How not to get ‘Wahlberged’: Salary negotiation tips for women
Controversy over the pay gap between Mark Wahlberg and Michelle Williams for the film “All the Money in the World” offered a defining moment in the fight for gender pay...
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When hackathons won’t cut it: Nonprofits forge longer-term partnerships with tech experts
Software firm the Nerdery has been holding hackathons for charities since 2008, challenging staff and other volunteers to create websites for nonprofits that can’t afford them. But over time, leaders...
Can a startup mentality help artists succeed? Sittercity’s founder thinks so.
How can liberal arts students use startup lessons to launch their budding careers? That's the question opera singers and entrepreneurs Genevieve Thiers ? and Heather Aranyi tackled in a class...
Shiftgig hires LinkedIn vice president as new CEO
Chicago startup Shiftgig, often described as a LinkedIn for hourly workers, has hired a longtime LinkedIn executive to replace co-founder Eddie Lou ? as CEO, the company announced Tuesday. Wade...
Raise lands PayPal investment in $60M round, shifts away from gift card resale
Raise has received $60 million in new funding from investors including PayPal, the Chicago-based company announced Tuesday. It's a batch of money the company is using to shift from an...
This new recruiting platform combines talent-seeking tech with psychology
Celectiv, a recruiting platform that combines talent-seeking tools with analytical tech like organizational psychology assessments, is coming out of stealth mode to launch this week. The Chicago-based company's founding chairman,...
How old is too old for an MBA? Depends what you want.
Richard Grad was 55 years old and a senior partner at law firm Sidley Austin in Los Angeles when he enrolled in the executive MBA program at Northwestern University's Kellogg...
How can new ideas help Illinois fix its rickety bridges by 2050?
Roads and bridges are in bad shape across America, and things aren't much better in Illinois. While the Trump administration has proposed a $1 trillion investment in repairs and modernization,...
1871 CEO Howard Tullman stepping down at end of year
Howard Tullman ?, the CEO of 1871, is stepping down after four years leading the preeminent Chicago tech hub. Tullman will leave the position at the end of the year,...
Questions swirl as ‘advisers’ say they never worked for Chicago investment firm
Nin Desai, CEO of Chicago-based Nin Ventures, is on the defensive after two men she listed as advisers to her company have denied their involvement, leading to broader questions about...