Representative Mike Quigley visits 1871 for Startup Day Across America

Contact | Monique Wingard | comms@1871.com

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The concept of innovation has been completely altered in recent years. Our stereotypical story involving a man and his garage no longer holds true. Now, anyone can be an innovator. However, Corporate America continues to struggle in creating innovators. Their solution to this issue: pitch competitions. But are pitch competitions enough?

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Q&A with Colleen O’Toole, Elmspring

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Q&A with Melissa Moline, Founder inRentive
It’s that time again! Last week, Techstars welcomed its Summer 2014 class into 1871’s downtown Chicago Merchandise Mart space. Over the course of a 90-day period, Techstars offers startups $118,000 in seed funding, intensive mentorship, and a vast network of mentors and alumni for 7-10% equity in each company. After an intensive application process, 10 startups, 6 of which are originally Chicago-based, made the Techstars roster. Let’s meet them!

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Q&A with Andy Pruitt, Co-Founder Data Everywhere

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Q&A with Jay Leib, Founder NexLP

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Q&A with Daniela Bolzmann, CMO WeDeliver

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Q&A with Ian Reither, COO Telnyx

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Q&A with Artem Volos, Co-Founder, CFO & COO Clutch Prep

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