Chicago-based startup Cerrio, which was co -founded by a former derivatives trader and software developer for the trading industry, is demoing 2 products for developers at Tech Cocktail’s event at Chicago Ideas Week Sunday night: x-stream.ly is a fast, secure, and scalable service that lets web developers add real-time interactivity to their apps. No server…
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If you’re looking for a great software developer or are a software developer looking for a great job, check out Barcelona-based startup Masterbranch, a job platform that is like Match.com, but for software development only. Masterbranch is a great way for software developers to showcase their projects, hacks and programming skills (here’s an example) and…
Read MoreThis past weekend San Diego based startup OpenCandy, focused on helping software developers make money and reach new users, rallied together developers to host the first annual Hackathon SD event in San Diego. The event was aimed at bringing together developers and hackers from across southern California for a weekend of creative development. During the event,…
Read MoreEditor’s Note: This video episode was created by Tim Jahn, a longtime Chicago TECH cocktailer and storyteller who produces the online video series, Beyond The Pedway focused on better telling the local business stories in Chicago. You can follow Tim on Twitter: @timjahn. In this episode, I’m chatting about e-learning with the folks at NogginLabs,…
Read MoreMaybe you’re working with an offshore team, or maybe you’re thinking about it. Or worse yet, you’ve been burned by an offshore "software sweatshop". We’ve all heard offshore outsourcing horror stories. There are obvious advantages (and disadvantages) to outsourcing. Here are 7 tips to help you choose the right offshore partner. High value, not low…
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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