Jun 13, 2011

As freelancers, we love the freedom of setting our own schedules and choosing our own customers. For me, being a freelancer means that there are days where I’m working 15 hours straight and eating every meal in front of my computer. But it also means that I can take a break three times a week and go for a run (I call this “putting the ‘free’ in...

Jun 10, 2011

Emerson Spartz is the founder of Spartz Inc., a network of websites including OMG Facts, MuggleNet, and GivesMeHope that reach millions of people every month. Emerson’s Harry Potter fan site MuggleNet was so popular that it attracted the attention of JK Rowling, who invited Emerson to Scotland to do a special interview with her when one of the later books...

Jun 8, 2011

There’s only one thing that would have made my two and a half year tenure in Chicago better: my very own (wo)man’s best friend. But alas the 45 minute bus rides and lack of desire to get out of bed at 5 a.m. for negative 30 degree potty trips prevented me from adopting from the local shelters. A website essential for dog owners across the country: an account...

Jun 7, 2011

When you think of an industry that rapidly embraces technology innovation, healthcare is probably not the first to come to mind.  Well, Healthbox aims to change just that. Healthbox is a business accelerator focused on increasing innovation in the healthcare industry by providing healthcare entrepreneurs with a platform to rapidly grow their companies....

Jun 7, 2011

It didn’t take last Groupon’s S-1 filing last week to validate the existence of all these Groupon clones. But if there is one thing that Poggled founders Joe Matthews and Sean Strother emphasized, it’s that they’re not running some flimsy daily deal operation. Poggled is no Groupon clone. “The model that Groupon and LivingSocial...

Jun 3, 2011

Brittany Laughlin is the co-founder of gtrot, a website improving social travel. Before narrowing down her interests to travel and tech, Brittany worked for American Express managing a team and a $96 million budget. I interviewed Brittany to learn how she determined which of her many interests to pursue, how she was so persistent, and how she’s looking...