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Heavenly Hellos: Delivering Messages from the Crypt

Des Moines-based Heavenly Hellos made its debut in May 2011, acting as a portal for the dead to reach out to the living.

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They’re Coming for You: Invasion of the B Movie Posters

Alright, so it’s not exactly ‘innovation’, but Invasion Of The B Movie Posters IS brilliantly cheesy. The concept is simple enough: upload any photo to the B-Movie Poster app and.

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Unthink: The Anti-Facebook

America’s growing hostility towards The Man has become increasingly evident in the past few months. Most recently it’s manifested itself in Tampa – headquartered Unthink.com, the anti-Facebook social network.

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CEO Sunday: Stop Making Excuses and Start Building

Building a technology startup from Mississippi is hard. Extremely. Hard. Unlike the Valley, the Alley, or most other large cities in the United States, programs created to help tech entrepreneurs.

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With Netflix’s Uncertain Future, Apple and Amazon Wait in the Wings

Netflix’s earnings announcement earlier this week felt like the final straw for investors holding out hope for the wayward DVD-rental and video streaming giant. The news was grim, despite the.

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iFindit: Not Just for the Homeless

Apps for Metro Chicago Community Round winners were announced recently and iFindit was listed as a top winner. The app is designed to assist Chicago’s lower income residents access crucial services like.

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10 Reasons Your Startup Will Succeed

The startup community is filled with platitudes about failure. Most recently, Vinod Khosla gave his view on failure after FAILCon 2011. Yes, there is actually a conference about failing. I’m.

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5 Brilliant Kickstarter Projects From Flyover Country

Flyover country? We don’t think so. Outside of the Alley and Valley,  entrepreneurial and technology innovation  is spreading like wildfire and great examples of flyover innovation can be found on KickStarter..

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The Recap: A Marathon Technori Pitch Event

Less than one year after launching their “celebration of Chicago entrepreneurship”, Seth Kravitz and his Technori crew packed a 500+ seat amphitheater with innovation-craving web enthusiasts salivating over a glimpse.

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Startup Smackdown: Pinterest vs Gimme Bar

Welcome to Startup Smackdown. In this week’s match-up, Pinterest, a virtual pinboard, will go up against digital bookmarking newcomer Gimme Bar. Both Gimme Bar and Pinterest allow users to save and collect.

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