Startup Weekend Chicago was a great success. Over 56 hours teams developed 12 unique business ideas and presented them to the judges at the Illinois Technology Association While all the.
Matt Maloney and Mike Evans have a lot to smile about; their company Grubhub has just completed an $11 Million dollar round of funding led by Benchmark Capital to bring.
“The way I like to describe it,” said Shah, “is that you picture yourself in a bar with a buddy. You get into a debate on who would win in a fight, Iceman or the Green Lantern? You post it to Groupick and within minutes you have comments and opinions on who would win.”
“The future economy of Illinois is anchored by technology,†said Fred Hoch, President, ITA. “Technology
is the driving force behind innovation for new, growing, and established businesses, across the span of
industry. When we lose top talent, we lose our economic advantage. The ITA & BigMachines are
committed to reversing the tide of talent leaving our state.â€
Before creating Channel Awesome, cofounders Mike Michaud and Bhargav Dronamraju were both working for Circuit City in 2007 when they suddenly found themselves without jobs. “Circuit City liked to fire.
“I am going to tell you all a story,†he said, “and afterwards if it is a waste of your time, I’m buying a beer for everyone.â€
Present Bee is a new startup to emerge from Northwestern University led by graduate student Swathy Prithivi who is earning her M.S. in Marketing in a joint program with cross.
Technori’s look is modern and stylish without being garish; in a word, it looks cool. Its symbol is that of the John Hancock building if it had been turned into a sushi roll.
Parson Enterprise’s Founder, Chicago entrepreneur Harry Parson, lived in the crescent city of New Orleans for 11 years, had a great job in sales where he was in the top.
Jack Eisenberg is the creator of Mapding, a new app for the iPhone and Android devices. If you came to the Startup Party on Oct. 7th, you already know all.
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