Aug 15, 2011

Social media fatigue is real, and so is social media event fatigue. I’m as guilty as the next geek of sifting through the endless array of tweet-ups, conferences, and webinars and thinking “will this one really add value or visibility for me or my company?’ Maybe your only criterion is that it has to have food, be free, or be happening in a certain...

Aug 10, 2011

Update: A Squared Group and 20-Something Bloggers are offering Tech.li readers a 50% discount on the 20SB Community member rate, using the code techli (it is designed for 20-somethings, but you don’t *technically* have to be a 20-something to use this rate). Register. If you’re a digital savvy twenty-something, chances are that you’ve heard of, or...

Aug 8, 2011

We’re no Rebecca Black, but we think Thursday just became the new Friday. Thursday can thank the Tech.li team for boosting it’s street cred by kicking off ‘Tech.li Thursdays One’ with beer, pizza & start-ups. The first event of the new monthly series gathered startups, entrepreneurs, and passionate enthusiasts together to discuss what they’re...

Aug 5, 2011

Illinois Launch is holding a Startup Bootcamp from Aug. 15 to 17 at the Illini Center located at 200 S. Wacker.     The event includes: Exciting bootcamp for entrepreneurs Learn from successful startups A day devoted to sales, branding and marketing Tour successful startups in Chicago like Groupon The networking event at District Bar on the...

Aug 4, 2011

When I moved from Atlanta to Chicago about a year ago to start my own company and explore a new city, attending the inaugural midVenturesLaunch was my first exposure to the local startup technology scene. The event, highlighted by Brad Keywell’s keynote, was an affirmation that I was in good company helping Chicago transform from a flyover afterthought...

Aug 3, 2011

Update: There are only 24 hours left to register for our new monthly series, TTO. REGISTER HERE. As we mentioned on tech.li yesterday, TODAY Tech.li launches its new monthly event series, TTO “Tech.li Thursday One” It takes place the 1st Thursday of every month and is a chance not only for startups to show off, but to have a discussion about where...