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Ashley Brownridge Ashley Brownridge
Published on April 08, 2025

Amount Raised $100M, Sifter Got $4.6M, and More Chicago Tech News

Amid a week of tech startup action on the lakefront, find out which company could be going public and who just reached unicorn status. This is the Built In Chicago weekly refresh.

Eva Roethler Eva Roethler
Updated on April 08, 2025

Designing for the Confluence of Physical and Digital Worlds

Two local UX managers share their predictions for 2022.

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Stephen Gossett Stephen Gossett
Updated on April 08, 2025

So You’re About to Onboard an Entry-Level Data Scientist

Data science grads are more qualified than ever, but they still need good mentors to apply their skills in the real world.

Updated on April 08, 2025

BigMarker at TechWeek 2012

Hal Koss Hal Koss
Updated on April 08, 2025

These Design Principles Made Jackbox a Party Game Phenomenon

Jackbox games are all variations on a theme. That’s no accident.

These Design Principles Made Jackbox a Party Game Phenomenon
Andreas Rekdal Andreas Rekdal
Updated on April 08, 2025

This MATTER startup lets surgeons bring notes to the operation room

How do you bring trauma surgery teams the information they need when they need it? VIZR Tech, a Chicago-based health tech company, thinks wearables may be part of the solution.

Brian Nordli Brian Nordli
Updated on April 08, 2025

From the heart: How SPINS' core product library team keeps the data flowing

At the heart of SPINS retail consumer insight services lies the core product library team. The rapidly growing team collects research on natural products and pumps out fresh data that vitalizes SPINS insights. Three product library team members discuss how they keep the information flowing. 

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