More Than Mentoring: Elgin Technology Center Promotes Local-Sourcing

By Techli Team March 16, 2012

If one man has his way, the next up-and coming-technology hub in the US will be based in Elgin, IL,...

Y Combinator Now Accepting Applicants With No Idea

By Techli Team March 14, 2012

Startup accelerators like Y Combinator and Techstars are notorious for accepting a team into the...

Tech.li Exclusive: Chicago’s TechNexus Announces Roster of Spring 2012 Collaborators

By Techli Team March 13, 2012

TechNexus, Chicago's first co-working space for tech entrepreneurs, announced today its spring...

Visual.ly Takes On Designers; Pros Not Worried

By Jon Christian March 13, 2012

What do cobblers, vinyl record manufacturers and blacksmiths have in common?  Technological...

Dining Dialog Wins $50,000 MillerCoors Grant

By Corey Cummings March 12, 2012

Dining Dialog, a startup based in Bolingbrook, IL, recently won the 2012 MillerCoors Urban...

Chicago Techweek Gets New Executive Director; Pasky Out

By Edward Domain March 11, 2012

Arabella Santiago has been appointed the new Executive Director of Chicago tech conference...

Instagram May Soon Be Valued At $500 Million

By Corey Cummings March 11, 2012

Instagram, the mobile image sharing app, is rumored to soon secure $40 million in financing. The...

Foursquare Hours – The Yelp Killer?

By Techli Team March 11, 2012

Foursquare announced a new feature for merchants this week just in time for SXSW: hours. This comes...

SXSW: “Don’t Cut Your Toenails During a Pitch,” And Other Advice by Oren Jacob

By Techli Team March 11, 2012

As an ex-"entrepreneur in residence" with August Capital, and the current CEO of  ToyTalk, Oren...

10 VC Blog Posts A Founder Can’t Miss

By Techli Team March 10, 2012

Entrepreneurship is a lonely road. Ask any entrepreneur and they'll tell you about the doubt, the...

Flypad: Here, Take My iPhone And Drive

By Jon Christian March 8, 2012

[vimeo id="35823386" width="600" height="350"] Orthogonal Labs' Flypad is based on an...

Should Startup Incubators Offer Charm School?

By Techli Team March 8, 2012

I love young startup founders. I admire them for not skipping school to drive around town or smoke...

Bloom.com Takes Social Beauty To The Next Level Thanks To $5.4 Million Series A

By Techli Team March 8, 2012

Although last year's big win in ecommerce was the Groupon IPO, companies like Lockerz...

Surviving, Thriving and Splitting on the StartupBus to SXSW

By Cameron Keng March 7, 2012

Startupbus, for those unfamiliar is a competition where 10 cities (11 this year) each have a bus...

How To Price Your Web App

By Techli Team March 5, 2012

When you are ready to launch a new product, how do you know that you are charging your new users...