Why Growth Hackers are Taking Over Startup Marketing
There are two primary reasons startups fail. The first is they create a product no one cares about…
Retail education lacked depth before Progress showed up.
Progress Retail is providing education for retails. Progress offers in-person training that will provide businesses with lessons, like communication, that won’t be offered in other traditional arenas like college. CEO Ray Riley joins the show to set the record straight: communication is a core skill not a soft one.
Can the BRD wallet give Coinbase a run for its crypto?
Popular crypto service BRD introduced major updates to its app meant to make transactions safer and more convenient for users. The Switzerland-based crypto wallet recently raised $32 million to build financial services to further develop its rewards program. The wallet holds Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH). Fundraising came from a combination of venture capital and…
Chicago tech can grow if small thinking gets dumped
Is it smart to lower your funding goals in order to play it safe? This line of thinking could lead to failure. Yes, you can’t control how much investors are willing to give you. But as a community, Chicago can make changes to make bigger investment a necessity. You’re a startup looking to alleviate an…
Are Chicago startups playing it too safe?
Kin is a fast-growing, tech-first, property insurance company co-founded by Sean Harper. Harper goes into the weeds when it comes to finding what impacts the cost of your home insurance. For example, clean your gutters more. He’s a multi-time founder who has learned how practicality can be your friend and your enemy. Where do you draw…
The Ten Emotional Stages of “No-Response Email Rejection”
Have you recently sent an important email to someone and are currently waiting for a response back? Maybe it’s taken longer than three days for them to respond. Maybe five days, maybe an entire week. You were probably just trying to meet up for a coffee, set up a phone call, or get your foot…
Is Apple’s New iPhone 8 Just More of the Same?
An augmented reality camera! Wireless charging! Animated emojis! Is this what you wanted in your new generation of iPhones? No? Yeah? People are split down the middle about it. Here’s what we’re getting: -The iPhone 8 starting price is $699. Not too bad. The iPhone 8 Plus is $799. Not too shabby. -A 12-megapixel rear…
The Legal Battle Over the Monkey Selfie Has Ended
Poor Naruto. The macaque monkey was enjoying his day when he noticed a camera. He did what any monkey would do and he posed in front and snapped the selfie that lit the internet on fire. It also sparked a drawn-out debate on animal rights. The photo was taken back in 2008 and went viral…
Chicago Dreams To Build This $5 Billion Campus
Chicago is familiar with fighting to attract major companies and donors. But we usually lose or pull out. Do you need to be reminded of both the failure to host the Olympics and that whole fiasco with Star Wars creator George Lucas and his glamorized memorial? But this time could be different! Do you believe?…
Apple Has to Pay Samsung for the iPhone 8’s New Screen
Apple’s new iPhone 8 is reportedly switching from LCD screens to OLED screens. This basically means the screen covers the entire front of the phone instead of a designated area, making it oh so sexy. The problem for Apple is – only Samsung makes OLED screens that fit their needs. This is like McDonald’s having…