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
CFO @ Castle Hill. Angel Investor @HPA. MBA 2011 @Babson. BS Mechanical Engineering 2003 @UVA
Founder @exe-technologies
COO @500px | Formerly at @extremestartups @relay-ventures @chegg. @netflix. @thomas-weisel-partners. @goldman-sachs. @accenture. | @ChicagoBooth @university-of-california-berkeley.
Entrepreneur. Founder & CEO @obaz. Former EIR & Investor @lightbank.
ND Finance / Duke MBA
Founded 3 Companies - Medical Devices, Online Real Estate, Retail Wireless
Enjoy web 2.0 plays as well as med tech.
Founder, Investor or Advisor in companies including @lifecrowd, @shift-3, RetentionScience, @muckerlab, GradientX, Eventup, TheReceivablesExchange & @zynga (via Prism)
Co-Founder and Chairman, Timelines, Inc
Founder AvantCredit, SpringCoin • Worked at @enova-financial • Studied at @university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign
Growth & Customer Acquisition specialist. Former EIR @trinity Ventures, Co-Founder of @boundless, @viximo.
http://www.brianbalfour.com
CEO of @picturelife. Founder of @omgpop.
http://www.setpixel.com
313 Ventures LLC
@getco
Trading Technologies, Inc
fredlabs, inc
@apple
Angel Investor; Entrepreneur; Was Principal at Pangea Properties REIT; Ex-CIO, Co-Founder at @cashnetusa-com
Founder, CEO, @raise - Founder, @coupontrade
Entrepreneur - Investor - Technologist
Appetite for Big Markets & Hungry Entrepreneurs
Angel; Founder: @rivs, InnFlux, iEstates, IrishAngels. @NotreDame, MBA @Kellogg
Founder of @opentable (NASDAQ:OPEN); Chairman at @grubhub
Founder of Voomly: Founded DaytradeTeam (Sold in 2007), founded mytrade (Sold to TD Ameritrade).
http://www.andyswan.com
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.
Managing Director @techstars • Co-founder @slicehost (acq by @rackspace)
Founder @blue-flower-llc • Worked at @bank-of-america-merrill-lynch • Studied at @new-york-university
Co-Founder/CEO of @rant-media-network which owns and operates: Rant Sports, Rant Finance and Rant Creative.
Serial entrepreneur. Cofounder/COO/CTO at @sittercity. Director of Development at @obama-for-america. Social enterprise investor.
http://www.danratner.com/
Co-Founder, @tempodb. UX Design at @grubhub, Marketing at @kraft-foods. Design & Business at U of Michigan.
http://justindelay.tumblr.com
Director of Product Management at @groupon
General Partner Georgetown Angels. Author (McGraw Hill July 2013) The Entrepreneurial Bible to Venture Capital
http://georgetown-angels.com/blog/
Co-founder @lob. Worked at @aws, @citigroup, @google , @motorola • Studied at @university-of-michigan
CEO and Co-Founder of TechShop. Launched 3 Fortune 500 websites: Avery, Kinkos (ecommerce), & HealthNet's benefits ASP. Author, Speaker, MBA, Green Beret.
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.
Founder @wedeliver • Worked at @apple • Studied at @columbia-college-chicago
VC @chicago-ventures Young Entrepreneur @foundation-capital
Chicago Booth MBA, @KauffmanFellow
CEO of @tempodb. Co-founded 3 startups (two bootstrapped, current funded). Strong technical background (Computer Engineer, Motorola).
http://ajcronk.com
Business Designer. Previously UX Designer + Innovation Strategist. Former @adaptive-path + @nike consultant.
CEO of Apptimize • @y-combinator • @getco • @massachusetts-institute-of-technology Math with CS
http://nancyhua.com
CEO @spartz (OMG Facts, GivesMeHope, Smartphowned) Founded MuggleNet.com, the #1 Harry Potter site, at age 12.
http://spartzmedia.com
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
Co-Founder & CEO of @ycharts • Vertical Manager at @google • Studied at @university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign
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
CoFounder/COO @raise We are changing the conversation in the discount and incentive marketing industries. Give yourself a raise!
http://blog.coupontrade.com/
Rewards and travel wonk. Built @groupon Rewards to 4k merchants, 2M consumers. Grew @united-airlines Mileage Plus to $1BN+ revenue. @stanford-university GSB.
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
Founder @total-attorneys
http://edscanlan.com
CEO and Co-Founder at @groovebug
http://integratedmarketing.tumblr.com
Investor/Startup Advisor & Social Investor
@stagebloc Co-Founder, Founder @mirrorgram / Lead Developer, Object Orienter, Git Pusher, Apple Lover, College Dropout, Life Lover
Head of Operations @uber
Board of Miami University Institute for Entrepreneurship
Biz Dev @foursquare
Founded Trimmer Capital Management, Aurapoint Asset Management, and True Adventures. Rock climber, sailor, mountain biker, skier, mountaineer, world traveler.
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.
Director of Marketing @playerize. Co-Founder, Advisor at @foodtree & @donde . Advisor at 20 Something Bloggers. @stanford-university Soccer Captain.
http://dshan.me/blog/
Worked at @coupons.com , @microsoft, @indiahomes • Studied at @haas-school-of-business School of Business, @IIT-Delhi
Co-founder @aisle50, New York Times Bestselling Author of 2 books, Forbes columnist, Y Combinator Alumnus
http://blogs.forbes.com/christophersteiner
Founder Striking.ly • Worked at @yahoo, @goldman-sachs, @morgan-stanley
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.
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
@stagebloc founder. UX / UI and product obsessed. Past multiplatinum artist manager. Biomedical researcher. Science Teacher. Coach. Hip surgery guinea pig.
Crittercism, previous @wishery CTO/Co-Founder (AngelPad S11). @microsoft, founder @prefiat-llc: security, arch, cloud computing consultancy. MS ECE UIllinois.
Co-Founder & President @ Pear, Co-Founder @ Brand Accelerator, Board Member @ Worthee, Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center Advisory Board, former ibanker.
Co-founder, President of @giveforward. TechStars (Excelerate Labs) Emory University, JD American University. Burritos.
http://ethansaustin.com
Founder @parkwhiz • Worked at @ibm • Studied at @northwestern-university
Co-Founder @ WeDeliver.us • Entrepreneur • Jill of all trades • Mihaylo School of Business CSUF 2011' • edtech Product Marketer @symbalooedu.
http://socialskoop.com/blog/
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
Former CEO/CTO of DVDPlay (Redbox techn./acq by NCR), founded X1, Ensemble, Opengrid, MXGO, worked at Sun, LSI, Siemens, Coinstar.
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
CRO at the EchoSystem, with over 10 years of experience growing businesses and most recently leading the digital charge at PHD/Omnicom
Product Designer @weebly. Formerly at @backplane and @viatask.
CEO at @upcity-formerly-diyseo
Worked at @belly, @campus-explorer, @redbox, Galt & Company
Co-Founder at @whittl. Ex-Yahoo. Sold previous startup. Carnegie Mellon & Cornell.
Co-Founder at @wedeliver. Worked at @uwi, Parity Systems and founded Coral Designs Ltd. Engineering graduate of @uwi
http://kirklashley.com
Founder and lead frontend dev @picturelife
http://jacobd.com
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
Founder @gmm-nonstick-coatings • Investor @tred • Studied at @university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign , @kellogg-school-of-management-1
Founder Gremln.com (135K users).
Director, Costa Rican Software Firm (sold).
Computer Science. 15 years
http://blog.gremln.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.
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.
Co-Founder of gener8tor, a Wisconsin-based accelerator.
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
CEO + Founder @red-tricycle. Strong consumer background ( @meredith and @reed-elsevier ) Start-up experience includes Breathe Media and SFLodgings.com.
Founder & CEO @SpotHero Inc.
http://blog.spothero.com
Founder/CEO @fooda • President at @echo-global-logistics, CFO/COO @innerworkings
Co-Founder, EVP New Business & Corporate Strategy / Exec. Director, focused on new strategic growth opps., biz/dev, marketing, fund-raising, operations
Chief Evangelist at @tracky PR. Social Media Correspondent. Animal lover. Birthed @twitter industry chats. #journchat #commentz [email protected]
http://sarahsfav.es
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
Inventory Management at Raise.com • Worked at @coupontrade, @european-commission • Founder Blueshift Innovations Inc • Northeastern University JD 2003, Harvard University ALB 1999
CEO/Founder of @babbaco. Ready to rock my second consumer startup. Kellogg MBA. @brown-university University. Kraft brand management.
http://www.babbaco.com/blog
Venture Capitalist @OCAVentures and Founder of @MouseHouseApp
CTO of @mercaris
Founder (BigGroups.com, @catapult-chicago), BizDev (@halcyon-sequencing ), Lead Developer (ISWS), BS Biology (@university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign )
CEO of @styleseek. NASA Space Shuttle Engineer
2x e-commerce exits. @massachusetts-institute-of-technology MBA, @university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign MSE/BSE
CEO & Founder @Ticket Scalpr. @groupon Senior Sales (Top 1%) - Founder @UndieRun - Director of Sales @Gourmet Ads - UW-Madison
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
Platform/API Engineer @SproutSocial; Co-founder @farehelper.com; Past life @motorola IC designer for wireless; UMich; Musician; Derivatives Investor
http://www.tekphile.com
Exec @sparkcentral . Entrepreneurial mind set. Action oriented!
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
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
Founder @notelog, @athletepreneur • Worked at @tred, @coursemodo • B.S. & M.S. Economics & Sport Management at @FSU
Sr. Software Engineer @chooseenergy
entrepreneur. co-founder or early employee of 5 startups. 2 IPOs. Founded Media Chaperone pivoted business in '12 to @group-gift-service
Currently: Co-founder at digit.co. Previously: MyZeus acquired by Groupon, 2011.
http://patrickalgrim.me
#innovator #entrepreneur #technologist #founder at Toodalu (acquired by Spring Marketplace)
Founder TicketFire • Worked at @cloudera, @belly • Studied at @ohio-state-university
Director of Engineering @ Obama for America.
Previously @threadless, @crateandbarrel.
I'm a big fan of the internets.
@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
Co-founder of @styleseek, BizDev at @v2green (acquired 2008), VC at @highland-capital-partners, Analytics Lead at @accenture, 2 Patents, BSEE @UIUC, @MIT MBA.
Director of Product, Strategy and Operations: @DiscoveryComm. Former Director of Mobile Product: @carsdotcom & 2011 @ExcelerateLabs (now TechStars Chicago).
http://odower.com/
Co-Founder of @technori and @insuranceagents-com
http://blog.sethkravitz.com
CEO of Striking.ly; Co-founder of Moneythink; Director of ECSEL; @university-of-chicago
Investments for @hvf and @mlevchin.
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
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
Founder CEO @traity-1.
MBA (HHons) @booth-school-of-business. MEng in EE.
Previous experience in strategy, product management, sales
http://traity.com/blog
Founder and CEO of Kumbuya (kumbuya.com).
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
CEO at @buzz-digital, Inc. Former biz dev guy at @nextwave-media and Angie's List.
Musician and peanut butter connoisseur.
Entrepreneur, startup advisor and TMT executive
Founder @shortlist, @leasabl • Excelerate Labs 2011 • Pulitzer Prize 2008
Marketer & entrepreneur. Previously co-founded Wellthy & @leap. Former associate at @lightbank,
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
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.
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
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
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 @centup - Digital Marketer - Writer - Expert at Nothing.
Founder of @rentstuff. Strong business background (@merrill-lynch). @princeton-university BA 2004 (Economics w/ honors).
COO Fooda • Previously CEO Lightswitch; startup at Redbox; Wind Point; Bain. Engineering at UMichigan, Kellogg
CEO & co-founder @sideqik • I manage, advise & fund disruptive companies @nokia, @navteq, @vitrue • 12 US & international patents • Certified alligator handler
http://www.southerntechnologyleaders.com
Start-up Junkie who connects the dots, creates results, and plays well with others.
http://www.buchar.net
Co-Founder and CEO @bucketfeet. Former Banker / PE guy. World traveler. Northwestern University.
http://blog.bucketfeet.com/
Founder of eSpark, which helps schools leverage iPads and the vast ecosystem of educational apps to personalize learning, engage students and raise achievement.
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.
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
Co-founder of @goshi in Chicago. Drummer of In Threes.
Founder Versity (sold), @hireology, @UrbanBoundCo & @Homescout. Studied at @university-of-michigan.
http://thehungryentrepreneur.com/
Current: Co-founder @optyn; Past: @dealster-3, CRP, Acuity, COO @ecommlink ; COO @first-data-corporation , EPG; SVP, @general-electric; SVP, @barclays-bank
CEO & co-founder of @pictarine Love growth hacking, mobile and wine. Techstars Chicago Alum.
http://[email protected]/pub/robert-brown/1/337/23b
CEO @socialcrunch. Strong finance, business development & product launch skills. Brit in Chicago. 1 exit so far.
http://blog.alexgriffiths.info
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
Founded @public-good-software, Director of UX & Product @obama-for-america, founding team @the-point, early UXer @orbitz, founder @fuzzy-math.
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
Co-founder of @learnmetrics real-time analytics for education. Obsessed with the power of education to change lives.
http://julianmiller.tumblr.com
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
Co-founder @beebillion acquired 08/11. Strong Biz Dev, Customer Acquisition and eComm background.
http://www.gaber.me
Founder ClaraStream • Worked at @best-online-universities-llc, @eretailing • Studied at @ohio-state-university, @depaul-university
Founder ClaraStream • Studied at @ohio-state-university Founded & bootstrapped e-commerce company into IR Magazine Top 1,000. 10 years technology sales & marketing experience.
Current: RVP, Sales - North America at @ringcentral. 12 years SMB Sales/Marketing experience - Loudcloud, WebEx, SuccessFactors, @ringcentral
CEO at @akta. Investor at @socialcrunch. Active angel, speaker and traveler.
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 of @orderbolt
BA in CS and an MBA from @southern-illinois-university-carbondale; Certified in International Business, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation Management from GGSB
Founder & CEO @thoughtly Juris Doctor @loyola-university-chicago BBA in Finance @southern-methodist-university
http://thoughtly.co/blog
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
Co-founder of 900dpi. Entrepreneur and full-stack developer of eight years. @university-of-wisconsin-whitewater
http://www.aap.bz
Co-founded TradingView (COO), previously worked at MultiCharts (COO) and Canada Revenue Agency.
http://blog.tradingview.com
Founder-in-Residence at Wavetable. Previously Co-Founder of HaveMyShift.com and PwC's Emerging Technology Lab.
Founder of Opternative, which helps individuals gain greater accessibility in eye care, through unique technological innovations.
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
Co-founder & CEO of Upscale Resale @moxiejeankids, @ExcelerateLabs class of '12, adviser @theImpactEngine #collcons #mom #startup
http://www.builtinchicago.org/member/sharonschneider
CTO of @silvrspoon, Y Combinator Alum, Carnegie Mellon CASOS PhD researcher & MSIT grad, entrepreneur
http://georgekorsnick.com
Founder of @introfly, former attorney, Inventor & Founder of Gentleman's Vice Golf & Cigar Accessories.
http://blog.introfly.com
Founder of @digital-innovations, @neuros-technology and @sonr-labs. Inventor of consumer products totaling $350M in revenue.
Founder @lost-crates • Studied at University of Michigan
Co-Founder of @elicit, Inc.
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/
VP Operations and Co-Founder at cleverbridge
http://www.buildingkeystones.com
Founder & CEO @cookitfor-us | Founder, MonksOfInvention.com | Founder, InnovationCenter.com | Intrapreneur - @american-express, GE Capital, @kraft-foods
http://blog.CookItFor.Us
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/
Founder and CEO of @couponcabin.com; director of The Kluth Family Foundation
http://www.couponcabin.com/blog
Web & Mobile Software Engineer. CTO: @venyooz. Previously at @mahalo, @spire-io, @the-starter-league, & @recsolu. B.A., Honors in Philosophy.
http://cardoni.net
CEO of Delightful. Kauffman Fellow (Class 18). Founder and Board Member of Quantitative Insights. Former: GM of OkCupid Labs. MBA from University of Chicago.
Principal & CEO, Pasky IP Law LLC. Patent Attorney. Founder, @data-2-0 (DeveloperWeek, DataWeek, API World) & @techweek. Mentor, @techstars, @healthbox
http://dataweek.com
In search of full-time role while currently freelancing & volunteering. Marketing/Jack-of-all trades at @olapic , @dropgifts , and @parse-ly. BA Econ UConn
Lead Platform @clover-technologies-group • Founder & CEO @yourenew (sold to Clover in '12) • Board Member @yale-university Entrepreneurial Institute
http://bobcasey.me
CEO Placebo Effect. Eight years leading philanthropic tech orgs. Relationship builder. One exit. Media magnet. BA Williams College.
CTO and co-founder of @whimseybox. Previously co-founded @bestfriendbox, worked at @gowalla, @amd, @vaynermedia
VP of Product, co-founder at @gridium. Co-founder of @terrapass. Product and engineering at @tellme, @trilogy. @wharton-school MBA, @stanford-university BS.
SVP at @parkwhiz. Serial entrepreneur and global market maker driving $400+ million in revenue that created $4+ billion in market capitalization.
Founder Moxie Jean
Led product. Developed high-freq trading platform, risk mgmt platform. BSMS Physics, EE
http://jasonngan.com
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.
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
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
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/
Co-Founder / CEO @tapfwd | Frmr VP @rapleaf (acquired) and Co-Founder @measy (Webby Award) | Kellogg MBA
Founder @we-created-it-1 • Worked at Telenav, V-Vehicle (KPCB & GV startup), @venrock • Product & Marketing Background • @stanford-university MBA
CEO and Co-Founder Cancer IQ • Worked at @mckinsey-company, @credit-suisse @UChicago Medical Center • Studied at @wharton-school
Entrepreneur & early stage investor. President @alameda Holdings, LLC, Co-Founder @tribal-technologies • Worked at @motorola, @lucent-technologies • Studied at @the-wharton-school
Founder & CEO of WebCurfew
https://www.webcurfew.com/parentalcontrols/DigitalLoitering.aspx
Serial entrepreneur 13 years. Currently obsessed with helping lead buyers buy smarter. Founder of @legitlead, FounderSensei.com & mentor @techstars Chicago.
http://legitlead.com/
Worked @anyperk • Studied @marquette
Business Development Manager at Merchant Atlas: Fully Automating Sales, Masters at Hult International Business School, Venture Scholar at G51 Capital
http://merchantatlas.wordpress.com/
Co-founder & CMO at @cartavi
http://cartavi.com/blog/
Currently @quarterly, Previously bizdev @12society, consultant @nbcuniversal, strategy consultant @joneslanglasalle
Co-founder, VP Application at @elicit
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.
Founder & CEO of @georama. Ex-Program Manager at @microsoft. Also was at @google. Digital Marketing Guru - Search, Display, Social. Entrepreneur, Visionary, Techy.
chief giving officer at @givby.com
http://givby.tumblr.com/
Founder @everyblock, @public-good-software • Worked at @democratic-national-committe, @center-for-neighborhood-technology
CEO and Co-Founder of iMedia.fm's A7 solution, providing an Immersive Experience Learning for Kids, reach of over 160 Million.
VP Operations of Greenshoe. JD/MBA candidate Kellogg-Northwestern.
Co-founder and CEO of heathfinch.
http://blog.healthfinch.com
Founder Resultly • Studied at @depaul-university
http://blog.resultly.com
CEO of Pangea. Prepaid, Telecom, Finance and Start-up experience. Investor and media background (Cerberus, Time Warner). BA, UPENN. MBA, Chicago Booth.
Chicago Native. Young Professional. Tech Enthusiast. Lifelong Learner. First hire @LogisticalLabs Worked @mantra-1 @fooda @lightbank
Co-Founder of Popular Pays. Previously @ Leo Burnett working on the Allstate Mayhem campaign.
@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
CTO, Co-Founder @healthfinch
CTO and Founder of @bikespike
8+ years of development experience. Embedded Hardware / Software Engineer & iOS Software Developer. 3 years experience @apple
Primary Care Physician, Entrepreneur, Head of Informatics and Innovation for Northwestern Memorial Physicians Group, "20 People who make Healthcare Better"
http://drlyle.blogspot.com/
Founder @JRank site search engine, @stateuniversity • Worked at @camfind • B.S. in Computer Science and Mathematics at @northern-illinois-university
Co-founder and CEO @earshotinc. Successful start-up experience and proven leader building and managing high performing teams.
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Founder @stork-stack • Worked at @h-i-g-capital • Studied at @wharton-school, @northwestern-university
http://blog.storkstack.com
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.
Former jQuery Core Team Member, CEO of appendTo.
Co-Founder @thyme • Worked at @microsoft, @isoftstone • Studied at @carnegie-mellon-university,@stanford-university
Product and founding team @trunk-club (www.trunkclub.com). Formerly @mckinsey
Co-founder of Packback. Marketer, musician, ed-tech enthusiast, and student affordability advocate.
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
Serial entrepreneur, startup advisor, angel investor, strategist, all-around builder • CFO at @everpurse • Studied at @kellogg-school-of-management and @northwestern-university
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.
Co-Founder and CEO of GirlsGuideTo
CEO at @lasso (@excelerate'12) | Musician | Polyglot | Working with creative teams since age 12
Developer at Social Sonar, Former Googler, Open Source Contributer
http://www.thatdorkjordan.com
Founder and CEO of @magister-technologies and developer of its core technologies
Rare combo of mobile tech startup + world-class ops, supply chain, and strategy at @toyota, @motorola, @palm. @harvard-university Kennedy School @university-of-louisville
Founder Packback • Studied at @illinois-state-university. Striving toward more affordable and exciting content in higher-ed.
http://MikeShannonBlog.wordpress.com
Founder TapFit • Worked at @kpmg, @northwestern-university-1 • Studied at @vanderbilt-university
Venture Partner @dashfire. Startup advisor/investor
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
CEO at @toy-studio; Shareholder @playphone, Inc.; Founder @viveli, Inc; Advisor of Startups; Investments (Bright.com, Pixalate, @open-install (Sold December 2011))
Founder @ www.prometheussprings.com, former advertising creative from Crispin Porter, Weiden Kennedy and Young & Rubicam
http://www.rahulpanchal.com
Former Institutional Investor @ Citi, MBA Student @ UChicago, Scout @ LEO.COM, Small Angel, Aspiring entrepreneur
VP Product at SET, builder of software from scratch. Previously at CAI, Starbelly, & Adchemy.
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.
My passion is mentoring, advising, funding and founding tech startups. Seriously seasoned and savvy strategy, marketing and business development veteran.
http://tomdenison.tumblr.com/
President / Co-Founder of Synchology. Payments disruptor.
CEO of @signal. Worked at @orbitz, E&Y. Excited about marketing, analytics, personal data and wearable tech.
http://www.jeffjudge.com
Founder @darc-corporation, O2Works • Worked at @oracle-corporation • Investor @fantree, @klick-push • Studied at @university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign
Founder and CEO @charlie-app a @dreamit-ventures backed company. Kauffman Global Scholar 2012 @ewing-marion-kauffman-foundation
CTO at @lasso. First startup out of college. Programmer since I was 11.
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
Founder @reportedly • Worked at @gannett, @Advance Internet, @Knight Ridder Digital, @vendasta • Studied at @rutgers-university-new-brunswick
http://www.stanleygauss.com
Founder WisePatient • Worked at @accenture, @arcapita-inc • Studied at @vanderbilt-university, @kellogg-school-of-management
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
CEO and Co-Founder of @swiftiq
http://www.blog.swiftiq.com
Founder of The FUNDA organization LLC
http://scottyiseri.com
Co-founder, Smithfield Medical
Director of Sales & B.D., BetaSphere
Founder, Caspian Partners, LLC
Studied @university-of-california-berkeley
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
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
CEO and co-founder of @leaguevine. Started the company out of college. BS, MS in computer science, specializing in algorithms.
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
Co-Founder of matchist & @entrepreneurs-unpluggd
Founder Project Travel • Pun Champion • 2013 "Hottest Women in Tech" @killerstartups • #Quadricorn #Hacker #Hustler
Aspiring serial entrepreneur.
Co-Founder @thyme • Worked at @tallan-consulting @direct-energy • Studied at @carnegie-mellon-university
Founder of @the-founding-moms; ran two companies previously. @brown-university grad, lawyer, TED talker, lover of chocolate.
http://FoundingMoms.com/blog
Integrated Marketing & Content Solutions Executive at CAA (@creative-artists-agency). Featured in Wired, Fast Company and Banff Media Festival.
http://www.andrewsaunders.com
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
Co-Founder @eprof - Dev/Design @StarterLeague - Ivey HBA 2012
http://blog.eprof.com
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 Nimbus, helping start-ups and SMB's utilize cloud apps. Previous: Market Expansion Belly, and Technology Analyst for Deloitte Consulting
http://www.thenimbusclouds.com/
CEO,Writer,Director, Producer @noci-pictures-entertainment Executive Producer @fremantlemedia Co-Executive Producer @SpikeTV. Cerebral,Transparent, Visionary.
Co-founder and iOS developer at @mobilex-labs – The best platform for building native mobile apps without any coding.
Computer Science at @cardiff-university.
Entrepreneur & Storyteller • Founder Hindex, Inc • Education and Business Development background • Worked at @img • Studied at @university of Miami, @Augustana
Entrepreneur, User-Experience Evangelist, Sense-Maker, Founder of Cicada Design Co. (2007), CrinklePaw Pet Innovations (2009).
Co-founder & CRO @morsel. Past restaurant publicist for Paul Kahan, Michael Jordan & Art Smith. Culinary degree & sommelier, Studied at @indiana-university-bloomington & @depaul-university
Founder workforce.io • Worked at @motorola, @honeywell • Investor @dscout • Studied at @illinois-institute-of-technology
Founder dscout, @gravitytank • Worked at @wired-magazine • Studied at @stanford-university, @institute-of-design-illinois-institute-of-technology
Excelerate Labs 2010 Graduate. SEO, Analytics & Content Expert.
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
Co-Founder @whittl Strong business background (IBM, Motorola, Bridge Strategy Group). Kellogg & Michigan State
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/
CEO at @china-social-commerce-group (CSCG)
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 @confluence-labs, @enthrive • Worked at @avid-life-media • Studied at @queen-s-university
VP of Marketing at @power-tower
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
Completed BS @university-of-illinois-chicago then worked @tellabs then started @semiautomatic3d
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.
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.
Strategy consultant and entrepreneur. Founder of @furnishly, the local furniture marketplace.
http://www.furnishly.com/blog
Co-Founded @relify-1. Hustler & operator. @theironyard '12. Worked at Anheuser-Busch, Lehman Brothers, Aileron.
Studied at @miami-university
Develop and design apps. Dev/Design for @steamboat-labs-1 and @Brewerbox. Worked on @kloudless @deskhero
Founder @pubget • Worked at @enthuse, @iris-associates
http://ianconnor.blogspot.com
Product Manager at @fooda. Co-Founder of @soundofffm & @Canaryware. A jack of all trades, passionate technologist & entrepreneur. Obsessed with product vision.
Marketplace Ops @recruitloop. All things Capital Markets and Music considered. Startup junkie. Aspiring VC. Left handed & footed. @IansFrancesSt & @groupon alum
http://paisleypattern.tumblr.com
Founder of @fantasy-player-exchange
CEO of @adalyze-technologies
CTO Advisory to many others
16 years of Software Development and IT Management experience
Founder Peckish • Worked at @macquarie-bank • Studied at @university-of-california-los-angeles, @university-of-nebraska-lincoln
Founder Impossible Ventures
http://impossiblehq.com
Opened MetLife Stadium as an employee of New York Jets, StubHub, Inc, Halogen Guides. Passion for startups, MA University of San Francisco.
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
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
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
Co-founder / Chief Instigator @ www.saambaa.com. 3x entrepreneur: software, real estate, healthcare. Like heights. Love people. Enjoy creating things.
Co-Founder of Dude Products. Strong business background and possess extreme amounts of hustle.
Clean energy & technology entrepreneur. CEO @kiwi-solar, founder @entessa (Sold 2010).
CTO @reverb
http://yanpritzker.com
CEO LiveWatch Security and @SafeMart, Co-Founder @WildcatAngels and writing about #entrepreneurship, #startups, home #security #alarms, @Northwestern & #poker
CEO/Co-Founder @tablesavvy
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.
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
Co-Founder @shopgab • Worked at @elance, @continental-automotive • Studied at @depaul-university, @bradley-university
http://shopgab.wordpress.com
Senior executive and entrepreneur with 13 years of experience in marketing / comms, digital media, strategy, product management and operations.
Founded Smilegiver, a mobile game start-up in Korea (sold to GFVC), worked on online game projects, Northwestern University. Current: Blinkfire Analytics
Co-Founder @spaciety
Founder at @rocket-lease
http://rocketlease.com/blog
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/
Co-founder of crowdfynd. Built meboxmedia.com & FlickLaunch.com. Working on location based mobile applications and iOS application development incubator.
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 of second startup. Seeking additional Angels. Geek. Author (of a physical book). Always trying to be better.
Founder Chicago Pixels Multimedia • Studied at @kendall-college
http://chicagopixels.blogspot.com/
Founder Owl Invest
VP of Interactive Marketing @nutshellmail (sold to Constant Contact)
http://www.owlinvest.com/blog
CEO of SUNN, Strong Operations, Sales & Marketing Skills. Cornell MBA in Entrepreneurship & Innovation, MEng in Systems Eng.
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/
CoFounder @pxnow, Founded @cibola, Strategy @proofx, digital dev since 2001, Anthropologist, sustainably developed nearly $1B in Real Estate, @Penn + @Wharton
Founder & CEO of @freebie, Consumer Behaivor Specialist - CRE Background with over $500m in transactions as Founder @titan-commercial-llc • Studied at @university-of-arizona
Founder and CEO of @tempesta-media-1 • Held senior management positions at @leapfrog-online, @websidestory Studied at Indiana University, Bloomington
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.
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
Co-founder Deepworld. Co-founder @outling.com. Co-founder @rentmixer-com. Degrees in Finance and Computer Science.
http://jasonpearl.com
Director of Operations at @drift-eyewear
Founder Saffron Technology • Worked at @northwestern-university-1, @massachusetts-institute-of-technology-1
http://paulhofmann.net/blogs
Founder/CEO of @trainsignal (acquired by @pluralsight). Founder/CEO of Blue Whale Web. Looking to partner with people who want to make a difference.
Founder of startups @top-colleague, @wabunga • Founder of @envalent-interactive • Worked at @accenture for six years in business and tech strategy
Co-Founder & CEO of @grabio. 2nd startup out of college. Strong business background (Ernst & Young), Founded [email protected] (1 million visitors/month)
Founder @quick2launch • worked @ernst-young, @brandmuscle, @zodius-advisors
http://quick2launch.com/index.php/blog
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
Director at Urban Outfitters. Consumer growth operator/investor/advisor. Significant experience working and investing in growth stage to public companies.
Manager - Business Development at Guardian News & Media
www.linkedin.com/in/mjoel
Founder @tabule. Web developer and designer. Graduate (magna cum laude) of @university-of-southern-california. I like beautiful code, food, and magic tricks.
Co-Founder @BetterWeekdays; @georgia-institute-of-technology Engineer; Worked @accenture, Product Development and User Experience; Love growth hacking
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
CEO of @silvrspoon. Full stack developer. BS/MS in Computer Science.
Co-Founder and COO of @push-wellness • Worked at @northwestern-university-1 Feinberg School of Medicine • Grad school at Northwestern, UIC (Epidemiology)
CEO of @snapclass. Chicago Entrepreneur. Getting it done.
Founder @business-traveler-social, @curbninja • Studied at @university-of-illinois-chicago
http://www.tnhines.wordpress.com/posts
Business Development at Orbitz. Founder of Foodie Registry. Startup Leadership Program Fellow. Derivatives trader. Chicago Booth MBA 2010.
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/
Team member of @lab42.
http://blog.lab42.com
Founder @tap-me-3, @tapme-games • Worked at @electronic-arts • Studied at @depaul-university - Love mentoring startups.
http://[email protected]/in/jsteffes
@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.
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 @tabule • Developer & aspiring UX Designer • Studied CS + Psych + Business, graduated cum laude @illinois-institute-of-technology
http://metamorphium.com
Lead engineer at @moneydesktop (rapidly growing PFM provider), co-founded @qbillion (online financial analysis), lead engineer at @i-tv (#1 TV app in appstore)
Worked at @braintree-1
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
Founder of @yourseniorliving Raising Angel Investment Round. Founding executive member @all-campus. Startup experience @snagajob-com @alloy-media-marketing
Founder/CEO Veebit
Systems Engineer at Cisco Systems
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
CEO of @lab42. Kellogg MBA. Contributor on @forbes
http://www.forbes.com/sites/gaurisharma/
Winner of 2011 Best Social Networking App & Best Reference App for Android. Previously Mobile Development Director for @thumb.
Founder @riot-inc, @asset-harmony, @piepdx alum, worked at @manifest-digital, @arthur-andersen
Entrepreneur. Hacker. Founder. Hipster. IU Kelley School of Business.
A licensed clinical psychologist, Leslie Pratch has led Pratch & Company as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) since 1998.
http://drlesliepratch.tumblr.com/
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
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
Lateral thinker & Founder at @bb-media-global-group, Studied @stanford-university & DePaul University
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
Experienced Entrepreneur with expertise in Talent Acquisition, Mobile/Web Solutions. Founder/CEO of @cmp-jobs & @loginaut. Bootstrap to $2m. EO NY Member.
Technical Co-Founder @careshare • Heavy-lifting Internet Engineer • Studied at @northwestern-university
http://blog.barrettgriffith.com
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.
Founder @heirlume
Founder @netparty. Building suite of social discovery/networking sites/apps under ChemistryLab.co banner including Youngp.ro / WeJustClick.com / Tribester.com.
Co-founder & CEO at @sweetperk, Inc; Kellogg MBA, Levy Fellow; Global Product Manager for Embedded Software (Johnson Controls); Web start-up through undergrad.
Founder at @firmology. Product Manager at @sears. BA, Economics at @indiana-university-bloomington. Fan of startup entrepreneurs and small business owners.
CEO @QUE_social. Co-founder of Zocalo Group (Omnicom). Strong business/management background. Push limits of what's considered possible.
Co-Founder of ShowcaseU.
Former Professional Pitcher of 8 years.
http://www.showcaseu.com/blogs/jakestakes.aspx
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.
Systems Thinker, Hiker, Entrepreneur, Whole Systems Designer, Philosopher, Technologist http://about.me/brian.greenberg
http://briangreenberg.net
motorcyclist • world traveler • founder @riot-inc • alum of @piepdx • director of technology at @manifest-digital, @acquity-group
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 LaunchEngine • Worked at @vivaki, @starcom-mediavest-group, @lightbank • Studied at @depaul-university
Director of Business Development at @arborvita-associates
Co-Founder of @universitytutor-com
Associate at @oakwood-global-finance
MBA - @university-of-chicago
Co-founder and CEO of @recsolu and @RecPass. Everything I do is always both business and pleasure.
Founder Patient-Advisor • Studied at @harvard-university, @kellogg-school-of-management
Founder @unbranded-designs, @revel-central • Worked at @zs-associates • Studied at University of Michigan
http://samernsaab.wordpress.com/
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
CTO and co-founder of @leaguevine. Senior software engineer at Motorola Mobility 2007-2012. BS Computer Engineering UIUC 2007.
Founder @yella • MBA @university-of-chicago-booth-school-of-business, VP Ops at $300 mm fund
Award-winning pioneer in web publishing, online marketing and ecommerce.
Strong business background in emerging tech (Electric Vehicles, Smart Grid, Smart Meters). Kellogg MBA; @depaul-university University College of Law JD
Co founder @bff-gemz
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.
President & CEO ► Problem Solver ► Analytics Expert ► Mentor/Advisor
CEO of Microcinema Intl. Strong international business background. MBA @university-of-chicago.
Adam has spent his career learning to build companies. Before co-founding SparkReel, Adam spent 5 years with a Chicago-based private equity firm.
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 @myfab5 • Studied at @university-of-michigan
http://blog.myfab5.com
Founder @spotme • Studied at @university-of-chicago, @university-of-illinois-chicago
Co-founder @cardoona. Loyola University Chicago BBA. Background in Private Equity & Wealth Mgmt @Northern Trust. Responsible for human & capital mgmt.
Co-Founder at @ourlabel; Former Technology Consultant at @accenture Technology Labs; B.S. Electrical Engineering @northwestern-university University.
CaptainU's CEO, @booth-school-of-business MBA, skateboarder and guitarist.
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.
Worked at @reachlocal-nasdaq-rloc, @thumb-friendly • Studied at @university-of-south-carolina
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
Co-founder @glossre • Head of Ops @dabble • Former investment banker • Studied at @babson-college
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
Consultant. Growth Hacker. Founder. Mentor. I help start-ups you've never heard of become companies you know.
Founder QUEsocial • Worked at @aon-hewitt • Studied at @university-of-iowa
Founder UrbanBuddy • Worked at @chicago Sculpture Works • Studied at @'Cuse
Craft wine visionary, formerly @wirtz-beverage representing @e-j-gallo-winery portfolio. Earned C.S.W. (Certified Specialist of Wine) in 2012.
CEO ano Co-Founder @studycloud
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 @jotlocker • Worked at @gather-1, @thoughtworks, @orby
Entrepreneur (Vision, Strategy, Funding, Execution & Exit) • CEO at @gradebeam • Studied at @University of Wisconsin, Madison
Founder of OpeningDesign.com--basically Github.com for Architects/Engineers (building/construction industry).
http://blog.openingdesign.com/
Owner, RavWare Mobile Labs. I dream and love making and researching mobile apps on any platform every second of the day.
Regional Sales Director at Groupon. Worked @Goldman Sachs • Studied at @Penn, @Wharton
Founder @touchpoints • Love building communities with @sandbox-network, @the-feast, @gust • Studied @yale-university • NYC & Chicago • Angel - VC - Entrepreneur •
http://www.chrislopresti.com
Technical co-founder of rfphunter with 13 years of coding and consulting experience.
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9Kl_G4yiwWXNFQ4Um9HdEZ0Uzg/edit?usp=sharing
Founded @ziczac, top Italian News Aggregator. Founder of @bestcreativity, a marketplace for creativity based on Crowdsourcing
Founder of @gradmags. Worked at Dell. Two successful startups out of high school. @booth-school-of-business MBA.
http://blog.gradmags.com/
Founder of DoerHub • Introduced, engineered, & managed profitable products for @nba Digital, @cnn-com, @Turner Broadcasting • Studied at @university Of Chicago
MD of Evergreen Equity, building great businesses and brands. Previously in marketing and general management for CPG food & beverages globally.
Razorfish founding team member. Co-founder of GoSMILE (sold) VP, Digital @ Saatchi, VP, Innovation Director @ Cramer-Krassetl. Serial digital innovator.
http://www.brianmandelbaum.com
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
Founder of Konekt. Launched Startups on 3 continents. Former MD at Rocket Internet; Former Head of Sales Ops (Founding Team) Groupon Goods.
Recovering tax accountant; Director, Internal Strategy Consulting @ibm; Past @ernst-young ; Bridge between our investments & the angels and VCs
Vice President, Ops & Strategy at uKnow.com; Specialize in taking companies from idea to profitability. 1st software startup out of college sold to Oracle.
Founder @plzadvize • Worked at @magnetic, @visus-video • Studied at @boston-university
Leader, mentor, developer, manager, polyglot. Organizer Startup Weekend, Stamford Tech Meetup. Led dev on $30MM U.C. product. Looking for my next adventure.
Founder WeaveThePeople.com.
We fuel ideas that grow, helping startups & brands identify market opportunities and build the momentum they need.
President of NetVoices, Founder Intro America. Worked at Urban Ministries, HBO, Invensys and Microband. PMP Certified. Studied at Chicago Booth and NYU.
VP Sales @grubhub (employee #5), sales & leadership roles StubHub, ESPN Radio Chicago, short stint as international basketball scout, MBA DePaul University
Founder/CEO KitchIn • VP at @georama (Chicago)• High honors at @depaul-university, @butler-university Univ.- Entrepreneurship & Management. Heavily involved in startup community.
Senior Vendor Manager @amazon • Co-Founded @officefab, Former MD @rocket Internet • MBA @Kellogg, Economics @Bocconi University
co-founder/ceo @arc-mobile. Formerly @gdine-group-dining-made-easy . My goal is to bring restaurants and tech together.
http://godutchapp.tumblr.com
Entrepreneur with ~15 years of experience at small, profitable startups. Software development background, Kellogg MBA, jack of all trades Internet biz leader.
Founder & CEO at @mantle
Technology Executive
http://@jasonmcsmith
Hustler & Hacker wearing many hats. Current @tablexi, Former: @houlihan-lokey, @kelley-school-of-business-indiana-university-1
http://stephenpuiszis.com
Previously an Software Engineer at Yodle, Inc. BS in Computer Science from University of Illinois at Urbana-Chamaign.
CEO Carematix/Blipcare,
Worked at McKinsey and Case New Holland
@govsm; Politics, Social Media, Gov20 & OpenGov; Student of Science, History, Judaism; Father; Husband, Chicagoan, Cubs & Vikings; Attorney; @whorunsgov blogger
Serial Entrepreneur
http://azizali.com
IT Consultant and entrepreneur with nearly three decades of enterprise development experience.
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
Chief Product Officer of @klick-push. Dev at @microsoft, @intel, Cisco, & @ibm in a former life. Evangelist at @microsoft and Marmalade. Math + CS @ UIUC
VP of Commercial Products @uShip. Previously Founder at Loadio, and Director of Product Management at Echo (IPO 2009), from 20 to 900 employees
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
Co-founder of 1st Zoe Group LLC holdings, exceptional technology sales and marketing acumen, makes impossible happen
Executive in Residence at NewCo (an affiliate of...) #Gamification expert, #outsourcing enthusiast, micro investor, avid biker & amateur landscaper
Co-founder and CTO of @beamboard. Strong history of technology leadership roles and building software and infrastructure to address various markets.
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
CEO of Clean Plate, a startup consolidating the independent restaurant industry. 14 year career on Wall Street focussed on Consumer-related investments.
Dad | Founder of @localluxapp | Citizen of @appsterdamchi | Public Speaker | UX/UI Visual Designer | Programmer | Aspiring Serial Entrepreneur | Foodie |
http://www.iamrandyellis.com
Chicago-based Entrepreneur with base hit successes, all leading up to a home run.
Co-Founder Terranova Inc. •
Senior public relations, marketing, and strategy executive driving growth and shareholder value.
Founder of @agentrun. Insurance visionary. Application Developer. Husband. Insurance CRM disruptor.
Entrepreneur@heart. Love 4 Tech Innovation Business Philanthropy & NonProfits. VP @PaylineData Blessed Father w/ a beautiful wife & 2 boys
http://www.paylinedata.com/blog
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.
Founder and CEO @stock-mfg, Founder @Left of Trend • Sales, Marketing, Brand Management at @careerbuilder • Journalism at @university-of-dayton
http://stockmfgco.tumblr.com/
Worked at @zynga, @oca-ventures • Studied at @kellogg-school-of-management, @indian-institute-of-technology-bombay
I am an Entrepreneur at heart. No matter what I’m doing, I always think about how I can improve it.
Work at @progreso-financiero • Studied at @university-of-chicago, @university-of-minnesota-twin-cities
Founder @postster-com
Entrepreneur, Ops, Strategy, Process and People Pro
Founder @speakerfeed - Changing the way people support their church. • Studied at @howard-university • Studied at The Starter League • Ruby on Rails
Co-Founder of Harvest Exchange Corp.
Founding team of Height Analytics & Height Securities.
14 years Investment Experience
Colby College, Vanderbilt MBA
Co-founder of HappyHealth. Also Founded @skinclick. Extremely passionate about healthcare technology with 6 years clinical experience and a Healthcare MBA.
Co-Founder of Good Market. PhD Mass Media and Communication Studies. TS/SCI Security Clearance.
Commercial Real Estate Professional. Marketing Expert. Deal Maker. Entrepreneur. Ideator. Thinker. Executer.
Founder/CEO of OppenUp. GCU BA. I'm a passionate and social entrepreneur. I consult social enterprises. Proud Rotarian, Gangplank anchor and global citizen.
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
Design Director. Unrepentant Internet addict and information junkie.
Founder @fitsby
Currently working on a project to make the world a better place, with the help of technology.
Worked at @cisco, @sentictechnologies • Studied at @hebrew-university-of-jerusalem
Booth MBA Student
Aspiring Entrepreneur
Founder @Noblewire• Making wireless sensor mesh networks accessible and fun• Worked @national-science-foundation Studied at @university-of-michigan MBA, @oberlin-college
Founder | Global Philanthropic Social News Community; (@mybigearth, @mybigearth.com)
Founder | Exec Agency (Synergistic Solutions, sylutions.com)
http://www.sylutions.com
President of @expertbids-2. Former corporate lawyer. Strong startup/business background.
Founder/CEO @NuMat Technologies• Portfolio Ops @ $5B PE/VC fund • @booz-company, • JD-MBA @kellogg-school-of-management ,Engineering @northwestern-university
Founder @simplemarks. Founder @cardina-internet (sold). Senior Software Developer. Physicist & Astrophysicist.
http://www.snidersh.org
A leader with the ability to bring individuals together to create, develop, and implement complex concepts to reach customer, partner, & stakeholder goals.
Founder, ForMen2, Inc.
VP, IBCTV [Internet Broadcast Company Television]
Director, I-DEP LLC [Legal Depositions via Internet]
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.
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
Cofounder @prenovate Consultant with SA Ignite • Studied at @morehouse-college Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) DFMFFSO {Division of Financial Management} in 2012
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
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 & Co-Founder of LyteShot. Managed design for global building icons (SOM) and emerging services (MDG). Architect; UIUC Strategic Tech Mngmnt Program.
Co-founder @sitterworks-1 • Ranked in top 5% at RHI for nearly 10 years. Strong ad background. Studied at @university-of-wisconsin-madison
Worked as product/relationship/project manager and business analyst in financial tech for 15 years. MBA from Loyola University Chicago
Digital Strategy & Business Development Consultant | Startup Advisor
Founder Team Interval • Studied at @winona-state-university, @argosy-university
http://www.teaminterval.com/blog
techie, serial entrepreneur, founder/ceo aquavida, author, blue sky burning.
http://www.jasongonzo.com
Founder @chat-sports • Worked at @motorola • Studied at @university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign, @university-of-chicago-booth-school-of-business
CEO & Co-Founder @mercier-jones. Strong background in engineering and product design and development (Insitu-Boeing, Radio Flyer, Fellowes).• Studied at @virginia-commonwealth-university
MBA candidate at Chicago Booth; now working at @matchist. Former strategy consultant at The Cambridge Group
Inbound Marketing Specialist. 3-time Entrepreneur. Always Learning.
http://www.northcutt.com/blog/
Founder @purchasing-platform. 15-year veteran of the real estate industry. Ran asset management for a $3B investment company.
Founder at BeachFire Ventures
University of @booth-school-of-business MBA + 7 years CPG experience + 4 years Shopper Marketing agency experience + former college volleyball player
Founder ZupStream • Senior Technical Leadership at Motorola, Ingenient Technologies, PacketVideo. Studied at @university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign, @missouri-university-of-science-technology
Worked at Fermi National Lab and @northrop-grumman. BSCS from UIUC. 12 years hardware/software integration and web dev/architecture. Worked on fighter jets.
Founder @idefi-axs
I’m creative designer and front end developer for web and print. I love building ideas, websites and brands.
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
Awesome iOS developer.
Vice President of Operations @ @bright.com
Founder of Havenly; Worked at American Express, Huron Consulting Group.
http://www.blog.havenly.com
Entrepreneur, CEO of Avé Gourmet. Strong technical, design and business background.
Founder & CEO Local Viewpoints. Founding team member of Localeze (exit Neustar)
Former Managing Partner at Chicago Litigation Solutions, a litigation support firm serving corporate and legal clients in the Chicago area.
http://marcquinlivan1.wordpress.com/
Co-Founder of @rune17. Founder of Pickslyde Consulting & MidAmerican Psychological Institute. Expert in behavior-technology interfacing with Bluetooth LE sensors
CEO of R1 Ventures.
Worked at @u-s-department-of-state, @accenture • Studied at @depaul-university
http://www.nninoss.com
Founder @rentspek • Worked at @nbc-universal, @comcast
Chief Technology Officer at @analyte-health, former CTO at @viewpoints-network, Chief Architect at @orbitz. Strong technology, leadership, and business skills.
Founder of @buyvite. Experience carefully crafting and creating Internet marketing campaigns for major brands. BA Film MA Journalism. Much love for ecommerce.
Student - Web Developer - IT Consultant
Founder & CEO, Ve-Go • Studied @cornell-university, @university-of-texas-austin • Cornell Innovation Network • Hospitality & Travel Executive with Entrepreneurial Experience
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
Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer @bennett-day-school. Strong business start-up background. IESE MBA, 2010.
http://bennettday.tumblr.com/
Co-founder of @realync • Worked at @accenture • Studied at @northwestern-university
Founder umYum • Worked at @bnp-paribas • Studied at @depaul-university, CFA Charter 2010
Current Angel Investor in NYVS and GorillaSpot Media; Professional Sales; Early stage business development and fundraising.
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
Love turning data into images and images into results.
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)
Founder @intake-me • Studied at @university-of-chicago
VP Operations, @vayyoo Inc.
Responsible for creating and executing long term business strategy, go-to-market plans and establish the US base for @vayyoo.
Founder ThinkCERCA
Co-founder @realync • Worked at @accenture • Studied at @purdue-university
http://www.propertyinvested.com
Software engineer/entrepreneur at Purple Binder. Bringing 21st century technology to the world of social services. Studied at @university-of-chicago.
Founder & CEO of Votimo; Director of Operations for a boutique nonprofit; Previously CPA with KPMG in Chicago
http://www.philanthro.pe
Design, UX, product focus with marketing chops. Previous work in real estate private equity at Walton Street Capital. Wharton grad. Quantitative background.
Mobile Software Engineer (iOS, iPhone, iPad)
http://[email protected]
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
Currently working on @chicagohour @denverhour (Networking and Happy Hours for entrepreneurs) and @startuptradeup a site for startups to barter with other co's.
Sales Professional. Angel investor. Advisor. Business development and fundraising experience for early stage internet companies.
Player-coach sales leader. Consumer & B2B Internet, community & local. I've built & led teams from zero to $100+ million a few times.
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
Attorney/Entrepreneur
http://blog.jeremykissel.com
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!!
Founder Bikefrastructure, LLC
Founder and CEO of @drishade. Strong risk-management skills (6 years trading equity and commodity options). @new-york-university Stern 2003.
Data mining researcher & Master student at UIUC CS. #hackathons, #startups. Co-founder of StylePuzzle.
Sales and marketing professional, specialize in customer acquisition & business operational growth through the use of data analysis & implementation of process
Director of Research/Due Diligence & Partner @lock. Worked at Grosvenor Capital Management LP specializing in portfolio allocation and risk mitigation.
Full stack developer interested in building new networks to solve old problems.
COO of Justice Bid - Chicago startup connecting legal professionals with service providers.
Founder @esentry-security (beta testing).
Private Equity.
Engineering Consulting.
B.S. Aeronautical Engineering @massachusetts-institute-of-technology.
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
CEO of Origoh (Current). Rocket Engineer in JAXA, Public Officer in Japan, Statistian, Chicago Booth MBA 2013 (Sponsored by Government) and Art lover.
http://www.joshbryan.com
Strategy at @the-rubicon-project
http://markmceachran.com
Founder @esentry-security (beta testing).
Two years as Physical Security Analyst at @ares-corporation.
B.S. Mechanical Engineering @massachusetts-institute-of-technology.
Entrepreneurial leader. Top-level Marketing, Sales Mgt., Ops., & Tech oversight w. global brands & high-growth ventures. Travel, hospitality, tech, B2B and B2C.
Co-founder of @cardoona. Former lead engineer at @Tribune-Company. Former Developer at @allstate. Graduate of @northern-illinois-university in Computer Science.
Entrepreneur and Matchmaker. Marketing, Lead Generation, Events, Direct Response Advertising and Marketing. 30 yrs creative & media buying
Founder & CEO at IconBocs
Founder/CTO @parknav
Software Engineer. Security Researcher. Entrepreneur.
Founder @umyum • Worked at @new-york-university-1 • Studied at @new-york-university, @cornell-university
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/
M.S. student at @columbia-university University. Database marketing, strategy, and analytics consulting background.
http://blog.seatsync.com
Founder of @youtopia : Re-Imagining Good. Seasoned entrepreneur with 18 years experience in design and management.
- 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
Founder KNOWLEDGEO, Spare to Share • Worked at @motorola, @continental-automotive • Studied at @university-of-chicago-booth-school-of-business
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
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)
Management consultant, Kellogg MBA, "Product guy"
Founder of Circlekick.com
Founder of @tigerstartups.com
Founder of Koowie.com
Winner of SocialDevCamp Hackathon Guerrilla Coder award
http://koowie.com/pete
Co-founder, COO at Origami Creative. Recent UChicago graduate. ChicagoBooth MBA Class of 2017 Admit. Health, Energy, Art.
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
Investor in @musicdealers-com, @www-neurostechnology-com.
Chicago · Entrepreneur · Biz Dev @freebie · University of Arizona
Founder at @roomations-1. Passionate about interior design. Loves Marketing. MBA from Michigan's Ross School of Business.
Founder FunPower • Studied at @university-of-chicago
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 @crowdfynd, @onlocation-media-group-llc • Worked at @kpmg, @true-north-communications • Studied at @university-of-iowa
Multi-lingual exec, worked at @gerson-lehrman-group, @corporate Executive Board • Studied @university-of-chicago, @johns-hopkins-university • Strat - Ops - Research Leadership
Founder RESUSstudio • Studied at @university of Chicago, @uic
B2B business builder with 10 years sales, marketing, & management experience. Engineer & MBA. Advisor to Bison Pallet. Materials, industrial, cleantech.
Co-Founder at Reppio
Victory Park Hedge Fund (Consumer Tech)
Lazard Freres Investment Bank (Restructuring)
Studied at University of Illinois Urbana-Campaign
CTO at @bigmarker-3 • Lead Architect at YC based Aisle50.com • Studied at @depaul-university
http://billgloff.com
Founder of Nimby Games with first title Confidence: The Game available on the App Store (beta).
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
2013 MBA Candidate @university-of-iowa | Awarded 2013 Leadership Legacy Hawkeye Award | NYC Media Background | Founder of Under Par Voice Over
Founder of @musefy & Proptone
Strategic Minded Marketer and Problem Solver. Vast Experience with Fortune 100 Clients and Top Retailers. Pretty Awesome Dude.
Founder KNOWLEDGEO, @karaoke-octopus-comics • Worked at @alief-isd, @cy-fair-isd • Studied at @university-of-chicago-booth-school-of-business
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 @university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign
Engineer. Marketer. Worked for Nolan Bushnell. Failed many times. Learned. Obsessed with discovering a way to replicate change.
Law student at WashU in St. Louis; Worked at Facebook; Assist startups with entity formation and intellectual property protection; B.A. in Economics.
Founder KNOWLEDGEO • Worked at @bain-company, @korean-reinsurance-company • Studied at @university-of-chicago-booth-school-of-business
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
Co-founder at http://shono.co, Full Stack Developer, Worked at eBay and Groupon, UIUC Computer Science 2014.
http://irtefa.tumblr.com
Duke University, Marketing and Advertising, Digital and Social Media; worked at Akira Chicago and Nordstrom
Founder @insighthd.com
Commercial Pilot, Naval Officer - Fighter pilot, Naval intelligence at NSA
Glen Joffe has built his career on authenticity and respectfulness for items used by their indigenous culture.
http://glenjoffe.wordpress.com/
Founder/CFO/Developer Project SAM, Founder/Front-End Developer UChicagoEvents • Studied at @university-of-chicago
Founder & CEO at ThirdPartyTrust
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 FasterTable. Founder/CEO of MindBuilder Group, Inc. (software consultant) and Salsalito, Inc. (restaurants). Former founder and CEO US Office Equipment.
ReUsense CEO (Diabetes Testing sold in India)
Revasyst CEO (Health IT)
McKinsey + Senior roles at Medtronic, Elsevier.
MD, India; MS, PhD(abd) UIUC
PhD (applied math), data scientist, Bayesian probabilistic modeler, working with data in social networks, bioinformatics, finance. Works/ed at RedOwl, NSA
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
Founder Talkroute
Founder @sprout-products
Worked @adobe @greenvolved @global-village-fruits-inc
// Technology, Entrepreneurship, Design
http://jeremycai.wordpress.com
Founder HE SWIM • Worked at @beckman-coulter, @telluride-ski-and-golf-resort • Studied at @boston-college, @university-of-massachusetts-amherst
Co-Founder & CEO, g.Maarifa
Writer
http://www.evannahu.wordpress.com
Founder @popad
Medic@1stRangerBn
Analyst@Mckinsey
Yut@Groupon
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/