Jun 21, 2011

If you think about it, early detection systems are all around us.  How many times have we heard about smoke detectors saving lives, or weather radars detecting potentially dangerous storms? As you may expect, early detection is nothing new to the medical field.  If you have ever had blood drawn for a test or a screening you are familiar with diagnostic...

Jun 20, 2011

Whether your band still plays garage gigs or is being billed as the next multi-platinum sensation, the talented website developers of StageBloc (http://stagebloc.com/) are bringing you a design and development tool that is (forgive the pun) music to your ears. StageBloc is currently offering free accounts for artists and bands which includes a simple yet...

Jun 18, 2011

What do playing punk rock and selling t-shirts have in common?  Apparently they’re both tons of fun for Chicago transplants and longtime friends TJ Mapes, Paul Friemel and Matt Ingleby, who together recently took their growing start-up RIPT Apparel full time. Conceived on a road trip back to their shared hometown in Iowa, RIPT is a unique online t-shirt...

Jun 17, 2011

Lesley Tweedie is the founder of Little Independent, an online marketplace for sale items from independent retail stores. Lesley is an independent store owner herself and owns a local bike shop in Chicago. I interviewed Lesley to learn where the idea for Little Independent came from, how she created the site, and what she's learned from being a brick and mortar entrepreneur creating an internet business.

Jun 16, 2011

When searching for a dedicated server, there are three things you’re traditionally looking for: reliability, support, and a good network. If you’re a dedicated server provider, you need a little extra something to stand out from the crowd. SingleHop provides that extra something…and a whole lot more. Co-Founder Dan Ushman knew he and his partner Zak Boca...

Jun 16, 2011

Exploration: it led Columbus to America, and led me to Chicago. Moving was the most enticing part of striking out on my own. When I got there, I looked around and said, “Great I’m here! Now what is there to do that interests me?” A new website called Drawn.to would have been my first defense in getting friends from around the city together. Founded by...