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We Are The Misfits

Image courtesy of Flickr  “The reasonable man adapts himself to the conditions that surround him… The unreasonable man adapts surrounding conditions to himself… All progress depends on the unreasonable man.” -George.

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Chicago’s Belly Full…of Rewards!

By Francesca Bacardi, Medill Reports Chicago is full…of rewards. Belly is popping up on counters at businesses across Chicago, and people are tapping into it. Belly Inc. provides rewards of.

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Arch Grants Finalist Weekend 2013

Over 700 entrepreneurs entered Arch Grants 2013 startup competition and this weekend saw the 40 finalists come to St. Louis to compete for a non-dilutive, $50,000 grant. What makes Arch.

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Edison awards highlight innovation across American industry titans

Co-authored by: Lauryn Schroeder, Medill News Service It starts with something simple. For 12-year-old Quincy Lyons, it started with the first bite of an orange. An orange that he believed.

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Amplified Wind Solutions Takes Top Cleantech Award

You could say that Amplified Wind Solutions CEO Niki Zmij has had a pretty good year. After taking second place in the student business idea competition at the 2012 Northeast.

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Obsorb Acquired By MetaLab; First Arch Grants Successful Exit

St. Louis startup Obsorb has been acquired by Vancouver, B.C. interface design company MetaLab. Obsorb was working with MetaLab on a joint project when both companies realzied acquisition made more.

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Q&A with FieldLevel’s Brenton Sullivan

In high school, Brenton Sullivan knew he was good enough to play college sports, but went almost completely unnoticed by college recruiters. But at the University of Southern California (USC),.

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Chicago start-up weekend stresses collaboration over competition

      Instead of spending the weekend relaxing, 96 entrepreneurs gathered at 1871, Chicago’s start-up incubator, to build a company in less than 3 days and compete to win.

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App creates network for traveling professionals

    Don’t just be social, BTSocial. Chicago entrepreneur Tim Hines launched an app Tuesday for his two-year-old company, BTSocial, making it easier for business travelers everywhere to connect. The.

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Nourish your network; Entice investors

An intimate crowd of entrepreneurs, developers and investors gathered in the basement of Chopin Theater in Wicker Park Tuesday night seeking direction from startup and investment experts. The Entrepreneurs Unpluggd.

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