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Travel Connected With gtrot

gtrot, short for globetrotting, gtrot makes it easy to share travel plans, collect advice from the people you trust and connect with friends and deals in your destination.

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Revitalized SMC-Milwaukee Promises a Resurgence

Full disclosure: I am credited by many as the one responsible for the resurrection of the Milwaukee chapter of SMC. I like to think of it more as a collaborative.

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Tripeezy: Travel Sharing Made Simple

While traveling around the world, Paige Brown wanted to share her experiences with friends and family, but couldn’t without paying for international access to her smartphone.  To solve this problem,.

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Tabblr: Activity Finder For The Here and Now

Who among us is not occasionally faced with the problem of how to spend the next few hours, the afternoon, the day? This being Chicago, something is happening pretty much at every moment, but until now there was no one to tell you what, only where.

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Flyover Geeks: New Name? Full Team? B O O M!

Since I launched Flyover Geeks in August of last year, (for a trip down memory lane, see here and here) coverage of the tech scene in Chicago and beyond has.

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Buzzwords vs. Mom (Mom Should Win…)

Sometimes, one gets the feeling that entrepreneurs speak a different language from everyone else. Tech entrepreneurs especially. There are many market segments, and some of those have their own sub-segments..

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Book Review: The Peak Interview by Bill Burnett

With the tag line on the front cover of “New Insights into Winning the Interview and Getting the Job,” I was expecting to learn some new secrets I had never.

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From The Basement To $17 Million In Revenue with Instant Technology

Rona Borre is the president and CEO of Instant Technology, an IT staffing and recruiting firm. After running a $30 million book of business at a global recruiting firm, Rona left to start Instant Technology with the goal of adding a personal touch to the staffing industry.

What began as a startup in her basement has grown to more than 30 employees and almost $17 million in revenue. I interviewed Rona to learn the story of how she built Instant Technology from the ground up.

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Refynr: Eliminating Clutter from your Social Media Streams

For heavy users of social media, navigating Facebook and Twitter content can be like drinking water from a fire hose. That’s why Austin-native Aaron Longnion founded Refynr – a web app.

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Gary Vaynerchuk in Dallas on May 25th

New York Times bestselling author Gary Vaynerchuk is coming to Dallas on May 25th to talk about entrepreneurship, social media, emerging technologies, and the new frontiers of customer service made possible.

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