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New in Chicago: A real money fantasy-sports site, food trucks on a roll, and more
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"New in Chicago" is just that: a listing of businesses getting off the ground in and around Chicago. Please send us your startup announcements. Email is best: newchicagobusiness@gmail.comCrain's contributor Robert Loerzel brings you news of fresh local startups every Tuesday on Crain's blog for...
GrubHub buys food-ordering app FanGo
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By Steve Hendershot
FanGo Inc., a Chicago company that built an app to allow smartphone users to order food from vendors in stadiums and airports, has been acquired by another Chicago mobile-ordering specialist, GrubHub Inc.. The sale was completed in August, but at the time the buyer was kept...
Silicon City: U of I incubator Illinois Launch aims to nurture tech startups
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By Steve Hendershot
Last week's reception for the Illinois Technology Assn.'s Fall Challenge featured a who's who of Chicago tech companies, as firms such as GrubHub, Cleversafe and Centro lined up to meet the Challenge finalists — top undergraduate software engineers who double as...
Google+ opens for business, unveils ‘Pages’ for companies
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By Michael LearmonthGoogle, which launched its social network 100 days ago, is adding a feature that puts another Facebook feature directly in its crosshairs: Google+ Pages. Google+ Pages are the approximate equivalent of Facebook's fan pages, which have become central to the strategies of brands...
Beyond Barrel Roll: 10 Hidden Google Tricks
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Oh, those whimsical Google nerds. The Mountain View-based search giant may not have Apple’s design chops, but it certainly knows how to code a good joke.
We got a taste of that fact on Thursday with the highly popular “Do a Barrel Roll” search trick, which went viral on Twitter and...
Mentoring: Good for Others, Good for You
This post is syndicated from Coleman Entrepreneurship Center: CenterTalk Blog.
As entrepreneurs, we know that we wouldn't be where we are today without those who mentored and encouraged us along the way.
Forbes recently published an article highlighting the importance of mentorship and how it can not only be good for others, but also help your career.This...
Featured Video: Kevin Turner on business success
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Kevin Turner of Model Metrics on two things that are critical to business success, but are hard to learn in school.
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Groupon Now represents only 1% of Groupon revenue
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By Matt Carmichael Now that Groupon's IPO has finally happened, we should start getting more public data from the company directly. But, in the meantime, we have an interesting analysis from digital agency Beyond and deal aggregator Yipit. The numbers suggest some big challenges ahead for Groupon...
Technori Pitch, October 2011 Recap by Justin Cerone
This post is syndicated from Technori - Celebrating Chicago Entrepreneurs.
Writen by guest author, Justin Cerone.
It was the last Tuesday of October. More than 500 start-up enthusiasts had filled the Chase Auditorium to celebrate Chicago entrepreneurship in the latest edition of Technori Pitch.
In moments, seven of Chicagoland's most promising start-up ventures...
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