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Kaeya Majmundar, a college-sophomore, appears on ABC's 'Shark Tank' to pitch her product the BZbox, a flat-folding, reusable storage box.

‘Shark Tank,’ handshake deals and tenacity that becomes ‘near lunacy’

October 15, 2019 at 9:07 p.m.

Student entrepreneur Kaeya Majmundar had a brutal pitch session with celebrity investors last May when she appeared on ABC's "Shark Tank." But she ended up getting a deal for her...

A trainer, an exercise device and a pumped-up Kickstarter effort

May 20, 2019 at 9:01 p.m.

In time for the annual return to the gym and to the dreaded planks and lunges, Chicago-based personal trainer George Halper has launched a line of padded sliding arm and...

Chicago innovators’ New Year goals: fitness, CTA, open-ended questions

May 20, 2019 at 8:58 p.m.

With the year-end upon us, many executives are thinking about their 2015 goals and New Year's resolutions. For some, it's a formal process; for others, less so. We talked with...

How MillerCoors is turning tweets into free beer delivery

May 20, 2019 at 9:00 p.m.

MillerCoors is offering free delivery of Miller Lite beer through Twitter to football fans in Boston, New York, Seattle and Washington, the most high-profile initiative to come out of the...

Steven LaValle is a professor of computer science and robotics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

The spirit of Chicago: How these entrepreneurs approach the holidays

May 20, 2019 at 8:58 p.m.

If you're feeling the pressure to be more inventive in observing the holidays, you might find it reassuring to know that some of Chicago's and Illinois' most forward-thinking entrepreneurs take...

The Bulls’ former psychologist on huddles, sales and performance

May 20, 2019 at 8:57 p.m.

Steve Julius has helped build effective teams for 25 years. He is best known as the former team psychologist for the Chicago Bulls. But he also has been founder and...

Handiemail makes a business of a lost craft: the handwritten note

May 20, 2019 at 8:57 p.m.

This is the time of year when people are looking for ways to make the annual ritual of sending holiday cards and year-end letters less painful. Now a slew of...

Handiemail makes a business of a lost craft: the handwritten note

May 20, 2019 at 8:57 p.m.

This is the time of year when people are looking for ways to make the annual ritual of sending holiday cards and year-end letters less painful. Now a slew of...

How Naperville-based Grid Connect fits into the Internet of Things

May 20, 2019 at 8:56 p.m.

In a nondescript Naperville office park, Adam Justice is working to bring the Internet of Things to the masses. He's vice president of Grid Connect, a company his father Mike...

The Chicago Urban League recognized Neal Sales-Griffin, left, and Mike McGee, co-founders of the Starter League, as local innovators at 2013 SUMMIT luncheon.

Chicago Urban League, 1871 and the push for diversity in technology

May 20, 2019 at 8:56 p.m.

The Chicago Urban League and the 1871 tech incubator aim to make African-Americans a bigger part of Chicago's growing tech scene. Last month, the organizations struck an agreement to better...

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