After spending the last year living and breathing Chicago startup community, I can say without a doubt that a startup community is created by “a million cups.” As I said in my first post to start off 2011, a startup community does not come from massive events, nor does it come from publications like Technori. ...
DANIEL GOES ROGUE ALL THE TIME. He's always taken the path less traveled by default because his personal history has taught him that you can do whatever you want and still have traditional success. His guiding principle: "Mess things...
After spending the last year living and breathing Chicago startup community, I can say without a doubt that a startup community is created by “a million cups.” As I said in my first post to start off 2011, a startup community does not come from massive events, nor does it come from publications like Technori. …
Article by guest author Alexandra Moree. In recent months, Chicago has been ground zero for the unholy marriage of a fumbling economy, unstable yet steadily increasing energy costs, and an uncertain mayoral transition. This combination of potentially paralyzing factors could leave a young enterprise without the financial and material support necessary to launch a new …
This is a guest author piece by Rachel Hyman. On November 29th, a day with gale-force winds, Technori held its fourth-ever Pitch event at the Chase Auditorium. With a sold-out crowd of over 500 and a diverse array of startups pitching, the event was an emphatic success featuring a great lineup of Chicago startups. I …
The Life of Tom Kuczmarski and the Creation of the Chicago Innovation Awards’, ‘ Tom Kuczmarski spends every waking moment of his life making sure that tomorrow is far more interesting than today. He's been a teacher at the Kellogg School of Management for three decades, a seasoned consultant, and an innovator's innovator. He also …
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 would take the stage to demo, and in some cases launch, their …
AN AQUATIC COMPETITOR AND COMPETITIVE LAND MAMMAL, Erdem took lessons learned in an Olympic size pool in his hometown of Oakland California and applied them to every challenge he faced on land. When he was 16, Erdem took 7th place in a swim meet that knocked him out of contention to make the Junior Nationals, …