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Design Thinking can Change Education

By Charles Perry – MentorMob There’s something incredible and a little unnerving about an 8th grader talking with confidence about market research, design thinking, and profit margins. And that’s exactly.

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Move Over 140 Character Limits; 6-Second Videos Are The New Rage

Since its launch in January, Vine, Twitter’s latest app, has taken marketers by storm.  And it’s not just marketers using it, either.  Users have embraced this latest sensation, too, including.

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Kickstarter Helps Save A Small Town Theater

The city of Highland, Illinois, is a quaint, small town in the heart of the Midwest with all the trappings you would expect… great schools, active parents, a picturesque town.

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Knight Foundation and Fisher Family fund Nonprofit Startup, Benevolent

The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and Fisher Family provided $285,000 in grant money to Benevolent, a crowdfunding site for low-income individuals, allowing it to move into three.

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1871 anniversary spotlights Chicago startup growth

  Leaders of the Chicago startup community released figures Friday regarding the city’s start-up growth coinciding with the first anniversary of 1871, one of the city’s start-up incubators. “Over the.

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Great Companies Don’t Build Themselves

When it comes to a startup, there are many factors that have to be present for it to be successful.  Of course, you have to have a great idea. But.

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CEO Sundays: Advice To Get It Right From Day One

In the startup community, ‘Founder / Co-founder & CEO’ is a title commonly found on business cards and LinkedIn profiles.  I learned fast, if you run with the wolves, you.

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Outreach Out Of Hand #entrepreneurfail – COMIC

Beware of the gigantic social media time vortex.   15 tweets, 6 updates and 8 status messages later, you realize your whole day has disappeared!  The lure of social media.

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What Is The Technology Scene In Melbourne Like? Booming!

Melbourne is one of the few places in the world, outside of the United States, where Microsoft has a software development group – That in and of itself is a.

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Ribbon Makes Sure You Never Miss A Friend Again

I’m currently sitting in the lobby of the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago…alone. I planned this trip a week ago and reached out to a few people, but aside from.

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