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Building Products and Community in Chicago's Growing Tech Sector

Alex Kahn, software engineer at Mac & Mia, took home our fall 2015 Owl Award for an alum in Chicago who generously gives back to the community. Read our interview with Alex.

Skill Building, Students and AlumniStartup Institute TeamApril 20, 2016bootcamp grad, chicago tech, development process, learn javascript, learn to code, mac & mia, pay-it-forward, software engineer, web development course

Startup Institute Students Join the Tribe at Tribe for a Sales and Marketing Hack

The team at Chicago startup company Tribe was founded when two Startup Institute instructors started discussing their project management challenges. Now, Tribe's enlisted the help of our marketing and sales students to hack their target customer and sales strategy. Read on to learn about their hack and takeaways.

Students and AlumniOliver StahlApril 4, 2016chicago tech, digital marketing course, founding story, hackathon, learn marketing, learn sales, project management, sales course, tribe

Chicago Tech Knows How To Party With a Purpose

Chicago alumni Erin Slone and Tomás de'Medici led the charge in bringing the first ever Chicago Tech Winter Soiree to the Startup Institute community and friends. The event, benefitting BLUE1647, was an overwhelming success because of the contributions of so many. Read on to learn how it all came together.

Startup Institute News, Students and AlumniLisa SchumacherFebruary 15, 2016BLUE1647, BucketFeet, chicago tech, chopshop, cooper's hawk winery, lagunitas, social good, winter soiree