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Cheat Sheet: The Illinois Angel Investment Tax Credit Program

In March 2011, the State of Illinois’ Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity enacted the Illinois Angel Investment Tax Credit Program. The program gives angel investors a tax break for.

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Nintendo 3DS StreetPass Day: Los Angeles

Anyone who has spent more than a few minutes with the Nintendo 3DS knows that there are a number of really nifty features, in addition to the system’s 3D screen..

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Is Bitcoin An Experiment In Anarchy?

Would You Prefer Cash, Credit, or Bitcoin? If you frequent Hacker News, you’d have noticed in the past several months a lot of buzz about Bitcoin. The blogosphere’s opinion rapidly.

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WindyCityDB, NoSQL Conference

  “Smart people learn how to write code. Smarter people learn how to write code that writes code.” WindyCityDB held its annual conference on Saturday, June 25th in Chicago. The.

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Should Your Facebook Profile Outlive You?

MyFoxChicago recently ran a story on deceased loved ones “living on” (so-to-speak) through active Facebook profiles. As I did more research on the topic, I began to find it a.

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Taking Technology To The Streets, Chicago Detours

Chicago is a city known for its breathtaking skyline, rich history, and Magnificent Mile.  Millions of tourists visit the city each year, hoping to see the sights and get a.

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CEO Sundays: How To Make An Old Business New Again

Written by Kevin Leland, Co-founder of Pawngo Here at Lightbankwe’re enamored with any business that uses technology to completely upend some old school industry. We did it with freight —.

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A “Dysfunctional Family” Meets To Discuss Clean Energy

The evening of June 23, 250 professionals from all walks of clean energy gathered downtown for Connecting Clean Energy – Chicago’s Premier event for Education & Networking.  (At least those.

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Dynamo Labs: A Fun App to Save Energy and Money

[Dallas, TX] In 2008, entrepreneur Blake Burris and his team were the first-round recipients of the fbFund on a mission to help people track their health & wellness with a data.

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Watch Out World “We Are Built In Chicago”

World, I would like to introduce you to Chicago–your sexy, new and exciting entrepreneurial hub. Chicago has been exploding with entrepreneurial activity! The Built In Chicago Launch Party was the kickoff.

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