Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Chicago.
Founder/CEO-BringIt (Cross Platform Engagement as a Service Through Games),
Founder-InStadium, Founder-Riverbank Capital. JD-Chicago Kent, BA-Wisconsin
Entrepreneur. Founder & CEO @obaz. Former EIR & Investor @lightbank.
Founder/CEO of @techstars. Investor in Amazing Startups. Geeky to the bone.
http://www.davidgcohen.com
http://www.davidgcohen.com/
Managing Director @techstars • Co-founder @slicehost (acq by @rackspace)
Managing Partner @promus-ventures, @masters-capital-nanotechnology-1 • Worked @Masters Capital (hedge fund), @merrill-lynch (M&A)
http://mikecollett.com
Founder & CEO at @okcupid.com
Principal, @lightbank Ventures;
Founding member @peacock-equity-fund (NBCUniversal); @comcast-ventures
Co-founder and Managing Partner of @lightbank
Founder @valor-equity-partners, @harris-associates
Analyst at lightbank, former management consultant, born and raised midwesterner, always eating, Michigan and Detroit sports fanatic
Co-Founder and Partner of Chicago Ventures. Founder of @Twin Capital and active angel investor. Former @doubleclick / @performics exec.
former CTO of @obama-for-america , former CTO of @threadless and Advisor at @sandbox-industries.
http://www.nata2.org
Founder @belly • Worked at @lightbank • Studied at @university-of-wisconsin-madison
Former Co-Founder of FeedBurner and Google Product Manager, Mobile and Advertising. Current: Blinkfire Analytics
http://steveobd.blogspot.com
Founder, Investor or Advisor in companies including @lifecrowd, @shift-3, RetentionScience, @muckerlab, GradientX, Eventup, TheReceivablesExchange & @zynga (via Prism)
Partner at @lightbank
principal @ @lightbank - scrabble master - indie music aficionado - yoga enthusiast - cheese lover - physics buff
Managing Director RPM Ventures
http://greatlakesvc.com
Managing Director of @HydeparkVP and @HydePark Angels, Professor at University of Chicago @BoothThinking School of Business, and former partner at RK Ventures
Troy Managing Director of Techstars in Chicago & founder of @surepayroll
VC: @lightbank;
@lehman-brothers , @barclays-capital , @ICICI Venture ; Sweat: @benchprep ; High-Performance Computing @inria, Studied CS @cornell-university , Chicago Booth MBA
VC at @atlas-venture. Co-founded @grandbanks-capital. Believe in service-based approach for entrepreneurs.
@princeton-university graduate.
Worked at @dell-computer, @procter-gamble-2 • Studied at @washington-university-in-saint-louis
Chicago Angel, CEC, Xoogler, New World Ventures
Vice President at @new-world-ventures
COO @contextmedia, Partner @jumpstart-ventures
Angel; Founder: @rivs, InnFlux, iEstates, IrishAngels. @NotreDame, MBA @Kellogg
Managing Director at Hyde Park Venture Partners. Big fan of fast growth.
Founder @thump-games •Chief Architect at @jaxtr, Sr Director @skyfire ( Acquired by Opera ), Hacker/Data Nerd, BS/MS @purdue-university , MBA @university-of-chicago-booth-school-of-business
Founder @listen board member @raise, branding expert, creative storyteller investing time and money to turn ideas into brands.
Director and Board Member Techstars Chicago; Advisor Hyde Park Venture Partners; Member FireStarter Fund
Vice President at @lightbank, former consultant @duff-phelps , @university-of-illinois-at-urbana-champaign Engineering, born and raised in @chicago
COO @500px | Formerly at @extremestartups @relay-ventures @chegg. @netflix. @thomas-weisel-partners. @goldman-sachs. @accenture. | @ChicagoBooth @university-of-california-berkeley.
Founder of @opentable (NASDAQ:OPEN); Chairman at @grubhub
Growth & Customer Acquisition specialist. Former EIR @trinity Ventures, Co-Founder of @boundless, @viximo.
http://www.brianbalfour.com
Partner, @new-world-ventures & @dfj-portage
http://www.vcconfidential.com/
CEO of @picturelife. Founder of @omgpop.
http://www.setpixel.com
Founder, CEO, @raise - Founder, @coupontrade
Entrepreneur - Investor - Technologist
Appetite for Big Markets & Hungry Entrepreneurs
General Partner, Apex Venture Partners
Founder @blue-flower-llc • Worked at @bank-of-america-merrill-lynch • Studied at @new-york-university
Investor in @brighttag, @ycharts, @sittercity, @viewpoints, @ifbyphone.
Managing Partner, RangeLight
Partner at New World Ventures
Board Member Techstars Chicago
General Partner at @oca-ventures. Adjunct Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship at @booth-school-of-business.
VC @Pritzker Group Venture Capital (f.k.a. New World Ventures)
ND Finance / Duke MBA
Founded 3 Companies - Medical Devices, Online Real Estate, Retail Wireless
Enjoy web 2.0 plays as well as med tech.
CTO at eSpark Learning, where I manage the engineering team building the next generation of personalized learning using iPads.
http://disruptedstudent.org
Angel Investor; BS/MS Computer Engineering, @carnegie-mellon-university University; CIO Top 100/InfoWorld Top 25 CTO
http://www.hubrix.com
Founder AvantCredit, SpringCoin • Worked at @enova-financial • Studied at @university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign
Co-Founder and Chairman, Timelines, Inc
Founder @thinkequity-partners, @global-silicon-valley-advisors • Worked at @jp-morgan, @merrill-lynch
Angel Investor; Entrepreneur; Was Principal at Pangea Properties REIT; Ex-CIO, Co-Founder at @cashnetusa-com
Professional Trader, Genetic Algorithmist, Managing Partner @purvi-capital LLC.
Founder of Voomly: Founded DaytradeTeam (Sold in 2007), founded mytrade (Sold to TD Ameritrade).
http://www.andyswan.com
Investor @trunk-club
Principal at Anderson Pacific Corp., entrepreneur, angel investor with a focus on telecom, media, SaaS or any great idea backed by a strong management team.
chief of staff @groupon; former associate @lightbank, consultant @bain
CFO @ Castle Hill. Angel Investor @HPA. MBA 2011 @Babson. BS Mechanical Engineering 2003 @UVA
Founder @exe-technologies
Managing Partner at Pebble Creek Partners
Business Designer. Previously UX Designer + Innovation Strategist. Former @adaptive-path + @nike consultant.
Director of Product Management at @groupon
General Partner at @new-enterprise-associates leading seed & early stage. Chairman of @harvard University Experiment Fund. Forbes Midas List.
Entrepreneur, investor, coach. Delighting customers and inspiring people.
BoD @rivs, Founder: Sumo Capital, Victory Networks Investor: @tradingview-2, @techstars, @qoin, @archively @ginkgotree, Row One. Member @irishangels. MBA @kellogg-school-of-management currently, graduated Cum Laude @university-of-notre-dame 2001
Founder, StrategyLab, Inc.; Lecturer, Kellogg School of Management; Limited Partner, TechStars Chicago
http://www.andrewrazeghi.com/blog
Founder/CEO, Vertere Group. Past Founder/MD Mediabrands Velociter (IPG). Past Founder/MD Denuo/VivaKi Ventures (Publicis Groupe); 20+ year ad/media veteran
VC at @PritzkerVC, Founder/CEO of VentureUP.info
313 Ventures LLC
@getco
Trading Technologies, Inc
fredlabs, inc
@apple
CoFounder/COO @raise We are changing the conversation in the discount and incentive marketing industries. Give yourself a raise!
http://blog.coupontrade.com/
Creating, developing, and investing in new businesses
General Partner Georgetown Angels. Author (McGraw Hill July 2013) The Entrepreneurial Bible to Venture Capital
http://georgetown-angels.com/blog/
@appolicious.com, AndroidApps.com
http://www.participate.com
Serial entrepreneur. Cofounder/COO/CTO at @sittercity. Director of Development at @obama-for-america. Social enterprise investor.
http://www.danratner.com/
quantitative trader in Chicago
Turns Concepts into Profits. Advisor, Connector, Co-Founder of @hydeparkangels, Angel Investor, Independent Trader, @pointsnfigures
http://www.pointsandfigures.com
CEO @spartz (OMG Facts, GivesMeHope, Smartphowned) Founded MuggleNet.com, the #1 Harry Potter site, at age 12.
http://spartzmedia.com
Founded and sold @feefighters to @groupon. Bootstrapped @tss-radio to Inc500. UChicago MBA and undergrad. Previously worked at BCG and Longworth VP.
http://feefighters.com/blog
Head of Platform Applications at Tradeshift. Creator of Box's developer platform. B.S. Computer Science from Illinois, MBA from Carnegie Mellon.
VC @chicago-ventures Young Entrepreneur @foundation-capital
Chicago Booth MBA, @KauffmanFellow
Co-founder @lob. Worked at @aws, @citigroup, @google , @motorola • Studied at @university-of-michigan
Co-Founder & CEO of @ycharts • Vertical Manager at @google • Studied at @university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign
Founder @wedeliver • Worked at @apple • Studied at @columbia-college-chicago
CEO and Co-Founder of TechShop. Launched 3 Fortune 500 websites: Avery, Kinkos (ecommerce), & HealthNet's benefits ASP. Author, Speaker, MBA, Green Beret.
M&A and capital markets attorney and registered CPA. Worked at @citigroup, @sidley-austin, @deloitte-touche • Investor @drchrono, @sendhub, @true-co • Studied at @university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign
Rewards and travel wonk. Built @groupon Rewards to 4k merchants, 2M consumers. Grew @united-airlines Mileage Plus to $1BN+ revenue. @stanford-university GSB.
Owner, Guren Capital Management, LLC
CEO of @tempodb. Co-founded 3 startups (two bootstrapped, current funded). Strong technical background (Computer Engineer, Motorola).
http://ajcronk.com
Investor in @docusign, @ifbyphone, @epropertydata-com, @sentrilock, @ziplogix, @move-inc.
founder, author, advertising, social media, appssavvy
Co-Founder, @tempodb. UX Design at @grubhub, Marketing at @kraft-foods. Design & Business at U of Michigan.
http://justindelay.tumblr.com
Investor in @groupon, @sprout-social, @watermelon-express, @mediabank.
Partner at Serra Ventures. Mentor to seed stage start ups and accelerators.
http://www.robschultz.com
Director at @digital-news-ventures
SVP/GM Americas MediaMath. Formerly CEO Omnicom Media Group Digital, Founder @resolution-media
CEO & Co-founder Tech Cocktail a media company focused on tech startup news, research & events. Former developer turned product development at @aol & @tribune-interactive.
http://tech.co
VP & Dir Northern Tech Intn'l Corp ($57M-$120M - 5 yrs; NASDAQ NTIC); Co-founder Dot Com Infoway-Top5 mobile app co in India; B.E.Guindy; MBA UMich, Ann Arbor.
CEO of Apptimize • @y-combinator • @getco • @massachusetts-institute-of-technology Math with CS
http://nancyhua.com
Venture Partner at OCA Ventures
http://dwyerlab.com
Worked at @coupons.com , @microsoft, @indiahomes • Studied at @haas-school-of-business School of Business, @IIT-Delhi
Director of Marketing @playerize. Co-Founder, Advisor at @foodtree & @donde . Advisor at 20 Something Bloggers. @stanford-university Soccer Captain.
http://dshan.me/blog/
Into craft beer, delicious food, and innovative technology. Partner and code ninja at @sproutsocial (http://sproutsocial.com). Normally found in Chicago.
Designer/technologist, former CTO at @groupon, investor/advisor to @desktime, investor in Seaborn Networks, investor/partner at City Winery Chicago.
Founder TicketLab • President at @trainsignal until acquired in 2013
http://www.imanjalali.com
Lead Software Engineer @caredox • Lead Developer of archon.org, an award-winning archival information software • Studied at @university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign
Former sw entrepreneur; invested in 34 companies over past 8 years. Run 2 early stage funds: BELLE Capital USA, LP & Phenomenelle Angels Fund.
http://laurenslens.net
Founder @total-attorneys
http://edscanlan.com
Founder & Managing Partner @cornerstone-angels
Co-Founder/CEO of @rant-media-network which owns and operates: Rant Sports, Rant Finance and Rant Creative.
Co-Founder & CEO of @shiftgig;General Partner OCA Ventures; Co-founder of Us Empowered & Chicago SVP; 2010 Crain 40U40; 2011 Chicago United BLC
http://www.eddielou.com
CEO of @retrofit
Senior Vice President at Pritzker Group
Currently focusing on consulting and investments. Formerly, CTO of GETCO.
Designer. Husband. Friend to startups. Maker of things. Avid fan: scary movies, loud music. Work: CXO @betable. Past: @threadless, @digg, @simplegeo.
http://www.callmejeffrey.com
Co-Founder & President @ Pear, Co-Founder @ Brand Accelerator, Board Member @ Worthee, Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center Advisory Board, former ibanker.
Co-founder & CEO @morsel, Co-founder & CTO @betterfly-1 (acq. @takelessons) , Founder & CEO @dealsgoround-1 (acq. @betterfly-1). Past IBM & PwC Tech Consultant. 26.2.
http://krispetersen.com
Co-Founder @ WeDeliver.us • Entrepreneur • Jill of all trades • Mihaylo School of Business CSUF 2011' • edtech Product Marketer @symbalooedu.
http://socialskoop.com/blog/
Investor CEO of MiGym: Experience in successful startups including Betfair and The Coupons App & corporate experience at US Cellular and Allstate; Kellogg MBA
@stagebloc Co-Founder, Founder @mirrorgram / Lead Developer, Object Orienter, Git Pusher, Apple Lover, College Dropout, Life Lover
Founder Striking.ly • Worked at @yahoo, @goldman-sachs, @morgan-stanley
Studied at @new-york-university, @indiana-university-bloomington
Founder @gener8tor, @granite-med-systems • Investor @eatstreet • Studied at @university-of-wisconsin-milwaukee
Crittercism, previous @wishery CTO/Co-Founder (AngelPad S11). @microsoft, founder @prefiat-llc: security, arch, cloud computing consultancy. MS ECE UIllinois.
Founder @parkwhiz • Worked at @ibm • Studied at @northwestern-university
Founder & CEO of caremerge. 20 years Tech; 12 years with GE, 8 with GE Healthcare IT in Global Leadership roles; Booth MBA; 6 Sigma Black Belt.
Founder @simplerelevance • Worked at @ibm, Founding Team @icontact • Studied at @kellogg-school-of-management, @university-of-north-carolina-chapel-hill. Patent in Data Optimization & experience closing 9-figure deals.
http://blog.simplerelevance.com
I build products that run on browsers, iPhones, & Macs @polymathic. @angelpad W'10 founder alum @cloudbot. DePaul CS. My dog Rue and are Chicago-based.
Head of Operations @uber
Board of Miami University Institute for Entrepreneurship
Biz Dev @foursquare
Founder at @chasm-io. Former writer for @adage-com and @fastcompany. Former Adman. Passionate about the future of collaborative influence.@angelpad Alum.
https://plus.google.com/116963236140044523988/posts
Founded Trimmer Capital Management, Aurapoint Asset Management, and True Adventures. Rock climber, sailor, mountain biker, skier, mountaineer, world traveler.
COO of Community Capital Investment. Managing Director and Principal of Emercor Partners. Active angel investor. Formerly of Allston Trading.
Angel Investor. M&A, IPO, financial analysis background. Passionate for bright investment opportunities. Investor @havoc @descomplica @onthego-platforms
Co-founder @aisle50, New York Times Bestselling Author of 2 books, Forbes columnist, Y Combinator Alumnus
http://blogs.forbes.com/christophersteiner
Co-founder, President of @giveforward. TechStars (Excelerate Labs) Emory University, JD American University. Burritos.
http://ethansaustin.com
@stagebloc founder. UX / UI and product obsessed. Past multiplatinum artist manager. Biomedical researcher. Science Teacher. Coach. Hip surgery guinea pig.
Investor/Startup Advisor & Social Investor
@stagebloc co-founder. Technical lead at The Uprising Creative. Formerly at Vice, Nintendo, and EA. Bar and record label owner.
Founder & CEO @SpotHero Inc.
http://blog.spothero.com
Founder Gremln.com (135K users).
Director, Costa Rican Software Firm (sold).
Computer Science. 15 years
http://blog.gremln.com
CEO + Founder @red-tricycle. Strong consumer background ( @meredith and @reed-elsevier ) Start-up experience includes Breathe Media and SFLodgings.com.
Co-Founder at @whittl. Ex-Yahoo. Sold previous startup. Carnegie Mellon & Cornell.
Investor in @tynt, @divshare.
Former CMO of @restaurant-com with experience on client and agency side. Start-up experience as an employee, advisor and investor w/ a passion for learning.
Managing Partner at Stonebridge Wealth Management
Co-Founder & CTO at @adyapper
Problem Solver. I like bouldering, building, coding, and winning. Co-Founder @keen-io-1 . 4+ years technical product experience at @salesforce. UIUC Engineering.
http://blog.keen.io
CEO and Co-Founder at @groovebug
http://integratedmarketing.tumblr.com
COO of @food-genius; Managed Search at @norvax and @smg-search; Director of Operations, Sales at Qualtex Corp; Graduate of @depaul-university University, Computer Science.
Designer, developer, builder, entrepreneur, mentor. First designer at @groupon. Currently Head of Platform Experience @quirky
Portfolio Manager at Ronin Capital, LLC
Venture Capital Analyst at Sandbox industries.
Co-Founder at @wedeliver. Worked at @uwi, Parity Systems and founded Coral Designs Ltd. Engineering graduate of @uwi
http://kirklashley.com
CRO at the EchoSystem, with over 10 years of experience growing businesses and most recently leading the digital charge at PHD/Omnicom
CEO at @upcity-formerly-diyseo
CEO/Co-Founder of @power2switch-acquired-by-choose-energy. Excelerate Class '11. Engineer. U of C Booth MBA 2010. Electricity/Energy Efficiency Expert. Persistent Intellectually Honest.
http://Seyifabode.com
Founder @catapult-chicago-1 • Lawyer at @foley-lardner-llp
French Press coffee loving R.E. Investor turned Tech Startup Pro/Non-Profit Advocate/Social Entrepreneur. LIFE LESSONS: Fail fast, live humbly, pay it forward.
https://plus.google.com/112561773071530065274/posts
Formerly product at Twilio. Currently working on my own projects.
http://future-bits.com
Founder @smartnames • Worked at @transunion, @trymax • Investor @evoapp, @showingtime • Studied at @university-of-north-carolina-chapel-hill
Previously at @square , @cloudbot , @azadi-incorporated • Studied at @university-of-california-berkeley and @depaul-university University • Founder of @tedx at DePaul University • @impact-engine alumnus
Co-Founder of gener8tor, a Wisconsin-based accelerator.
Founded Shoutlet, Inc. Liquidated position in March 2013. Currently running Spendship, LLC (mobile commerce) and Halo, LLC (a tech sales consulting firm).
http://www.jasonweaver.com
Founder and COO of KapowEvents.com. Providing a more efficient way for business to book corporate events through a curated marketplace of local event packages.
Former CEO/CTO of DVDPlay (Redbox techn./acq by NCR), founded X1, Ensemble, Opengrid, MXGO, worked at Sun, LSI, Siemens, Coinstar.
DRW Trading, University of Chicago - Booth, Boston College
Founder @gmm-nonstick-coatings • Investor @tred • Studied at @university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign , @kellogg-school-of-management-1
Founder and lead frontend dev @picturelife
http://jacobd.com
VP, @groupon Now! at @groupon; CMO at @vast.com; GVP, Alliance Marketing at @orbitz Worldwide, Inc.
Co-Founder, EVP New Business & Corporate Strategy / Exec. Director, focused on new strategic growth opps., biz/dev, marketing, fund-raising, operations
Founder of Spyglass
Founder/CEO @fooda • President at @echo-global-logistics, CFO/COO @innerworkings
Managing Director of @sandbox-industries, led a buyout of The NutraSweet Company and served as CEO
Sandbox Industries
Product Designer @weebly. Formerly at @backplane and @viatask.
IT Consultant, Studied Economics @university-of-chicago and investor with @kewpie-associates.
Latent human potential pisses me off. So I'm working on decentralizing education. Trying to be a great father, husband, son, believer, and squirrel.
http://nuts.redsquirrel.com
Venture Capital/Angel Investor looking to help a multitude of start-ups....
Platform/API Engineer @SproutSocial; Co-founder @farehelper.com; Past life @motorola IC designer for wireless; UMich; Musician; Derivatives Investor
http://www.tekphile.com
Worked at @yahoo, @ixl
Serial entrepreneur in financial technology. Trusted Insight, largest platform for LPs and GPs, and SkyRank, patented hedge fund rating, sold IP to Morningstar.
http://www.josephomansky.com
Product Designer @quirky. Co-founder of Paid, an iPhone app to manage your Stripe account. Formerly of @groupon
Worked at @belly, @campus-explorer, @redbox, Galt & Company
Founder (BigGroups.com, @catapult-chicago), BizDev (@halcyon-sequencing ), Lead Developer (ISWS), BS Biology (@university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign )
Chief Evangelist at @tracky PR. Social Media Correspondent. Animal lover. Birthed @twitter industry chats. #journchat #commentz [email protected]
http://sarahsfav.es
Startup jack of all trades, former bulge bracket financial analyst. Self-starter, fast learner, and ready to hit the ground running
CEO of @mobilex-labs - Simplified Mobile App Creation Platform For Brands & Businesses, $2M/YR Elekteks Inc. as a H.S. Senior, Kelley School of Business 2011
http://TheFoundersDesk.com
Investment banker focused on providing merger & acquisition advice and raising capital for growing consumer & retail companies.
Strong business, marketing, UX/design chops. Experience agency & client side. Kellogg MBA 2013.
VP of Product at @grubhub.com. 10 years in online travel (@expedia, Site59, Travelocity) in product management, business development, and commercial roles.
Former Biglaw, Big4, GC and Executive. Assisted in sale of Weather Central to Weather Channel; 1st Place in WI Business Plan Contest-IT Category. MACC and JD.
COO at Crate and Barrel
VC Fund Investor at Northern Trust. VC Professor at University of Maryland.
http://lp2lp2vc.blogspot.com/
Strategy and bus. dev executive with over 15 yrs exp in consumer web services, fintech, payment and data analytics. Worked at Booz, dealigee. Chicago Booth MBA
http://www.venturegabble.com
IT Management Consultant. Passion for solution development. Self-driven. Values integrity and accountability. Worked at @adobe-systems, @transunion
#innovator #entrepreneur #technologist #founder at Toodalu (acquired by Spring Marketplace)
Currently: Co-founder at digit.co. Previously: MyZeus acquired by Groupon, 2011.
http://patrickalgrim.me
Associate @techstars
Exec @sparkcentral . Entrepreneurial mind set. Action oriented!
Venture Capitalist @OCAVentures and Founder of @MouseHouseApp
CEO/Founder of @babbaco. Ready to rock my second consumer startup. Kellogg MBA. @brown-university University. Kraft brand management.
http://www.babbaco.com/blog
VC at @Hyde Park Venture Partners. Caught the startup bug at Techstars and Tapjoy.
Founder of Resolution Media
Databases, big data, high performance.
CEO & Founder @Ticket Scalpr. @groupon Senior Sales (Top 1%) - Founder @UndieRun - Director of Sales @Gourmet Ads - UW-Madison
Partner at Origin Ventures - early stage venture firm in Chicago focused on e-commerce, software, and digital media. Ex-Feedburner, Ex-Google, Ex-Twitter.
Founder and president at Govoni Dentistry PC, Brushin'on Belmont. Board certified pediatric dental specialist.
2nd employee at @bonobos now at Trumaker. Operations, leadership, and creative background honed at one big old company and a few seed stage start ups.
Sr. Software Engineer @chooseenergy
technology finance and operating executive, former technology investment banker, former COO/CFO of ClearTrial (sold to Oracle in April 2012), Harvard MBA
CEO of @styleseek. NASA Space Shuttle Engineer
2x e-commerce exits. @massachusetts-institute-of-technology MBA, @university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign MSE/BSE
Currency & Interest Rate Portfolio, DRW Holdings.
CTO of Raise Marketplace Inc. Consultant to startups through Fortune100's. You conceive "it"; I build it, and the team around it.
Partner Skadden Arps and Angel Investor
entrepreneur. co-founder or early employee of 5 startups. 2 IPOs. Founded Media Chaperone pivoted business in '12 to @group-gift-service
Kellogg MBA/Northwestern MEM. McKinsey consultant, Capital One & SimpleTuition alum. Strong background in marketing/analytics, budding Rails/HTML/CSS/iOS dev.
Marketing and Business Development at @simplerelevance ; Worked at Bank of America; Furman (BA 2006), Vanderbilt (MBA 2012)
@northwestern-university. Co-Founder @optyn; Co-Founder @dealster-3 (Sold); Co-Founder @chitown-deals (Sold); @half-off-depot; National Champion & All-American (Soccer). Avid Chess Player. Love creating new products.
http://www.alenmalkoc.com
Product Manager, Analyst, INTP. Work at @science. Past at @ustream, @lek-consulting • Studied at @university-of-chicago, @massachusetts-institute-of-technology
Investments for @hvf and @mlevchin.
Founder @tenantify, @dezzia and @bloominous. Strong business background (@mckinsey-company, @enova-financial, @google). Coder and MBA @kellogg-school-of-management-1.
http://www.husonghua.net
Marketer & entrepreneur. Previously co-founded Wellthy & @leap. Former associate at @lightbank,
An average guy, living an awesome life.
Angel Investor
http://N/A
CTO of @mercaris
Entrepreneur.
Cofounder of @maillift
#500Strong (Batch 007)
Once Solo-Bootstrapped to $20k/mo in 6mo
Specializes in SEO, pricing, analytics, users, and growth.
http://www.BrianCurliss.com
eCommerce and retail consultant, product manager
Senior Vice President, Global Marketing and Corporate Development & Chief Marketing Officer at Hill-Rom
Head of Solutions Eng at @shift-3. Helped close multi-MM deals with F100 brands & top agencies. Tech/Product Builder. Entrepreneur. Tech Advisor. Get-it-done-er.
http://blog.mikekhristo.com
Founder @notelog, @athletepreneur • Worked at @tred, @coursemodo • B.S. & M.S. Economics & Sport Management at @FSU
Inventory Management at Raise.com • Worked at @coupontrade, @european-commission • Founder Blueshift Innovations Inc • Northeastern University JD 2003, Harvard University ALB 1999
Currently @farshore-partners Past work @zaarly • Studied Automotive Technology at @pittsburg-state-university University :::Web and Mobile Development Consulting
Creative Director at @coupontrade
CEO of Striking.ly; Co-founder of Moneythink; Director of ECSEL; @university-of-chicago
Full stack marketer specializing in early-stage and growth startups
Founder @DailyDigital. Full service agency, for startup founders, that want to turn their product ideas into a growing, profitable company, in less than a year.
MS in Product Design & Development Management @northwestern-university. Design, product, research and business focus.
Founder @pawngo, @bodyshopbids • Worked at @lightbank • Studied at @university-of-pennsylvania
VP of Product @mantra-1 • Founder @agrowculture • First hire @Mouth Foods • B.Sc and M.Sc @Cornell • Graphic and UI design, Product Developer
http://www.nickmcevily.com
Life is a game of sales, so don't sell yourself short. 24. Indiana University- Kelley School of Business. Sales Manager @raise. Chicago.
Founder TicketFire • Worked at @cloudera, @belly • Studied at @ohio-state-university
Co-Founder of @technori and @insuranceagents-com
http://blog.sethkravitz.com
Worked at @belly, @groupon • Studied at @university-of-kansas
Founder CEO @traity-1.
MBA (HHons) @booth-school-of-business. MEng in EE.
Previous experience in strategy, product management, sales
http://traity.com/blog
Software Developer at @SproutSocial, Amateur Philosopher, Maker of Things... Young Punk
Michigan BA, Media planner and operations guru, customer service oriented, worked at interCLICK, acquired by Yahoo
Entrepreneur, startup advisor and TMT executive
Leading teams that create & deliver data-driven strategies and solutions for some of the world's leading brands @circle-media @bazaarvoice @accenture .
Founder @inventables • Studied at @university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign
http://blog.inventables.com
Co-founder of @styleseek, BizDev at @v2green (acquired 2008), VC at @highland-capital-partners, Analytics Lead at @accenture, 2 Patents, BSEE @UIUC, @MIT MBA.
CEO at @buzz-digital, Inc. Former biz dev guy at @nextwave-media and Angie's List.
Musician and peanut butter connoisseur.
Product Manager; product development and operational strategy for two start-ups; Business degree from University of Kansas.
PhD dropout, MS Operations Research; Data Scientist, Risk I/O
http://blog.risk.io
Worked at @hft-quant-hedge-fund, @ibm. Studied Physics at UT: Dallas. 1st startup in high school. Solid technical background.
CEO/Co-founder of @sweepio-1. Start-up Guy, three startups, two successful exits, one IPO. Dad of 2, husband of 1.
http://fatboylabs.com
Partner and tech lead at Centup. My peers call me lots of things: Consultant, Manager, Strategist, Marketer Technologist and Designer.
ceo/co-founder of @sqord . worked five years in financial services in sales and management. caught startup bug founding Dore Duds. studied at @vanderbilt-university, @university-of-north-carolina-chapel-hill
Founder (@mentormob). Comp Eng @university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign at 20yrs old, Eng/Mgr at @hewlett-packard and @motorola, core team original RAZR phone, 5 patents awarded/pending
Advanced Media Sales at Comcast Spotlight
Co-founder of @buzz-digital, Co-founder of Element Bars.
CEO & co-founder @sideqik • I manage, advise & fund disruptive companies @nokia, @navteq, @vitrue • 12 US & international patents • Certified alligator handler
http://www.southerntechnologyleaders.com
Director of Engineering @ Obama for America.
Previously @threadless, @crateandbarrel.
I'm a big fan of the internets.
Founder and CEO of Kumbuya (kumbuya.com).
Founder of FindIt. Former Publisher of The Harbus, worked at General Mills, Kimberly-Clark, and Kraft Foods. Harvard Business School MBA 2013.
http://www.getfindit.com/blog
Director of Products, Stats & Finance Guru @ycharts. Studied at Chicago Booth (MBA) , UW-Madison, and @stanford-university.
http://www.nathanpinger.com
CEO at @homefinder-com. Director of Product at @orbitz.com. Founder AccentTraining.net, EasyUsability.com.
Director of Product, Strategy and Operations: @DiscoveryComm. Former Director of Mobile Product: @carsdotcom & 2011 @ExcelerateLabs (now TechStars Chicago).
http://odower.com/
CEO & co-founder of @pictarine Love growth hacking, mobile and wine. Techstars Chicago Alum.
UX Researcher at Mozilla
Seed investor via @ConfluenceCap, @kidblog @at-scene-llc Founder @boomboom. @university-guide (sold) . MBA @university-of-colorado-boulder, Carlson @university-of-minnesota-twin-cities
Current: Co-founder @optyn; Past: @dealster-3, CRP, Acuity, COO @ecommlink ; COO @first-data-corporation , EPG; SVP, @general-electric; SVP, @barclays-bank
Co-Founder @dynamic-signal, live in Chicago area, early @ @comscore & @adify. Interests: Movies, Politics, NFL, Consumer Behavior, Social Media & Brand Marketing
http://larrison.blogspot.com
Managing Director at O'Keefe
Consultant and interim management in Change Management.
Angel investor and mentor to internet and mobile technology companies.
Founder @shortlist, @leasabl • Excelerate Labs 2011 • Pulitzer Prize 2008
Product Manager,@sharethrough @wikia; Associate PM at @bump-technologies, Consultant, CGI Federal; IT Advisory Intern, @kpmg; B.B.A. Computer Information Systems, @james-madison-university.
COO Fooda • Previously CEO Lightswitch; startup at Redbox; Wind Point; Bain. Engineering at UMichigan, Kellogg
Technical Co-Founder @sidewalk. Previously Technical Co-Founder @pinweel. Hacking on startups for 5+ years. Computer Eng @university-of-maryland-college-park
http://tonyamoyal.com
New England transplant living Chicago style. Senior Talent Manager at @sprout-social. @boston-college and @northwestern-university alum. Passionate about people.
Extensive Senior Management Experience (C Suite positions), over 30 years in a variety of Casino Gaming companies.
Experienced codecrafter with a liberal arts flair.
Web Developer at @spartz . Writing code, crunching data, and moving forward.
Fueling more vacations with Rocketmiles. Former consultant at Navigant. University of Texas McCombs School of Business Finance / Accouting grad.
CFO - Finance, Marketing and Sales at @ycharts. Studied @chicago booth, worked @homefinder-com.
Founder @cariloop, @healthsparx and Health 2.0 Dallas, Advisor, @purdue-university University alum, living in Dallas, TX.
http://healthsparx.com
Founder @centup - Digital Marketer - Writer - Expert at Nothing.
Former Co-Founder & Director of #CustDev at walk.by, Former GE management program grad looking to build culture changing procuts
http://eligratz.com
Seed investor. ClientVoice founder. Brought social networking to legal. Worked at LexisNexis. NYU Law JD. Harvard Business School CEU.
Proven business leader that has built and managed $mm sales, marketing and service teams, monetized products, formed strategic partnerships and raised capital.
Worked at @heyzap
Worked at @tempodb, @braintree-1
Founder Versity (sold), @hireology, @UrbanBoundCo & @Homescout. Studied at @university-of-michigan.
http://thehungryentrepreneur.com/
Builder. Formerly a co-founder of Technori, Adams Gilbert Co., @cloudbot
Chief Growth Officer @mightynest. Former CMO @threadless. Search / social marketing exec @vivaki / @performics. Product and marketing strategy and execution.
Founder of eSpark, which helps schools leverage iPads and the vast ecosystem of educational apps to personalize learning, engage students and raise achievement.
Co-Founder/CEO of Hireology. Serial entrepreneur with 14 years of technology and HR-related start-up experience. MBA from @depaul-university University.
http://www.BetterHiringToday.com
Founder of @orderbolt
BA in CS and an MBA from @southern-illinois-university-carbondale; Certified in International Business, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation Management from GGSB
CEO of @spark. Business + engineering + design. Alumnus of @mckinsey-company and @groupon. @Kellogg MBA and Northwestern MEM 2012, @dartmouth-college BA 2007.
http://blog.sparkdevices.com
Worked at @sprout-social, @groupon • Studied at @university-of-miami
Creative Director at Visually; freelance designer
Co-founder of @goshi in Chicago. Drummer of In Threes.
Start-up Junkie who connects the dots, creates results, and plays well with others.
http://www.buchar.net
Founder of @rentstuff. Strong business background (@merrill-lynch). @princeton-university BA 2004 (Economics w/ honors).
Co-founder @beebillion acquired 08/11. Strong Biz Dev, Customer Acquisition and eComm background.
http://www.gaber.me
CEO at @akta. Investor at @socialcrunch. Active angel, speaker and traveler.
http://[email protected]/pub/robert-brown/1/337/23b
IUPUI Bioinformatics; Worked at Northwestern University
Founder: @tourist-records
Co-Founder: ActiveFam
Past gigs: @the-active-network @eteamz-com @rollingnote @teamsnap @weplay @zaadz
Contemporary Pianist
Dad of 2
EVP, Sales & Marketing - Nu-B-2B
@ibm Sys. Integration, Proj. Mgmt, Instructor (Retired)
B.S. Business, @Purdue
M.A. Education
MBA @texas Woman's University
Founder @scout • Previously founded @foodini.co • worked at @sandboxind, @lab42 , @jpmorgan-chase • Studied at @miami University BSA in Computer Science
Founder ClaraStream • Worked at @best-online-universities-llc, @eretailing • Studied at @ohio-state-university, @depaul-university
Co-Founder and CEO @bucketfeet. Former Banker / PE guy. World traveler. Northwestern University.
http://blog.bucketfeet.com/
Chicago Startups | Online Marketing | @google Adwords PPC | p. 773.888.ELAN
CEO @socialcrunch. Strong finance, business development & product launch skills. Brit in Chicago. 1 exit so far.
http://blog.alexgriffiths.info
Investor in @chromatin, @theranos, @plum-choice, @navicure, @divergence, @launchcyte, @darkstrand, @apt, @referme, Callisto, @tlcontact, @healthcare.
Co-Founder and COO @goodpeople
Cofounder @buycentives, Founder @greatfamilyrentals-com. CMO @intrago.
MBA Marketing Michigan (Ross).
Also @frog-design, @leo-burnett, @jwt, and Saturn.
http://www.google.com/patents/US20100280700
Founder+CEO PaletteApp 25 years in design and manufacturing. Created PaletteApp to disrupt the current system of introducing product to architects and designers
Co-founder and CEO of TradingView.
Founder ClaraStream • Studied at @ohio-state-university Founded & bootstrapped e-commerce company into IR Magazine Top 1,000. 10 years technology sales & marketing experience.
Co-founder of @styleseek. Consumer market analyst; serial entrepreneur; brand developer; consumer, social and marketing strategist in fashion merchandising.
http://styleseekprivate.wordpress.com/
Founder @brideside. Tech investor @silicon-valley-bank. Strong business background (Monitor Group, @ubs-investment-bank). Kellogg MBA '12, Wellesley College '06
Co-founded TradingView (COO), previously worked at MultiCharts (COO) and Canada Revenue Agency.
http://blog.tradingview.com
Founder of Opternative, which helps individuals gain greater accessibility in eye care, through unique technological innovations.
Founder & CEO @thoughtly Juris Doctor @loyola-university-chicago BBA in Finance @southern-methodist-university
http://thoughtly.co/blog
Co-Founder @paletteapp • 20+ years in design and marketing. Strong design sense and marketing experience to the design industry.
Co-founder of @learnmetrics real-time analytics for education. Obsessed with the power of education to change lives.
http://julianmiller.tumblr.com
Founded @public-good-software, Director of UX & Product @obama-for-america, founding team @the-point, early UXer @orbitz, founder @fuzzy-math.
co-founder at walk.by • Studied at @NU
Founder-in-Residence at Wavetable. Previously Co-Founder of HaveMyShift.com and PwC's Emerging Technology Lab.
Worked at @gtrot, @benchprep, @kapture, @wavve
Co-Founder/VP of Sales at ClickQuoteSave, LLC. Worked at The American Medical Association; Managed complete sales process of Medical Coding Solutions
Author of Design for Hackers (Debuted at #18 on @amazon) Mentor at 500 Startups. Changing the way you see design.
Co-founder of 900dpi. Entrepreneur and full-stack developer of eight years. @university-of-wisconsin-whitewater
http://www.aap.bz
Serial Entrepreneur. Into parking and technology. Lover of people, business and life.
http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/doug_moe/article_5f92b3e2-badb-11df-b741-001cc4c002e0.html
Chief Operating Officer @storymix-media. Mech. Engineering w/ Honors, Stevens Tech. @apple Certified FCP & Motion Graphics. Engine Design and Field Service Engineer @ford-motor
http://storymixmedia.com/weddings/blog
PhD at @northwestern-university. Generalist: software/web development, data analytics, and communication.
Current: RVP, Sales - North America at @ringcentral. 12 years SMB Sales/Marketing experience - Loudcloud, WebEx, SuccessFactors, @ringcentral
Founder of @introfly, former attorney, Inventor & Founder of Gentleman's Vice Golf & Cigar Accessories.
http://blog.introfly.com
CTO of @silvrspoon, Y Combinator Alum, Carnegie Mellon CASOS PhD researcher & MSIT grad, entrepreneur
http://georgekorsnick.com
VP of Product, co-founder at @gridium. Co-founder of @terrapass. Product and engineering at @tellme, @trilogy. @wharton-school MBA, @stanford-university BS.
Founder @stathat-2 • First CTO @okcupid • BA Computer Science @columbia-university in NYC.
First BD role was on behalf of the Mosaic browser from Spyglass, and roles at RollingStone.com, Napster (v1), CNET, Audible & Thumbplay (now Clear Channel)
Founder yikes
Lead Developer @styleseek. Passion for building and shipping elegant web products.
Have built several companies. 1st big win- ecom company 1996, recently- Cenoplex- new mobile technology, current- My WetRock- big environmental impact product.
http://stephenmeade.wordpress.com/
CEO Placebo Effect. Eight years leading philanthropic tech orgs. Relationship builder. One exit. Media magnet. BA Williams College.
Founder & CEO @cookitfor-us | Founder, MonksOfInvention.com | Founder, InnovationCenter.com | Intrapreneur - @american-express, GE Capital, @kraft-foods
http://blog.CookItFor.Us
Lead Platform @clover-technologies-group • Founder & CEO @yourenew (sold to Clover in '12) • Board Member @yale-university Entrepreneurial Institute
http://bobcasey.me
Founder of @digital-innovations, @neuros-technology and @sonr-labs. Inventor of consumer products totaling $350M in revenue.
Builder. Fixer. Thinker. Rocker.
http://derek.broox.com
CTO and co-founder of @whimseybox. Previously co-founded @bestfriendbox, worked at @gowalla, @amd, @vaynermedia
In search of full-time role while currently freelancing & volunteering. Marketing/Jack-of-all trades at @olapic , @dropgifts , and @parse-ly. BA Econ UConn
Design Director of Bloc.io, Lead Designer for High Gear Media. Founder of Made by Munsters.
VP Operations and Co-Founder at cleverbridge
http://www.buildingkeystones.com
Co-Founder of @elicit, Inc.
Investor & Health Tech Entrepreneur, focused on Finance & Business Development
http://positiveventures.blogspot.com/
Founder @lost-crates • Studied at University of Michigan
Serial entrepreneur 13 years. Currently obsessed with helping lead buyers buy smarter. Founder of @legitlead, FounderSensei.com & mentor @techstars Chicago.
http://legitlead.com/
Worked at @parkwhiz, @red-foundry • Studied at @dartmouth-college, @kellogg-school-of-management
Founder @we-created-it-1 • Worked at Telenav, V-Vehicle (KPCB & GV startup), @venrock • Product & Marketing Background • @stanford-university MBA
Co-Founder / CEO @tapfwd | Frmr VP @rapleaf (acquired) and Co-Founder @measy (Webby Award) | Kellogg MBA
Founder and CEO - Future Simple Inc (futuresimpleinc.com) passionate about design, UX, entrepreneurship and management
Co-founder & CEO of Upscale Resale @moxiejeankids, @ExcelerateLabs class of '12, adviser @theImpactEngine #collcons #mom #startup
http://www.builtinchicago.org/member/sharonschneider
Software Engineer @stacksocial • 1st employee @lasso • Studied at @madison
CEO of Delightful. Kauffman Fellow (Class 18). Founder and Board Member of Quantitative Insights. Former: GM of OkCupid Labs. MBA from University of Chicago.
Founder and CEO of @couponcabin.com; director of The Kluth Family Foundation
http://www.couponcabin.com/blog
Investor in @tagnetics, @10x-technology, @advanced-diamond-technologies, @jiminy and @autonomic-materials Inc.
http://www.independence-equity.com
Web & Mobile Software Engineer. CTO: @venyooz. Previously at @mahalo, @spire-io, @the-starter-league, & @recsolu. B.A., Honors in Philosophy.
http://cardoni.net
CTO @weplann. Hacker-Software eCommerce guru. 13+ years @ebay & @intacct building solutions used on over 10,000 websites doing over $1 billion in transactions.
Blue Tide Founder // @parkwhiz Front-End // Love a good API // Design // JS // CSS // UI/UX // Optimism // SharkWeek // From Indianapolis, IN
http://blog.iamzachreed.com/
Principal & CEO, Pasky IP Law LLC. Patent Attorney. Founder, @data-2-0 (DeveloperWeek, DataWeek, API World) & @techweek. Mentor, @techstars, @healthbox
http://dataweek.com
Growing @openairplane Professional pilot, husband, father, nerd. Passionate about user experience + aviation. Find me on a computer, or in a cockpit.
http://blog.aopa.org/opinionleaders/category/authors/rod-rakic/
Founder Ticket Scalpr, @bistro-studios
Suzanne is a trained Interaction Designer who has over 15 years as a practioner applying the methodology of Design Thinking and Human-Centered Design to various projects across industries in healthcare, financial services, automotive, telecommunicatio
Founder Moxie Jean
CEO and Co-Founder Cancer IQ • Worked at @mckinsey-company, @credit-suisse @UChicago Medical Center • Studied at @wharton-school
Co-founder @r7-partners. Investor @bloom-energy, @tabula, @socialcrunch. Former board observer @wayport @amyris-biotechnologies @ooma @magnum-semiconductor.
Co-founder & CMO at @cartavi
http://cartavi.com/blog/
Co-founder, VP Application at @elicit
Founder Monarc Brand
Senior Developer at @caremerge. Working on @node-js, @ios-development @ruby-on-rails-1 & @backbone-js ..a true full-stack engineer. Studied at @university-of-york
CEO and Co-Founder @getafive, I like to think creatively and operate leanly. A dozen years in corporate America pre-start up will do that to ya.
Online brokerage: Barron's best for options trading, GM of research & marketing arm. Knowledge@Wharton advisor. IT & online media: CNET News.com, year 1.
http://www.gainline.us
Founder & CEO of WebCurfew
https://www.webcurfew.com/parentalcontrols/DigitalLoitering.aspx
VP of @kitchin. MBA/MSA student at Loyola Quinlan GSB. Summer quarter student at @the-starter-league. Worked at @edelman in Biz Dev, Marketing, PR and Finance.
Business Development Manager at Merchant Atlas: Fully Automating Sales, Masters at Hult International Business School, Venture Scholar at G51 Capital
http://merchantatlas.wordpress.com/
Worked at @ribbon, @mobile-captain • Studying EECS at @university-of-california-berkeley. Web developer. Rails specialist.
CCO at @sproutel | Co-founder & National Board Advisor at @design-for-america | @Northwestern Alum | "15 Women to watch in Tech 2012" by Inc
Information Security Engineer at Google, OSCP.
Security Halls of Fame: Google (4x), eBay, Yahoo!, Nokia, Opera, Mailchimp, Shopify.
http://miki.it/blog
A former FeeFighter who likes online marketing and finance
http://www.hadleycapital.com/blog/author/133
I build global businesses. Founded knockknock (funded by 500 startups). Cloud, mobile, NoSQL, connected devices,(Kellogg MBA, @wharton-school BSE, @amazon-web-services, @accenture Strategy)
Disrupting status quo from forefront of innovation in biomedical informatics with @jcsilverstein and the HealthGrid.org team. I blog for @imedicalapps.
http://www.imedicalapps.com/author/brian-edwards/
CEO of Birdsong Ventures, a collective of Angels, Advisors & Marketers focused on introducing brands to disruptive tech and investing in seed stage companies.
VC at @cue-ball-capital
CEO @storymix-media. Aerospace Eng Deg U of Mich; System Eng at @ford-motor: worldwide sales presentations, Options Trader in Chicago: 5+M trading profits
CTO at @pear-formerly-apparel-media-group. Entrepreneur, advisor, technologist. Studied at @university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign.
Has previously worked at two startups. Looking to help Raise take their Loyalty Platform to the next level. Eager to get back in the startup world of Chicago.
Designer and Developer based in Chicago
Econ/finance background: Angel investing and micro-lending. Operating side at venture backed Power2Switch as business analyst. Previously in politics in D.C.
https://medium.com/@klillie7
Founder CancerIQ, CancerIQ • Worked at @aqr-capital-management • Studied at @harvard-university, @university-of-chicago-booth-school-of-business
Worked @anyperk • Studied @marquette
Advisor of Fast Air Buy LLC, co-chair Heartland Mobile Council's Summit 2012, former digital strategy consultant at Chicago Fire Soccer Club. UC @university-of-california-berkeley MBA.
http://www.mitchellposada.com
I'm the Director of Communications for @doggyloot. Worked at domu and the Chicago Sun-Times. M.A. in journalism from @depaul-university University.
Entrepreneur & early stage investor. President @alameda Holdings, LLC, Co-Founder @tribal-technologies • Worked at @motorola, @lucent-technologies • Studied at @the-wharton-school
Worked at @cakestyle • Studies at @yale-university
SVP at @parkwhiz. Serial entrepreneur and global market maker driving $400+ million in revenue that created $4+ billion in market capitalization.
Co-Founder and CEO @blitsy
Ruby on Rails Engineer
Currently @quarterly, Previously bizdev @12society, consultant @nbcuniversal, strategy consultant @joneslanglasalle
Founder @procured-health-1 • Worked at @citadel-investment-group • Studied at @yale-university
Worked at @parkwhiz • Studied at @university-of-illinois-chicago
Seeking new startup position • Worked at @food-genius • Studied at @miami-university • Interned @ Tap.me • Co-founder of Alpine Children's Charity
VP Solar Operations @kiwi-solar • Project Manager @grosolar • NAPCEP Certified Solar PV Installer
Lead front-end developer at @stagebloc, founder @mirrorgram. Hopelessly addicted to Doctor Who, awful puns, and Oxford commas.
Founder @monthlys-1, @mantra-labs-2 • Worked at @lightbank, @benchprep
Team member of @cakestyle.
Marketing Manager at @good-co. Former Senior Account Manager at @socialkaty. @depaul-university-1 and @american-intercontinental-university Alumni.
http://blog.good.co
Founder & CEO of @georama. Ex-Program Manager at @microsoft. Also was at @google. Digital Marketing Guru - Search, Display, Social. Entrepreneur, Visionary, Techy.
Led product. Developed high-freq trading platform, risk mgmt platform. BSMS Physics, EE
http://jasonngan.com
UI at @alltuition and brilliant.org. Contributed to @food-genius and @betterfly. UChicago economics grad. Loves product, IxD, and brands that span the digital and the physical.
Raconteur with a Capital R. Also CEO of @tech-li
Co-Founder of Groupcharger, @nabthedeal and TheLunchDeal.Strong product development, technical strategy,operations and business development.2 startups sold.
CEO of Pangea. Prepaid, Telecom, Finance and Start-up experience. Investor and media background (Cerberus, Time Warner). BA, UPENN. MBA, Chicago Booth.
Worked at @silicon-valley-bank
Founder CamFind, Studied @university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign computer science and mathematics, Founded the search engine - JRank.org and StateUniversity.com Helicopter Pilot for a hobby
Operations Analyst at CakeStyle with a strong background in writing.
Techstars mentor, start-up advisor. Currently @razorfish. Acquity Group and gravitytank alum. Experience design, mobile, omni-channel focus.
Chicago Native. Young Professional. Tech Enthusiast. Lifelong Learner. First hire @LogisticalLabs Worked @mantra-1 @fooda @lightbank
Developer @modest-inc Helped to found @belly out of high school. Previously @lightbank. School during the day.
Co-founded, ran as CEO, and sold (two acquisitions) the first adaptive learning platform. Passionate about helping people learn.
CEO and Co-Founder of iMedia.fm's A7 solution, providing an Immersive Experience Learning for Kids, reach of over 160 Million.
David, I received your email intro via angle.co and am encouraged by your progress thus far. I would be happy to speak with you via phone or over coffee.
Feel free to email me at [email protected] or [email protected]
Sincerely,
Joh
Co-founder and CEO of Fluid. Tech and business ninja. Built FDA-approved medical devices from scratch. Worked at Google X. Harvard Ph.D. Fearless hustler.
CEO & Co-Founder @swap-com-netcycler swap.com kid's online consignment. Board member Innofactor Plc. (IFA1V). Earlier VP in @first-hop. PhD, fusion reactor experiments.
CEO @interior-define-1 • Studied at @harvard-business-school, @cornell-university
Advisor 75 early-stage venture funded firms -- emusic to Primesense. 50 new product rollouts. Bestselling author, speaker,past president USC Film Alumni assn
http://www.hollywood2020.net
@lightbank Associate, experimenting at @thelunchread, writing @ABrewingThought. Formerly @bcg and @university-of-michigan.
Founder @bivio-networks • Worked at @hewlett-packard, @cisco-systems-deleted-deleted • Studied at @national-university, @northeastern-illinois-university
CTO, Co-Founder @healthfinch
Primary Care Physician, Entrepreneur, Head of Informatics and Innovation for Northwestern Memorial Physicians Group, "20 People who make Healthcare Better"
http://drlyle.blogspot.com/
CTO and Founder of @bikespike
8+ years of development experience. Embedded Hardware / Software Engineer & iOS Software Developer. 3 years experience @apple
at
VP Operations of Greenshoe. JD/MBA candidate Kellogg-Northwestern.
Founder @stork-stack • Worked at @h-i-g-capital • Studied at @wharton-school, @northwestern-university
http://blog.storkstack.com
Founder @root3-technologies • Studied at @columbia-university, @university-of-chicago Worked at The Climate Group, Argonne Nat'l Labs Herman Fellow UChicago Booth
Co-Founder of Popular Pays. Previously @ Leo Burnett working on the Allstate Mayhem campaign.
Founder Resultly • Studied at @depaul-university
http://blog.resultly.com
Co-founder and CEO of heathfinch.
http://blog.healthfinch.com
SVP Product at HelloWallet, formerly at NPR. Product, strategy, and ops background. JD UT Austin.
Founder @everyblock, @public-good-software • Worked at @democratic-national-committe, @center-for-neighborhood-technology
Co-founder and CEO @earshotinc. Successful start-up experience and proven leader building and managing high performing teams.
Founder @JRank site search engine, @stateuniversity • Worked at @camfind • B.S. in Computer Science and Mathematics at @northern-illinois-university
Founder @ www.prometheussprings.com, former advertising creative from Crispin Porter, Weiden Kennedy and Young & Rubicam
http://www.rahulpanchal.com
Founder @interior-define-1 • Studied at @northwestern-university
@everpurse Founder & CTO. Aircraft builder & pilot by 14, entrepreneur at 18, top exec at #25 INC 500 startup by 24. Obsessed with the efficient.
http://thinkbiz.me
MBA Candidate at Kellogg School of Management | Intern at Qualcomm Ventures
Co-founder of Packback. Marketer, musician, ed-tech enthusiast, and student affordability advocate.
chief giving officer at @givby.com
http://givby.tumblr.com/
Head of Digital @threadless.
Formerly User Happiness Officer @snapjoy.
CEO at @toy-studio; Shareholder @playphone, Inc.; Founder @viveli, Inc; Advisor of Startups; Investments (Bright.com, Pixalate, @open-install (Sold December 2011))
Serial entrepreneur, startup advisor, angel investor, strategist, all-around builder • CFO at @everpurse • Studied at @kellogg-school-of-management and @northwestern-university
Founder and CEO of @magister-technologies and developer of its core technologies
Product and founding team @trunk-club (www.trunkclub.com). Formerly @mckinsey
Former Institutional Investor @ Citi, MBA Student @ UChicago, Scout @ LEO.COM, Small Angel, Aspiring entrepreneur
Developer at Social Sonar, Former Googler, Open Source Contributer
http://www.thatdorkjordan.com
Co-Founder @thyme • Worked at @microsoft, @isoftstone • Studied at @carnegie-mellon-university,@stanford-university
Manage programs and advise start-ups at the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Hyde Park Angels. UChicago AB and AM grad.
Venture Partner @dashfire. Startup advisor/investor
CEO at @lasso (@excelerate'12) | Musician | Polyglot | Working with creative teams since age 12
I absolutely love growing companies through marketing that actually results in sales- not just to anyone, but to the right customers.
Rare combo of mobile tech startup + world-class ops, supply chain, and strategy at @toyota, @motorola, @palm. @harvard-university Kennedy School @university-of-louisville
Co-Founder and CEO of GirlsGuideTo
Former jQuery Core Team Member, CEO of appendTo.
Co-founder, Smithfield Medical
Director of Sales & B.D., BetaSphere
Founder, Caspian Partners, LLC
Studied @university-of-california-berkeley
Cofounder and CTO of @glancee, inc. Software engineer graduated from Ecole de technologie superieure. Worked at Ericsson, CAE and collaborated with @massachusetts-institute-of-technology.
CIO & co-founder at @everpurse; creator of @nomorecreeps.com and occasional freelancer.
http://jessepinho.com
Founder @darc-corporation, O2Works • Worked at @oracle-corporation • Investor @fantree, @klick-push • Studied at @university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign
Investor at New World Ventures. Formerly at SV Angel, The Honest Company, Wharton, McKinsey, Swarthmore.
Entrepreneur, Designer, Teacher and Director at IDEO
Founder Packback • Studied at @illinois-state-university. Striving toward more affordable and exciting content in higher-ed.
http://MikeShannonBlog.wordpress.com
Master's HCI student at Carnegie Mellon, with B.S. in Mechanical Engineering/Robotics. Worked as a generalist product designer/developer at Picplum.
CEO of @signal. Worked at @orbitz, E&Y. Excited about marketing, analytics, personal data and wearable tech.
http://www.jeffjudge.com
Founder TapFit • Worked at @kpmg, @northwestern-university-1 • Studied at @vanderbilt-university
Builds highly scalable web apps. Loves skiing, climbing, traveling, & listening to live music. CTO @charlie-app past: CTO Beyond Diet, Sr. Consultant @avanade
http://robvolk.com
Marketing Coordinator @opternative
Formerly @mentormob & @groupon
http://www.ericmpitt.com/blog
CEO & Founder of @fotojelly-1. Accomplished technologies with exp. as developer, CTO, sw sales exec and CEO of a small ISV. Founder Institute graduate.
http://blog.christopherross.net
Web developer specializing in Ruby on Rails application design, development, and deployment
http://www.breakpointer.co
CTO at @lasso. First startup out of college. Programmer since I was 11.
Founder and CEO @charlie-app a @dreamit-ventures backed company. Kauffman Global Scholar 2012 @ewing-marion-kauffman-foundation
VP Product at SET, builder of software from scratch. Previously at CAI, Starbelly, & Adchemy.
Principal at Startup Culture. Been involved intimately with Social and Mobile Games for the last 5 years. Strong Biz Dev relationships built over the last 15yrs
President / Co-Founder of Synchology. Payments disruptor.
Creator of products & new markets. Sideline hacker. BizDev/product/COO @ @greengoose, @forkfly, @bonanza. Early career @intuit and @saic in CorpDev & strategy.
http://www.chadkruse.com
Founder Project Travel • Pun Champion • 2013 "Hottest Women in Tech" @killerstartups • #Quadricorn #Hacker #Hustler
Founder WisePatient • Worked at @accenture, @arcapita-inc • Studied at @vanderbilt-university, @kellogg-school-of-management
Founder/CEO of @motozuma-1. Founded Synergy Marketing Partners in 2007. Extensive automotive marketing background. Studied at University of Notre Dame
http://blog.motozuma.com
CPO @lasso - photographer of many things and ideas - former D1 tennis player - recovering CAA assistant - attended Art Center College of Design
Founder CultureAlley. Past @boston-consulting-group, @enphase-energy. Kellogg MBA'12 (Beta Gamma Sigma honor); Engineer @indian-institute-of-technology-bombay
http://www.blog.culturealley.com
Co-Founder of matchist & @entrepreneurs-unpluggd
My passion is mentoring, advising, funding and founding tech startups. Seriously seasoned and savvy strategy, marketing and business development veteran.
http://tomdenison.tumblr.com/
ISD Corporation, Executive Chairman & CEO
Founder of The FUNDA organization LLC
http://scottyiseri.com
Recent Oxford MBA grad, less-recent Northwestern journalism grad. Worked in reporting, writing and product launch for Chicago Tribune, New York Times, Politico.
Startup advisor. Biz dev guru. Strategist w/18 yrs brand, entnmnt & media relationships • Worked at @bear-stearns-co-inc • Studied at @northwestern-university
CEO and Co-Founder of @swiftiq
http://www.blog.swiftiq.com
The original cloud networking company. With our VNS3 product, over 700 customers extend networks to create hybrid clouds.
http://blog.cohesiveft.com
CEO and co-founder of @leaguevine. Started the company out of college. BS, MS in computer science, specializing in algorithms.
Founder and CEO of @3d-travel, a travel-tech startup that raised $3.5MM. Founder and CEO of @team-vision, a successful interactive agency for over 15 years.
http://3dhawaii.com/blog
Developed parallel backtesting software for stock trading firm. Haskell lover. Python guru. Strong web development background. Lead developer on many projects.
Exceptional recruiter, strong biz acumen. Fearless, smart, strategic. Passionate about building extraordinary startup teams/culture. Will commute NYC, SF, SV
http://www.hirethoughts.blogspot.com
Founder of @glittergates-corp, The go to business guy. Over 20 yrs investing in start-up companies. Advisor, Investor, Deep Thinker from beginning to the end.
Co-founder & CRO @morsel. Past restaurant publicist for Paul Kahan, Michael Jordan & Art Smith. Culinary degree & sommelier, Studied at @indiana-university-bloomington & @depaul-university
options trader interested in all manner of investment opportunities.
Founder Nimbus, helping start-ups and SMB's utilize cloud apps. Previous: Market Expansion Belly, and Technology Analyst for Deloitte Consulting
http://www.thenimbusclouds.com/
Experienced in growing sales teams for early stage and hyper-growth tech companies
Self-taught securities trader turned angel investor, incubator and entrepreneur.
http://www.stocktwits.com/claytoncohn
Vanderbilt Engineering, mobile specialist w/ full stack experience, UX/UI design chops, launched 2 mobile apps, worked for Intuit, played semi-pro tennis.
Founder @reportedly • Worked at @gannett, @Advance Internet, @Knight Ridder Digital, @vendasta • Studied at @rutgers-university-new-brunswick
http://www.stanleygauss.com
Northwestern CS; Ruby and Clojure fan; real Rails experience at a startup (walkby); strong interest in programming (hackathons, github activity)
Chief Medical Officer & Head of Product Innovation at Physicians Interactive Holdings; Creator of OMNIO; Advisor: Medikly; Supporter of "Health Artists"
http://gautamgulati.me/
CEO,Writer,Director, Producer @noci-pictures-entertainment Executive Producer @fremantlemedia Co-Executive Producer @SpikeTV. Cerebral,Transparent, Visionary.
Co-founder & CEO of @ajax-workforce-marketing, a social media training company with a scalable, 1:1 training model. Background in both training & web technologies.
http://jasonseiden.com
Founder and President of DigitalGroundUp and Digital4Startups. Digital marketing expert with experience at Google, agencies, and startups. Harvard grad.
Experienced venture capital associate, tech startup operator, strategist, advisor. Love to build things, namely products and organizations of awesome people.
The most persistent female bastard you ever met.
http://blog.8thlight.com/sue-kim/archive.html
@zockster and @parametric • Worked at @google (public policy, HR tech), @obama for America (operations) • Studied at @Wash U (economics)
Founder of @the-founding-moms; ran two companies previously. @brown-university grad, lawyer, TED talker, lover of chocolate.
http://FoundingMoms.com/blog
Head of Marketing and Customer Support @rapleaf; Princeton AB; excellent writer, editor, creative thinker. Former expat.
Co-founder and iOS developer at @mobilex-labs – The best platform for building native mobile apps without any coding.
Computer Science at @cardiff-university.
Founder @contractor-hero • Worked at @redfin, @aq-construction • Studied at @university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign
http://konradrodak.com
Entrepreneur & Storyteller • Founder Hindex, Inc • Education and Business Development background • Worked at @img • Studied at @university of Miami, @Augustana
Founder @solarbridge-technologies, @advanced-diamond-technologies-inc • Worked at @microsoft, @ibm • Studied at @university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign, @university-of-chicago
CEO/Founder CraftJack (sold in June 2012). Co-founder @mystery-tackle-box • Worked at @leo-burnett, @arc-worldwide . Big ideas followed by precise execution.
http://www.builtinchicago.org/member/rossgordon
Aspiring serial entrepreneur.
I'm filling @startuphouse with early stage startups that want to change the world. Come tell us what you're working on!
http://www.karolis.info
President at @singlehop-llc, Inc
Lead Software Development Engineer and Co-Founder of @swiftiq
Co-Founder @whittl Strong business background (IBM, Motorola, Bridge Strategy Group). Kellogg & Michigan State
Product Management & Marketing Exec; Startup vet, currently at Trunk Club; Previously at Cars.com, Apartments.com.
Co-founder of @bizhive; founder/principal of @synthacis, intra-incubator consultancy; founder/ceo of 2010 agency of the year geomentum; former US cmo of Toys R Us
Founder dscout, @gravitytank • Worked at @wired-magazine • Studied at @stanford-university, @institute-of-design-illinois-institute-of-technology
Netcycler / Swap.com Co-founder
Integrated Marketing & Content Solutions Executive at CAA (@creative-artists-agency). Featured in Wired, Fast Company and Banff Media Festival.
http://www.andrewsaunders.com
Excelerate Labs 2010 Graduate. SEO, Analytics & Content Expert.
TextHub & CallOnTheGo
Co-Founder @thyme • Worked at @tallan-consulting @direct-energy • Studied at @carnegie-mellon-university
Partner leader at Lithium. Agency background. Digital and social strategy experience: BofA, Coca-Cola, etc. Product development at a dot com. U.S. Army Veteran
Founder @refstop-com (sold 2007), Currently @thepizzabutton and @sway-fm • Worked at @isocket • Studied at @indiana-university-bloomington
I love the Internet, tech startups, math, statistics, sports analysis, game theory, writing, freestyle rhymes, craft beer & being an outsider.
Self taught R developer & data viz geek. Founder of edu-tech startup Apply in the Sky. Solid biz background (Lazard, Booth MBA 2012). B.A. in Math & Philosophy.
http://www.calderainvestmentgroup.com
Co-Founded @relify-1. Hustler & operator. @theironyard '12. Worked at Anheuser-Busch, Lehman Brothers, Aileron.
Founder workforce.io • Worked at @motorola, @honeywell • Investor @dscout • Studied at @illinois-institute-of-technology
Founder Ariso Partners • Worked at @mckinsey-company, @novartis • Investor @zocdoc, @tethys-bioscience • Studied at @northwestern-university
Founder @outtrippin. Speaks 4 languages. Lived on 4 continents. 2 time travel-tech entrepreneur. Former mgmt consultant. Travel nerd with a business background.
http://kckal.tumblr.com
Founder @pubget • Worked at @enthuse, @iris-associates
http://ianconnor.blogspot.com
Strategy consultant and entrepreneur. Founder of @furnishly, the local furniture marketplace.
http://www.furnishly.com/blog
Founder @gunnallen-venture-partners, @israel-america-discovery-fund • Worked at @hercules-technology-growth-capital • Studied at @university-of-pennsylvania, @washington-university-in-saint-louis
Partner at a leading global management consultancy. UC @university-of-california-berkeley MBA.
Co-Founder @eprof - Dev/Design @StarterLeague - Ivey HBA 2012
http://blog.eprof.com
Entrepreneur, User-Experience Evangelist, Sense-Maker, Founder of Cicada Design Co. (2007), CrinklePaw Pet Innovations (2009).
Fan of making dollars and spending pesos. Entrepreneur. Hustler. World Traveler. Life Hacker. Vagabond. Chaser of Dreams & Endless Summers- CEO @ReviewTrackers
http://www.chrisrcampbell.com/blog/
Head of strategic partnerships at @groupon, formerly corporate development at @tribune-company
One of the top and most tenured sales performers at Trunk Club, Fluent in four languages, Philanthropist primarily in support of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Piano and Ping Pong enthusiast, and #technerd #ihearttechteams
Sustainable, Long-Term ROI Growth Strategist. Founded my 1st company in Chicago. 5 years in S.F. working for two E&Y entrepreneur of the year award winners.
Entrepreneurship and Finance professor at MIT Sloan School of Management; executive education professor at Kellogg School of Management. VC, entrepreneurship and innovation guru. Startup advisor. Former entrepreneur.
☃ at @espark-learning
http://www.alexkoppel.com
President / Board of Directors at Wi3 Inc.
I'm helping startups and brands stand out in a world full of chatter. A life-long learner, I believe the best way to live life is by experiencing it!
Math Nerd, Director of Manufacturing Operations @maillift
Product Manager at @fooda. Co-Founder of @soundofffm & @Canaryware. A jack of all trades, passionate technologist & entrepreneur. Obsessed with product vision.
Founder @earshot-2 • One of the first 10 employees at @west-monroe-partners • Studied at @university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign. Software Engineering and Management Consulting background.
Worked at @google, @citadel-investment-group • Studied Computer Science at @stanford-university. Python, Data Mining, Quant Finance
Marketplace Ops @recruitloop. All things Capital Markets and Music considered. Startup junkie. Aspiring VC. Left handed & footed. @IansFrancesSt & @groupon alum
http://paisleypattern.tumblr.com
VP of Marketing at @power-tower
ZipFit CFO
Energy Micro, Director of Sales
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Computer Engineer
Founder of @fantasy-player-exchange
CEO of @adalyze-technologies
CTO Advisory to many others
16 years of Software Development and IT Management experience
Founder Impossible Ventures
http://impossiblehq.com
M&A Advisor at City Capital, Founder/BOD - PRIMIS (52% IRR), Pres./BOD - BigTime Software (VC-backed), Adj. Entrep. Faculty at NU, Kellogg & Techstars Mentor
CEO at @china-social-commerce-group (CSCG)
Co-Founder @bolstr
Business leader, coach, and advisor; Stanford MBA and Princeton grad; McKinsey & Co. alum; Sr. VP at Aon plc; Advisor at Instasafe; Man of the people
http://www.marquisparker.com/blog
Co-Founder and CEO @bennett-day-school, a PreK-8 private school company. Board member at Royall & Co., the leading higher ed enrollment marketing services firm.
Dan is a designer and developer, specializing in experience and interface design and front-end development.
Business counselor and advisor: Chief Investment Officer at Beyond Capital Fund and business lawyer for startups and investors through Horwood Marcus & Berk
Founder @confluence-labs, @enthrive • Worked at @avid-life-media • Studied at @queen-s-university
Worked at @belly, @spothero • Studied at @university-of-michigan
Co-founder / Chief Instigator @ www.saambaa.com. 3x entrepreneur: software, real estate, healthcare. Like heights. Love people. Enjoy creating things.
Develop and design apps. Dev/Design for @steamboat-labs-1 and @Brewerbox. Worked on @kloudless @deskhero
Opened MetLife Stadium as an employee of New York Jets, StubHub, Inc, Halogen Guides. Passion for startups, MA University of San Francisco.
Busy disrupting the hospitality & beverage industry. Past experience in startups related to sustainability. Have held senior roles in operations mgmt & biz dev.
http://www.joshuasaunders.com
Founder JiSu, CMO Entrigna. Established business leader (United Airlines, Tap Pharamceutical). Former consultant (ZS Associates) and academic (PhD Applied Math)
http://www.jisushopping.com/blog/
Founder Peckish • Worked at @macquarie-bank • Studied at @university-of-california-los-angeles, @university-of-nebraska-lincoln
Co-founder of crowdfynd. Built meboxmedia.com & FlickLaunch.com. Working on location based mobile applications and iOS application development incubator.
CTO @reverb
http://yanpritzker.com
Founder at @rocket-lease
http://rocketlease.com/blog
Co-Founder @spaciety
Studied at @miami-university
Vast knowledge and extensive experience in all facets of business analysis, project management, implementation of corporate initiatives, and systems development projects.
CEO of @dealer-ignition and Dealy, Strong sales and Marketing, Product Development and Architecture. Work @ford-motor-company, Toyota, Mercedes-Benz.
http://saasceo.me
Founder @spaciety, @rocket-lease • Studied at @ut-austin
http://blog.ezliu.com
Founded Smilegiver, a mobile game start-up in Korea (sold to GFVC), worked on online game projects, Northwestern University. Current: Blinkfire Analytics
Completed BS @university-of-illinois-chicago then worked @tellabs then started @semiautomatic3d
Consultant @mckinsey-company, Revenue Leader @google, @base-crm and @texas-instruments • MBA @northwestern-university-1 (Kellogg), MS & BS Eng @virginia-tech
Co-Founder @shopgab • Worked at @elance, @continental-automotive • Studied at @depaul-university, @bradley-university
http://shopgab.wordpress.com
Co-Founder of Dude Products. Strong business background and possess extreme amounts of hustle.
Marketing and Bus Dev Entrepreneur with UW Wisconsin JD & Entrepreneurship and former Googler. Interested in Social and Environmental Entrepreneurship.
Director of Operations of Learnmetrics; Kellogg MBA 2013
Founder @monthlys-1, @mantra-1 • Worked at @benchprep, @manifest-digital - UX expert with front-end and back-end chops. 14 years in industry, know how to market.
Wharton MBA, product fanatic with a couple of startups under my belt. Strong business background.
Entrepreneur.Technologist.Consultant - ETC
Aspiring content marketer with a vision in mind: to change the way marketers think about marketing.
Founder @rawdesignr. Coder, Blogger, Connector.
http://www.robbieabed.com
Technology Entrepreneur – Create, Design, Develop, Innovate
Experience Manager for Manifest Digital; Strategy & Experience Advisor for Project Travel; BFA in Graphic design with a strong development background.
Marketing/Sales Hustler. 5 experiences in marketing and sales across different industries and company sizes, most recently interning at Google.
Founder Ox&Pen • Portfolio Manager at @harris-associates • stock analyst/portfolio manager at Shoreline Micro-Cap fund, MBA: Finance/CFA; Studied at @university-of-california-santa-barbara
University of Colorado at Boulder Graduate (BA); Worked at logistics firm that grossed $300 million in revenue in 2012; current Sales Associate for Lua Technologies.
Founder of a tech association, partner at a venture collaborative/incubator, entrepreneur, education booster. Gifted boat rocker that connects people & ideas.
http://www.terryhowerton.com
New Business Development at @kumbuya.com
Product designer, team builder & coder getting into some new trouble. Advisor to Chicago & Detroit startups. #GoWings #GoBlue #ChicagoStartups
CEO LiveWatch Security and @SafeMart, Co-Founder @WildcatAngels and writing about #entrepreneurship, #startups, home #security #alarms, @Northwestern & #poker
Disruptive Technology Strategist, worked for 3 start-ups, consulted numerous tech companies on how to work with brands and advertising agencies, adept a transforming networking into revenue
Advisor to @define-my-style.
Community Manager, @kuapay
Editor, @tech-li
News Editor, Sprout Social
A little bit of everything
Partner/CEO: @polymathic We build products for nontech entrepreneurs & intrapreneurs. I live for: Logan Sq, DIY/interior design, planning stuff, & heavy beats.
http://wearepolymathic.com/blog
CEO/Co-Founder @tablesavvy
Founder Nextinit • Studied at @northwestern-university, @instituto-de-empresa
Founder of second startup. Seeking additional Angels. Geek. Author (of a physical book). Always trying to be better.
@proven SaaS Entrepreneur
Founder Saffron Technology • Worked at @northwestern-university-1, @massachusetts-institute-of-technology-1
http://paulhofmann.net/blogs
Founder CancerIQ • Worked at @hp, @centric-consulting • Studied at @university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign, @university-of-chicago
Founder and CEO of @tempesta-media-1 • Held senior management positions at @leapfrog-online, @websidestory Studied at Indiana University, Bloomington
Founder @quick2launch • worked @ernst-young, @brandmuscle, @zodius-advisors
http://quick2launch.com/index.php/blog
Senior marketing pro. MBA. Specializations in tech, financial services, pets, SMB. Strong business background. Experienced across multicultural and distributed teams.
Founder @medical Teknologix • Work @prism-capital • Worked at @nasa-ames, @canadian-space-agency • Studied at @university-of-toronto
VP of Product Management and Engineering at Mediafly. Technology entrepreneur, management consultant, @booth-school-of-business MBA and UIUC Computer Science MS.
Senior executive and entrepreneur with 13 years of experience in marketing / comms, digital media, strategy, product management and operations.
Founder & CEO of @freebie, Consumer Behaivor Specialist - CRE Background with over $500m in transactions as Founder @titan-commercial-llc • Studied at @university-of-arizona
Director of Public Relations at Kennedy Communications
Co-Founder at Technori
Clean energy & technology entrepreneur. CEO @kiwi-solar, founder @entessa (Sold 2010).
CEO, entrepreneur and investor with 14+ years experience designing software solutions
Jr iOS Developer. Passionate about building & creating. Worked in high pressure environments @goldman-sachs, @oklahoma-city-thunder • Studied at @university-of-michigan B-School
My mom told me work hard, be kind to people, and success will follow. Co-Founder of @freebie Family & friends first kinda guy. Growth hacker / biz builder
Founder Chicago Pixels Multimedia • Studied at @kendall-college
http://chicagopixels.blogspot.com/
Recent Davidson grad, founder and CEO of Campus Sherpas LLC, Dabble LLC intern, and freelance social media/brand strategist
http://Www.thecusp.co
CoFounder @pxnow, Founded @cibola, Strategy @proofx, digital dev since 2001, Anthropologist, sustainably developed nearly $1B in Real Estate, @Penn + @Wharton
Product Marketing Manager with 6 years experience at Google in US and Asia Pacific.
Director at Urban Outfitters. Consumer growth operator/investor/advisor. Significant experience working and investing in growth stage to public companies.
Founder & CTO at @big-astronaut-1, Mentor @devbootcamp, former consultant @obtiva, @university-of-advancing-technology @university-of-iowa, born and raised in @chicago http://LanceEnnen.com http://RocketFuelLabs.com
http://lanceennen.com/blog
Northwestern undergrad, coffee lover, Netflixer.
Co-Founder & CEO of @grabio. 2nd startup out of college. Strong business background (Ernst & Young), Founded [email protected] (1 million visitors/month)
Founder Owl Invest
VP of Interactive Marketing @nutshellmail (sold to Constant Contact)
http://www.owlinvest.com/blog
Entrepreneur and scientist Genomic Enterprise, CEO and Founder; @datagenno, Co-Founder From Brazil and living in the US
MBA, Project Manager at SocialCrunch
CEO of SUNN, Strong Operations, Sales & Marketing Skills. Cornell MBA in Entrepreneurship & Innovation, MEng in Systems Eng.
Manager - Business Development at Guardian News & Media
Advisor to @introfly.
Founder of startups @top-colleague, @wabunga • Founder of @envalent-interactive • Worked at @accenture for six years in business and tech strategy
Director of Operations at @drift-eyewear
Founder & CEO, @silver-step. Effective relationship builder with strong business background (JPMorgan, Northern Trust). Kellogg MBA, @princeton-university BA.
http://www.builtinchicago.org/profile/SeanStory
Managing Partner, M4; Sold PE-backed company to (NASDAQ: ABFS) for $180M. Proven GM, Sales Exec in B2B, B2C and B2G. MBA, U of Chicago, '98; BSME, UIUC, '91.
Co-founder Deepworld. Co-founder @outling.com. Co-founder @rentmixer-com. Degrees in Finance and Computer Science.
http://jasonpearl.com
Founder Beamboard • Studied at @indiana-university-bloomington
Founder @vouched. Experienced Back-end Web Developer. Graph Databases, Real Estate App, Call Center Apps, Job Board App.
http://getvouched.wordpress.com/
Founder @tabule. Web developer and designer. Graduate (magna cum laude) of @university-of-southern-california. I like beautiful code, food, and magic tricks.
Founder @business-traveler-social, @curbninja • Studied at @university-of-illinois-chicago
http://www.tnhines.wordpress.com/posts
Foodlander helps you discover deals and products right around the corner at your local farmers market. #freshdeals #localfood
Worked at @braintree-1
Works at @winestyr. Previously worked @giftrocket. @dartmouth-college '07, ex J.P. Morgan investment banker, always searching for the next great meal & bottle.
Worked at @scout, Teradyne/Eagle, Woodward/MPC, Argonne National Labs. Strong Systems and Interdepartmental Coordination
Web developer. Cocreated Django Web framework. Founded EveryBlock (sold to msnbc.com). Trained in journalism. I can both talk strategy and ship good code.
Founder of KSubasta. Business owner at age 20. Worked with Deloitte and @microsoft. Strong international management experience.
Business innovator. Former Founder in Residence at Sandbox Industries - ideating, testing, launching new startups, including Lost Crates. Early Groupon employee
Former Lower Middle Market Banker, Current Screening and Diligence Team Member @private-capital-alliance
http://privatecapitalalliance.blogspot.com/
Founder/CEO of @trainsignal (acquired by @pluralsight). Founder/CEO of Blue Whale Web. Looking to partner with people who want to make a difference.
I'm a cabinet-maker & designer of furniture. I am looking to build with the right investor from my garage to our own woodshop! http://www.4frontfurniture.biz
Business Development at Orbitz. Founder of Foodie Registry. Startup Leadership Program Fellow. Derivatives trader. Chicago Booth MBA 2010.
Founder @tap-me-3, @tapme-games • Worked at @electronic-arts • Studied at @depaul-university - Love mentoring startups.
http://[email protected]/in/jsteffes
Member Experience Manager at Project Fixup (Techstars Chicago 2013); Previously Family Resource Specialist at large non-profit agency
Co-Founder @BetterWeekdays; @georgia-institute-of-technology Engineer; Worked @accenture, Product Development and User Experience; Love growth hacking
Founder of Ms.Tech • Worked with @hootsuite, @midventures • Studied at @purdue-university, @cleveland-state-university, @indiana-wesleyan-university
CTO of @citizen-made. Software engineer for Lifetouch, Navteq, IBM, Volvo. Product design consultant for Kinesis, Brightspark, Northwestern Medicine.
http://www.technofish.us/word
Technical Co-Founder @careshare • Heavy-lifting Internet Engineer • Studied at @northwestern-university
http://blog.barrettgriffith.com
Incubator @rockhealth • COO @canceriq • Worked at @university-of-chicago-medical-center • Studied at @emory-university, @northwestern-university
Founder @tabule • Developer & aspiring UX Designer • Studied CS + Psych + Business, graduated cum laude @illinois-institute-of-technology
http://metamorphium.com
Founder of HireBrite • Formerly M&A, Private Equity & Business Development • Studied at @harvard-university, @university-of-chicago-booth-school-of-business
Worked at @betterfly-1, @magnani-caruso-dutton • Studied at @northwestern-university
Lead engineer at @moneydesktop (rapidly growing PFM provider), co-founded @qbillion (online financial analysis), lead engineer at @i-tv (#1 TV app in appstore)
4 years of operations & leadershp experience at Groupon, management consulting, Stanford MBA
Team member of @lab42.
http://blog.lab42.com
Co-Founder and COO of @push-wellness • Worked at @northwestern-university-1 Feinberg School of Medicine • Grad school at Northwestern, UIC (Epidemiology)
Design engineer currently working at @spark • Cook Engineering Design Fellow, B.E. Mechanical Engineering (2012) at @dartmouth-college College
COO of @silvrspoon. Founded tech consulting and development firm for startups in 08. Strong business background BS in Mgmt & Intl Bus from Kelley School (IU)
http://blog.silvrspoon.com/
Co-founder of @rentalutions. Former Investment Banking Associate at @bmo-capital-markets . @university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign '07 Finance & Accounting
www.linkedin.com/in/mjoel
Founder & CEO @procureapp-1
I'm passionate about new technologies and in helping corporation's to save expenses via new internet applications.
Founder @symbiosis-health, Symbiosis Health, 4th Startup, 8 years experience in Revenue cycle management
@bikespike @matchist @travelocity @getninjas @university-of-chicago-booth-school-of-business @southern-methodist-university-1, practitioner of finance, business development and strategy, avid cyclist, travler and tennis player; smart worker.
CEO of @silvrspoon. Full stack developer. BS/MS in Computer Science.
Serial entrepreneur, startup advisor, angel investor, technologist, strategist. Highly skilled at business/corporate dev, and closing strategic partnerships.
CEO of @snapclass. Chicago Entrepreneur. Getting it done.
CEO of Core Analytics and Game Loyalty. Analytics Expert, covering social, mobile, games, web and offline data analysis. Architect of BrandMeter (TM)
http://clickinsights.blogspot.com
Co-Founder of @scholastica. Academic publishing experience at Callaloo (JHU Press). Designed at many Chicago software companies.
http://www.robwalshonline.com/blog/
Founder @riot-inc, @asset-harmony, @piepdx alum, worked at @manifest-digital, @arthur-andersen
CEO, Board Member & Advisor. Hyde Park Angel, UChicago, Hoopster & Author - never at the same time.
Winner of 2011 Best Social Networking App & Best Reference App for Android. Previously Mobile Development Director for @thumb.
Founder @heirlume
Founder @netparty. Building suite of social discovery/networking sites/apps under ChemistryLab.co banner including Youngp.ro / WeJustClick.com / Tribester.com.
I can talk to people through the interwebs as though I'm an actual person and not a robot.
Co-Founder of Tectonic Data Systems • Co-designer of @tectonicdb • Former @kirkland-ellis-llp Lawyer • JD @northwestern-university-school-of-law, @UW-Madison
http://www.myshorttrack.com/blog
Operating Partner for Private Equity Group in Chicago. Masters in Information Technology from IIT in Chicago.
http://jmilbery.wordpress.com
Co-founder & CEO at @sweetperk, Inc; Kellogg MBA, Levy Fellow; Global Product Manager for Embedded Software (Johnson Controls); Web start-up through undergrad.
Investor in @perceptual-networks & @oncam
President at Fundology. 7 years M&A Advisory. 7 years software development.
Tech entreprenuer. Chicago. Strong in PHP. Worked at Motorola, Brickfish. Founder of @iscripts , @supportpro , @socialdefender . MBA and MS from Arizona State.
http://www.ajiabraham.com
Founder/CEO Veebit
Lateral thinker & Founder at @bb-media-global-group, Studied @stanford-university & DePaul University
A licensed clinical psychologist, Leslie Pratch has led Pratch & Company as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) since 1998.
http://drlesliepratch.tumblr.com/
Experienced Entrepreneur with expertise in Talent Acquisition, Mobile/Web Solutions. Founder/CEO of @cmp-jobs & @loginaut. Bootstrap to $2m. EO NY Member.
MS Engineering Design from Northwestern, led NU Solar Car Team, 1st campus solar installation. Worked at GM & Northrop. Founded 1st tech startup in class at NU.
BCG Project Leader; artist, programmer, business developer, lawyer. JD/MBA from Chicago. Experience in strategy, ops, sales and marketing, and M&A.
Former Co-Founder of Tap.Me (Acquired by MediaMath). Experienced digital media executive with proven ability to build and lead successful sales teams--in start-up, growth-stage, and at-scale organizations.
Commercial lawyer experienced with technology and startup companies; accustomed to working with small teams and informal work environments; ex-Air Force officer.
Entrepreneur. Hacker. Founder. Hipster. IU Kelley School of Business.
Systems Thinker, Hiker, Entrepreneur, Whole Systems Designer, Philosopher, Technologist http://about.me/brian.greenberg
http://briangreenberg.net
Illini, launched 2 startups. Former-Team lead for a software startup, launched from inception to customers. Founder of a digital health startup @benecure
Founded and worked his a** off for Trayn - a new web service for strength and conditioning coaches (currently available by invitation only)
Founder & CEO, @uberloop
Versatile manager/doer who sells new technology and services. Drives faster adoption and greater revenue.
Was told that I'm "interstitial." Sounds good to me.
http://www.ranchodeluxe.blogspot.com
Founder of Covr (Stealth), Product Manager at InVisionApp, Editor at BetaList, Adobe Advisory Board Member, New Yorker.
Ruby on Rails Developer at Dabble
#geek. Former @ibm, @obama-for-america; founding team @public-good-software • CS from @university-of-michigan
http://self.d-struct.org/
Founder of @sayclip and TVDeck. Also investor and owner of multiple franchise QSRs. Fun fact: Once raised Nuance's market cap $600MM in intraday trading.
http://venturelevel.com
Founder of @yourseniorliving Raising Angel Investment Round. Founding executive member @all-campus. Startup experience @snagajob-com @alloy-media-marketing
Founder LaunchEngine • Worked at @vivaki, @starcom-mediavest-group, @lightbank • Studied at @depaul-university
Co-Founder of ShowcaseU.
Former Professional Pitcher of 8 years.
http://www.showcaseu.com/blogs/jakestakes.aspx
BizDev for freemium business models and high volume distribution -- AVG, @sana-security, @crossloop
CEO of @lab42. Kellogg MBA. Contributor on @forbes
http://www.forbes.com/sites/gaurisharma/
Systems Engineer at Cisco Systems
I am a Partner at @caldera-venture-partners
Nikos Avlonas is founder and President of the Centre for Sustainability & Excellence (CSE) a global Sustainability Strategic advisory and Training organization based in Chicago, Brussels and Athens active in more than 25 countries
Helped 5 startups develop their products, wrote a couple of mobile apps and worked on several large projects
CTO and co-founder of @leaguevine. Senior software engineer at Motorola Mobility 2007-2012. BS Computer Engineering UIUC 2007.
Worked at @base-crm • Studied at @university-of-dayton
http://blog.getbase.com
COO & Co-Founder of Rippleshot. Former CTO of @fundspire. Previous experience in consulting specializing in open source and agile development.
Founder and Platform Architect of @boxes, Founder and CEO of @poolati, Chief Architect of TripTrace, Experienced technical leader, MS in Computer Science.
http://blog.rahmalconda.com
Director of Business Development at @arborvita-associates
Co-Founder of @universitytutor-com
Associate at @oakwood-global-finance
MBA - @university-of-chicago
Strong business background in emerging tech (Electric Vehicles, Smart Grid, Smart Meters). Kellogg MBA; @depaul-university University College of Law JD
Award-winning pioneer in web publishing, online marketing and ecommerce.
Founder and CTO at @base-10-labs. Specialist in Esoteric audio algorithms. Genetic Programming for Sound Synthesis. DSP and frequency domain magic.
Founder @unbranded-designs, @revel-central • Worked at @zs-associates • Studied at University of Michigan
http://samernsaab.wordpress.com/
Founder at @firmology. Product Manager at @sears. BA, Economics at @indiana-university-bloomington. Fan of startup entrepreneurs and small business owners.
@harvard-university @ucla-anderson-school-of-management , Experience in private equity and financial analysis, Heavy into future tech
Strategy/Investment/Financial Services professional, Mechanical Eng. @Yale, MBA @UofC
COO of Critical Mass, creating extraordinary digital experiences that exceed clients business objectives
Founder @yella • MBA @university-of-chicago-booth-school-of-business, VP Ops at $300 mm fund
Chief Legal Rebel • Founder @attorneyfee • Bar Association President • Relentless Hustler
Founder of @edline. Investor in @blackboard, @edline, @chemical-information-services, @atco-crossroads, @clark-street-farm.
Co founder @bff-gemz
Over 1 million people use products I've lead teams in creating. Strategy consulting and bus dev experience with Fortune 50. Written about in the WSJ. UChicago
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/weclickd-social-network-things-wedding-110000224.html
Developer @dabble
Designer/art director in Chicago with 15+ years digital/interactive. Most recently Creative Director at Threadless, previously at BBDO, Goodby, Arc, and HUGE.
Founder and CEO of Jolokia Media and the Game Break Network. Marketing and product background with both startups and agencies.
Inventor, "Med-Surg Onshoring" (pat. pend.). Project leader $50MM ILEC COs. Leading Wall St. analyst Cable-Modem 1.0. MBA, UNC-Chapel Hill. U-Mich. award.
Founder Zockster • Founder WayToSettle • Worked at @king-spalding-llp • Studied at @university-of-kansas, @john-marshall-law-school
Founder @myfab5 • Studied at @university-of-michigan
http://blog.myfab5.com
Entrepreneur, innovative digital media and technology executive. Formerly CoFounder of a leading location-based digital media network (now part of RMG Mall Media). Worked at various telecom, media and technology companies. Loyola University Chicago.
Founder Patient-Advisor • Studied at @harvard-university, @kellogg-school-of-management
Co-founder and CEO of @recsolu and @RecPass. Everything I do is always both business and pleasure.
Former Tech/Media Investment Banker; Founder/Owner @GrassFedSteakhouse and Founder @startingbloc; Strong Operational / Finance / Biz Dev skills in FOOD & MEDIA
http://www.grassfedpartners.com
Computational Finance Student at @ohio-state-university
Father, Husband, Mad web skills, currently handling the Marketing, Account Management and Sales for BarVision.
http://www.barvision.com
Marketing Director @dabble
Serial entrepreneur using tech to ease pain points in the B2B and B2C spaces. I cut my teeth as an engineer at Motorola for 5 yrs before heading out on my own.
Co-founder @Doejo, Digital Agency of the year 2012, Advisor,
http://mapofthedead.com
CEO @QUE_social. Co-founder of Zocalo Group (Omnicom). Strong business/management background. Push limits of what's considered possible.
Recent Miami University graduate. Prior experiences include startups, advertising, marketing, sales, media, biz dev, and relationship building.
motorcyclist • world traveler • founder @riot-inc • alum of @piepdx • director of technology at @manifest-digital, @acquity-group
Founder @fouryears, BBA Marketing @ohio-university University
Founding partner at @area-17, an interactive agency in New York City and Paris, France. Our products include @krrb-local-classifieds, @slash-paris and @subfolio.
associate @newworldvc, early-adopter, wahoo alumn, sportsfan, lover of any combination of food, music, and beer, happier when traveling
Founded RPMworld, an online drag racing game that had 2.7 million users. Worked for several large ad agencies as a key member of the digital development team.
http://rendition.posterous.com
Adam has spent his career learning to build companies. Before co-founding SparkReel, Adam spent 5 years with a Chicago-based private equity firm.
Business Development @dabble.
http://blog.dabble.co/
Founder @mdotm • Worked at @socialmedia-com, @siebel-systems • Studied at @university-of-texas-at-austin-1
Problem-solver focused on product design, user experience, analytics and business strategy
Co-Founder at @ourlabel; Former Technology Consultant at @accenture Technology Labs; B.S. Electrical Engineering @northwestern-university University.
TRAINER ♦ SPEAKER ♦ Adjunct Faculty, Loyola University
http://www.makesocialsell.com/blog
Director of Dearborn Partners. Business development, raised money for Independent RIA in Chicago, established quarterly marketing programs. Created: http://www.thirdrivercapital.com
Founder UrbanBuddy • Worked at @chicago Sculpture Works • Studied at @'Cuse
Currently BD & Sales @mailjet Formerly @techstars NYC and @ubs • Studied at @university-of-chicago-booth-school-of-business, @university-of-kansas
http://www.vacationanthony.com
Kellogg MBA, worked in VC at MK Capital, past role in digital media strategy/incubator/partnership group at Discovery Communications.
Strategy and Management Consulting Executive with 15 years of experience, Advisory Board Member of Endeavor, Member of Keiretsu Forum, ex-Accenture and comScore executive.
VP of Strategy and Design, TodayTix. Designer, strategist, tech nerd, MBA. Love building companies. Columbia University and IIT Institute of Design grad.
Founder @algofast, Bouchard Trading
http://www.AlgoFast.com/our_blog
Consultant. Growth Hacker. Founder. Mentor. I help start-ups you've never heard of become companies you know.
Experienced entrepreneur with impressive track record as a consultant at Bain & Company. Finance and Psychology degree from Notre Dame.
Founder at @socioclean
Dealster, Daily Dealter and Chitown Deals
Founder Visual Information Technologies, inc. • Worked at @boeing • Studied at @thunderbird-school-of-global-management, @letourneau-university
Worked at @reachlocal-nasdaq-rloc, @thumb-friendly • Studied at @university-of-south-carolina
Credentialed Health Care Actuary and MBA/MPH candidate at @yale-university; Consulting and Health Care background; experiences ranging from large companies to startups
Founder @spotme • Studied at @university-of-chicago, @university-of-illinois-chicago
Investor via Pipeline Fellowship, Board Member @philantech, student at Rutgers Business School
Co-founder @glossre • Head of Ops @dabble • Former investment banker • Studied at @babson-college
Partner at Miller and Ferguson
President & CEO ► Problem Solver ► Analytics Expert ► Mentor/Advisor
CEO of Microcinema Intl. Strong international business background. MBA @university-of-chicago.
CaptainU's CEO, @booth-school-of-business MBA, skateboarder and guitarist.
AdWords and Analytics specialist. Former HTML / CSS student at The Starter League.
Craft wine visionary, formerly @wirtz-beverage representing @e-j-gallo-winery portfolio. Earned C.S.W. (Certified Specialist of Wine) in 2012.
Co-Founder of @stork-stack; @wharton-school MBA; Currently work full-time at Zipcar; Previous career at Nickelodeon and Nick Jr.
Founder QUEsocial • Worked at @aon-hewitt • Studied at @university-of-iowa
Strategic Marketer w/experience at established companies & startups. Client & agency side. Worked at @j-walter-thompson, @pepsi • @yale-university undergrad, Kellogg MBA
Founder @mrs-judd-s-games • Education startup - 15 Years of marketing leadership expertise at fortune 500 CPGs. Studied at @university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign, @washington-university-in-saint-louis
Founder @social-intelligence, Expert in Disaster Tech and Emerging Technologies • Studied at @northwestern-university
http://ryanbank.com/blog
Co-founder @cardoona. Loyola University Chicago BBA. Background in Private Equity & Wealth Mgmt @Northern Trust. Responsible for human & capital mgmt.
Strategy consultant and MBS trader. Worked at BCG and McKinsey, Partner at KPMG, 10 years experience in Russia, fluent in Russian. MBA 2000 Chicago Booth
Founded @ziczac, top Italian News Aggregator. Founder of @bestcreativity, a marketplace for creativity based on Crowdsourcing
B.J. Mendelson is the author of the controversial and top-selling book, Social Media Is Bullshit, now in stores everywhere from St. Martin's Press
http://www.bjmendelson.com
Stanford MSEE (2007) and Chicago Booth MBA (2013); Worked in Software Engineering at Cisco Systems and Strategy Consulting at L.E.K. Consulting; Multi-lingual
CEO ano Co-Founder @studycloud
Founder Lemonade Stand and Public Affairs Associate at the University of Chicago.
Founder @jotlocker • Worked at @gather-1, @thoughtworks, @orby
Founder at Innoblative Designs • JD/MBA candidate @Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University School of Law • Former Consultant @deloitte-consulting
Chief Product Development Officer, experienced creating B2B and B2C services.
Managed and directed a diversified business in tourism and real estate over the last 10 years. I am currently working in the USA. I am not a US citizen.
Successful marketing consultant of Kulin Marketing, LLC.
A jovial lad & professional fellow. Eau Claire native, Dad, Design Director, UI/UX #OFATech, community organizer, civic geek, placemaker & cyclist.
Development leader. Takes projects from ideas to implementation.
Founded @fitsby, Founded @designation
http://blog.kevinyun.co
Recovering tax accountant; Director, Internal Strategy Consulting @ibm; Past @ernst-young ; Bridge between our investments & the angels and VCs
Technical co-founder of rfphunter with 13 years of coding and consulting experience.
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9Kl_G4yiwWXNFQ4Um9HdEZ0Uzg/edit?usp=sharing
Executive Vice President CNC Strategy. Experienced strategic problem solver on cost and revenue side in various industries including consulting.
http://robsayre.resumeconnect.com
MD of Evergreen Equity, building great businesses and brands. Previously in marketing and general management for CPG food & beverages globally.
Regional Sales Director at Groupon. Worked @Goldman Sachs • Studied at @Penn, @Wharton
Founder @plzadvize • Worked at @magnetic, @visus-video • Studied at @boston-university
Owner, RavWare Mobile Labs. I dream and love making and researching mobile apps on any platform every second of the day.
Worked at @groupon, Director of Revenue @granify • Studied at @queen-s-university, @hec-paris
Leader, mentor, developer, manager, polyglot. Organizer Startup Weekend, Stamford Tech Meetup. Led dev on $30MM U.C. product. Looking for my next adventure.
Product Designer, formerly of Groupon, Scrapblog. Creator of Vidless. Focused on UX, design, front-end.
Co-Founding partner of M+I Creative, and CitizenMade. I'm also a partner at TalkSession and I provide consulting services in UX Design and Digital Strategy.
http://dynasteeinc.com
Director of Business Development & Co-Founder @lock. Worked at Edward Don & Co as a National Account Salesman specializing in revenue growth.
Co-Founder of SoapBox, graduate of @michigan-state-university University
Entrepreneur (Vision, Strategy, Funding, Execution & Exit) • CEO at @gradebeam • Studied at @University of Wisconsin, Madison
Founder of Konekt. Launched Startups on 3 continents. Former MD at Rocket Internet; Former Head of Sales Ops (Founding Team) Groupon Goods.
Worked at @belly, @fango-software-systems • Studied at @depaul-university
We connect people, information, and money with the best learning and performance solutions to MAXIMIZE business value worldwide.
Vice President, Ops & Strategy at uKnow.com; Specialize in taking companies from idea to profitability. 1st software startup out of college sold to Oracle.
Razorfish founding team member. Co-founder of GoSMILE (sold) VP, Digital @ Saatchi, VP, Innovation Director @ Cramer-Krassetl. Serial digital innovator.
http://www.brianmandelbaum.com
Over seven years of experience managing and selling in fast-paced start-up environments and publicly traded top-tier SaaS firms.
SVP, Products @centro, Ex-Microsoft, Ex-McKinsey, Wharton MBA; Product-focused Technologist, Entrepreneur & Investor in Online Media, Advertising, Mobile/Social
CSO at 365 Retail. Strong finance and sales operations background. Startup to enterprise management expertise. Moderately irreverent.
Founder of OpeningDesign.com--basically Github.com for Architects/Engineers (building/construction industry).
http://blog.openingdesign.com/
Operations, Warehouse and People Mgmt. McMaster-Carr Supply Mgmt. Alum. Dartmouth College & IMSA grad. Interested in tech startups and entrepreneurship.
Founder @touchpoints • Love building communities with @sandbox-network, @the-feast, @gust • Studied @yale-university • NYC & Chicago • Angel - VC - Entrepreneur •
http://www.chrislopresti.com
Founder of DoerHub • Introduced, engineered, & managed profitable products for @nba Digital, @cnn-com, @Turner Broadcasting • Studied at @university Of Chicago
Entreprenuer looking for next opportunity. 14 years at last venture with successful exit. Stanford BA, University of Chicago Booth MBA.
Founder @careerstarter.com. Committed web-tech attorney with experience in IP, HR and Data. Indiana Maurer School of Law graduate and economics fellow.
Experience E-commerce Rockstar with a development and technology background and a degree in Marketing and a pedigree in business management
Founded The HOTH (Acquired by Next Net Media 2013). Perpetual Immigrant. Compulsive connector. Occasional advisor/consultant. Let me know how I can help.
http://www.hungrymisfit.com
Founder Geofeedia • Worked at @priceline-com • Studied at @harvard-business-school
Interaction designer for the noun project. Thinker at Simple.Honest.Work. Bassist for Glittermouse. Making for humanity.
CEO at Windcastle Venture Consulting, Visiting Instructor of Economics at Kenyon College
Versatile front-end designer/developer with experience across multiple fields of design.
Founder @feed-forming-early-eating-decisions • Worked at @university-of-chicago-medical-center, @lurie-children-s-hospital • Studied at @university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign, @rush-university
Worked at @tomorrowventures, @obama-for-america • Studied at @brown-university
Founder of @gradmags. Worked at Dell. Two successful startups out of high school. @booth-school-of-business MBA.
http://blog.gradmags.com/
William Howe is a co-founder of empeopled. Strong business background with Stanford MBA. Worked at Citadel Investment Group, DLJ, Deloitte and tech start-ups.
Founded CVM (sold to Altegrity), Founded Smart Dimensions, C-Level Exec, Masters in Computer Science with MBA from Kellogg, Worked for Shasta Venture
Erlang programmer. Opa enthusiast. Worked at eCDMarket on aggregation market system, Orbitz Worldwide on Core and IR/DM grad research.
http://blog.erlware.com
Worked at @everpurse • Studied at @university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign
Co-founded HireBrite. Past: Software Engineer at Groupon, CS at University of Texas.
Entrepreneur with ~15 years of experience at small, profitable startups. Software development background, Kellogg MBA, jack of all trades Internet biz leader.
President of NetVoices, Founder Intro America. Worked at Urban Ministries, HBO, Invensys and Microband. PMP Certified. Studied at Chicago Booth and NYU.
VP of Commercial Products @uShip. Previously Founder at Loadio, and Director of Product Management at Echo (IPO 2009), from 20 to 900 employees
Chief Product Officer of @klick-push. Dev at @microsoft, @intel, Cisco, & @ibm in a former life. Evangelist at @microsoft and Marmalade. Math + CS @ UIUC
We fuel ideas that grow, helping startups & brands identify market opportunities and build the momentum they need.
Previously an Software Engineer at Yodle, Inc. BS in Computer Science from University of Illinois at Urbana-Chamaign.
Serial Entrepreneur
http://azizali.com
UofC MBA, mobile expert w/ start-up experience & algorithmic trading background. Leader & connector. Single SHS dad of 2. Problem solver & music lover.
Technology Executive
http://@jasonmcsmith
Technical Guy with a Designer's Eye
Product Development Executive, Partner at Digital Intent
If you want customers hire me. I am scrappier than a junk yard dog from the Bronx.
Founder WeaveThePeople.com.
CEO Carematix/Blipcare,
Worked at McKinsey and Case New Holland
VP Sales @grubhub (employee #5), sales & leadership roles StubHub, ESPN Radio Chicago, short stint as international basketball scout, MBA DePaul University
Generalist consultant with political and intellectual property background ready to be an innovative leader for a novel company with a respected team.
maker, mentor, connector. previously @ofatech, @mozilla, @uchicago.
Co-founder @Trainerly. Sports and Fitness Aficionado. Very Few Strengths but Plethora of Weaknesses. Worked at @arthur-andersen and @ernst-young.
http://blog.trainer.ly
Hustler & Hacker wearing many hats. Current @tablexi, Former: @houlihan-lokey, @kelley-school-of-business-indiana-university-1
http://stephenpuiszis.com
IT Consultant and entrepreneur with nearly three decades of enterprise development experience.
Founder/CEO KitchIn • VP at @georama (Chicago)• High honors at @depaul-university, @butler-university Univ.- Entrepreneurship & Management. Heavily involved in startup community.
@govsm; Politics, Social Media, Gov20 & OpenGov; Student of Science, History, Judaism; Father; Husband, Chicagoan, Cubs & Vikings; Attorney; @whorunsgov blogger
Award-winning software product exec with start-up DNA. Worked for Laszlo Systems (General Catalyst Partners) and LucidEra (Benchmark) and have an exit to Sun (Karelia).
Currently working as a Writer/Performer with a decade of experience in customer service, theatrical production, and administrative assistance.
20 years Digital Sales and Marketing experience at companies like Martha Stewart, Time Inc. iVlliage/NBCU, Newsweek The Daily Beast
co-founder/ceo @arc-mobile. Formerly @gdine-group-dining-made-easy . My goal is to bring restaurants and tech together.
http://godutchapp.tumblr.com
Chicago MBA graduate, Consulting Experience, Full database skill set, Nerd w/ Personality. Flourished in all size companies (Startup, Mid, $1Bil corporation)
Full Stack Engineer at Charlie. Creator of StewShare.com.
http://www.davidbrace.com
Very strong Product Development Management & Product Management skills, which were honed both in a business and entrepreneurial environment. Love to create.
Worked at @zynga, @oca-ventures • Studied at @kellogg-school-of-management, @indian-institute-of-technology-bombay
Hands-on CTO who gets business. Four successful companies: iExplore, Cars.com, Orbitz, Cappex.com
Founder & CEO at @mantle
Senior Vendor Manager @amazon • Co-Founded @officefab, Former MD @rocket Internet • MBA @Kellogg, Economics @Bocconi University
Works at @charlie-app. Plays a mean trumpet in a ska band.
Entrepreneur, Ops, Strategy, Process and People Pro
i head up tech at @pitchforkmedia and @beergraphs. lover of python, js, golang. baseball is a lifestyle. from hell's heart i regress thee.
I am an Entrepreneur at heart. No matter what I’m doing, I always think about how I can improve it.
Front-End Developer
http://starterleague.chrismpeterson.com/
Executive in Residence at NewCo (an affiliate of...) #Gamification expert, #outsourcing enthusiast, micro investor, avid biker & amateur landscaper
Graduate of @williams-college College. Work with start-ups throughout the country. Looking to help bring top technical talent to your firm.
Founder, Co-Founder, Innovation Fellow, looking for more hats. Past: corporate M&A, FDA reviewer, startup R&D operations. Stanford University B.S. and M.S.
http://cd2.northwestern.edu/blog
Senior Vice President
Co-Founder Terranova Inc. •
Senior public relations, marketing, and strategy executive driving growth and shareholder value.
Founder of @plusnavigator-1
http://blog.plusnavigator.com
Co-founder @ourlabel. Software Developer and Project Management Consultant through work experience, Mechanical Engineer and Music Performer by degrees.
Chicago-based Entrepreneur with base hit successes, all leading up to a home run.
Mentoring students in the Entrepreneur program at Kellogg in addition to working at “1871” assisting startup companies with technology and go-to-market strategies including fundraising.
Marketing Professional
Founder @postster-com
Co-founder and CTO of @beamboard. Strong history of technology leadership roles and building software and infrastructure to address various markets.
Full Stack Web Developer with a Liberal Arts Skill Set
Threadless Optimization Manager and International Markets Manager; Strong business background; MA Johns Hopkins International Economics 2011
Work at @progreso-financiero • Studied at @university-of-chicago, @university-of-minnesota-twin-cities
Founder @blueloop-concepts-inc • Helping early stage co's analyze/identify new opportunities, define products/services & bring them to market quickly.
http://blog.rechtsteiner.me
Founder @r-connor-associates-p-c • Studied at @harvard-business-school, @university-of-illinois-chicago
http://robertheist.wordpress.com/
Worked at Obama for America • Studied at Yale
Entrepreneur@heart. Love 4 Tech Innovation Business Philanthropy & NonProfits. VP @PaylineData Blessed Father w/ a beautiful wife & 2 boys
http://www.paylinedata.com/blog
Co-Founder at @a-drink-with. Passion for strong editorial content and unique digital media. Worked at @groupon, @cbs, @mtv-networks.
Investor in @osborn-energy, @m37-marketing.
Strong technical and management consulting background, Experience in SaaS and venture backed SMBs, GW MBA 2012.
Ruby, Rails & Front-end Web Developer. Partner at @3binary. @starterleague Mentor, former TA and alumn.
http://vgdub.com/blog
Business Development Professional, Launched 3 Startups, Looking for the next big thing
Palantir forward-deployed engineer, former co-founder and CTO (sold to strategic acquirer), Stanford SymSys '05
CEO of Clean Plate, a startup consolidating the independent restaurant industry. 14 year career on Wall Street focussed on Consumer-related investments.
Skilled Senior Marketing Executive
Sustainability geek. Energy Engineer. Music addict. @DePaulU #Marketing Adjunct Prof. Fan of big ideas, passionate people, & #socent. BS UIUC, MBA/MSF DePaul.
http://drewdepriest.com/blog
Studied at Boston College, Founded @fishingenthusiast-com, Online Marketing Analyst at Fusion Tree, Inc.
Founder @6th-man-apps • Worked at @upto, @grand-circus • Studied at @university Of Michigan
Highly varied educational background, including in pre-med sciences, psychology for UX/UI, and practical entrepreneurship. Now looking to specialize in CS.
Co-founder of 1st Zoe Group LLC holdings, exceptional technology sales and marketing acumen, makes impossible happen
Son, Brother, Friend, Geek, Entrepreneur, Product Manager @ http://Cars.com
Investment banking professional for five years with a history of sales and operational consulting. Experience wearing multiple hats. Booth MBA '08
Experienced Lean Software Company Investor, Technology I-Banker, Company-grower, Deal 'de-risker'
Director of Outreach and Partnerships at @ontract @brandery 2012 Worked at @hyland-software • Studied at @case-western-reserve-university , @ohio-university
Longtime Idea-Guy. Ex IT-Guy. Now RoR-Guy. Currently looking to join a solid team as a strong junior developer.
http://rudyonrails.tumblr.com
Legal Council for Create Possible. Policy, tax, legal and non-profit background. Mississippi School of Law, Kentucky MPA and Illinois graduate.
Systems Developer
http://blakeapm.blogspot.com
Founder of @agentrun. Insurance visionary. Application Developer. Husband. Insurance CRM disruptor.
Sr. Manager/Architect. Extensive management and technology consulting (Deloitte, Cognizant). Notre Dame MIS, Chicago Booth MBA (Entrepreneurship, Strategy).
Founder @p360 • Worked at @vmware, @partners-simons • Studied at @union-college
Interactive Marketer/Business Strategy Professional. Web 3.0 Data Proponent. Worked at @expedia & @thomson-reuters. Currently at @responsys. Marine Corps Veteran.
Dad | Founder of @localluxapp | Citizen of @appsterdamchi | Public Speaker | UX/UI Visual Designer | Programmer | Aspiring Serial Entrepreneur | Foodie |
http://www.iamrandyellis.com
Senior UI Designer, 8 yrs of design exp., background in advertising, blend of product & advertising experience, passionate about building products and teams.
Founder, ForMen2, Inc.
VP, IBCTV [Internet Broadcast Company Television]
Director, I-DEP LLC [Legal Depositions via Internet]
Founder/CEO of OppenUp. GCU BA. I'm a passionate and social entrepreneur. I consult social enterprises. Proud Rotarian, Gangplank anchor and global citizen.
Experienced finance, strategy and M&A professional; strong business background, extensive history in private equity.
Founder GalaDo • Worked in consulting, studied at @stanford-university, @depaul-university
Founder @speakerfeed - Changing the way people support their church. • Studied at @howard-university • Studied at The Starter League • Ruby on Rails
Founder and CEO @stock-mfg, Founder @Left of Trend • Sales, Marketing, Brand Management at @careerbuilder • Journalism at @university-of-dayton
http://stockmfgco.tumblr.com/
Founder, CEO at Big River Online
VP Development, Computer Associates
Director, AI Ware (acquired)
President of @expertbids-2. Former corporate lawyer. Strong startup/business background.
VP of Business Development at GenSyn Tech. Recent MBA grad from @Kellogg. Orbitz.com, Early Stage Partners, HighVista Strategies, Bank of America.
Founder of @apps-over-easy Corp and @world-life-networks LLC
Student @wharton-school & @PennEngineering, Chair of Pennvention tech innovation competition, Worked @GlobusGenomics
Front-End/ UX Ninja, study javascript like its my job
startup and growth stage legal advisor, S.B. electrical engineering & computer science M.I.T.; J.D. Harvard
Founder | Global Philanthropic Social News Community; (@mybigearth, @mybigearth.com)
Founder | Exec Agency (Synergistic Solutions, sylutions.com)
http://www.sylutions.com
Co-founder of HappyHealth. Also Founded @skinclick. Extremely passionate about healthcare technology with 6 years clinical experience and a Healthcare MBA.
Startup & Growth Executive. Strategy, execution, operations, product management, build winning teams, international experience. Co-founded Vigilant Europe Ltd.
Design Director. Unrepentant Internet addict and information junkie.
President of Eco Save Solutions, Inc. (Current Venture). Started my first business during college in wholesale liquidation in 2005. Conducted business in 13 countries.
Co-Founder of Good Market. PhD Mass Media and Communication Studies. TS/SCI Security Clearance.
Founder @fitsby
Currently working on a project to make the world a better place, with the help of technology.
CEO of Fandium, Proven background in start up and World class entrepreneurial opportunities.
6 years Business to Business sales and marketing. Great at managing projects and recruiting talent. C and Ruby Rails programming experience.
Recently anointed software engineer. Washington University grad.
http://generalzhou.tumblr.com
Worked at @cisco, @sentictechnologies • Studied at @hebrew-university-of-jerusalem
A leader with the ability to bring individuals together to create, develop, and implement complex concepts to reach customer, partner, & stakeholder goals.
Founder @Noblewire• Making wireless sensor mesh networks accessible and fun• Worked @national-science-foundation Studied at @university-of-michigan MBA, @oberlin-college
Partner, R7 Partners
Startup marketing guy with news media and DC politics background + MBA.
http://blog.fourcher.net
Founder Binary Mechanics LLC • Worked at @centro • Studied at @depaul-university
http://binarymechanics.com
Commercial Real Estate Professional. Marketing Expert. Deal Maker. Entrepreneur. Ideator. Thinker. Executer.
Founder @simplemarks. Founder @cardina-internet (sold). Senior Software Developer. Physicist & Astrophysicist.
http://www.snidersh.org
CMO/Founder @hunybe-labs, Inc.
Streaming media expert and builder of things - including @Weatherist and @Gearlance.
Customer Experience @brideside; MBA Student ('13) from @kellogg-school-of-management-1; Worked at @boston-consulting-group, @target
Booth MBA Student
Aspiring Entrepreneur
Founder of JALBC. Social engineer. Freelance writer, dating coach and dance-party instigator in Chicago.
http://www.melissamalka.com
CEO at CFN Services, Studied @university-of-massachusetts-amherst, @american-university
Founder/CEO @NuMat Technologies• Portfolio Ops @ $5B PE/VC fund • @booz-company, • JD-MBA @kellogg-school-of-management ,Engineering @northwestern-university
Studied at @wheaton-college
Innovative Product Manager and MBA Student at @Booth; Worked at @google, @BoozAllenHamilton, @QualiaLabs
CEO of MeetBall. Veteran entrepreneur with deep technical expertise and a sales driven approach. Creative problem solver energized by the startup challenge.
http://backonthetra.in
IDEO Design Lead for Digital + Physical products and services. Mentor at Excelerate.
If entrepreneurship is your life, then I'll be your life coach.
Expert in assessment and institutional research. PhD Ed Psych, UT Austin. Launched CarsonAssessment.com in 2013. Institutional research leadership (Kaplan U).
Worked at @orango @Coinstar/Redbox @McKinsey & Company • Studied at @university of Michigan
Assistant Professor at @northwestern-university University's Medill School of Journalism
Brand Planner & Digital Strategist at the intersection of businesses, brands, and customers in a digital world. Writer motivated by how people think and evolve
Founder & CEO, American Homeowner Preservation, which purchases pools of distressed mortgages from banks and offers homeowners long-term solutions, while delivering attractive returns to investors
Kellogg MBA, studying Marketing. Strong writing skills. Experience with multi-billion companies and CEOs. Leadership experience.
Founder of @wikifun-and-wikiapps, a former McKinsey consultant with 20 yrs experience for Fortune 100 Cies in Organization Strategy and IS in Europe and the US
Co-Founder of Harvest Exchange Corp.
Founding team of Height Analytics & Height Securities.
14 years Investment Experience
Colby College, Vanderbilt MBA
Worked at @cvs-caremark, @aon-hewitt • Studied at @university-of-illinois-chicago
Harvard Undergrad; University of Michigan MBA; 20+ years of management experience in roles emphasizing strategic planning and business/product development
Founder @sharemarket
Worked at @slidegenius, @nulu • Studied at University of California, Santa Barbara
COO of MikiYaka, worked at Google and Orbitz, Design Freelancer for Hoodle Inc., Pivot Media, LLC., Sumpura, Inc., Gyantra, Inc., and Nuggets by Gyantra.
http://blog.mikiyaka.com
CEO Phenom Ventures LLC/Investor Media Inc. Current Editor Gold Investment Letter. Co founder GunnAllen Venture Partners
http://www.goldinvestmentletter.com/blog/
Consultant at @accenture. Data junkie, marathon runner, traveler, Cubs fan.
Experienced Management Consultant. Strong finance, operations, strategy & M&A background. BBA - University of Notre Dame, MBA - University of Michigan.
Dynamic executive leader with a broad and unique background leading strategy, product and service development, business development, and sales. Experienced with pharmaceutical, medical device, hospitals, and healthcare consulting organizations in both st
Co-founder @elysian-yields • Studied at @insead-1, @university-of-manchester
Founder @chat-sports • Worked at @motorola • Studied at @university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign, @university-of-chicago-booth-school-of-business
M&A Strategy, Breakthrough Innovation, Product Development
Strategy and finance professional with passion for technology, strong analytic abilities, verbal and written communication skills, and personal credibility.
Co-founder @sitterworks-1 • Ranked in top 5% at RHI for nearly 10 years. Strong ad background. Studied at @university-of-wisconsin-madison
I like to make nothing into something. KU Grad, International exp, Fundraising and people Guru.
Versatile Aerospace Systems Engineer with over 14 years experience seeking lead engineering or related role with challenging team-oriented tasks and goals
Entrepreneurial Minded Hustler: Founded Small Companies, Worked for Groupon and BrightTag.
Worked at @domu-com, @atlas-software-technologies • Studied at @macquarie-university, @rowan-university
I’m creative designer and front end developer for web and print. I love building ideas, websites and brands.
Founder @leasemaid • Worked at @bank-of-america • Studied at Indiana University, Bloomington
Founder Team Interval • Studied at @winona-state-university, @argosy-university
http://www.teaminterval.com/blog
Tech Lead at MiGym. Graduate of University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.
Founder ZupStream • Senior Technical Leadership at Motorola, Ingenient Technologies, PacketVideo. Studied at @university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign, @missouri-university-of-science-technology
Founder & Host @signal-tower. Interactive Producer @red-square-agency. Former marketer at @drchrono and @crowdfunder-com. Graduate from @the-starter-league.
Worked at @walls-360
Experienced Product Manager of consumer web/mobile applications, and e-commerce platforms. MBA. Partner engagement manager. Systems integrator. New father.
DePaul B.S. in Network Technologies. Programmer, systems administrator, configuration management enthusiast.
Public speaker and entrepreneur. Hedge fund manager and chief option specialist.
Sales ninja, relationship expert, and strategic thinker.
MBA candidate at Chicago Booth; now working at @matchist. Former strategy consultant at The Cambridge Group
Worked as product/relationship/project manager and business analyst in financial tech for 15 years. MBA from Loyola University Chicago
CEO & Co-Founder @mercier-jones. Strong background in engineering and product design and development (Insitu-Boeing, Radio Flyer, Fellowes).• Studied at @virginia-commonwealth-university
Founded Digital Criterion (IT consulting) and Atom Apps (web and mobile dev), financed start of Bytemark. Edu: BS EE UIowa
Senior Associate at Jump Capital, a Chicago-based private investments firm.
Worked at Fermi National Lab and @northrop-grumman. BSCS from UIUC. 12 years hardware/software integration and web dev/architecture. Worked on fighter jets.
CEO & Co-Founder of LyteShot. Managed design for global building icons (SOM) and emerging services (MDG). Architect; UIUC Strategic Tech Mngmnt Program.
Founder at BeachFire Ventures
Experienced operations and people manager, 10+ years experience
I am the founder, lead architect & developer of @eventbin.com, an online app helping people save money without wasting their time.
http://discount-diary.com
Founder @idefi-axs
techie, serial entrepreneur, founder/ceo aquavida, author, blue sky burning.
http://www.jasongonzo.com
Worked at @trunk-club, @tpg-axon • Studied at @university-of-maryland-college-park
Worked at @oracle-corporation • Studied at @boise-state-university
University of @booth-school-of-business MBA + 7 years CPG experience + 4 years Shopper Marketing agency experience + former college volleyball player
Inbound Marketing Specialist. 3-time Entrepreneur. Always Learning.
http://www.northcutt.com/blog/
Worked at @janvest • Investor @hybrid-security, @todacell • Studied at @indiana-university-bloomington
http://janvest.wordpress.com/
Kellogg MBA; Experienced Product Manager; founded job search site for experience professions; 5+ years of business consulting experience
Manager of New Business & Digital Product at MNML Product Design. Successful restauranteur and interactive advertising web startup cofounder. Masters of Eng. in Product Design & Development - Northwestern University '12. Vanderbilt University '01.
http://www.lunatik.com
Chief Technology Officer at @analyte-health, former CTO at @viewpoints-network, Chief Architect at @orbitz. Strong technology, leadership, and business skills.
Vice President of Operations @ @bright.com
Senior Business Manager at Brightstar Corporation
Ideator, entrepreneur, avid learner, generalist
Founder & CEO Local Viewpoints. Founding team member of Localeze (exit Neustar)
Studying Public Relations and Information Management and Technology at @syracuse-university University.
http://stostman.posterous.com
Founder @purchasing-platform. 15-year veteran of the real estate industry. Ran asset management for a $3B investment company.
Founder @rentspek • Worked at @nbc-universal, @comcast
Communicator, author & operations guy. Researcher for the History Channel's "Vietnam in HD"
Cofounder @prenovate Consultant with SA Ignite • Studied at @morehouse-college Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) DFMFFSO {Division of Financial Management} in 2012
Digital Strategy & Business Development Consultant | Startup Advisor
Co-founder of @realync • Worked at @accenture • Studied at @northwestern-university
Worked at @hicx_solutions, @aravo-solutions, @cvm-solutions-llc • Studied at @university-of-colorado-boulder, @purdue-university
http://www.hicxsolutions.com/blog/
Founder Playmonks, @worthee-1 • Worked at @rocket-internet • Studied at @university-of-chicago-booth-school-of-business
Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer @bennett-day-school. Strong business start-up background. IESE MBA, 2010.
http://bennettday.tumblr.com/
Sr. Consultant with IBM with focus on operations with industrial companies. Advanced technology background, adaptable, with a Kellogg MBA in 2011.
Director of UX @ Reverb.com
http://nicholasevans.org
UChicago undergrad, founded 2 companies (one seeded, one sold), lots of startup work experience, looking for PM/Data/Design role this summer
MBA Student at Univ. of Chicago Booth, Class of 2014; Strong Business background (Nomura IBD, ex-Lehman); Alto-saxophonist in jazz quartet; Afghanistan Veteran
Founder and Managing Director at Colonnade Advisors LLC
Quantitative Researcher; Caltech PhD; High Frequency Algorithmic Trader
Founder of @schoolsparrow-1. Strong business and real estate background, raised a fund buying foreclosures, managing broker of @new-urban. Kellogg MBA. Coder.
http://schoolsparrow.wordpress.com
Founder @calculated-risk-advisors
worked at CNA insurance. Studied at University of Illinois and University of Chicago.
Machine learning researcher; PhD in Physics; Worked at UT Austin and Networked Insights.
http://baoqiang.org
Awesome iOS developer.
Co-Founder of @rune17. Founder of Pickslyde Consulting & MidAmerican Psychological Institute. Expert in behavior-technology interfacing with Bluetooth LE sensors
Founding principal of N2TV Studio, LLC Architecture and Design firm.
Founder @Chisel. Product Designer, Marketer, and Technology Lover.
M.S. Candidate, Integrated Marketing Communications at Medill, NU.
Studied at @williams-college
http://davidwebsterlaw.wordpress.com/
UIUC Engineering trained. Business and systems background gained at Deloitte Consulting. INSEAD MBA 2011.
Social entrepreneur that is passionate about energy efficiency. MSESP from @university-of-chicago, as well as ten years as a firefighter.
http://www.verdeL3C.com/blog
Founder & CEO, Ve-Go • Studied @cornell-university, @university-of-texas-austin • Cornell Innovation Network • Hospitality & Travel Executive with Entrepreneurial Experience
Worked at @sg2, @west-monroe-partners • Studied at @university-of-chicago, @pennsylvania-state-university
Digital marketer, Product manager, Entrepreneur, Active Trader. Skills: HTML, CSS, Photoshop, Drupal, CRM, SEO, SEM, Social Media, Investing/Trading
https://plus.google.com/+SimitPatel
Experienced product manager and marketer with startup experience
Worked at @google, @morningstar, @apple-inc-1 • Studied at University of Illinois, Urbana, Champaign
Help Companies Use Digital Communications Effectively
http://vpena.com
Founder umYum • Worked at @bnp-paribas • Studied at @depaul-university, CFA Charter 2010
President of 2 businesses in financial services. Led Global sales organization and M&A practice. MBA from @university-of-chicago. Mgmt consulting experience.
Worked at @motorola-mobile-solutions • Studied at @northwestern-university, @massachusetts-institute-of-technology
Creative and social strategist in advertising. Writer, art director, design director in past lives at agencies and startups. Available for freelance.
Entrepreneur, CEO of Avé Gourmet. Strong technical, design and business background.
CEO @bespokeable
http://nicholasmarx.wordpress.com
Marketing Evangelist and Mindful Competitor
Passionate technologist and strategist with a Kellogg MBA and an eagerness to help build the next major web property
http://www.prodigeek.com
Northwestern CS, interested in a full-time position with a combination of front-end development and UI/UX design work.
Attorney Bock and his colleagues manage a complex caseload that includes dozens of ongoing, putative, class action suits in federal and state jurisdictions.
http://phillipbock.tumblr.com/
Technology commercialization and use case specialist. Investment portfolio with 10+ companies. Prefer tangible innovation over web-businesses.
PhD Engineering Northwestern. 3 years of research in data mining & segmentation. Interested in data science, marketing, analytics.
Startup, VC and emerging companies attorney at Silicon Legal Strategy.
Strategic Sales, Business Development & Marketing Professional
Co-Founder, GroupTweet.com. A Group Twitter Platform. Multiple Contributors | One Twitter Account. www.grouptweet.com/examples
http://grouptweet.com/blog/
Full stack web developer - Northwestern Engineering turned Dev Bootcamp grad
http://dontmitch.tumblr.com/
Full stack developer. Full stack data analyst. Looking to make the world a better place.
Former Managing Partner at Chicago Litigation Solutions, a litigation support firm serving corporate and legal clients in the Chicago area.
http://marcquinlivan1.wordpress.com/
Student - Web Developer - IT Consultant
Co-founder @Trainerly. Dreamed to be a Ski racer but became a Technologist. Worked @andersen-consulting, @arthur-andersen, @ubid, @deutsche-bank, @northern-trust, @allstate, @the-warranty-group
http://blog.trainer.ly/
Northwestern University, MS Predictive Analytics. Statistical modeling and BI expert, python novice. Independently curious, plays well with others.
Dual masters, combining creative and business experience at global companies (Disney-ESPN) and startups. Passionate about creating social impact in everything I work on.
Highly self-motivated and persistent. Coding is my favorite activity. I am well versed in the front end but enjoy back end the most.
Founder of Havenly; Worked at American Express, Huron Consulting Group.
http://www.blog.havenly.com
Founder @vortura • Worked at @match-com, @leapfrog-online • Studied at @university-of-north-texas
@booth-school-of-business MBA'10; Venture Capital Due Diligence; Technology & Finance professional based in Chicago
Architecture & Interaction Design. Job Captain for two National museum exhibitions. Owner of three companies and a miniature schnauzer.
http://www.TanaGreen.com
Co-founder @realync • Worked at @accenture • Studied at @purdue-university
http://www.propertyinvested.com
Founder @blue Elephant Capital Management • Worked at @lehman-brothers, @barclays-capital • Studied at @cornell-university, @northwestern-university
Digital Sales Professional - Top Performer - Hungry to learn, win, and make my mark.
Worked at @bank-of-america, @merrill-lynch • Studied at @pennsylvania-state-university, @university-of-rochester
Engineering, Kellogg MBA, 20 years of sales experience in digital media.
Sherif Mityas is an experienced management professional with over two decades of combined experience in consulting, business, and engineering.
http://sherifmityas.tumblr.com/
Strong business and legal background: M&A investment banking, MBA UChicago, Northwestern Law.
Digital Media Expert Specializing in Programmatic Buying, Data Strategy, and Audience Design
Analyst at BOLD Entertainment | Co-founder at SoapBox
Founder of @buyvite. Experience carefully crafting and creating Internet marketing campaigns for major brands. BA Film MA Journalism. Much love for ecommerce.
CEO of R1 Ventures.
Current Angel Investor in NYVS and GorillaSpot Media; Professional Sales; Early stage business development and fundraising.
Worked at @u-s-department-of-state, @accenture • Studied at @depaul-university
http://www.nninoss.com
Mobile Software Engineer (iOS, iPhone, iPad)
http://[email protected]
Business Journalist writing about strategy, impact, and capital. Studied philosophy at @stanford-university and computer information systems @depaul-university. Loves to travel.
Software engineer/entrepreneur at Purple Binder. Bringing 21st century technology to the world of social services. Studied at @university-of-chicago.
Senior Sales Engineer, Kellogg MBA 2014, Illinois Engineering
Traditional/Digital Media Manager on Retail Client at Mindshare. Worked in Advertising since 2007. Kellogg MBA December 2014
Marketing Associate at @dealsgoround-1, Podcaster at @InsightIntell, Post Rock enthusiast, Aspiring Designer... Oh yeah & I have rocking fiance @LindsayONeal
Most recently finished up working as a manager on a .net CRM roll out for a $1B publicly traded company.
Founder Printavo [Screen-printing shop management software] • Studied at @university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign
Studied at University of Michigan, Kellogg School of Management
BS student at UIUC CS; background in healthcare and software development. Worked at MGH and MIT as a researcher. Most recently interned at Atlas5D.
Director of Finance @ Invenergy. Focused on transactions and financial analysis in the clean energy space. Negotiates financing for $500M+/yr in assets.
Love turning data into images and images into results.
CoFounder Scissorsfly- organize the web in your way • Worked at @linkedin. Data driven entrepreneur
During her tenure as Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, Juliet Sorensen was responsible for convictions in several notable cases.
http://julietsorensen.tumblr.com/
Hybrid cross-platform mobile first engineer - specialize in creating hardware accelerated JS apps - one code base, all platforms - Yo, Bower, JS, Node, Ruby
"If you're winning, don't say shit, if you're losing, say even less...."- JW
Consultant at Ernst & Young, MBA from USC, BS from MIT
Computational chemistry PhD student at UChicago, seeks to leverage existing software engineering skills towards a non-academic career.
Chief Product Officer at @hippoteq • Studied at @university-of-notre-dame & @university-of-chicago
CEO at National Health Care Provider Solutions; HCIT Angel; Actively Involved w/ Disque Foundation & Ronald McDonald House of Chicago
Design, UX, product focus with marketing chops. Previous work in real estate private equity at Walton Street Capital. Wharton grad. Quantitative background.
Thirty years of experience investing in publicly traded securities, derivatives, and private equity.
Vice President; Global Treasury Sales Officer @bank-of-america-merrill-lynch
BBA; Finance & Religion Concentrations @goizueta-business-school
Persistent. Patient. Big Thinker. Disruptive entrepreneur.
Founder/CEO of Chicago startup, operating profitably for three years. Skilled in marketing, sales, community building, and partner development.
Founder @intake-me • Studied at @university-of-chicago
Chicago Booth MBA. Princeton Undergrad. Artist & Entrepreneur.
Player-coach sales leader. Consumer & B2B Internet, community & local. I've built & led teams from zero to $100+ million a few times.
VP of Sales @truaxis-a-mastercard-company Built and led sales teams @google, @restaurant-com and @kgbdeals-com
Interaction designer and front-end developer, CS background. Start-up enthusiast. STEM for girls advocate. Worked at dscout, Gravitytank, and VSA Partners.
Founder @coursecloud-1 • Studied at @northwestern-university, University of Notre Dame
Founder @meridix • Worked at @oc-1, @mercantec, @university-of-illinois-at-urbana-champaign, @purdue-university University • Studied at @university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign, @purdue-university • Private Pilot
Consultant in the world of Web and Mobile Design - User Experience, Usability, HCI, Information Architecture, SEO, Web and Mobile app programming, Social Media
CEO & Founder of @engage-a-pro. 10+ years selling and marketing financial and professional services. MBA in finance and marketing. Ex-chemical engineer.
http://Blog.engageapro.com
We bring expertise in a broad range of areas, including mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, roll-ups, bridge capital, and internal growth financing.
Founder & CEO of Votimo; Director of Operations for a boutique nonprofit; Previously CPA with KPMG in Chicago
http://www.philanthro.pe
Worked at @commonwealth-edison, @vidiom-systems • Studied at @university-of-wisconsin-madison
MBA candidate at Kellogg School of Management • Worked at @gap Piperlime.com, @williams-sonoma
Co-founder at @regroup-therapy LLC
Semi finalist in last year's Mai Bangkok Business Challenge.
MBA from IE
Ex-Director LatAm, Spain & Portugal @ CEB (CIOEB)
Engineering Student with one simple goal: To add value to people's lives and create a better world.
https://medium.com/@nahgeeah
Co-Founder/CFO @Madaket Health • Entrepreneur in Residence - Notre Dame • Strong Finance/Accounting/Strategy background, CPA • Angel Investor/Ex-Private Equity
http://www.scottsoderstrom.com/news
Berkeley EECS. Have Built Risk Systems & Conducted Quantitative Financial Analytics. UChicago MBA in Analytic Finance, Statistics, and Entrepreneurship
VP Operations, @vayyoo Inc.
Responsible for creating and executing long term business strategy, go-to-market plans and establish the US base for @vayyoo.
Co-Founder and Partner at NextRound Consulting.
Business Development & Strategic Partnerships at multiple Fortune 100 companies
Founder at ShelfFlip, 1st social network startup >10 years ago, strong technical & business background (worked at @microsoft, @mckinsey-co), @Kellogg MBA 2013
JD/MBA; launched Digital Membership platform for 40+ publications and hit quarterly growth goals; created and executed mobile product GTM plan in US and Europe
http://www.travelsages.com/
Currently working on @chicagohour @denverhour (Networking and Happy Hours for entrepreneurs) and @startuptradeup a site for startups to barter with other co's.
CS at UIUC, Full-stack developer with UI/UX experience, Creator of student entrepreneurship organization Founders.
Founder of @garmental.com. Fashion expert represented by FORD Artists. Credits from The Oprah Show, Beyonce, Tim Gunn, ABC, WGN, FOX News and Crain's. JD 2003
http://slkstyle.tumblr.com
We put together high quality software for our clients. We are prolific in Rails, Backbone.js, Ember.js, TDD, Machine Learning & much more!
Community Manager at G2 Crowd. Currently pursuing my MBA at The University of @booth-school-of-business School of Business.
Founder ThinkCERCA
Sales Professional. Angel investor. Advisor. Business development and fundraising experience for early stage internet companies.
Possess a keen ability to energize and build sales teams from the ground up.
Currently lead a team of six managers, fifty five sellers and over $100M of software revenue.
Attorney/Entrepreneur
http://blog.jeremykissel.com
Worked at @parknav, @siemens @gfk
Northwestern Engineering Grad, Business background with Mercer & Google. Experience building/marketing orgs in Soc Ent, Music. Ready to learn, build, and hustle
https://twitter.com/sahmehta
Founder and CEO of @drishade. Strong risk-management skills (6 years trading equity and commodity options). @new-york-university Stern 2003.
Full-stack humanist wants to empower people through the humanities; graduate of both Google Summer of Code and Vatican Secret Archives
Studying at @kellogg-school-of-management • Worked at @spoon-university, @target-corporation • Studied at @northwestern-university
Works at GVW in Highland Park, IL. GVW Group is a private investment and holding company.
Entrepreneur and Matchmaker. Marketing, Lead Generation, Events, Direct Response Advertising and Marketing. 30 yrs creative & media buying
Kellogg MBA, Developed growth strategy with several ed start-ups. Built investment portfolios for $1B+ endowments at Cambridge Associates
Founder/CTO @parknav
COO of @georama. Worked at @ibm, @the-world-bank. MBA 2012 @depaul-university. Background: Entrepreneurship, Operations, Business Development
Exploration & Innovation
Senior Digital & New Media Marketing. Passion is developing digital & video experiences to connect and entertain people across web, social & mobile platforms.
CEO of Origoh (Current). Rocket Engineer in JAXA, Public Officer in Japan, Statistian, Chicago Booth MBA 2013 (Sponsored by Government) and Art lover.
Co-founder and Marketing Director at @loopo • Studied Integrated Marketing Communications at @northwestern-university • Worked at TMX Finance and CME Group
@university-of-michigan Econ '12, experience with nonprofit and startup business strategy, marketing analytics, and account management
Worked tech support, startup, consulting firm, hardware lead vendor, top 5 financial powerhouse. Seeking disruptive technologies also interested in impact investments.
Vanderbilt Undergrad and Wash U. Law. Jack of all trades and solid-as-a-rock team player.
Investor @3tera, @lateraldata • Studied at @tulane-university
Marketer at @iprospect; Founder @livepitch; Studied at @university-of-chicago-booth-school-of-business, @ohio-state-university-1 and @kent-state-university
Sales and marketing professional, specialize in customer acquisition & business operational growth through the use of data analysis & implementation of process
http://www.joshbryan.com
Shawna is an experienced consumer insights analyst with a proven track record of delivering actionable data driven insights through primary market research data. She is currently pursuing her master’s at Northwestern University with a focus on statistica
http://packagedesign.tumblr.com/
Chicago MBA, Columbia Engineering
Founder & CEO at IconBocs
Duke MS; Med Device focus; PLM consultant; Worked at PTC, Boston Scientific, Cleveland Clinic
Commercializes Startup and Corporate innovations
Founder @esentry-security (beta testing).
Two years as Physical Security Analyst at @ares-corporation.
B.S. Mechanical Engineering @massachusetts-institute-of-technology.
Anonymous Investor- various NGO platforms for furthering tech in third world locations. AWS advocate, MS CS UChicago
Strategy at @the-rubicon-project
http://markmceachran.com
Co-founder of @cardoona. Former lead engineer at @Tribune-Company. Former Developer at @allstate. Graduate of @northern-illinois-university in Computer Science.
Graduating Student at @northwestern-university • Worked at @ooyala, @ford-motor-company
Founder at Packanimal Creative. UX IA UI
http://matthewcopeland.me
Founder @esentry-security (beta testing).
Private Equity.
Engineering Consulting.
B.S. Aeronautical Engineering @massachusetts-institute-of-technology.
UI/UX Designer + FED.
CEO of Joint Loyalty, the largest loyalty platform in the world. I am extremely passionate about digital marketing. Strong background in sales,digital advertising, customer retention and search engines. I love algorithms!!
Director of Research/Due Diligence & Partner @lock. Worked at Grosvenor Capital Management LP specializing in portfolio allocation and risk mitigation.
Student at Goizueta Business school at Emory University. Majoring in finance and marketing and has taken classes in the areas of investments, private equity and venture capital, corporate valuation, international finance, non-profit management, and market
Chicago Android UX badass Top ten social profile which means I automate methods to get into social graphs, the new app discovery system of the world.
http://grottworkshop.blogspot.com
Worked at @blackrock-private-equity-partners • Investor @baird-venture-partners
Hustler, Relationship and Account Management Specialist, Problem Solver
Active in a broad range of activities in the Chicago area, Claudine Tambuatco is particularly well known in philanthropic circles.
http://claudinetambuatco.org/
Advisor to @prevail-health-solutions.
25+ years startup software experience, founded four companies, CTO/VP Engineering, managed teams from 4 to 200
Quantitative Trader, Professional Engineer, Consultant... I understand the energy industry from the finance, engineering, and strategy angles.
Conceived & developed first 7 years of John Madden Football, participated in launching startups thru IPO, Harvard Masters in Ops&Mgmt - disruptive technology.
Over 27 years of third party debt collection experience running operations for well known national agencies. Expertise in government and student loan debt, including United States Department of Education.
Entrepreneurial leader. Top-level Marketing, Sales Mgt., Ops., & Tech oversight w. global brands & high-growth ventures. Travel, hospitality, tech, B2B and B2C.
Long-time collaborator on multiple projects. Design, strategic input, developing sites & branding from start to finish.
COO of Justice Bid - Chicago startup connecting legal professionals with service providers.
Brown University Grad; Headed Brown Entrepreneurship Program; Performance Poet; Lover of Ideas; Wanderer of Words and Worlds
http://hamadachronicles.wordpress.com/
Data mining researcher & Master student at UIUC CS. #hackathons, #startups. Co-founder of StylePuzzle.
William S. Kirsch established a reputation as one of America’s top lawyers focused on private equity, corporate transactions, and crisis management.
http://williamkirsch.tumblr.com/
Associate at The Boston Consulting Group; Stanford BA Psychology/Neuroscience 2012, Phi Beta Kappa. Impassioned by the study of human brain and behavior.
Mobile designer and developer with strong foundation in native iOS apps; Lead dev/designer for PocketCab.
Experienced launching products from beta to thousands of users. Management Consultant. University of Illinois Engineer.
Founder @umyum • Worked at @new-york-university-1 • Studied at @new-york-university, @cornell-university
Founder Griot Enterprises • Worked at @draftfcb, @adobe • Studied at @UMich, @School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Looking to further experience in project management & analytics. Interested in opportunities within cyber security, tech consulting, or software design.
Marketing and Pricing strategist; management consulting background with food industry experience
Co-Founder @shopgab • Worked at @sprint, @pureadds
Agile, innovative, omni-channel, consumer and technical product manager and leader of teams. Client and agency-side experience in multiple industries.
Founder Bikefrastructure, LLC
Founder @youthful-savings · Founder @cpa-for-the-people | Worked @walmart International · @ernst-and-young
Worked at @accenture • Studied at @western-michigan-university
Data-driven product, engineering and customer support services for startups and like-minded pioneers. Looking to thrive, big time.
UChicago, economics
Founder of @youtopia : Re-Imagining Good. Seasoned entrepreneur with 18 years experience in design and management.
PhD student at TTI Chicago, Masters at University of Alberta. Specializes in machine learning and computer vision.
Full stack developer interested in building new networks to solve old problems.
Co-Founder at Tactical Marketing Labs - Passionate Entrepreneur - Digital Marketing Strategist - Lean Startup Advocate - Startup Advisor - Only Results Matter
Founder Chicago's Original City Guide - CenterstageChicago.com and Product Development leader.
BS / MS Electrical Engineering; 4 years of engineering product / project development; University of Chicago MBA and 3 years of Strategy Consulting with McKinsey
Founded SoundOff.fm. Started at SPM Marketing and Communications and went to Performics to work in SEM, now employed at @google. Play drums in numerous bands.
http://www.soundofffm.posterous.com
Private equity professional, seeking involvement in exciting new start ups. Interested in investment opportunity and working for equity.
Leader with experience generating sustainable value in turnaround, transformational and high growth environments. Strong business background. UofC Booth MBA.
Chicago · Entrepreneur · Biz Dev @freebie · University of Arizona
Worked at @mit-media-lab, @bytemobile, @citrix-systems
LAMP stack, generalist, self-starter. Ready to tackle tough challenges.
iOS Developer
Sales pro, top performer at WebMD, Wolters Kluwer and Merck.
@intel Engineer; Tenacious Technologist;
Giel Stein joined the Social Security Administration as assistant regional counsel in 2009 after spending eight years working for private law firms.
http://gielstein.tumblr.com/
Founder @kurfuffl • AM @eprize • Writer/Performer in Chicago • @princetonuniversity grad • Vegetarian
All-around business athlete seeking opportunity to take ownership and build a robust enterprise in a driven, collaborative culture. AT Kearney, Oxford, Indiana
Executive level Sales & Marketing leader; owner of Blossom Growth Services; worked at Mercer, Alvarez & Marsal, and PR Newswire; Mentor to start ups and 1871
Studied at University of Michigan, @colgate-university
http://garyskoien.tumblr.com/
University of Chicago Booth MBA 2013, Accomplished Solution Architect, worked at Eaton Corporation and CDW
Recent Graduate of University of Michigan, Strong communication skills combined with a technical degree. Interned at ePrize, Merrill Lynch and FSA
Co-founder, COO at Origami Creative. Recent UChicago graduate. ChicagoBooth MBA Class of 2017 Admit. Health, Energy, Art.
Founder KNOWLEDGEO, Spare to Share • Worked at @motorola, @continental-automotive • Studied at @university-of-chicago-booth-school-of-business
Created new beer keg tap called The Uber Tap, founded adventure sports media and e commerce site called SoulGear.com
Successfully launched multiple new positions within Groupon. Helped Groupon stabilize new merchant-facing products. Freelance analytical (Excel) projects.
Founder of Circlekick.com
Founder of @tigerstartups.com
Founder of Koowie.com
Winner of SocialDevCamp Hackathon Guerrilla Coder award
http://koowie.com/pete
Founder and CEO @fitcline • College student • Tech and fitness enthusiast. • Self-taught; web developer and graphic designer.
Management consultant, Kellogg MBA, "Product guy"
Content and Marketing Manager at Georama. Recent graduate of Drexel University and have a keen interest in the online field.
Worked at @bottlenotes • Studied at @yale-university
Data analyst turned web developer; Strong Ruby skills, production experience using Ruby on on Rails and TDD; Student @ Startup Institute Chicago
LEGO Key Account Mgr. Only new college grad hired as a LEGO Mgr. Strong record of driving sales growth and developing customer relationships.Williams College BA
CEO @mashmetv, a way to sync your moments through an enriched video chat. Entrepreneur, engineer, traveler. Studies at UPM & Illinois Institute of Technology.
http://blog.mashme.tv
MBA Student at Kellogg, strong business and consulting background, health IT, consumer analytics, market research
Works at @georama • Studied at @indiana-university-bloomington
Dynamic Revenue Strategist and Sales Leader. Founded, won funding, and sold two start-ups, developed and sold software start-up and created two patents.
Studied at @indiana-university-bloomington
- Founder of http://evcm.tv
- 4 years a Co-Mng Partner @ sched.org
- 4 years investment banking at JPMorgan
- Univ. Valedictorian
- Degrees in Finance & PoliSci
http://mmctaw.com
Owner of Catalyses LLC built from the brand Aspire Technologies. Please take a look at my personal profile and the new website.
An Avid Domain Trader and Business Brain-stormer
ThinkBank & ThinkTank Member
Looking for Mentors and Possible Partners/Inve
Worked at @cme-group, @studentcity • Studied at @university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign, @depaul-university
Founder @athletepreneur, @dash Stone Capital • Worked at @deloitte & Touche • Studied at @florida State MBA. Former pro athlete, 2 time Olympian, 4th place in 2008
M.S. student at @columbia-university University. Database marketing, strategy, and analytics consulting background.
http://blog.seatsync.com
Founder FunPower • Studied at @university-of-chicago
strategy, project management, aviation
Product Manager & Dev. I like finding problems and creating solutions, from end to end. Creativity drives me.
Founder D2D Associates • Studied at @ohio-state-university
Serial Entrepreneur with VC background, founder and CEO of SENACTIVE, a leading SW for CEP, Big Data, Predictive Analytics and Decision Mgmt.
Software Engineer. Security Researcher. Entrepreneur.
Founder @fundamentals-llc • Worked at @shoplocal, @metromix, @forsalebyowner-com • Studied at University of Illinois, Urbana, Champaign
IT Strategy & Ops Consultant. Northwestern BS 2010.
JD Candidate at UChicago. Founded and sold Mousa, LLC. MBA from Katz at UPitt.
An impact venture fund which supports game changing energy-tech companies, and empowers consumers to harness the benefits of the energy-tech revolution.
Managing Partner and leading investor for Tend Venture Capital based in Chicago, IL - helped build CDW, ChicagoTribune.com, Vantage Blue, and CareerBuilder.com - BA from Iowa State University, MBA from UMass-Amherst, and MPPA from Northwestern.
Founded GVK Internships (sold in 2012). I have worked in Fashion, Healthcare, Marketing/PR, Consulting and Tech. I'm on to my next challenge - Health Tech!
http://geetkhosla.tumblr.com/
Energetic Sales Executive Looking to Drive Growth with a Strong Tech Startup Team. Solution sales focused. MBA.
Investor in @musicdealers-com, @www-neurostechnology-com.
Design, Tech, Startups
Indiana University Kelley school of business - marketing. Built and sold 2 companies by age 33.
E-Commerce Product Development, Strategy, & Operations Consultant. Co-Founder @Hookah Life, Inc, Project Manager @Lyons Consulting Group
Harvard Gov and Stats, Fall Associate at 270 Strategies, founded civic startup in college, civic tech blogger.
http://newcivics.tumblr.com/
Founder at @roomations-1. Passionate about interior design. Loves Marketing. MBA from Michigan's Ross School of Business.
Undergrad @ohio, worked as analyst @Oppenheimer(NYC), sales @Deutsche Bank(Chicago) sales @Goldman Sachs(Chicago), now pursuing Entrepreneurial passion @lightswitch
Founder @spare-to-share-1, @diamond-management-and-technology-consultants • Worked at @paynet-inc • Studied at @university-of-chicago-booth-school-of-business, @depaul-university
Studied at @columbia-college-chicago
Co-Founder of Overgrad, Studied at @university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign
Michigan BBA. Consultant at PwC. Freelance Nonprofit Consultant.
Engineer. Marketer. Worked for Nolan Bushnell. Failed many times. Learned. Obsessed with discovering a way to replicate change.
Designer, engineer, scientist and entrepreneur. Taught seniors as a freshman, made LEDs which emit sunlight, and am Fellow at VC firm. Inventor to a good home.
2013 MBA Candidate @university-of-iowa | Awarded 2013 Leadership Legacy Hawkeye Award | NYC Media Background | Founder of Under Par Voice Over
B2B business builder with 10 years sales, marketing, & management experience. Engineer & MBA. Advisor to Bison Pallet. Materials, industrial, cleantech.
MBA Student Chicago Booth(2013), Looking for jobs in Venture Capital or for a funded startup where I can add value. I have an amazing gut feel for markets.
Good business needs good marketing. Good design is good marketing. MIT grad turned UX/Product Designer - translating user needs into useful & valuable products.
Harvard Gov and Stats, Associate at 270 Strategies, founded civic startup, civic tech blogger.
http://newcivics.tumblr.com/
Work at investment/merchant bank.
VP Product at MeetMe. Doer of things. Juggler of priorities in a resource-constrained environment. Strategy, analytics, UX design, and whatever needs doing.
Founder @m-a-e-k-entertainment-1, @m-a-e-k-entertainment-1 • Worked at , @farnsworth-consulting • Studied at University of Illinois, Urbana, Champaign (BA, MS)
@carbonmade @magnum-ci @instafeed; MS @UIUC; PhD @university-of-illinois-chicago and so on
Founder @elmspring-chicago • Studied at @university-of-michigan
CRM technical with a seasoned business background that includes internet start-ups and consulting.
Founder RESUSstudio • Studied at @university of Chicago, @uic
Successful media and marketing leader with extensive cross-functional team management.
Agile Project/Product Manager. Worked at Thoughtworks, and Groupon.
Entrepreneurial MBA | Marketing & Sales
BA Computer Science at UIUC; Co-Founded 2 startups; Intense iOS developer;
http://jc-subida.tumblr.com
UC Berkeley History alum, background in bizdev (UK focused). Director of bizdev at Ditto Trade, looking to connect with investors and other professionals.
Multi-lingual exec, worked at @gerson-lehrman-group, @corporate Executive Board • Studied @university-of-chicago, @johns-hopkins-university • Strat - Ops - Research Leadership
Software engineer from Uruguay. Passionate about helping and studying how teams and businesses grow from the ground up.
SDA Bocconi School of Management; UC Berkeley BA; background in global health; interned for CHAI; interested in working with startups
Client service superhero meets digital ad ops guru; Worked at Google
Client Facing Digital Marketing PM.
Founder KNOWLEDGEO, @karaoke-octopus-comics • Worked at @alief-isd, @cy-fair-isd • Studied at @university-of-chicago-booth-school-of-business
building new products. previously corporate growth strategy, data science, marketing strategy.
Law student at WashU in St. Louis; Worked at Facebook; Assist startups with entity formation and intellectual property protection; B.A. in Economics.
Worked at @every-last-morsel, @american-hospital-association • Studied at @north-central-college
Enterprise Front End Software Engineer, Consultant
Vice President, Loyalty & Business Dev.
United Airlines
Where do I begin...
Technologist
Medill Grad (journalism/marketing/communications background), currently freelancing for IT dept at the world's largest pharmaceutical company.
User Experience Craft-titioner
IIT Engineering, MBA Kellogg, Worked with McK, Co-founder intern with OfficeYes,Passion for startups,working with portfolio company of a PE fund while at school
Director of Product Management for Mobile & Platform. Technology Junkie with skills to turn everyday business needs into market changing innovations.
Lead Developer at @supported-intelligence-llc • MA in economics @northwestern-university, BEc (graduated 1st in economics honors class) @university-of-sydney
Web developer for Gorilla, a rapidly growing e-commerce agency in Downtown Chicago. Creative thought process to help clients solve problems is the name of the game.
Software Solutions Architect
Founding Member at @every-last-morsel, Worked for @happyfantickets • Studied at @depaul-university
MBA at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin, Former Marketer and Investment Banker
Chicago Native, DePaul grad, worked at @groupon, currently at @google
Founder of Nimby Games with first title Confidence: The Game available on the App Store (beta).
Drawing from broad reserves of practical training and experience, Hollie Sobel serves as an assistant professor at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.
http://holliesobel.tumblr.com/
Studied at @university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign
Northwestern Ph.D. candidate, NSF Graduate Research Fellow, changing career tracks to do more applied problem solving and product research
University of Chicago, MS in Statistics, 3 Years work experience in Finance in Deutsche Bank & Apollo Global Management
Yale grad, clever writer, good baker.
Creative, strategic and innovative business and marketing professional. Successful in leading entrepreneurial teams to achieve growth and marketing strategies.
Freelance writer/editor/publicist seeking a full-time role or freelance opportunities. BA/MS.
http://Statementscene.com
Strategic Minded Marketer and Problem Solver. Vast Experience with Fortune 100 Clients and Top Retailers. Pretty Awesome Dude.
MSU BS 2008, Finance; UMICH MS 2010, Human Computer Interaction. Strong business and technical background. Currently advisory consultant at EY.
COO at @moneythink-1
Founder @crowdfynd, @onlocation-media-group-llc • Worked at @kpmg, @true-north-communications • Studied at @university-of-iowa
General Management for high acceleration to value situations.
Worked at @uspin • Studied at @northeastern-university, @university-of-illinois-chicago
Very Experienced Agile Project/Program Manager
Fintech biz dev. Obsessed with product. Driving growth for a new platform at FactSet. Engineering undergrad, Chicago Booth MBA.
UPenn grad, web product designer. I create great web experiences and I make good web experiences better.
Known for helping high-growth companies achieve their hiring goals
http://www.lindzsays.com
Brand Communications Consultant, MS, IMC, Northwestern University. Specialties include counseling senior management, affiliate marketing and crisis communications. Experience in tech, financial and healthcare fields.
Co-Founder at Reppio
Victory Park Hedge Fund (Consumer Tech)
Lazard Freres Investment Bank (Restructuring)
Studied at University of Illinois Urbana-Campaign
VP of Marketing at Georama • Studied at @michigan-state-university
Founder Jamernot • Studied at @iu, @university-of-denver
Associate at Northwestern Capital Partners. We are a boutique investment banking and consulting firm specializing in start-ups, from strategy to growth equity.
Product driven, Major launch increasing sales 20%, multi mini launches sustaining current growth
http://summittomar.tumblr.com
For more than two decades, Joanne Matousek has focused her legal career on insurance law.
http://joannematousek.tumblr.com/
Asst. Professor of Medicine at the Univ of Chicago. Experienced in clinical research & medical education. I want to change how we all think about health care.
Founder @donotrent-1.com
Digital Project Manager for a start-up magazine/alternate-reality game and web developer for a trade publication in Chicago
http://semanticdrift.wordpress.com
D.C. Crenshaw President & Ceo of Fete Select TV. He is a food and lifestyle personality and a two-time Emmy nominated TV Host and Executive Producer.
http://www.efete.ent
Working at @yorn • Studying @temple-university
CTO at @bigmarker-3 • Lead Architect at YC based Aisle50.com • Studied at @depaul-university
http://billgloff.com
Former senior Systems engineer, 1 year PhD course work in Bioinformatics
Founder KNOWLEDGEO • Worked at @bain-company, @korean-reinsurance-company • Studied at @university-of-chicago-booth-school-of-business
Founder @ardhiview • Worked at @jones-lang-lasalle • Studied at @university-of-michigan
Professor @erikson-institute • Principal Investigator, Early Mathematics Education Project • Advisor @BennettDay • Ph.D. in Applied Child Development, @tufts-university University
Product manager, new product development at Orbitz and Cars.com.
University of Chicago Booth School of Business MBA 2103; Strong relationship, business development, and operations background (C.H. Robinson and PepsiCo)
Worked at @dev-bootcamp, @us-navy • Studied at @university-of-michigan, @depaul-university
http://blog.geoffcrittenden.com
Chicago Public Schools’ administrator Erin Roche has served at multiple levels in several school districts.
Co-Founder and Partner at NextRound Consulting. Business development and strategic partnership experience at Fortune 100 company
Tech-savvy Sales & Marketing Consultant. B2B Sales Expert. Media Sales. Social Selling.
Computer Science BS from UT, wrote MoonStocks on Android Play Store, high stakes Poker pro and coach, options software dev, worked at eBay
http://jeffmeyerson.com
Duke University, Marketing and Advertising, Digital and Social Media; worked at Akira Chicago and Nordstrom
Co-founder at http://shono.co, Full Stack Developer, Worked at eBay and Groupon, UIUC Computer Science 2014.
http://irtefa.tumblr.com
Worked at @amc-networks, @u-s-ambassador • Studied at @northwestern-university, Trinity
ReUsense CEO (Diabetes Testing sold in India)
Revasyst CEO (Health IT)
McKinsey + Senior roles at Medtronic, Elsevier.
MD, India; MS, PhD(abd) UIUC
Master of design from top art school. Mobile designer, Built 4 apps (2 iOS, 1 Android, 1 Chrome)
Principal / Director of Design+Planning at @civic-artworks.
Award-winning urban designer+planner. ENR Midwest 2012 "Top 40 Under 40" honoree.
http://civicartworks.tumblr.com/
Founder of @musefy & Proptone
Founder Talkroute
Founder @bayescamp
Project manager and analyst with technical background looking to make the world better. Obsessive organizer. Ruthless minimalist. Highly opinionated about maps.
Specialized in the technology and finance industries in New York in both human resources and commercial real estate analysis. Worked for @appnexus.
I'm helping build a great community at G2 Crowd
Founder/Owner of Left Field Management/Freeze Our Youth. 1/3 Attorney 1/3 Management 1/3 TBA
Intuitive multi-platform product builder. Information consumer. Startup junky. Interactive Art Director and UI/UXer for mobile at Draftfcb Chicago.
Founder of Hunear. Director of Inspired Beings Ltd. President of European Dream.
Pretty cool, energized, talented, fun girl
Glen Joffe has built his career on authenticity and respectfulness for items used by their indigenous culture.
http://glenjoffe.wordpress.com/
Worked at @tech-li, @clearstream • Studied at @university-of-michigan
Software Engineer at @brighttag, Past-President at @drexel-university Smart House
Agile Product Manager - Ecommerce consumer focused
Technical & business consultant in IT industry before UNC Chapel Hill, KFBS MBA 2013; Product marketing summer intern; Strong technical and business marketing skills; Well-traveled;
Exploring the power of factual storytelling for content marketers. Worked at Nat Geo, Sirius XM, and Siskel/Jacobs.
Founder of Andresen & Associates P.C., a Chicago-based law firm that focuses its offerings in the areas of sports law, entertainment, IP and corporate matters.
Program and project manager with experience in: entrepreneurship and product creation, account management and team leadership, project planning from resource allocation, cost and schedule management, to long-term forecasting.
Seeking Full-Time Business Development position at an exciting startup, University of Michigan 2014
http://www.harrisonforman.com
Founder @blue-lane-groceries • Worked at @safco-dental-supply • Studied at @university-of-michigan
Founder/CFO/Developer Project SAM, Founder/Front-End Developer UChicagoEvents • Studied at @university-of-chicago
Founder @popad
Medic@1stRangerBn
Analyst@Mckinsey
Yut@Groupon
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Economics, Project Manager for Illinois Business Consulting, Led consulting project for small chemical software startup
Experienced .Net engineer with proven leadership track record. Worked at Infinium, Intel and Boeing. Degrees from USC and Boston College.
Worked at @active-mind-technology, @elevate-studios
Founder @insighthd.com
Commercial Pilot, Naval Officer - Fighter pilot, Naval intelligence at NSA
Founder FasterTable. Founder/CEO of MindBuilder Group, Inc. (software consultant) and Salsalito, Inc. (restaurants). Former founder and CEO US Office Equipment.
Content Producer at New Methods. Former online business owner and affiliate marketer. Strong background in marketing, SEO, and social media. UChicago BA 2012.
http://janyasor.tumblr.com/bio
Co-Founder and Midwest Lead at The Rethink Agency
Small-mid Cap Hedge Fund Analyst
MIT Sloan MBA '07, recovering consultant turned entrepreneur
More adivsor than middleman, I work with amazing clients & candidates - do storytelling to empower dev teams and devs when choosing employees/employer.
http://www.bullhornreach.com/user/125852_matt-hoffman
Military Veteran with telecom background, Brown University Economics; Worked at Morgan Stanley Tech IBD, William Blair.
Founder of two beverage companies, student at Northwestern, marketing guru. Currently leading company of $300,000+ annual revenues and 30+ team members.
Worked at @built-in-chicago, @belly • Studied at @abilene-christian-university
http://www.bodyshopbids.com
Strategy Consultant, Procurement and Supply Chain Management, Social Media. Expertise in contingent labor workforce, consumer goods, IT consulting / training.
Founder HE SWIM • Worked at @beckman-coulter, @telluride-ski-and-golf-resort • Studied at @boston-college, @university-of-massachusetts-amherst
Founder & CEO at ThirdPartyTrust
Leader, Entrepreneur, Innovator, Self-Starter, Team-Builder, Workhorse, Cold Caller, Closer: Launched a successful venture; Self-taught web developer
!4 years of experience. Funded and launched mobile marketing startup 2011. Entrepreneurial and business minded technologist.
Founder @zaptones • Studied at @university-of-wisconsin-madison, @butler-university
PhD (applied math), data scientist, Bayesian probabilistic modeler, working with data in social networks, bioinformatics, finance. Works/ed at RedOwl, NSA
Worked at @networked-insights, @nm-incite-a-nielsen-mckinsey-company • Studied at @university-of-texas-at-austin-1, @pennsylvania-state-university
Marketing and Social Media, Social Responsibility.
Tech Leader at NuMat. Expertise in managing the interface between tech & business (Finance from Lehigh, Chem. Eng. from NU). Pythonista and lover of automation.
http://patrick-fuller.com/
Product Manager @ Windows (Microsoft) • Chicago Booth MBA ' 14. Strong experience in consumer electronics and software at Bose and Mathworks.
Co-Founder & CEO, g.Maarifa
Writer
http://www.evannahu.wordpress.com
Environmentally motivated, eco-conscious, Food start-up Entrepreneur, Experienced sales and customer relations skills
Northwestern University, PhD/MS in Electrical Engineering, specializing in solid state devices and optoelectronics.
Founder @sprout-products
Worked @adobe @greenvolved @global-village-fruits-inc
// Technology, Entrepreneurship, Design
http://jeremycai.wordpress.com
Founder FunPower
Founder @roundarch • Worked at @deloitte-consulting • Studied at @university-of-chicago, @the-catholic-university-of-america
Founder & CEO @zag-media-arts, background in media & design, with a focus on UX across multiple media formats.
Co-founder; Ed.D Org. Leadership; 2nd startup; Developed first tested tot-sports model in sports research; Author; Parent of two toddlers; The Coach Pickles
Worked at @grubwithus, @groupon • Studied at @university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign