Flyover Geeks – Page 10

TaskRabbit Hops into the Windy City

September 14, 2011

Today TaskRabbit — the service platform that connects neighbors to get things done — is launching in Chicago. The collaborative service makes it easy to post anything you need done.

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Editorial

Chicago Tech Talent: The Series

September 13, 2011

My first article for Tech.li — “Chicago Tech Talent – What’s the Problem?” — got some great traction and comments. I want to say thank you to all of you.

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Wake N Shake Launches, Proclaims Itself The Snooze Button Killer [Infographic]

September 9, 2011

The Houston-based merciless alarm clock Wake N Shake launched yesterday in the iPhone App Store and has proclaimed itself as the “Snooze Button Killer.”

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Chicago Editorial

Free Resources for Chicago Startups

September 7, 2011

I work at the IJ Clinic on Entrepreneurship, a nonprofit that teams up with University of Chicago Law School students to provide free legal assistance, workshops, and advocacy to entrepreneurs..

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Editorial St. Louis

Midwest Capital Roundup – Five Years of Funding History

September 6, 2011

Many Midwestern entrepreneurs feel like the region does not get its fair share of early stage capital and the numbers back them up. The best data on early stage capital.

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Instarta Simplifies Polls With Text Messages

September 5, 2011

Politicians are known for having catchy campaign slogans and accusatory commercials, but they aren’t often known for having impeccable web design. Champaign-Urbana startup Instarta set out to correct this problem.

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St. Louis

Startup St. Louis Draws Standing-Room Only Crowd

September 3, 2011

Moving into a new territory can be an uphill battle, but the Tech.li team seemed to have no trouble bringing the Tech.li name to St. Louis this week. The event.

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Apps for Metro Chicago Announces Winners

August 31, 2011

The winners of the Apps for Metro Chicago have been announced and smart phone users city-wide rejoice. Previous Tech.li feature SpotHero was deemed the winer with a $5,000 prize. SpotHero is.

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St. Louis

Hexagrid Keeps Cloud Infrastructure Simple by Focusing on End Users

August 29, 2011

A beverage company solves a problem that is easy to understand — they quench people’s thirst. However, St. Louis-based Hexagrid focuses on a rather complicated problem: providing infrastructure for the cloud. Hexagrid is.

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Vignature Releases Android App, Hopes To Make Paper Signatures Irrelevant

August 26, 2011

[Dallas, TX] Vignature, an image-based electronic signature provider, released its consumer-facing Android app, SimplySign, earlier this month to complement its iPhone and web offerings. Through the app, users can legally.