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Adrienne Teeley Adrienne Teeley
Published on April 08, 2025

Property Technology Is Building a Home in Chicago and Livly Has the Blueprints

We’ve all heard of great companies that were founded in a basement or a garage. But what about a Chicago living room? It only makes sense that Livly, a property management platform, was born in the very environment it was built to serve. Co-founder and CPO Adam McCombs says that because of their proximity, they “could be close to residents and property managers, deeply listen and understand their daily challenges, then quickly iterate on our solutions and seek their feedback.” 

Updated on April 08, 2025

Top 10 Social Media Tips for Job Hunters

Abel Rodriguez Abel Rodriguez
Updated on April 08, 2025

Chicago:Blend’s New Initiative Aims to Diversify City’s VC Workforce

The new program provides mentorship and training to aspiring venture capitalists from underrepresented communities.

Updated on April 08, 2025

How Autonomy Keeps These 5 Chicago Techies Excited About Their Roles

Built In Chicago checked in with four more techies across the city to get a quick pulse of the autonomy they enjoy in their current role and how it keeps them excited to come to work every day.

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Updated on April 08, 2025

With Billions of Driving Miles to Analyze, Arity Is Changing How We Get Around

Arity has access to Allstate’s 85-plus years of claims and insurance data, which allows the transportation-focused startup to build models and apply predictive analysis to make transportation better.

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Michael Hines Michael Hines
Updated on April 08, 2025

What Holistic Investments in Employee Well-Being Look Like

Chicago tech companies have revised their perks and benefits packages and are normalizing talking about mental health at work.

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Michael Hines Michael Hines
Updated on April 08, 2025

Why tech sales: 3 Chicago sales pros share what they love about their jobs

For many companies, success and growth come when cutting-edge technology is placed in the hands of a talented and highly motivated sales team.

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