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    Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ), is a city in the state of Illinois and the largest in the Midwest. With its population of over 2.8 million people located almost entirely in Cook County (a portion of the city's O'Hare International Airport overlaps into DuPage County), Chicago is the third largest city in the United States. The population of Chicago's metropolitan area, which covers several counties, contains over 9.7 million people in Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana, making it the third largest metropolitan area in the U.S. Chicago has been classified as an alpha world city for its worldwide economic influence.

    Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837. Its location at the site of a portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watershed, aided the city's rapid growth. Today, Chicago is a major transportation hub, as well as the business, financial, and cultural capital of the Midwest.

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    2. The right work-life balance for your startup

      Explore chicagobusiness.com (May 18 2012) Marketing , Productivity

      The right work-life balance for your startup ...reading this blog and get back to work! George Deeb is a managing partner at Red Rocket Ventures, a Chicago-based startup consulting and fundraising firm with expertise in advising Internet-related businesse... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Chicago

    3. Jumping from PR exec to entrepreneur: 5 things to consider

      Explore PR Daily News (Mar 15 2012) Marketing

      Jumping from PR exec to entrepreneur: 5 things to consider ...EO of Arment Dietrich, Inc. Version of this story first appeared on the blog Spin Sucks and Crain’s Chicago Business. (Image via) (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Chicago   Forbes

    4. How to find angel investors for your startup

      Explore chicagobusiness.com (Feb 3 2012) Funding

      How to find angel investors for your startup ...illion and invest as a group in the deals they like the best, individually or collectively. Here in Chicago, the big three angel networks are Hyde Park Angels, Cornerstone Angels and Heartland Angels. (Anoth... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Chicago

    5. 4 Tips for Protecting Your Trademark

      Explore inc.com (Feb 2 2012) Legal

      ...ts you more," says Theresa Gillis, a partner at Mayer Brown, a legal services organization based in Chicago. "The ol' stitch in time saves nine." Small, money-conscious companies should not avoid consulting ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Washington   New York   Mexico

    6. Avoid the Backward Start-up

      Explore The Entrepreneurial Mind (Jan 30 2012) Marketing

      ... Java, a neighborhood coffee shop in Nashville, that was like the ones he loved in his home town of Chicago. Look for markets with "pain" and then develop a product or service that takes care of that "pain."... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Chicago   Nashville

    7. 8 Tips for Nailing Your Next Startup Job Interview

      Explore mashable.com (Jan 29 2012) Recruiting

      8 Tips for Nailing Your Next Startup Job Interview ...k pace. New startups are cropping up in cities across the U.S., with hotspots emerging in New York, Chicago, Austin, Seattle and, of course, San Francisco and Alex Berg is the Chief Product Officer of Bonanz... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   San Francisco   Seattle   New York

    8. Turning a Layoff Into a Sweet Startup

      Explore Business & Small Business (Jan 28 2012)

      ...andle," she says. In April 2011, she closed the shop, and refocused on internet sales. She moved to Chicago in August 2011. "By October, I was in a rental kitchen similar to the one I had in New York, and on... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   New York   Detroit   California

    9. 4 Tactics to Keep Startup Momentum Flowing

      Explore Events for entrepreneurs (Jan 20 2012)

      4 Tactics to Keep Startup Momentum Flowing ...en we meet. 2) Stay in touch In the last few months, we’ve been meeting with various members of Chicago’s entrepreneurial community. Over email or in person, they offer us extremely helpful feedback on o... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Chicago

    10. Tips On Finding An Accelerator To Ignite Your Startup

      Explore Capital MatchPoint (Jan 17 2012) Marketing

      ...sent our startup, which at the time was quite complex.” Hernandez just happened to live and work in Chicago. However, there’s still hope for aspiring moguls who aren’t anywhere near startup hotbeds like Sili... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   New York   Chicago   Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

    11. Building the right team for your startup

      Explore chicagobusiness.com (Jan 13 2012) Marketing

      Building the right team for your startup ...l ultimately win you your championship. George Deeb is a managing partner at Red Rocket Ventures, a Chicago-based startup consulting and fundraising firm with expertise in advising Internet-related businesse... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Michigan   Chicago

    12. 10 Key Things I Learned From Working at a Search Startup

      Explore searchenginewatch.com (Dec 7 2011) Marketing

      10 Key Things I Learned From Working at a Search Startup ... in-person networking anywhere else. They’re held throughout the year in cities including New York, Chicago, and San Francisco (SES San Francisco is just a couple weeks away). Make a point of going to the pa... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   San Francisco   New York   Chicago

    13. Do you want to sell sugar water or do you want to change the world?

      Explore cdixon.org (Aug 28 2011)

      ...to go beyond that and help locally-based charities whose messages speak to me (like Refugee One, in Chicago) with my knowledge and time … this, I’m working to do. Pingback: Do you want to sell sugar water fo... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Jack Dorsey   Apple   New York

    14. The Making Of Monster.com (By A Dj Entrepreneur) – with Jeffrey Taylor

      Explore mixergy.com (Dec 15 2010)

      The Making Of Monster.com (By A Dj Entrepreneur) – with Jeffrey Taylor ...roll up of recruitment advertising agencies, they were buying agencies like my agency in Boston, in Chicago, in San Jose, and in L.A. and a couple in the South. I think I was the 13th agency that they purcha... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Boston   San Jose   India

    15. LinkedIn’s Co-Founder On Why It Took Off – with Konstantin Guericke

      Explore mixergy.com (Oct 29 2010)

      LinkedIn’s Co-Founder On Why It Took Off – with Konstantin Guericke ... a success story and we then later proactively looked for people in LA where we had competition and Chicago where we didn’t have competition but we wanted to make sure no professional network starts in Chicago or New York or in Atlanta so we specifically looked for success stories and really pitched the huma... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Hollywood   AOL   Harvard Business School

    16. RunKeeper: How A Non-Programmer Launched A Huge Software-Based Business – with Jason Jacobs

      Explore mixergy.com (Aug 27 2010)

      RunKeeper: How A Non-Programmer Launched A Huge Software-Based Business – with Jason Jacobs ... timely anecdote because I too was a Nike+ user when I was training for my first marathon which was Chicago 2007. It was the one where it was over 90 degrees. They canceled the race halfway through. I finish... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Boston   Apple   Nike

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