the.1871.scoop 5.7.15

Welcome to the.1871.scoop – your source for interesting news from the 1871 team, members and friends. From mergers to member opportunities, this is the new place to stay updated on all things 1871. Contact Melissa Wooten: mwooten@1871.com | @1871Chicago

You had me at Goose Island: Join us in the auditorium on Monday evening for a fireside chat with Imerman Angels founder Jonny Imerman and 1871 CEO Howard Tullman. The talk will focus on the importance of collaboration and community in the fight against cancer. Food and beverages will be provided by Union Sushi…and Protein Bar…and Jimmy Johns…and Goose Island – so there is really no reason not to be there. The event is free, but make sure to RSVP. bit.ly/1IRZ7R7 | @ImermanAngels

No word as to whether Daymond John’s cufflinks will make an appearance: How did three kids with no industry experience, no intellectual property, no money, and no clue land one of the top 10 deals in Shark Tank history? Find out at a workshop with Justin Fenchel and Dan Singer, founders of the Shark Tank-famous BeatBox Beverages, on 5/19. Their session is packed with interactive drills and team activities, not to mention a few stories from their time in the Tank. bit.ly/1ESGDwR | @BeatboxBevs

Apostrophes make everything better: Lost in the 20 open tabs while you research? Embarrassed that 20 open tabs doesn’t seem that high anymore? 1871 member company Sorc’d has created a private cloud-based environment for your team to capture, share, and recall snippets of information that are important to your business. Think Pinterest for information you care about. Email feedback@sorcd.com to find out how Bill Kurtis, Rise Interactive, and the 1871 team are using Sorc’d. sorcd.com

I thought it meant Why The Face? Join Women Tech Founders in the 1871 auditorium on the evening of 5/14 for part one of their Top 10 WTF Startup Lessons: Turn Your WTF Moment into a Tech Startup! You’ll meet 10 women who are turning their problems into solutions that reach millions. The speakers will share powerful lessons that moved them from identifying a problem/need to initial execution. bit.ly/1zFQg2Y | @WTFounders

It would have been worth it even without the fuzzy Comcast blanket I got: This weekend brought members of the Chicago tech community to 1871 for a hackathon around digital entertainment. After hearing from MC Tom Alexander (plus mini-MC Ben Alexander), the groups had 24 hours to hack before pitching their products to the INTX tech partners. This week, the winners of the hackathon and four 1871 member companies were able to attend the Internet & Television Expo, and the hackathon finalists all pitched in front of the Expo attendees. Congrats to team 4K Hax, who took home the $10,000 first prize for their pitch! bit.ly/1zFQg2Y

Every time a bell rings an impact investor gets its wings: Impact Engine just launched its Angel Network, creating Chicago’s first angel network focused specifically around impact investing. Members of the Impact Engine Angel Network will get a first look at qualified impact businesses coming through Impact Engine’s two entrepreneur programs, and will also have access to workshops, seminars, and a speaker series which will focus on impact investing and sector-specific trends. bit.ly/1IleUay

Our Designated Design Gurus: We’re excited to welcome the DESIGNATION team to 1871. Their students learn the full-stack of design skills, including user experience, user interface, and front-end development. Scratching your head over who can help with your front-end web development work? They’ve graduated over 100 students and have a 94% hiring rate, so chances are there’s someone at DESIGNATION who can help. designation.io | @designationio

Millenni-you’ll love this! Crain’s just released their 20 in Their 20s Class of 2015, and we’re thrilled to see that a few 1871-ers made the list. Congratulations to Mike Shannon and Kasey Gandham, co-founders of 1871 alum Packback, as well as Riana Lynn, founder of Good Food Business Accelerator company FoodTrace and our very own Google/Code2040 Entrepreneur-in-Residence! bit.ly/1dQ25K1 | @packbackbooks | @TheFoodTrace

Surprising nobody, Ashvin and Beau have already signed up: 1871’s in-house photography service will be holding their monthly complimentary portrait session for 1871 members this Monday, May 11 in the auditorium from 11am – 2pm. They can take walk-ins throughout that time and are also accepting sign-ups for the June session. 1871.com/photos

Prom-oat-ing Innovation: As part of our ongoing partnership with Quaker, we are holding a Pitch Day with their employees today. 1871 companies were invited to submit, and seven were selected to pitch live to the Quaker group. Good luck to all!

Smart people, working on our problems, for free: Member companies Heirlume and Savvo are receiving pro bono consulting from A.T. Kearney through A.T. Kearney’s pilot partnership with 1871. This deal not only helps out new businesses with limited resources, but also gives the consultants at A.T. Kearney a nice change from their typical larger clients. Both startups have seen a lot of success with the program, so we’re hoping to see more of A.T. Kearney in the future! @winesavvo | @Heirlume

Jobs is my third favorite four letter word: Sales Director (Bonfyre) – Customer Success Manager (Telnyx) – Senior UI/UX Product Designer (SpotHero) – SEO/SEM Specialist (Telnyx) – Senior DevOps Engineer (Telnyx) – Product Analyst (SpotHero) – Senior Developer (Options Away) – AngularJS Architect (NextTier Education) – Senior iOS Developer (SpotHero) – Senior Ruby on Rails Developer (ThinkCERCA) – Technical Co-Founder (Wordperks) – QA Engineer (Options Away) – QA Automation Engineer (Options Away). See a full list with job descriptions on our jobs site. bit.ly/1EdvfJq

News you can use: Freshii is scheduled to open up in July. – Contact photos@1871.com for affordable photography services. – Business Models Inc is running workshops every month for members to work on their business plans. Their next session will be in June. – Make sure to congratulate the Good Food Fellows on their graduation this coming Tuesday.

Tweet of the Week:

Welcome new members! Hugo Agusto – Susan Bova (U.S. Cellular) – Mikhail Kogan (babstr) – Daniel Sullivan (Ubuntu Capital) – Yuriy Nekrasov (babstr) – Sarah Wasilewski (Lumia Marketing) – Ann Marie Murphy (Vue Ventures) – Michael Donnelly (Venture Connects) – Scott Sheridan – RJ Pahura (Venture Connects) – JJ Lee (Designation) – Bart Bruckert (BoxJump) – Zakery Kates – Jordan von Kluck – Case Sosnoff – Alan Wood – Nick Cottone – Tim Carnahan – Andy Zhang (Carzell Corp) – Jeremy Rothschild – Elise Taylor (Luxe Valet) – Dana Wright (MATH Venture Partners) – Solomiya Chuyko (PopUp Republic) – Bill Finn (Common Threads) – Martha Young-Burns (Common Threads) – Robin Vance (Common Threads) – Kathleen Sullivan (Common Threads) – Kevin Tellie (Common Threads) – Allison Liefer (Common Threads) – Allie Koolbeck (Common Threads)

Gogh check this out: See art combined with tech in this new virtual reality project that allows users to take a stroll through Vincent van Gogh’s The Night Café. If you don’t happen to have your VR headsets handy, the video is still pretty cool. engt.co/1AHXsqi

Birthdays this week: Sunday 5/3 – Tamara Habib (Firelily) – Jorge Doig (NexLP) – Wednesday 5/6 – Hanyul Lee (InSight LLC) – Thursday 5/7 – Ingrid Goncalves (Carrot) – Jon Bauer (Carbon Cash) – Friday 5/8 – Alberto Rincon (FamilyFarmed.org)

*Don’t see your birthday here? Make sure you fill out your Weave the People Profile!

Is it weird that Pere carries his own sharpie? In case it wasn’t clear with the tweet of the week, we’re incredibly excited to say that 1871 celebrated its 3 year anniversary on Saturday! We are so proud of all of your accomplishments, and can’t wait to see what will come of the next three. Be sure to find and sign this year’s 3 year anniversary commemorative logo the next time you’re in the space. on.fb.me/1Km5Y3C

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