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Geek2Chic: From Founders to Fashionistas

What do high-end fashion and bootstrapped entrepreneurs have in common? At a glance, nothing. Involve a few great organizations and a techie fashion event is born. This past Wednesday saw some of.

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All Eyes on HiveMined

A couple of weeks ago, Google announced that it would be removing the social feature from the company’s web-based aggregator, Google Reader. Instead of sharing through Reader’s internal network, users.

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How to Stay Skinny While Running a Startup

Mark Suster got fat while starting his company and – if you’re not careful – so could you. Weight gain is a common symptom of working 90 hours/week building a.

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Rovertown: Mobile Marketing for the College Student

Mike Philip, owner and CEO of Rovertown, believes the most effective and underutilized opportunity to market to college students is connecting them with local businesses through their mobile phones. Rovertown.

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Mediafly Wants to Set You Up for CES 2012

Believe it or not, CES 2012 is right around the corner. For most of us, it is a date that cannot come too soon as it means four days of.

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Chatroom Geeks to Hosting Moguls: The Rise of SingleHop

Zak Boca and Dan Ushman — the founders of the successful Chicago-based server company SingleHop — got their start in the online world the same way a lot of the Digital Generation.

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Did Disney’s “Smart House” Predict Apple’s Next Move?

Over the last several decades’ women have begun moving out of the home and into the workforce. It’s not uncommon for most modern families to have a two-income household. Part.

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Microsoft’s Vision of the Future: 3 Paradigm Shifts

Microsoft Office Labs just unveiled its “2011 Productivity Future Vision” video (shown below) providing a visionary glimpse into what could be a not-so-far-off future. Interestingly enough, the video’s key concepts significantly.

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Does the Future of the Flu Vaccine Lie With Tobacco?

When you hear the word tobacco, chances are you think of cigarettes, chewing tobacco, or ailing public health.  However, thanks to an early-stage biotechnology firm backed by big tobacco companies.

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Checking in on the Chicago Lean Startup Challenge

A few weeks ago we wrote about the kick-off of the Chicago Lean Start-up Challenge. As a reminder, The Lean Start-up Challenge is not a business plan competition. It is.

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