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Published on April 08, 2025

Vivid Seats CEO Stan Chia talks Chicago startups — and what’s going on at the city's best-kept secret in tech

Stan Chia recently joined as Vivid Seats’ CEO in November  2018 — but his career working with exciting, fast-growing companies is nothing new. We caught up with Stan, who gave us an inside look into what’s going on at the company with him at the helm.

Andreas Rekdal Andreas Rekdal
Updated on April 08, 2025

Tech roundup: 1871's new incubator, lots of new hires and more

Michael Hines Michael Hines
Updated on April 08, 2025

Challenge accepted: Here's why 4 Chicago technologists chose their companies

Perks and pay aren’t be-all and end-all of a solid job offer. For many tech workers, the intangibles can be the difference between accepting and declining.

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Gordon Gottsegen Gordon Gottsegen
Updated on April 08, 2025

6 Chicago-Area Companies Ranked on the Deloitte 2021 Technology Fast 500 List

The national ranking featured companies across a range of industries, from logistics to healthcare, fintech and more.

Alton Zenon III Alton Zenon III
Updated on April 08, 2025

Why Your CS Team Needs to Be Data-Driven

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Kelly O'Halloran Kelly O'Halloran
Updated on April 08, 2025

Wolverine Trading Engineers on How Trust and Autonomy Leads to Professional Growth

Joining a tech firm following college graduation isn’t uncommon. But staying is. For Wolverine Trading Software Engineer Sarah Paris, it’s been three-and-a-half years. For Principal Software Engineer Valentina Veselinovski, it’s been almost 12 years, and for Partner Mike Gorczowski, it’s been 17 years. 

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Alton Zenon III Alton Zenon III
Updated on April 08, 2025

Tech roundup: Big funding rounds, SpotHero makes moves, and more

Andreas Rekdal Andreas Rekdal
Updated on April 08, 2025

Want skin in the game? These 4 Chicago companies offer equity to employees

Getting in on the ground floor of a fast-growing organization is an attractive proposition in and of itself, but many companies sweeten the deal even further by offering stock options to their employees.

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