Tech In Chicago
56 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 86 ratingsTech In Chicago takes you inside the Chicago tech world. Each week Colin Keeley is joined by Chicago’s top startup founders and venture capitalists to talk about the amazing companies being built right here. Visit TechInChicago.co for more information.
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From Professional Poker Player To Chicago's Fastest Rising VC - Ezra Galston / Chicago Ventures
March 31, 2016 16:35 - 48 minutes - 24.7 MBEzra Galston is a VC at Chicago Ventures. At CV, Ezra focuses on consumer facing investment and is actively involved with BloomNation, Kapow Events, Luxury Garage Sale, Shiftgig, SpotHero, Zipments, and Havenly. He writes one of my favorite VC blogs at BreakingVC.com and his thoughts on startups have also been published in the Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, and Re/code. Before becoming a venture capitalist, Ezra was a professional poker player and the Director of Marketing for...
Building A New Media Company & Why Critical Feedback Is The Best - Neal Rothschild / Founder of Rooster
March 24, 2016 15:24 - 27 minutes - 17.4 MBNeal Rothschild is the founder of Rooster, a 6-minute daily podcast that updates you on all the news you need to know. Neal just launched Rooster at the beginning of this year and it was great to interview a founder just getting started on a really promising startup. Neal initially came up with the idea while walking back and forth to the school he was teaching at in Romania. Before Rooster, Neal was also a journalist with pieces published in the New York Times and USA Today. listen on i...
Making The Jump From Investment Banking to Startups - Ryan Coon / Founder of Rentalutions
March 07, 2016 17:00 - 22 minutes - 16 MBRyan Coon is the founder of Rentalutions and a former investment banker. Rentalutions provides all-in-one landlord management software. Whether you manage one unit or multiple buildings, Rentalutions gives you the ability to receive electronic rent payments, manage leases, find the right tenants, and deal with maintenance issues. Listen on itunes listen on stitcher In this episode we cover: Making the transition from investment banking to entrepreneurship Starting a company f...
Why You Should Ask For Advice Instead Of Money - Rod Rakic / Founder of OpenAirplane
March 07, 2016 17:00 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MBRod Rakic is the founder of OpenAirplane, a plane sharing marketplace. OpenAirplane makes it easy for pilots to find, book, and pay for aircraft rentals online or on their phones. Renting an airplane is now as easy as renting a car. Listen on itunes listen on stitcher In this episode we cover: The benefits of private aviation over commercial travel The secret to avoiding parking fees at airports Why you ask for advice instead of money Making things work as a distrib...
Disrupting the Eye Exam Industry & Raising Money in a Down Market - Aaron Dallek / Co-Founder of Opternative
March 07, 2016 17:00 - 17 minutes - 14.3 MBAaron Dallek is a serial entrepreneur and Co-Founder of Opternative - the world’s first online eye exam. The exam can be taken from anywhere, at anytime, and a doctor issued prescription can be used to shop everywhere. The exam only takes 25 minutes and a digital prescription is delivered in 24 hours or less. listen on itunes listen on stitcher In this episode we cover: -How to raise money in the current down market - In February 2016, Opternative closed their Series A ($6 million...
What Makes A Great Brand & How To Cut Through The Noise - David Gardner / Founder of ColorJar
March 05, 2016 17:00 - 29 minutes - 18.4 MBDavid Gardner is the founder and CEO of ColorJar, a Chicago-based creative tech agency. Before founding ColorJar, David was a professional basketball player and a founder of a social network in India. ColorJar specializes in branding and creating custom websites and mobile apps and has worked with everyone from Fortune500 corporations, to venture-funded startups. Listen on iTunes listen on stitcher In this episode we cover: Why he decided to start an agency What makes a great...