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An Online Community for Digital Entrepreneurs and Innovators
Chicago has a long history of commitment to innovation, education and commerce
Nearly $500B gross regional product (GRP), 4.3M employees, 260,000+ businesses, 400+ major corporate HQs (27 Fortune 500),2 major global financial exchanges, 60 public & private post-secondary educational institutions, 261,000+ students, 500+ digital companies.
2Source: World Business Chicago and Built in Chicago
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a dedicated and well-rounded ecosystem
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which has exploded with funding and support resources in the past few years
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called “home” by globally recognized leaders
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Jason Fried is the co-founder and President of 37 Signals, co-author of “Rework”, and is invited to speak on entrepreneurship, design, management, and software all around the globe. 37signals’ products include Basecamp, Highrise, Backpack, etc. They also developed and open-sourced the Ruby on Rails programming framework.
Rishad Tobaccowala is the Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer at Vivaki and is one of the most influential thinkers in the North American advertising industry. Named by BusinessWeek as one of the top business leaders for his pioneering innovation (2005), and TIME magazine as one of five “Marketing Innovators.”
Brad Keywell and Eric Lefkofksy are the co-founders of MediaBank, Echo Global Logistics, InnerWorkings and Groupon who more recently started an investment fund, Lightbank, a $200M fund actively investing in Chicago-based startups.
Howard A. Tullman serves as President and CEO of Flashpoint Academy, Chairman and CEO of Experiencia, Inc., and President Emeritus of Kendall College, in Chicago. He is General Managing Partner for the Chicago High Tech Investors, LLC and a Director of The Cobalt Group and Passage Events in Seattle. He is also a Trustee of WTTW and an Adjunct Professor at Northwestern's Kellogg Graduate School of Management.
Harper Reed was recently appointed CTO, Obama for America, is the former CTO of Threadless, founder of CTAAlerts.com, Supertrackr.com, ProximityCheckin.com and technology pioneer.
“Four leaders of Chicago's technology community, including billionaire venture capitalist J.B. Pritzker, are spearheading an effort to launch a Chicago technology center for startups. The goal is to have the center open by the end of the first quarter of 2012.” – Chicago Tribune
with a developing co-working center
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dedicated to supporting digital companies across multiple segments and industries
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who collectively generate >15,000 jobs in Chicago
8Source: Built in Chicago Top 50 Digital Employer Listing
and contribute significantly to the growth of the economy
9Source: New World Ventures, Capital IQ, VentureSource
by investing in the next generation
supporting the acceleration of new venture formation and funding
11Source: New World Ventures, Capital IQ, VentureSource and Built in Chicago
attracting significant capital from investors both in and outside of Chicago
12Source: New World Ventures, Capital IQ, VentureSource and Built in Chicago
producing 14 IPOs and 15 acquisitions >$100M between 2000-2011
13Source: New World Ventures, Capital IQ, VentureSource and Built in Chicago
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