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Gordon Gottsegen Gordon Gottsegen
Updated on April 08, 2025

These Chicago Tech Companies Outgrew Their Offices in 2021

Local darlings and tech giants alike announced new Chicago offices this year, but these offices will look very different in a post-Covid world.

Gordon Gottsegen Gordon Gottsegen
Updated on April 08, 2025

Groupon Has Acquired an AI Startup to Help People Book Reservations Via Text

Why call to make an appointment when you can just text a robot?

Michael Hines Michael Hines
Updated on April 08, 2025

Meet the 10 startups in WiSTEM’s Spring 2019 cohort

WiSTEM has announced its 2019 spring cohort, its ninth overall. The cohort consists of 10 tech companies or tech-enabled companies, all of which are either founded by women or have at least one female co-founder. 

Alton Zenon III Alton Zenon III
Updated on April 08, 2025

‘Don’t be afraid to say you don’t know’: Why Braintree wants AMs to ask questions

To succeed, account managers must often rely on one another and use their combined strengths and diversity of backgrounds to work toward keeping clients happy and driving growth. This is something the account managers at Braintree know well, which is why they strive to create a collaborative culture.

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Updated on April 08, 2025

The Quality You Should Look for in a Remote Hire? Ownership.

We asked Steven Noto, director of engineering at travel rewards company Rocket Travel to find out. Noto shared which trait the company specifically looks for in a new remote hire and how it indicates they’ll be successful. Here’s what he said.

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Updated on April 08, 2025

How Ansarada’s Chicago team is taking its SaaS platform global

Ansarada works every day to synthesize its laid-back, fun-loving energy with its push to expand and thrive in a global market. We spoke with four team members to learn more about the company’s expansion plans.  

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Andreas Rekdal Andreas Rekdal
Updated on April 08, 2025

Forget Fetch Quests: This RPG Lets Players Level Up by Working Out

Exantra World, a mobile role playing game currently on Kickstarter, lets players level up by logging workouts with their wearables.

Olivia Arnold Olivia Arnold
Updated on April 08, 2025

Chicago Companies, Hiring Now, Where Teams Are ‘Moving Forward Together’

Employees from ActiveCampaign and Iron Galaxy Studios share how colleagues set them up for success.

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