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Published on April 08, 2025

SeedCon Fast-Pitch Entry: wE.coli

Andreas Rekdal Andreas Rekdal
Updated on April 08, 2025

Small habits, big impact: 5 devs share their favorite career hacks

To learn more about the hacks that drive careers in the right direction, we spoke with devs at five Chicago tech companies.

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Ellen Glover Ellen Glover
Updated on April 08, 2025

Basecamp's CEO Wants to Disrupt Email

Basecamp co-founder and CEO Jason Fried took to Twitter this week to introduce HEY, a "reintroduction of email" that is scheduled to launch in April. 

Anderson Chen Anderson Chen
Updated on April 08, 2025

To Lift Businesses Up, CardX Is Leading the Surcharge Movement

Surcharging in the U.S. is a relatively unknown concept, one that could be invaluable for small businesses. CardX is looking to change that.

To Lift Businesses Up, CardX Is Leading the Surcharge Movement
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Brian Nordli Brian Nordli
Updated on April 08, 2025

Preventative care: Why Yaro’s team made culture their first point of order

Yaro has wasted little time laying the foundation for its culture. The recently-launched healthcare tech company created a list of values that informs everything it does, from brainstorming sessions to the design of its product and its weekly highs-and-lows happy hour.

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Michael Hines Michael Hines
Updated on April 08, 2025

Cracking the code: How 4 Chicago women discovered their passion for engineering (Part 2)

In this two-part series, we aim to provide a platform for female Chicago technologists to share the stories of how they got into engineering, the biggest challenges they’ve faced and their advice to the next generation of women in tech.

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Michael Hines Michael Hines
Updated on April 08, 2025

How Data Scientists Can Successfully Make the Jump to Management

Advice on the skills to build — and the unforeseen challenges you could face — from a senior data science manager at Discover.

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Anderson Chen Anderson Chen
Updated on April 08, 2025

Behind Every Bond, There’s a Data-Minded Q

Data scientists are essential support for their companies. In turn, these Chicago companies are supporting them with proper tools, intellectual challenge and a clear mission.

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