Why Young Geeks Leave School

For this series, I’ve Skyped gawky, venture-capitalized college kids who’re still grappling with acne. It seems as though tech entrepreneurs are getting younger. What explains this trend toward younger people entering the tech-entrepreneurial space, even while still in college? This necessarily leads to a second question: why is it that nearly all of these college-aged entrepreneurs end up dropping out of college to start their ventures?

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Drink Deck: $520 Of Discounts To Chicago’s Coolest Bars? Yeah, There’s An App For That

CHICAGO, IL. December 20, 2010 – The App House announced today the launch of Drink Deck Chicago for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Drink Deck offers Chicagoland residents $520 of.

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Dominos Pizza Introduces Order Tracker: I Like It

I am an entrepreneur running my own startup and as such I work. A lot. For instance, it is 8:19 p.m. as I write this post from the awesome SYNC.

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Mix Media Offers Entrepreneurs Head Shot Packages: $99

Jess Loren of Mix Media Solutions is offering what I think is a GREAT deal for entrepreneurs: Head Shots done by a professional photographer for $99! I have worked with.

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Delivered Innovation: Successfully Developing In The Cloud

Chicago based Delivered Innovation bills itself as “Cloud Solution Design” and just celebrated its four-year anniversary of being in business. “CTO (& company founder) Mike Topalovich started Delivered Innovation in.

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Social Media Economics: The Science for Startup Success

The web is becoming social, and startups are jumping to capture the investment dollars. With business models and advertising effectiveness in question, it’s hard to valuate such ventures — unless you’re versed in Social Media Economics.

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How Starting Where I’ve Been Is The Best Mistake Craig Ulliott Made

Craig Ulliott started the Facebook app Where I’ve Been as a side project while he was working as a freelance web developer. In a few days, the app’s use exploded and Craig had a problem. Within a month, Craig had to figure out how support his growing user base of around a million users.

Today, Where I’ve Been is approaching ten million maps created, is one of the most popular travel apps on Facebook, and is partnering with leading companies in the travel industry. I interviewed Craig to learn how he built a wildly successful Facebook app and how starting Where I’ve Been is the “best mistake” Craig ever made.

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Sign Up and Get Poggled

Ever had a group of friends who wanted to head out for a night on the town, only to discover everyone’s wallets wouldn’t support such an undertaking? Look no further.

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Lean Startup: Pathfinder’s Todd Wyder On Customer Acquisition

December 16, 2010 Lean Startup Chicago hosted their latest installment of their excellent speaker series at the Illinois Technology Association. Bernhard Kappe of Pathfinder Development introduced the session and made.

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First Funding Feeding Frenzy a Success

Entrepreneurs often have it rough. Running on passion and personal motivation they wonder if they have what it takes to pitch to investors- and come out a winner. Dave Culver,.

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