Impact Engine Proves “Social Enterprise” Is No Oxymoron
Impact Engine held its first Investor Day at Chase Auditorium, and Chicago’s first social enterprise incubator did not disappoint…
Top 5 Takeaways from the CEC’s Startup Forecast 2013
Last week, I attended the 2013 Startup Forecast…
Discover Your Startup’s Value: A DIY Guide to IP Audits
What makes your business valuable?…
Winter Cleaning: Get Rid of Digital Excess and Kick Off 2013 With a Clean Slate
Ever wonder how we’ve become such digital pack rats over the past few years?…
5 Project Management Lessons Learned at the Overnight Web Challenge
Here are five valuable lessons in project management I learned at The Nerdery’s Web Challenge…
Mastering New Knowledge: 4 Steps That Will Improve Your Learning
This week, I sat down to construct a business model. I very quickly realized I was out of my element…
Isn’t it Ironic?: What the Founder of Walmart Taught Me About Employee Happiness
What I learned from Walmart, and 8 ways to keep your employees happy, too…
November 2012 Technori Pitch: The Kick-Ass Stuff You Missed
Last Tuesday was the 14th consecutive sold-out Pitch…
Where to Snag the Top Talent Your Startup Needs
“Good” talent always seems to be a challenge in the world of entrepreneurship, and creative agencies are an untapped pool of potential…
Startup Studs: Here Are the 5 Keys to Dating in Tech
Having spent the better part of my adult life as a philandering heartthrob, I often imagine myself as Julio Iglesias (the 30 years ago version), George Hamilton (20 years ago), and David Hasselhoff (the current version) – revered by the masses, yet also looked upon as an aging sleazebucket. For the last five years, I’ve…