Mentor Spotlight: Josh Braun, VP of Client Happiness at Jellyvision

January 11, 2016 by J Blaszczykiewicz

Our new “Mentoring at 1871” interview series will feature 1871 mentors who have made a valuable contribution to our community. Our members gain incredible knowledge from the people who volunteer their time to mentor at 1871, and we’re excited to share some of those mentors’ insights with you.

January 11, 2016 by J Blaszczykiewicz

January 7, 2016 by J Blaszczykiewicz

Applications Now Open For Weekend-Long Startup Event; Students From 1871’s University Partners Encouraged To Apply; Event To Take Place April 8-10

December 30, 2015 by J Blaszczykiewicz

Not every solution or app needs to set the entire world on fire or to be built on a platform just slightly less grand than the Taj Mahal. It’s not always “smart” to build your app to run on the hottest and newest smart phone and nowhere else. You might get some buzz and some early adopters, but being in the shiny new thing biz isn’t the path to building a big business when ready access and broad availability trump haptic feedback, VR capabilities and other gee whiz features. Mass ultimately always matters–there are millions more Fords than Ferraris– and when the real value and design of your business is to touch and impact as many people as possible, the lower the bar to use and adoption, the better.

December 22, 2015 by J Blaszczykiewicz

December 18, 2015 by J Blaszczykiewicz

December 15, 2015 by J Blaszczykiewicz

By 1871 CEO Howard A. Tullman. To view the original post, visit http://www.inc.com/howard-tullman/holiday-resolution-get-past-the-past.html

December 14, 2015 by J Blaszczykiewicz

Following Successful Pilot of Program, EIR Program Will Be Continued and Scaled Nationally Beginning in March 2016; Applications Open Through January 11; All Interested Entrepreneurs and Community Builders Encouraged to Apply

December 12, 2015 by J Blaszczykiewicz

December 11, 2015 by J Blaszczykiewicz

December 9, 2015 by J Blaszczykiewicz

December 8, 2015 by J Blaszczykiewicz

As I take a moment to reflect on #GivingTuesday, I cannot help but put pen to paper and attempt to articulate a theme we saw represented in many Chicago events this Fall – the idea of “Chicagoness” or “Conscious Chicago,” as coined by the Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center and YWCA Metropolitan Chicago respectively. Two months ago, my co-founder Rishi Shah and I were standing on stage at 1871’s Momentum Awards, receiving the generous inaugural recognition of representing “Chicagoness.” This challenged me to distill my thoughts and inspired me to share them here.

December 7, 2015 by J Blaszczykiewicz

December 4, 2015 by J Blaszczykiewicz

By 1871 CEO Howard A. Tullman. To view the original post, visit http://www.inc.com/howard-tullman/impossible-is-a-good-place-to-being.html.

December 3, 2015 by J Blaszczykiewicz

1871 expresses its deepest condolences for the loss of Hank Williams, who passed away in mid-November. Hank was a long-time partner of Google For Entrepreneurs, whose network of tech hubs and organizations benefited tremendously from his passion for promoting diversity in the innovation economy. 1871 is honored to be a part of the GFE family and is saddened by Hank’s loss.

December 3, 2015 by J Blaszczykiewicz

UBI Global Names 1871 One of the Top University-Affiliated Business Incubators in the World Following its Survey of Over 400 Incubators Across 70 Countries;1871 was Recently Named #1 Incubator in the United States by UBI

November 19, 2015 by J Blaszczykiewicz

Four Additional Tech Hubs Will Work With 1871 Member Company CloudSpotter To Bring Next Generation Professional Photography To Their Startup Communities

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