.

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1:Face Watch Indiegogo Nears End At 12 Times Original Goal

The 1:Face watch offers consumers the chance to support a range of causes and is set to close out its near two month campaign with a surplus of $275,000.

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How To Develop Customers Before Writing A Single Line Of Product Code

If you want to test your hypothesis and develop customers before writing a single line of product code, you’ll have to get out of your workspace and in front of real people who have real problems that your startup could potentially solve.

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I Know Jane Kickstarting Globally Conscious Women’s Shoe

This past week Chicago startup I Know Jane began a run on Kickstarter to raise funds for its first line of women’s shoes. Environmentally friendly, globally conscious, comfortable, and portable,.

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Bonfyre App Teams Up With St. Louis Rams

St. Louis-based Bonfyre app extended the company’s NFL fan experience partnership over the weekend by offering fans a place to socialize during the St. Louis Rams home game against the New York Jets yesterday. The company offered two bonfyres where fans could have a live shared digital experience during the game.

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Stalk Other People’s Inboxes With ContactMonkey’s Bridge

If you work in sales or marketing, you probably shoot off a few hundred emails per week easily. But what happens after you click send?

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Power2Switch Keeps The Lights On This Holiday Season With Charitable Initiative

Chicago energy saving startup Power2Switch has unveiled a new program this week that will help struggling families around the city bring their electric bills current with a new program called Kilowatts of Kindness.

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Resource Network For Underserved Entrepreneurs Emerges In Atlanta

Atlanta entrepreneurs have been given a new resource for building their next company with the launch of The Legacy Movement, a startup bringing underserved communities a network of mentors and valuable business building tools.

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