As ad-based news eats-up up sports journalism, one startup goes old school
Not to sound too cynical, but sports journalism in recent years has devolved into a glorified score board. Most in the industry heavily rely on...
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University of Chicago makes funds available to invest in startups with roots on campus
The University of Chicago will designate $25m from its endowment to invest alongside established venture funds in startups led by faculty, students,...
PointDrive wants to turn your clunky email attachments into visually-pleasing, intuitive presentations
A Q&A with PointDrive founder and CEO Bill Burnett. The Chicago-based startup, which turns emails and attachments into analytics-enabled...
empeopled is taking on social conversation and influence platforms like Reddit and Klout with its peer review-based approach
A Q&A with empeopled co-founder and CEO Aris Michalopoulos. The Chicago-based startup, which is a site that enables social conversations and...
Featured Startup Pitch: Trainerly is bringing the gym *to* consumers through its interactive streaming video workout platform
By Leo Akselrud, Trainerly co-founder and CEO Elevator Pitch: Trainerly connects customers to fitness trainers of their choice via interactive,...
Having just moved into private beta, MentorMob is gradually building an online repository of curated ‘learning playlists’
A Q&A with MentorMob co-founder Vince Leung. The Chicago-based startup, which is a platform that allows experts to create curated social...
