***Listen to the full Technori Live podcast w/ YCharts here*** We’ve all thought about making an investment at some point, especially during these past few months of Bitcoin madness. It can be complicated if you don’t know what you’re doing, but thankfully there are programs that exist solely to make these harrowing decisions for you.…
After the success of SMS assist, Alex Rothman started fielding questions about how he did it. That’s where Theron Technology Solutions was founded alongside his father, Mike Rothman. The Co-Founders teach other startups how to scale. The Theron story shows how one business can be flipped into an entirely new one. Every company has distinct needs, why…
***Note: this blog ties in an interview with a guest from our Technori LIVE podcast on WGN Radio in with a bigger business issue. Enjoy your read! This edition is based on an interview with Kabbage Head of Customer and Partner Marketing. Taking out a loan is often unavoidable. I myself have to get used…
On the final show of 2017 Scott Kitun is joined by his producers Sean Froelich and Sam Fiske! The group covers all of the tech bases of the year including crypto-currency, the Outcome Health scandal and equity crowdfunding. Listen to the entire show on WGN RADIO.
50 million American adults suffer from severe, chronic pain according to the NIH. Meanwhile, the US is caught in an opioid epidemic. Startups are finding healthier solutions to chronic pain. Curable CEO John Gribbin also suffered from years of lower-back pain. He found success in cognitive behavioral therapy. The solution to chronic pain may not be physical,…
FarmLogix CEO Linda Mallers is on a mission to make food commerce more transparent. Mallers is following the consumer-driven change in the food industry and helping distributors meet it. It was challenging to find interest in her startup at the get go, but Mallers found a way to break through. Listen on WGN Radio.
DJ Asad is the CEO of digital-gift card platform Benefit Mobile. Asad had the challenge of heading a company he did not start. But his relationship with the founder started with good chemistry. Find out how Asad and Benefit Mobile found a way to engage users to use the platform and give back to communities. Listen…
U Chicago alum Jessy Gartenstein lives with celiacs disease which makes indulging in ice cream difficult. While at school, classmate Erik Nadeau shared his family’s banana-based ice cream recipe with Gartenstein. The dessert only has four ingredients, no dairy included. The recipe became so popular with friends that the duo built their dessert into a…
Desiree Vargas Wrigley continues to build her startup Pearachute and is entering new fundraising after a recent Shark Tank appearance. Pearachute helps parents find classes to sign their kids up for. Appearing on Shark Tank wasn’t all a fairy tale, but Vargas Wrigley is a multitime founder and has lessons for any founder that’ll help them along…
Believe in Yourself is collecting girls dresses to be donated by retailers to underprivileged girls this holiday season in its Holiday Dress Drive. There is power in the way we dress. And unfortunately, girls in low-income areas struggle with access to good clothing. The dresses are brand new and never worn and Believe in Yourself…