The CEA Industry Forum is taking place this week in San Francisco. Tech Cocktail was a media partner for the event and I participated as a judge for the i-stage startup launch competition. Eight startups offered three-minute elevator pitches to the crowded room of CEA industry professionals. The startups were competing for $50,000 worth of…
Read MoreThis week on September 28th and 29th in Chicago is the midVenturesLAUNCH conference. Taking a page out of the DEMO and TechCrunch playbook, the event looks to offer a place for local startups to compete on stage for prizes. midVenturesLAUNCH includes more than 60 speakers and panelists, including the founders of OkCupid, OpenTable and Feedburner.
Read MoreSeed funding programs have been popping up everywhere the last few years and we have worked with many of them from TechStars, LaunchBox Digital and DreamIt Ventures among others as we help amplify the local startups in those various communities. We are excited to connect with the latest seed funding program in our hometown of…
Read MoreTECH cocktail is a media partner for the 15th Kellogg Technology Conference and we are happy to share the event information as well as covering the conference itself. The 15th Kellogg Technology Conference will explore trends shaping the next wave of technology innovation. The best and brightest minds from industry and academia – including senior…
Read MoreI just thought I would write up a post to make sure all of the Midwest entrepreneurs out there in TECH cocktail land knew about a great event coming up in March/April 2009. The event is called InvestMidwest and the goal of the event is to showcase outstanding Midwest companies in the cleantech/alt energy, life…
Read MoreWe are pleased to announce TECH cocktail Chicago 9 will be taking place in just a few short weeks. It has been a little longer than we would have liked due to the unknown schedules associated with both the Chicago Cubs and White Sox playoff bids. But with those out of the way we are…
Read MoreIf you are developer in the midwest you might be interested in checking out the upcoming SocialDevCampChicago. SocialDevCampChicago is an unconference for people passionate about social networks, web applications, platform development, new media, and any of the exciting (but messy) topics in-between. This event promises to be a packed day of sharing, learning, coding, and…
Read MoreOur friends at the Illinois I.T. Association just let us know about an upcoming event they are working on with MidwestBusiness.com. The cost is $10 for ITA Members and $20 for Non-ITA Members which includes all you can eat appetizers and open bar. Here are the details: ITA Young Professionals Summer Get Together Date: Thursday,…
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There are a number of startup accelerator and incubator programs in the United States. We are fans of these programs (not to be confused with... Read More
Two months after the iPad 2 debuted in March, around 40% of users surveyed said their iPad was their primary computer, up from around 30%... Read More
With our Startup Mixology Conference coming up next week followed by our classic Tech Cocktail DC Summer mixer which will showcase a handful of early-stage... Read More
Coming off of one of our biggest Tech Cocktail mixer events in Chicago this past week, which showcased 14 early-stage start-ups, we thought it would... Read More