TECH cocktail turned one year old this week and to celebrate we hosted our fifth TECH cocktail in Chicago (6th overall). Thank you to the close to 600 guests that came out to TECH cocktail last night at John Barleycorn in Wrigleyville. It was a sea of green as guests all tried to win some…
Read MoreSo, some of you may have noticed that we have closed the RSVP. We actually hit 700 RSVPs over night (which we didn’t really think would happen) and since we only have budget for 700 people we had to shut it down. That said, I am sure not all the RSVPed guests will come so…
Read MoreNo, it isn’t St. Patty’s day quite yet but the guys at SingleHop want to create St. Pats in July at TECH cocktail 5. What does that mean for all you TCers out there? It means you need to break our your green clothing, any green you have, and wear it to TC5 this Thursday….
Read MoreWow – I can’t believe it was a year ago when Frank and I first put on this event. It was a crazy idea to be sure since we had no idea how many people would come or if people would get any value from it but a year later with four events in Chicago…
Read MoreJason Jacobsohn from the CEC shot us a note the other day about a really cool poker tournament coming up called Smart Bet. This year will mark the 2nd anniversary of the charity tournament which is run by a handful Chicagoland entrepreneurs. First, Frank and I would like to urge folks to attend if they…
Read MoreAs many Tech Cocktail’ers know I moved out to DC last September just a few months after our first TECH cocktail in Chicago to take on a new role with AOL and have been flying in for the Chicago TECH cocktails every since. I have not been able to really talk about what I have…
Read MoreInventables is a Chicago-based startup that aims to find new innovative products that could help other businesses. If you are interesting in helping companies innovate, you might want to contact Inventables as they are currently looking for someone with management consulting experience and an engineering degree. The candidate should have managed a team and be…
Read MoreI was made aware of a day of competitions that the FBLA-PBL (Future Business Leaders of America – Phi Beta Lambda) is putting on via a friend of mine. Turns out they are in need of some tech related judges for some of the competitions. I have a soft spot for the FBLA as I…
Read MoreDo you know any angel investors you can refer me too? I get asked that question all the time and unfortunately my answer is always no. I know a lot of VCs both here and on the coasts but for some reason I have never met many angels. So needless to say I was psyched…
Read MoreDue to the obsession with Facebook that both Frank and I have right now we thought we should probably get a Facebook group together for all the TCers out there. It will let us all interact in between TCs by writing on the wall, posting pictures and participating in the discussion board. Combining the Facebook…
Read MoreCappex, a Chicago-based startup, in the college admissions industry that has been involved with TECH cocktail for quite sometime. I met Mike Moyer, president & COO of Cappex at the first TECH cocktail in Chicago back in July 2006. He was working a couple different startup ideas and one of them turned into Cappex. Cappex…
Read MoreCongrats to Chicago-based feed management and advertising company FeedBurner for getting acquired by Google. The rumor that started a few weeks ago has been confirmed by FeedBurner today (June 1, 2007). There are more details on Google/FeedBurner deal here. In addition, they are just a great group of people. Being from Chicago, and I have…
Read MoreSince we are now running events in multiple locations we needed to get our subscriptions/feeds up to par. Basically we needed a feed for both D.C. and Chicago so that the Chicagoans wouldn’t get the D.C. stuff and vice versa. That is now done and you’ll see the handy work on the far right sidebar…
Read MoreFor all the Chicago TCers out there Jeff Pulver (yes, the man that took care of all of us at TC 2 a while back) has been nice enough to extend some slots for his annual summer bash to all of you. The party should be a blast and the least we can do to…
Read MoreIn case you missed TECH cocktail 4 in Chicago a few weeks back you can now catch-up by watching it on video. BusinessPOV is a Chicago-based video blog focused on profiling companies, people and products that display elements of innovation, entrepreneurship and creative culture. BusinessPOV was in attendance at TECH cocktail 4 and has begun…
Read MoreThank you to everyone that came out to John Barleycorn Wrigleyville in Chicago last night for TECH cocktail 4. We had a great turnout and enough room to maneuver in the great upstairs space at JB’s. We hope you had an enjoyable evening. Special thank you to our sponsors! We couldn’t do it without your…
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