I took a few moments out of Chicago Ideas Week’s busy days and sat down with Howard Tullman, President and founder of Tribeca Flashpoint Media Arts Academy (TFA) to talk about what TFA is and what Chicago Ideas Week means to him. Tribeca Flashpoint Academy is also a BizSpark Network Partner and is already producing amazing BizSpark startups.
A packed crowd gathered in Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art to listen to eight panelists discuss how to impact the world and your bottom-line. Chicago Ideas Week‘s sold out Social Entrepreneurship panel challenged the audience to harness their inspiration and start their own social ventures. We wanted to continue the social entrepreneurship conversation by taking a closer
I have to say that I was not expecting the kind of day I had at the first Chicago Ideas Week (CIW). While I know I would not have invested as much as I have into an event I did not believe in (Microsoft is a Founding Sponsor of CIW), I had no idea that
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.
I finally decided that Netflix is not for me. I have been a subscriber for years but realized what I really used the service for was not streaming at all, but those little ol’ discs that were sent to me regularly. Why you ask? Getting past the obvious terrible selection of titles available for streaming,
if you know me, i become bored pretty quickly. that includes my blog. time for a reboot with a renewed focus on shorter posts and more media.
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
an interview lwin and min maung, founders of bizspark company, accolade systems. check out how they first built an amazing tank of a robot using .net technology and actually are able to control it using a windows phone 7. i even hop on the windows phone 7 robot for a ride.
where are all the tech founders hanging in chicago? i want to know. if you have a kick ass place to hang out, work, and build community where would that be?
