Blogs
A 'Hitchhiker’s Guide' to the Chicago Tech Community
Hey BIC,
Just found this great introductory guide to the Boston tech community: http://robgo.org/2011/09/07/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-boston-tech-community-sept-2011/. Why not shamelessly copy a good thing and make one for Chicago?
If anyone has something like this, share please! Otherwise, below are the main points. Let's crowdsource some inputs with a #chitechguide tag and put up a compiled list in a few days.
1) Large Tech Meetups:
2) Online Resources and Newsletters:
3) University Resources:
4) Smaller and High Quality Meetups:
5) Coworking Spaces and Accelerators:
6) Entrepreneurial Development Firms:
7) Places to Hang:
8) Journalists and News:
9) Scaling Companies to Watch (ie: probably hiring):
10) 20 to Follow:
a) Investors:
b) Entrepreneurs and Thought Leaders:
Post a comment
Comments
Great idea. Please add this to the Hitchhikers Guide....:
http://www.builtinchicago.org/profiles/blogs/great-bootstrappers-resources
Great idea, I think this would be extremely useful!
Great idea, Paul!
Totally agree. We've already started a few of these lists and will continue publishing the rest. We will also work on organizing more effectively;)
Networking and Information Resources: http://www.builtinchicago.org/forum/topics/networking-and-information
Chicago Tech News Resources: http://www.builtinchicago.org/forum/topics/chicago-tech-news-resources
Cool New Startups: Home Page and http://www.builtinchicago.org/page/cool-new-startups (If you are not on either list, send me a note!)
Investors/Incubators: Home Page text box in right rail
Spotlights on Scaling Companies To Watch, Investors and Academics: http://www.builtinchicago.org/page/spotlights
Recent Funding: http://www.builtinchicago.org/page/funding-stories-exits-and-more
Hope this helps-send more comments, notes my way if you we are missing anyone from these lists.
Thanks!