Catalyze Chicago
First, the things Catalyze Chicago has, which — so far — other Windy City coworking spaces do not: a lathe, a belt sander, an oscilloscope and a laser cutter. a...
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Chicago-based Earshot announces $1.7 million in funding
A Chicago-based social media monitoring company announced Monday that it had raised $1.7 million from investors that include backers in Champaign, California and Washington state.The company, Earshot, tunes into social...
6 low-cost ways to market your new business
Entrepreneurs starting a new project are strapped for cash and time, which poses a challenge when it comes to getting word out about their business. No one understands that better...
SpotHero announces new funding, board members
SpotHero, the Chicago company whose app pairs parking companies with drivers looking to find and reserve parking spaces, announced new board members Wednesday morning and that it had received an...
How Rippleshot aims for a piece of the growing fraud-detection market
Chicago-based fraud-detection startup Rippleshot is well aware of the heists. In the U.S., thieves slip unobtrusive card readers over gas station credit card slots or hack point-of-sale software. In Europe,...
A kid with a killer app? That’s not the disruptor coming for the health industry
Consumers' willingness to receive health care in new ways presents a stark choice to existing health-care players: "Compete, collaborate or both." That's the conclusion of PricewaterhouseCoopers HRI Managing Director Ceci...
Who’s the right customer for your product? How one company is figuring that out
Half the challenge in imagining a startup business is coming up with a good solution to a nagging problem. The other half is figuring out which customers' problem to solve...
5 tips for helping you predict the future for your business
If you knew what would happen in the future, what business decisions would you make today? If the question seems like the setup to science fiction, think again. Many of...
Med-tech innovation demand seen driving partnerships with startups
Climbing costs and regulatory pressures on medical-devices companies — and the hospitals and clinics they serve — will drive more innovation partnerships between established firms and medical technology startups, a...
What Motorola Mobility says about innovation
This already has been a big year for Motorola Mobility. The company announced in January it was being acquired by Chinese personal computer maker Lenovo, not quite three years after...