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Groupon Not Doing Quite So Great
Recently, Groupon has been going offline increasingly in Chicago, as it's been gearing up to install some of those multi-touch displays here we reported on not long ago. But since then, Andrew Mason's company... Read »
Lightbank Invests in Fantasy Sports Operator
There's a lot of money in fantasy sports. Or at least, that's what Lightbank is banking on: The investment fund backed by the co-founders of Groupon announced Wednesday it is investing in DraftDay, a... Read »
Lightbank Gives $3 Million in Financing to Udemy
The venture capital firm behind Groupon is helping the world get a little smarter. Read »
Groupon Watch: Lightbank's $3 Million Bet
Groupon founders' Lightbank invests $3 million in education website, and mutual funds are feeling the burn from the delayed IPO. Read »
Groupon Watch: Doubling Investment in Lightbank
Groupon co-founders double their investment in Lightbank, and Groupon swears by its trust and transparency. Read »
Groupon Watch: Yelp Scraps Daily Deals
Groupon's lead strengthens as Yelp scales back its daily deal offerings. Read »
Groupon Watch: Amazon and eBay a Threat?
Amazon, eBay and Groupon are lumped together as competition, but which company posts the biggest threat? Also Groupon founders have not slowed down when it comes to new investments. Read »
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Pawn Shops Come Into The 21st Century
Pawngo is here to help change the way people think about pawn shops and pawning their items. Read »
Lightbank Shines on Two New Startups
BodyshopBids and Bellyflop.com make the fund's family swell to 20. Read »
Lightbank Pours Capital Into Financial News Site
Seed fund invests in Michigan-based Benzinga.com, which recently opened an office in Chicago. Read »
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Spotlight: Guaranteed Rate
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CEO Spotlight: Enova's David Fisher
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Rahm Lauds Tech Incubator 1871
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Spring Clean Your Career
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Spotlight: Redbox Instant's Amy Gibby
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Ask an Owner: Work on Business, Not in Business
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Ask an Owner: Why You Need to Delegate Tasks
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Just One Drink: Chef Stephanie Izard
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Spotlight: Baird Capital Venture Partners
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Spotlight: Discover Card's Mike Boush
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CEO Spotlight: Threadless Founder Jake Nickell
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Some officials have estimated the City of Chicago's dog population to be somewhere around 500,000. Add in all the cats, fish and birds and you've got yourself an industry just begging -- and barking -- to be...
Fashion
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Marketing
Good luck making a dent in the public conscience if you don't have marketing and branding plan to get your message out.
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Experts say 90 percent of new restaurants fail in their first year of operation. You want to be the 10 percent that makes it. But how?
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