Snackpot Launch Party!
Last Thursday was the launch party for The Snackpot. Did you make it out? Everyone enjoyed good music, tasty food, and hilarious commentary on the world of snacks. Check out a few of the photographs … Continued
Social co-working club, Jelly Chicago finds new home
(photo courtesy of JellyChicago.com) It seems self-employment is the loneliness job, especially for laptop-bound freelancers, designers and writers on the coffeeshop circuit. And good luck networking. The goal of Jelly Chicago has always been to remedy … Continued
DePaul FoundersWeekends start tonight, inspiring future of entrepreneurialism
DePaul University’s entrepreneurial acceleration booster, DePaul C.E.O. kicks off its four-week FoundersWeekends tonight as a program for first-time entrepreneurs and recent graduates with a venture idea looking to establish the right team. Tonight’s opening event … Continued
Founder Stories kick off at 1871 with GrubHub
Last night 1871 kicked off its Chicago Founder Stories event, a monthly series that will feature the most successful local entrepreneurs taking the audience through the good, the bad and how they ended up where they are … Continued
Join us at Artpentry’s anniversary party
One of Doejo’s favorite designers Floyd A. Davis IV will be hosting a party at his gallery on Friday the 11th from 6pm to 10pm, celebrating the three-year anniversary of Artpentry. Davis is best known … Continued
Doejo clients in the news: Mouthee, The Snackpot, Falafill & AGC
Mouthee, The Future of Web Recommendations: Friends or Robots? TechCocktail last week profiled social recommendation app, Mouthee in a feature pitting recommendation apps that utilize social media verses a robot-like algorithm. So, would you rather … Continued
Ain’t no party like a Snackpot Launch Party…
Join us for the launch of The Snackpot, the ultimate source for snack reviews, on May 10th at Schuba’s, 3159 N. Southport Ave. (upstairs). Complementary snacks from Pop Chips, Pretzel Chips and a very special … Continued
Congratulations Dan Lyne, ITA CityLIGHTS winner
(Image courtesy of ITA from the 2011 CityLIGHTS Award Gala) Last week we found out that our fearless leader and CEO, Phil Tadros, was nominated for the Illinois Technology Association’s coveted CityLIGHTS Award—an award granted … Continued
Jokes4Miles, fighting cancer one joke at a time
Jokes4Miles is an interesting concept on it’s own, even before it tugs at your heartstrings with the story of a young man’s fight with cancer. But if laughter is the best medicine, then this video … Continued
Excelerate Labs selects 2012 class, moves to 1871
Chicago’s leading start-up accelerator Excelerate Labs just announced its summer 2012 class—this year’s 10 young companies entering the 13-week program, now an anchor tenant in the 1871 non-profit digital startup center. And while Doejo is … Continued
SocialKaty praises NextDoor Cafe as the perfect team building space
Chicago-based social media gurus, SocialKaty recently held a team building think-tank-incubator-workshop day at our client, State Farm’s Next Door Cafe in Lincoln Park—and made some great progress thanks to the unique public workspace. The folks … Continued
Bow Truss Coffee Roasters will be at The Vintage Bazaar
Our new coffee roaster Bow Truss will be selling coffee this summer at The Vintage Bazaar, a cooperative of over 200 venders of vintage décor paired with local food, music and activities. We’re really excited … Continued
Doejo and Next Door Café featured in Contagious Magazine
Doejo was featured in Contagious Magazine for its work with State Farm’s Next Door Café in Lincoln Park. The quarterly magazine is a global advertising and marketing communications trade that profiles the relationship between brands … Continued
Support the Chicago International Poster Biennial
A Kickstarter has launched to help fund a large public art initiative here in Chicago, the International Poster Biennial—where more than 2,000 entrees from professional and student designers worldwide compete. The three-day event in June … Continued
Airbnb & Doejo meetup: Airshare Chicago 2012: Books, Bikes, and Beer
San Francisco-based Airbnb—where anyone can rent out their rooms like a bed & breakfast—has teamed up with Doejo to host its Chicago meetup at our future Bow Truss Coffee Roaster space, 2934 N. Broadway, (for … Continued
Front Stage Posse
Roy Jumbo is trying to change the way music fans enjoy live shows at crowded festivals, like Lollapalooza, Coachella, and Bonnaroo. So how did Mr. Jumbo go about broadcasting his message to the world? By … Continued
Wall Street Journal profiles tech startup scene in Chicago
The Wall Street Journal profiled Chicago’s burgeoning tech startup ecosystem today with mentions of many Doejo clients, partners and friends of the company. Startups, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, incubators and angel investors have been on the … Continued
StartupBus & Yeah Super, a clothing co. built on culture
As Phil travels with the 3-day startup incubator completion, StartupBus, road tripping from Boston to Austin—his team is putting the finishing touches on their business plan before presenting at SXSW’s Startup Village tomorrow. Introducing: Yeah Super—a way … Continued