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The restaurant trend in your zip code: Food Genius drills down
Food Genius started out hunting national food trends. Now, after four years on the trail, the data analytics company wants to know what's hot in your neighborhood — and to...
Techstars names its 2014 class, including 6 Chicago startups
Techstars Chicago, the local chapter of the international accelerator network, announced its 2014 class Tuesday morning. The program, formerly managing director Troy Henikoff's Excelerate Labs, will host 10 startups in...
How Social Q&A aims to streamline participation in corporate events
In a world of hashtags and smartphones, speaker events that don't encourage audience participation can fall flat. From conferences to intimate panels, attendees may be stymied by disorganized or faulty...
3 ways small companies can reduce the harm of a data breach
When corporate giants like Target suffer from data breaches, they can activate entire teams to deal with the fallout. The same may not be true for resource-strapped startups. But thinking...
All-men panel: Women’s gains come from changes in company culture
Companies need to build on recent gains for women by implementing workplace diversity as a cultural value. Only then can leadership teams reflect the makeup of their employees. So said...
How a U of C program gets students up to speed for trading industry
Forget sports. At some elite universities, algorithmic trading competitions offer plenty of action. In March, the University of Chicago hosted 26 teams from schools across the country to see who...
Arianna Huffington’s advice for founders on how to thrive (and sleep)
Arianna Huffington, the Huffington Post co-founder and editor in chief, is a regular on the morning TV circuit, a frequent public speaker and the author of 14 books. Her latest...
Elliot Weissbluth, founder and CEO, HighTower Advisors
Elliot Weissbluth founded HighTower Advisors in 2007 with the knowledge that he would have to simultaneously manage business development and day-to-day operations. He said he knew he was on a...
DyMynd uses personality profiling to pair women, financial advisers
A Chicago company is taking a matchmaking-type approach to pairing women with financial advisers using a psychological assessment tool. DyMynd founder and former floor trader Carolyn Leonard is leading the...