techstars cloud demo day
I am here in lovely San Antonio, TX waiting to see some amazing startups pitch what they have been working on (in stealth mode) for the past few months at TechStars Cloud.
Archives: microsoft
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sxsw is here again
Well, it is that time of the year again. SxSW is upon us all and this year seems a bit different from past years I have attended. First, Microsoft is calmly approaching the event this year and will not be overloading the week with parties, events, and activities. This is very refreshing. However, we will
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Excelerate Labs Gets BizSpark Plus
In case you didn’t hear the big announcement yesterday about BizSpark Plus, check it out here. The bigger announcement is that our very own Excelerate Labs will be participating in the BizSpark Plus program just in time for applicants to start applying. Also, today, Excelerate graduate and BizSpark company Buzz Referrals just announced their series a funding
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ThinkChicago Students Visit Microsoft
There are many perks of being a Microsoft employee – great health benefits ( 100% covered .. yeah, its awesome), flying everywhere to meet with fascinating startups, working with the smartest people in the world and with the most forward-thinking innovative company in the world. But most importantly to me, the best perk that comes with
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BizSpark Spotlight: Innovative Exams
As all of Chicago focuses their attention on innovation, we thought we would turn our spotlight on some of our very own local BizSpark innovators. Meet Innovative Exams – a Chicago-based startup revolutionizing assessment through their remote proctoring technology.
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Tech & Web Spotlight: LifeLens
There was one group of speakers at CIW’s Tech & Web MegaTalk that stood out a bit. They weren’t media moguls, or designers, or founders of the next mobile marketplace. But within two minutes of starting their speech, the soft-spoken and seemingly unknown speakers had the audience on the edge of their seats and their
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5 Reasons The Midwest Is Primed For Startup Success
There must have been something in the air yesterday because as I looked around at the buzzing crowd, networking and dreaming outloud, I saw that everyone, both old and young, looked so ready, so eager. For what, I can’t say definitively but I can guess that just like me Chicago Ideas Week had made them excited and almost frantically
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ready for #ciw11 #msft
I am excited to be a part of a week long of amazing speakers and events kicking off today. Chicago Ideas Week is bringing together some of the most amazing speakers from all over the world and showcasing everything from entrepreneurs, innovation, art, technology… you name it, it’s got it.
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enchantment
i have been reading guy kawasaki’s new book, Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions, and realized a few things about myself and how i approach not only my career, but life in general. recently, i was invited to speak at the university of chicago booth school of business entrepreneur group. those that
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imagine cup. time to get involved
if you are a student looking to participate in one of the coolest technology competitions in the world, the imagine cup is for you. Simply put, imagine cup is the world’s premier student technology competition. Beginning with local and regional competitions, Imagine Cup 2011 comes to an exciting finale at the Worldwide Finals held in
