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Startup Smackdown: SpotHero vs ParkWhiz

November 15, 2011

The maxim of launching a startup in the digital world works like this: Take an existing business that has been doing things the same way for decades, move it to.

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Editorial

So Groupon is Finally Publicly Tradedâ€¦

November 10, 2011

This past Friday Groupon finally went public with their long awaited Initial Public Offering (IPO) using the NASDAQ symbol of GRPN. Congratulations are in order for the three year old Chicago start-up that.

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Editorial

The Lean Startup Video

November 9, 2011

Eric Ries’ book, The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses, has inspired entrepreneurs around the world and has almost evolved into a cult among.

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Geek2Chic: From Founders to Fashionistas

November 4, 2011

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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Mediafly Wants to Set You Up for CES 2012

November 3, 2011

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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Chicago Startups

Chatroom Geeks to Hosting Moguls: The Rise of SingleHop

November 2, 2011

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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Checking in on the Chicago Lean Startup Challenge

November 1, 2011

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

October 31, 2011

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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iFindit: Not Just for the Homeless

October 28, 2011

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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The Recap: A Marathon Technori Pitch Event

October 27, 2011

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.