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Female Founder Interview – Olga Camargo Leads Latinas Fintech Advisory

The Startup Magazine

Olga has a great story as CEO and Founder of SHENIX , a Chicago-based fintech app company focused on financial education and advisory services for Latinas. Negocios Now named Olga among Chicago’s Most Influential 50 Latinos. Crain’s Chicago Business named Olga among “Chicago’s Most Powerful Latinos” in 2019.

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Setting a Standard Spotlight: Beal Properties Gives Back to Chicago

The Startup Magazine

Beal Properties, a Chicago-based property management company, is one of the companies determined to set a new standard for how businesses function in a community. By the time the Giving Team’s creation was announced, the team had already given donations to 20 charities in the Chicago area, and had outlined its goals for the team.

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Top Startup Winner: Balodana

The Startup Magazine

The top startup at this year’s FUND Conference in Chicago, Illinois was Balodana , a fashion purchasing platform disrupting the women’s e-commerce fashion industry. Balodana provides store hosting and marketing as well as support services such as concierge customer service and style advice to ensure a superb customer experience.

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What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?

Both Sides of the Table

There is nothing more pure than building a product, putting it out in the world and seeing paying customers using your product and in some cases loving it. As companies get this initial customer feedback on their product they start to have to ask harder questions about unit economics: How much does it cost us to acquire a new customer?

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How MakeSpace Recently Closed $30 million in New Funding

Both Sides of the Table

million in capital to build out its operations in 4 cities: New York City , Los Angeles , Chicago and Washington D.C. Just over a year ago I wrote about how MakeSpace had raised $17.5 I pointed out that the storage market in the US alone is ~$30 billion / year and there is no dominant provider — the largest player has < 10% market share.

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10 Best Cities in the United States for Startups and Entrepreneurs (2018)

crowdSPRING Blog

Chicago, IL. As always, we’re excited about listing Chicago on our list of top cities for startups and entrepreneurs. Chicago stands alone, not just in the Midwest but in the United States, among the “biggest and baddest of startup cities” when it comes to profitability, according to PitchBook. And this status is well deserved.

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Why The Government is Isn’t a Bigger Version of a Startup

Steve Blank

Within a decade, the rise of venture capital in Silicon Valley enabled startups to find commercial customers rather than military ones. And from then on, innovation in semiconductors, supercomputers, and software would be driven by startups, not the government. companies felt a patriotic duty to help their country defeat a common enemy.