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Midwest Capital Roundup – Five Years of Funding History

Many Midwestern entrepreneurs feel like the region does not get its fair share of early stage capital and the numbers back them up. The best data on early stage capital.

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Instarta Simplifies Polls With Text Messages

Politicians are known for having catchy campaign slogans and accusatory commercials, but they aren’t often known for having impeccable web design. Champaign-Urbana startup Instarta set out to correct this problem.

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CEO Sunday: Is My Idea A Business?

Written by Vince Leung, COO and Co-Founder of MentorMob You’re an entrepreneur, or at least you think you are.  You have the urge to build or sell some product or.

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Startup St. Louis Draws Standing-Room Only Crowd

Moving into a new territory can be an uphill battle, but the Tech.li team seemed to have no trouble bringing the Tech.li name to St. Louis this week. The event.

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How Chicago’s Food Trucks Got Me on Twitter

I follow food trucks. I don’t get on my Schwinn and stalk them around the greater Chicago area. No, they are on Twitter and now, because of them, and a broken.

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Wake N’ Shake iPhone App: The Merciless Alarm Clock [Video]

The Wake N’ Shake iPhone App is an iPhone alarm that rings until you shake it for an extended period of time. It’s the brainchild of Guatemalan-born, Texas-based entrepreneur Pedro Wunderlich who says the app is “like waking up to a Panda-punch to the face.

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How To Build A Twitter Following With Tweepi

Tweepi is a web application that helps you manage and build your Twitter following. Using its flush and follow functionality, you can execute “Targeted Following” campaigns to reach relevant Twitter.

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What Michael Arrington Did To Tech Journalism

Michael Arrington, founder and co-editor of TechCrunch, is leaving his editing post, according to the Wall Street Journal, which broke the story this morning. To be sure, TechCrunch is a.

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Top Five Reasons NOT to Hire a Green Business Consultant

The website I founded, GreenTechBuyer, matches homeowners and property managers with top local companies for appropriate green technology projects. There’s open access to basic info about energy efficiency and renewable.

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Apps for Metro Chicago Announces Winners

The winners of the Apps for Metro Chicago have been announced and smart phone users city-wide rejoice. Previous Tech.li feature SpotHero was deemed the winer with a $5,000 prize. SpotHero is.

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