How Infiniteach uses technology to teach students with autism
When a trio of autism experts launched an education-technology startup for students with autism, none of them knew how to build an app, much less a company. But Katie Hench...
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Siri co-founder Dag Kittlaus on Viv, artificial intelligence and ‘V’
When Dag Kittlaus ? announced his Viv artificial-intelligence project last August, it raised as many questions as it answered. The co-founder and CEO of Viv Labs, based in San Jose,...
Literacenter aims to do for literacy what 1871 does for startups
Stacy Ratner aims to create for literacy what 1871 built for entrepreneurship. Nine years after founding her nonprofit Open Books, Ratner will open a shared workspace May 1 in the...
How ComEd plans to use drones in an effort to keep your lights on
Don't be surprised if you see drones hovering over power lines this summer. Commonwealth Edison, the largest electricity utility in Illinois, won Federal Aviation Administration approval in March to use...
Verie app aims to verify your identity online, guard against false IDs
Concern about his daughter's use of a dating site inspired Jim Drolshagen to start a business. He aimed to help people find a way to positively identify themselves and others...
How ZipFit Denim uses algorithms to help put men in designer jeans
Liz Tilatti is taking the marketing maxim "Go where the customers are" to heart. She co-founded men's fashion startup ZipFit Denim in 2011 while she was an MBA candidate at...
How NORC at the University of Chicago is innovating research, data use
Our lives are increasingly driven by rapidly changing data and technology. So NORC at the University of Chicago announced in January that it created NORC Labs to test and incubate...
How RCM uses education to build business in alternative investments
Bobby Schwartz has spent his career capitalizing on hidden value in market inefficiencies for investors. A former commodities broker, he's principal, CEO and founder of brokerage RCM Asset Management in...
How the 3D Printer Experience aims to shepherd people into the future
To Julie Friedman Steele ?, 3D printing isn't just a way to make a mini bust of yourself. It's a gateway to understanding the future of technology. She's founder of...
Why Chromatin is counting on sorghum as a seed of the future
Daphne Preuss is co-founder and CEO of Chromatin, which makes hybrid sorghum planting seeds. She spun out the Chicago-based company in 2000 from the University of Chicago, where she developed...