Innovation and the importance of ‘fail fast and fail cheap’
Innovation has been a major factor in the growth of productivity in the U.S. over the past 50 years, and for businesses and countries the world over it continues to...
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Why Chicago-based PointDrive and @properties are teaming up
Communication is the key to any successful sales pitch, and Chicago-based PointDrive thinks its tool does it better than email. Chicago-based @properties also likes what it sees: PointDrive on Wednesday...
Techweek ombudswoman cites need for CEO, active approach to inclusion
UPDATE: Techweek needs a strong leadership team, including a CEO, and should take more of an active approach to inclusion, according to a report from the organization's new ombudswoman, Kelly...
How a first-time entrepreneur is creating support for solo founders
Conventional wisdom suggests that founding groups ought to be more successful than entrepreneurs who go it alone. After all, what could be better than building a team with diverse skills,...
Chicago developers hustle to learn new Apple language
Swift is the name of Apple's new programming language, but it also describes the reaction developers had when it was unexpectedly unveiled at the company's annual Worldwide Developers Conference. Woe...
STEM-focused SEEK program launches in Englewood neighborhood
Gliders? Gravity cruisers? Steel-can rovers? A large group of Chicago students is making these contraptions and more during a three-week program aimed at growing their enthusiasm for STEM. Summer Engineering...
Minority-led startups from Chicago head to New Orleans pitch event
Four Chicago companies are headed to New Orleans on Thursday to take part in the first PowerMoves.NOLA, a three-day event aimed at highlighting minority entrepreneurs. The PowerMoves.NOLA program is run...
How one developer school is ‘engineering empathy’ for the workplace
Gone are the days of the lone coding genius, says Chicago-based Web developer Jen Myers. Instead of isolating their technical talent, she said, companies and the industry need to integrate...
Lost something at Navy Pier? Now you can search on an app
The lost and found at Navy Pier is going high tech. Through a partnership with virtual lost-and-found app Crowdfynd, Navy Pier now offers a fully digital system for identifying and...
Techweek avoids controversy at fashion show, plans audit of its practices
Techweek Chicago hosted a sensible but stylish runway fashion show Tuesday night, days after hiring an ombudswoman to examine their leadership, content and marketing in response to demands from the...