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Michael Hines Michael Hines
Published 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. 

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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Ashley Bowden Ashley Bowden
Updated on April 08, 2025

Motorola Solutions Completes Acquisition of Theatro Labs

Theatro Labs’ tech will complement Motorola Solutions’ existing suite of enterprise security offerings.

Andreas Rekdal Andreas Rekdal
Updated on April 08, 2025

UberELVES is serving up on-demand ugly Christmas sweaters

Updated on April 08, 2025

Chasing a Value-Based Approach to Customer Success

The FourKites sales team is getting granular. Here’s why.

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