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Smart cities and how municipalities are changing the way they see WiFi

May 20, 2019 at 8:26 p.m.

Hardik Bhatt is the Chicago-based managing director for global market development for Cisco Systems Inc.'s Internet of Everything for Cities practice. He works with governments, including the City of Chicago,...

Chicago innovators and leaders on STEM talent, teaching and retention

May 20, 2019 at 8:25 p.m.

Innovation requires an experimental mindset and an ability to construct, deconstruct and reconstruct concepts to create breakthroughs. These skills are fostered in science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines, known as...

Why a creator of diaper bags and pet carriers is making phone cases

May 20, 2019 at 8:25 p.m.

Before she co-founded the Mia Bossi line of posh diaper bags that convert to other uses, Janet Mandell made a name for herself with couture PeTote pet carriers, which she...

Chris Gladwin: Why starting a tech company might be a marathon instead of a sprint

May 20, 2019 at 8:25 p.m.

Chris Gladwin in the late 1990s co-founded technology company Cruise Technologies Inc. and what would become MusicNow Inc. He has spent a decade building his latest startup, Chicago-based Cleversafe Inc....

Morningstar founder Joe Mansueto is pictured in 2012 in the firm's Chicago headquarters.

How Chicago entrepreneurs put failure into perspective

May 20, 2019 at 8:24 p.m.

Embracing failure and its lessons may be a prerequisite of California's lean startup movement. But it remains an F-word for many Midwesterners. Here's how Chicago-area entrepreneurs and innovators, in interviews...

How she’s working to narrow skill and gender gaps in manufacturing

May 20, 2019 at 8:24 p.m.

Growing up, Diana Peters hung out with her dad, Alex Kogan, at his Skokie tool and die shop, Symbol Tool Inc. When they saw a growing shortage of skilled workers...

How a new school plans to incorporate ‘principles of the lean startup’

May 20, 2019 at 8:22 p.m.

Bennett Day School, which opens late this month in Chicago's West Loop, plans to offer the self-guided Reggio Emilia learning approach to students in early childhood through middle school. Founders...

The importance of cost and flexibility for startups looking for homes

May 20, 2019 at 8:21 p.m.

When startups are ready to graduate from the garage, basement or co-working space, many have called on Jack Keenan, managing director of Chicago-based commercial real estate firm JLL Inc., formerly...

How a venture capitalist is trying to get more kids to stay in school

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

Venture capital and technology investor Ellen Carnahan became board chair in June for the Chicago affiliate of Communities In Schools, a national non-profit based in Arlington, Va., that connects students...

Tapping the source of innovation and gracefully changing course

May 20, 2019 at 8:18 p.m.

Hugh Park Jedwill has marketed major corporate brands, including Palm and Kraft Foods, and led Procter & Gamble's first marketing campaign that integrated mobile with its Gillette Venus shaving brand....

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