StartUp Weekend Chicago Launches TONIGHT!

Tonight at 7 p.m. Chicago geeks of every stripe will converge on the ITA to participate in Startup Weekend Chicago, a three day crash session in a building a new.

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Veterans Day 2010: Do A Solid and Donate

November 11, 2010 Today is Veterans Day. Our nation remembers and gives thanks to the brave men and women in uniform past and present that do what they do to.

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Chicago Transit Tracker: Everyone Tell Jason Thank You

If you are saying to yourself, “Why is this Jason Shah dude in this story too? Didn’t we just read about Groupick?” Yes, yes you did. He’s a busy guy..

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Groupick Says: “If You Can’t Pick, Ask The Group”

“The way I like to describe it,” said Shah, “is that you picture yourself in a bar with a buddy. You get into a debate on who would win in a fight, Iceman or the Green Lantern? You post it to Groupick and within minutes you have comments and opinions on who would win.”

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ITA Fall Challenge Supports Illinois’ Future Leaders In Technology

“The future economy of Illinois is anchored by technology,” said Fred Hoch, President, ITA. “Technology
is the driving force behind innovation for new, growing, and established businesses, across the span of
industry. When we lose top talent, we lose our economic advantage. The ITA & BigMachines are
committed to reversing the tide of talent leaving our state.”

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EDL Consulting Hits New Milestone With CloudCraze 2.0

Northbrook, IL November 9, 2010Flyover Geeks first wrote about CloudCraze back in October: EDL’s CloudCraze Levels Ecommerce Playing Field. Since that time they have continued to grow in influence. EDL.

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GrubHub Secures $11 Million in Investment Led by Benchmark Capital

There are more than 300,000 delivery and takeout restaurants in the country and on average, GrubHub users order out at least ten times a month. With more people now searching for restaurants and ordering food on the Internet and through their smart devices, the opportunity for continued growth is substantial for GrubHub.

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Rocked the Recession: Building a Chicago Conference

Being an entrepreneur launching a new business in the worst economy in 70 years has been exciting, to say the least. As I have met with entrepreneurs all over the.

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Chicago Ignite: 14 Speakers, 5 Minutes ea. + Pizza = Great Event

by Stella Fayman What do you get when you combine 14 speakers with interesting ideas, 20 pizzas, one stage, 100 audience members, and a limit of 5 minutes and 20.

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How Allie Osmar Siarto Grew A Photography Hobby Into A Profitable Business

After leaving the agency world almost a year ago, Allie Osmar Siarto formed a digital measurement and research firm called Loudpixel with her fiancé and their friend. Since then, she’s gradually been devoting more of her creative energy to her lifelong hobby of photography.

I sat down with Allie to learn why she became a creative entrepreneur to begin with and more specifically, how she grew her photography hobby into a profitable business.

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