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Why Chicago? Vibrant Economy
Great Local Economy. In the past decade, the Chicago area created 500,000 new jobs. If Chicago were a country, it would be the 18th largest economy in the... -
Why Chicago? Strong Illinois Tech Sector
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Why Chicago? Peer Companies
When you start a high tech company in Chicago, you are in good company. Chicagoland is home to 11,600 technology companies. Learn... -
Why Chicago? Success Stories
Companies like Motorola, PLATINUM Technology (sold to Computer Associates for $3.5 billion), and U.S Robotics (sold to 3COM) have demonstrated that great... -
Why Chicago? Intellectual Capital
The Chicago area and Illinois are home to world-class educational institutions with phenomenal research, business, and computer science capabilities. Premier...
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Our Top 5 Resources for Chicago Entrepreneurs
This post is syndicated from Coleman Entrepreneurship Center: CenterTalk Blog.
The Coleman Center brings Chicago entrepreneurs its top five resources to follow.
1. TechnoriWho are they? Technori is about bringing people together. Technori’s goal is to be at the center of the discussion about where Chicago’s business community is going...
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Photos from 2011 E-Motion
This post is syndicated from Coleman Entrepreneurship Center: CenterTalk Blog.
Here are some photos from our recent annual fundraiser, E-Motion. An energy-filled evening filled with inspiring stories from DePaul Alumni Entrepreneurs and Student Entrepreneurs as well as headline Speaker and Social Entrepreneur Bill Strickland.If you missed it, we look forward to...
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October’s Technori Pitch
This post is syndicated from Coleman Entrepreneurship Center: CenterTalk Blog.
Technori Pitch is Chicago's monthly tech showcase where geeks, veeps, and everyone in between meets and showcases the most innovative startups launching. This month's new startups include Junto, Berst, Lockboxer, Jump Rope, Bankbadger and a couple of surprises.
This month's...
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Volunteers needed for Chicago Ideas Week
This post is syndicated from Coleman Entrepreneurship Center: CenterTalk Blog.
Taking place October 10-16, Chicago Ideas Week (CIW) is a week-long series of events in Chicago that will bring together globally recognized visionaries to speak on a variety of critical issues, social topics, and breakthrough concepts. CIW will be hosting talks open to the public,...
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How to Find a Developer in Chicago
This post is syndicated from Technori - Celebrating Chicago Entrepreneurs.
**Special thanks to Griffin Caprio, Pek Pongpaet, Ray Hightower, Dave Hoover, and Raymond Reinhart for their contributions.**So you're looking for talented developers, huh? Well you better grab a number and get in line because you're one of literally hundreds of people hunting for...
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Ji-V Hack Creates A Fun and Inclusive Space for Hackers To Play
This post is syndicated from Technori - Celebrating Chicago Entrepreneurs.
The Technori team had a blast hanging out at the recent Ji-V Hack hackathon. Never heard of such a thing? Think of it as a hackers' telethon, except rather than having set amount of time to earn a bunch of money, hackers have a set amount of time to build out an app. They've been around...
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Turning an Addiction into a Bootstrapped Startup
This post is syndicated from Technori - Celebrating Chicago Entrepreneurs.
AS THE SON OF RUSSIAN IMMIGRANTS, Dan Ushman would struggle for years to find something he could focus his mind on and hopefully deter his wild tendencies. Looking back now, he started out like so many tech entrepreneurs: obsessed with computers and no real interest in school.“As long...
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The Entrepreneur’s Greatest Enemy
This post is syndicated from VC Confidential.
Anxiety and fear are the greatest enemies of the entrepreneur. You attract what you focus on and anxiety and fear not only focus on negativity, but eat up energy that can be applied more productively. Even worse anxiety and fear trigger the fight or flight portion of your brain which literally...
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New – Chicago Tech Event Venue Request
Need to find a venue for your tech event?
We realize sometimes it can be difficult when finding a space to hold your tech event in Chicago. In fact, we wrote a post about it! If you’re in tech, you’re in Chicago, and you’re looking for a venue for your event, let us know!
We have...
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Where is the Chicago Startup Ecosystem?
This post is syndicated from Does not compute..
Our goal is to make starting a startup one of the standard alternatives that ambitious people consider.- Paul Graham
Absofrickinlutely!
What does it take
… for someone to take the entrepreneurial plunge and start a company, but more specifically, for that company to survive, grow and prosper?...
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