  - Top Creative Directors Critique Student Work at "Portfolio Night"
- Senior creatives from DDB, Y&R, Leo Burnett, Energy BBDO and other top agencies gathered to review the work of aspiring art directors and copywriters. Wed May 09 2007
| |   - Entrepreneurial Words of Wisdom from a "Rising Star"
- Peter Tapling, CEO of Authentify, took home the prize at the Illinois Technology Association's CityLIGHTS award for "Rising Star." He talks about it here. Tue May 08 2007
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 - Is Chicago a Tech Town? The ITA Says: Yes.
- We caught up with Terry Howerton, the CEO of FastRoot Technologies and Chairman of the Illinois Technology Association to give his take on the city's tech scene. Mon May 07 2007
| |   - SAVO Group’s Solution for Building a Smarter Sales Force
- John Aiello, SAVO Group's CEO, demos SAM, a "sales asset manager" that arms sales forces with the information they need. Fri May 04 2007
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 - What's a 21st Century Leader? A New Book Has Some Theories
- Tom and Susan Kuczmarski, authors of "Apples Are Square," say the best leaders today are "collaborators, not controllers." Thu May 03 2007
| |   - Let Them Eat Salad
- Salad Spinners sells...salads, to the tune of about $2 million in sales. Now, owner Rich Levy is on the verge of franchising. Here's a look at his restaurant concept.
Wed May 02 2007
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 - A Look at Highrise, the New Product from 37signals
- Here, 37signals' founder Jason Fried gives a demo of the company's latest offering, Highrise, an online contact manager. Tue May 01 2007
| |  - The World According to 37signals
- Here, founder Jason Fried talks about the company's unique philosophy and what it's been like working with Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos, an investor in 37signals. Mon Apr 30 2007
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 - The Forces Behind Tech Cocktail
- Frank Gruber and Eric Olson form the duo behind the Tech Cocktail meetups. At their fourth event, held at John Barleycorn on April 17, they explained the concept behind the powwow. Fri Apr 27 2007
| |  - TechCocktail 4 Product Demos, Part 4: Zaplee.com
- Several companies were doing product demos at TechCocktail 4, held April 12 at John Barleycorn. Today we're featuring Zaplee.com, a hosted call-center software solution that uses Skype VOIP software. Thu Apr 26 2007
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 - TechCocktail 4 Product Demos, Part 3: Text2Store
- Several companies were doing product demos at TechCocktail 4, held April 12 at John Barleycorn. Today we're featuring Text2Store.com, which provides users with coupons via their mobile phones. Wed Apr 25 2007
| |  - TechCocktail 4 Product Demos, Part 2: Menuism
- Several companies were doing product demos at TechCocktail 4. Today we're featuring Menuism, which lets users rate what they ate and find restaurants via a personal-recommendations feature. Tue Apr 24 2007
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