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Turning an Addiction into a Bootstrapped Startup

blog, UncategorizedBy Megan WeinermanMay 12, 2011Leave a comment

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…

You Can’t Run Away From Your Roots

blog, UncategorizedBy Technori StaffApril 7, 2011Leave a comment

RAISED IN A FAMILY OF SCIENTISTS, it wasn’t a surprise to anyone but Fred that he would end up working on a biotech company. He was completely burned out on science after growing up with two parents whose nightly dinner table chat was more…

How GiveForward Found the Holy Grail (Funding)

blog, UncategorizedBy Stella FaymanMarch 31, 2011Leave a comment

By Guest Author Stella Fayman.

Funding. Startups that get it leave others wondering… “How did they do it?” No wonder: the stats are against most entrepreneurs. Only about 1 in 40 will get angel funding, and about 1 in…

“CARMEN!”

blog, UncategorizedBy Griffin CaprioMarch 30, 2011Leave a comment

“CARMEN!” by Griffin Caprio. Growing up, that’s a sound I frequently.  My father, Carmen, had a knack for uniting the people at places he frequented.  He could work a room, as they say, without ever leaving his…

Glimpse Into a Serial Entrepreneur’s Life

blog, UncategorizedBy Megan WeinermanMarch 22, 2011Leave a comment

Wendy Piersall is a creative serial entrepreneur who grew up in the suburbs of Chicago.  As a child, she struggled in school, which showed in her grades.  Then, when she went to college, all that changed.  She went from being a…

Nicholas Spencer has Got Some “Jolly Posh Bangers”

blog, UncategorizedBy Technori StaffMarch 14, 2011Leave a comment

Our St Patrick’s Special Story. SSSzzzzzzzzzzzzz……. That’s the sound of the kitchen at The Gage and Hot Doug’s and Bangers & Lace and any of the…

The Power of Inspiration

blog, UncategorizedBy Marian MangoubiMarch 9, 2011Leave a comment

Ambar Frausto, founder of Posy, an event planning web-based solution, is someone who knows what she wants out of life and goes after it with gusto.  Growing up in the suburbs outside Chicago, she dreamed of the day she could move to the…

John Roa Wants to Make the “Second City” First in UX Design

blog, UncategorizedBy Technori StaffMarch 7, 2011Leave a comment

SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD JOHN ROA sat in his parent’s living room dumbfounded. He had just been pushed out of the company he had helped build piece by piece over the course of two years.

CHICAGO ENTREPRENEURISM: FOUR INGREDIENTS TO HELP YOUR BUSINESS – AND THIS CITY – DOMINATE

blog, UncategorizedBy Marian MangoubiFebruary 23, 2011Leave a comment

Chicago has become a hub of activity over the past year, reviving itself from the city that “Oprah is leaving” to the city that “birthed Groupon”, the fastest growing company on the planet whose founders turned down a…

It Took 33 Years for Bernhard Kappe to Find the His Own Path

blog, UncategorizedBy Technori StaffFebruary 20, 2011Leave a comment

IN THE EYES OF AN ENTREPRENEUR, no matter how comfy a job may be, it's still a job. It can be quite a shock to family, coworkers, and friends to hear someone throw caution to the wind and say, "I'm outta here!"

Bernhard…

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