Hunting, off-roading, camping — these are just three of the many outdoor activities that you can’t do in a big city. What’s more, outdoor enthusiasts must enter long-term leases with exorbitant prices even if they’re just taking a weekend trip. Thankfully, Erik Johnson, Co-founder and President of PrivateAcre, is making it easier than ever for all of us to spend quality time in the great outdoors.
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Earlier this month, EX3 Labs — an experience design and product innovation studio specializing in mixed/augmented reality, artificial intelligence ,and Internet of Thing (IoT) solutions — launched their podcast series, #UnlockingInnovation, produced in partnership with 1871 Chicago. The goal of the series is to explore the qualities and practices that make the most innovative companies in Chicago successful.
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For this week’s Our 1871, we chat with Kellee Johnson, Founder and Principal at the Ballast Group. The Ballast Group is an integrated communications strategy firm.
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For this week’s Our 1871, we chat with Keith Gordon, CTO of Proxy Pics. Proxy Pics is a mobile app that allows customers or businesses to pay individuals for on-demand photos of a location or article of their choosing.
When students graduate from a higher educational establishment, they face another challenge — securing a job. However, the only thing they have is a degree in their respective field, but it is not enough for some employers. They need a skilled and proficient specialist with a few years of experience in this or that field. In this guest blog post, academic writer Michelle Lambert talks about how you can gain key experience by participating in education startups.
[Read more…] about How Startup Communities Could Help Students Become Entrepreneurs
Globally, 2.7 million newborns die each year. It’s an unfortunate reality that is often more prevalent in developing regions and third world nations. To help combat the problem, Teresa Cauvel and Sona Shah launched Neopenda — a medical device startup focused on emerging markets. Their first product is a device that monitors the vital signs of critically-ill newborns. In this post, they talk about where they came up with the idea for their company and why they’re working to improve medical outcomes in low-resource countries.
[Read more…] about Teresa Cauvel and Sona Shah are Saving Newborns Around the World
JOBS! Every week, we highlight a number of open jobs for our member companies. If you’re looking for an exciting career in the tech industry or an opportunity to work alongside Chicago’s best and brightest, then you’ve come to the right place. Here are the job openings for the week of October 2, 2018.
1871 and the Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center (CEC) are proud to host the 11th Annual Momentum Awards Dinner. The dinner will celebrate emergent technologies, leaders, and opportunities that are demonstrating change and innovation. Furthermore, five awards will be presented for outstanding contribution and impact to the Chicago Tech and entrepreneur community.
1871 and All Nippon Airways (ANA) — Japan’s largest and 5-star airline for six consecutive years, are holding a joint speaking event titled ‘Disruptive Technologies and the Future of Transportation’ to discuss rapid disruption and innovation in the transportation industry. The event will take place at 1871 on October 30th.
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JOBS! Every week, we highlight a number of open jobs for our member companies. If you’re looking for an exciting career in the tech industry or an opportunity to work alongside Chicago’s best and brightest, then you’ve come to the right place. Here are the job openings for the week of September 26, 2018.
With nearly 2.5 million STEM job openings, it’s no wonder that U.S. employers are looking harder than ever to find qualified applicants. One demographic that often gets overlooked is the neurodiverse community — neurodiverse applicants are individuals who may be on the autism spectrum but are often highly qualified. In this guest post, Rocky Subramanian Midwest Managing Director, SAP North America, shares his thoughts on why it’s important to companies should consider hiring neurodiverse applicants and look outside of traditional talent profiles.
[Read more…] about How Neurodiversity Can Drive Innovation in Chicago
It’s a tough time to be a founder. With employee turnover at the highest its been in the last 10 years, more and more executives are looking for new ways to keep their staff a happy and engaged. Fortunately, Jake Bernstein — Senior Manager of Business Development at Bonfyre — is helping businesses from all industries build better relationships with their teams.
[Read more…] about Want to Keep Your Employees Happy? Build a Bonfyre
In the ever-evolving world of big data, there is a constant stream of new data from various sources making leaps forward in the way humanity can identify trends. Whether it be analytics from financial data locating changes to the market, medical systems, through coordinated data identifying the outbreak of deadly diseases, or as simple as a social network detecting trends in conversation there is no denying that big data has changed the world forever. In this guest post, Taylor Welsh of AX Control provides insight on the evolution of big data analytics.
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There’s a myth in the startup community that says you need to scale fast. In today’s guest post, Jock Purtle, Founder and CEO of Digital Exits, takes a look at why most startups yield greater benefits from steady growth rather than rapid expansion. [Read more…] about Are You Scaling Your Startup Too Quickly: 5 Key Warning Signs
It’s no secret that diversity is still a major issue in the tech industry. While many tech departments may suffer from a lack of inadequate diversity practices, these problems are most often felt in the sales division. That’s why Sales Assembly, in partnership with Victory Lap and 1871, is launching the Sales Assembly’s Diversity Leadership Training Initiative today.
If you’re stocking up on spices for all of those delicious Fall recipes, don’t forget to add saffron. Known as the ‘queen of all spices,’ saffron has a unique flavor that’s hard to forget — perhaps that’s why authentic saffron is so hard to find. Fortunately, Keith Alaniz — along with co-founders Kimberly Jung and Emily Miller — brings saffron from the Middle East straight to your front door with Rumi Spice.
[Read more…] about Rumi Spice Delivers Afghan Saffron Directly to Your Neighborhood
Risk is a concept that many founders are familiar with, but at the end of the day — even if their business fails — they can still land on their feet. However, entrepreneurs like 7QUBES CEO Chase Yeung often look for additional thrills outside of their profession. In the first post of our Entrepreneurs Do Everything series, Chase Yeung talks about why she courts danger — and why everyone should try it at least once.
[Read more…] about Entrepreneurs Do Everything: Chase Yeung Likes Danger and You Should Too