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Published on April 08, 2025

"Jim, I needed a guy"

Michael Hines Michael Hines
Updated on April 08, 2025

On Women’s Equality Day, Chicago’s Women Tech Leaders Share How Their Companies Elevate Them

Eleven women tech leaders share the tangible steps their companies are taking toward gender equality and the impact that’s had on their careers.

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Ellen Glover Ellen Glover
Updated on April 08, 2025

UChicago’s Polsky Center Launches New Accelerator for Early Stage Tech Startups

Over the course of six months, participants get access to mentorship and training, as well as resources to find additional talent and funding for their ventures. In the end, the goal is to launch “investor-ready” companies in biotech and therapeutic technologies.

Updated on April 08, 2025

Want to Build Trust With Stakeholders? Discover Their Underlying Needs.

What’s the best way to manage stakeholder expectations and feedback? We sat down with one Chicago tech leader to find out.

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Brian Nordli Brian Nordli
Updated on April 08, 2025

How Signal uses happiness surveys to help engineers grow

At Signal engineering manager Stephen Mullins' desk, he has a take-a-number machine to encourage coworkers to visit him and seek advice. "I get satisfaction out of being able to unblock someone's issue," he said. How Signal engineers work together to deliver customer insights to brands. 

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Updated on April 08, 2025

Weekly Refresh: AeroPay Raises Funds, Nielsen Picks Chicago, and More

Read our weekly refresh for trending Chicago tech news.

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