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Disrupting the Quality Control Industry: An Interview with Entrepreneur Matt Gornick

“I think I want to build a business because I saw my parents do it,” was Matt Gornick’s answer when I asked him why he splits his time between running.

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Taxi Cab Confessions: Smelly Taxi and Taxi Magic Unite

When Adam Saffro flagged down and stepped into a cab in Chicago earlier this year, he did not know he would be stepping out with an idea for a new.

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Turning Competition into Motivation

I think one of the biggest challenges I have ever faced was learning about my competitors. I remember the moment I felt vulnerable and scared that all the work and.

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Stand Out in a Tough Graduate Market: Be a Wondergrad!

Across the western world, students are entering and leaving higher education institutions with more qualifications, more debt, and fewer prospects. It doesn’t matter if it’s London, Ontario or London, England, the economy.

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Chicago Entrepreneurs Honored at the White House

Chicago-based startups GiveForward and ColorJar have been selected as two of the 2011 Empact100, and will be honored for their accomplishments and positive economic influence in today’s ceremony at the.

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Would You Like Fries With That? Netherlands Dish Up Test Tube Burgers

As if we are not stuffing enough hormones and enzymes in our food today, researchers at The University of Maastricht in the Netherlands have developed the first “in vitro” ground.

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New Media Startups Meet Old Media Buyers

Towards the tail end of Chicago Ideas Week last month, I was fortunate enough to sit down with Brian Wong at the Exclerate Labs-hosted Startup Weekend event. If you’re not.

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The Evolution of Technology and Education Infographic

Throughout history technology has slowly, but surely, made its way into the classroom. Contrary to many of the great philosophers, entrepreneurs often ask the question “why not?” as opposed to.

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Decoding Cancer To Usher In the Era of Personalized Care

Until recently, the treatment for certain types of cancer was a “one size fits all approach.”  Basically, if you were diagnosed with “ABC” cancer you were given “XYZ” treatment.  However,.

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Erasing the Taboo of Suicide in your Startup

Late Sunday night, Techcrunch broke the shocking news that Ilya Zhitomirskiy, co-founder of the open source social network Diaspora, died tragically at the age of 22. CNN reported that the cause.

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