1871 Community Generated 800 Jobs, $30 Million in Capital Investments and $13 Million in Revenue; Paves Way for Next Generation of Business Leaders.
May 05, 2013 | Post by: melissa No Comments
One-Year Anniversary Infographic: 1871 Startups’ Economic Impact
May 05, 2013 | Post by: melissa No Comments
Governor Quinn, Mayor Emanuel Announce Successful First Year of 1871 Digital Startup Hub
1871 Community Generates 800 Jobs, $30 Million in Capital Investments and $13 Million in Revenue, Paves Way for Next Generation of Business Leaders CHICAGO – May 3, 2013 – Governor Pat Quinn and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s administration today joined … Keep reading
Apr 23, 2013 | Post by: melissa 6 Comments
How Startup Weekend changed my life
Written by Daniela Bolzmann, WeDeliver This past weekend I had the opportunity to participate in Startup Weekend for my second time, this time as a coach. My first Startup Weekend as an attendee resulted in a first place win and the … Keep reading
Apr 19, 2013 | Post by: melissa No Comments
Ignite Chicago @ 1871
Written by Jenna Pugrant, 1871 intern On Monday, 1871 played host to Ignite Chicago, the highly anticipated monthly series of TED-style talks aimed to set fire to a simple idea. These presentations, which can be on any topic about which the … Keep reading
Mar 27, 2013 | Post by: melissa No Comments
Dashfire Launch!
Written by Rick Desai, Dashfire Today, EverTrue, an education fundraising platform and one of Dashfire’s earliest portfolio companies, announced a $5.25 million financing from Bain Capital Ventures. Headquartered in Boston, EverTrue was founded by Brent Grinna, a Chicago entrepreneur and … Keep reading
Mar 13, 2013 | Post by: melissa 1 Comments
1871 startups head to the ANA conference
By Erik Severinghaus, founder of SimpleRelevance Chicago’s reputation as an entrepreneurial powerhouse continues to grow.The informal 1871 Thought-Leadership tour continued in February with a trip to Miami. You may recall that in December SimpleRelevance, Rapleaf and Phillter-it went to Park City, Utah … Keep reading
Mar 07, 2013 | Post by: melissa 3 Comments
Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer Visits 1871 Community
Chicago can teach Seattle a lot in terms of snow removal, but yesterday in a standing-room only crowd, Chicago entrepreneurs turned to a Seattle business icon, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, for a lesson in building not only great companies but … Keep reading
Mar 06, 2013 | Post by: melissa 2 Comments
Video Series: CEC Board Member Gen Thiers of Sittercity.com on being an entrepreneur
Today we introduce a new video series featuring many of our fantastic CEC board members discussing their personal experiences and ideas on being an entrepreneur. Our first video features Genevieve Thiers the founder of Sittercity.com. Check back often for new … Keep reading
Feb 19, 2013 | Post by: Caity Moran No Comments
StartupBus Chicago, this is your Conductor…
By: Ravi Singh (2013 Chicago Conductor) Chicago has been given an incredible opportunity this year with StartupBus adding a Midwest team to the competition. Chicago is synonymous with hard-core work values and manufacturing the incredible. If to the world we … Keep reading