Our good friend Eric McNeil’s craft beer venture Strange Pelican has been picking up a lot of traction ahead of its micro-brewing company’s brick-and-mortar opening at Damon Avenue and Fulton Street next year. In partnering … Continued
Social Media Director is somewhat of an elusive term—What makes someone an expert? Do they just tweet all day? And, for that matter, how do you embody a brand in 140 characters? This week I … Continued
For the second night of their Founder Stories series, 1871 brought in Chuck Templeton, founder of real-time restaurant reservation service OpenTable. Last night, Templeton shared his inspirations, experience working with a two sided network, fundraising … Continued
This week, Crain’s Chicago Business featured Doejo CEO Phil Tadros and one of our partner clients The Snackpot in an article about the value of having a stake in the equity of a startup—Doejo having … Continued
Last night was a high pressure, high stakes clash pitting barista against barista, curled mustache against curled mustache, in a competitive latte art showdown—non-homogenized milk wasn’t the only thing steaming… OK, so it wasn’t that … Continued
This month Built in Chicago announced they hit 70,000 individual monthly users to their website. The growth of this online community speaks volumes about the power of the thriving Chicago startup scene. As proof of … Continued
From thevintagebazaar.com: This summer our exclusive coffee roaster at The Vintage Bazaar is Bowtruss. This roasting facility slash coffee shop will be opening its doors in Lakeview later this June, so you can get a preview … Continued
Our love keeps growing for all things Chicago. In addition to following and investing various facets of the local startup scene, we have a soft spot for helping active charities too. Sometimes we find these … Continued
Recently, Entrepreneurs Unpluggd wrote a feature on the benefits of building out physical spaces to promote brands. This can be particularly ideal for seemingly unexciting brands like ING and State Farm, a bank and insurance company, respectively … Continued
Built in Chicago and New World Ventures’ first annual Moxie Awards, celebrating the best in digital Chicago, has Doejo up against four other agencies for Digital Agency of the Year. Best Corporate Digital Innovation, Startup … Continued
Last night we attended our first Technori Pitch, a monthly showcase where startups pitch their latest technologies to a crowd of 500 entrepreneurs, developers, designers, tech companies, investors and general tech enthusiasts. The fast paced … Continued
Before Stephanie Keller built up her quaint paper-craft gift shop and gallery space in Lakeview, she was had been working at stationary shop mainstay, Paper Boy and saving up money she’d been scavenging from her … Continued
What if shopping for fresh, local vegetables was as easy as borrowing a cup of sugar from your neighbor? A new Kickstarter hopes to make this vision a reality. Every Last Morsel is food project … Continued
Hello fellow survivors! We know you’re very curious about the Map of the Dead game we’re releasing and we have some news for you. In the mobile game, coming this summer, you’ll be able to scavenge … Continued
Doejo recomendation of the summer: Spend it perfecting your craft at Lillstreet Art Center. The largest visual arts center in the Chicago area, Lillstreet was founded to encourage growth in beginners and advanced artists alike. The … Continued
The talented folks at Hammer & Paint just sent us our custom Doejo marquee sign in our Archer Oblique font. And as soon as we unwrapped it and lit it up, the whole office came … Continued
At a gallery in River North as I was reading Ramsin Canon’s “Scipio, Nasica,” I stood dazed, wondering if her road trip through Utah to find her real mother was fact or fiction—the accompanying art … Continued
The Built in Chicago Launch provides an opportunity for startups to present their companies in front of local investors, techies and fellow entrepreneurs. More than 300 people came out last night to support the five … Continued
