Hey there! My name is Seth Kravitz. I'm a Chicago entrepreneur who loves to help out in any way. Let me know what you need.
There has never been a more exciting time to be an entrepreneur in the city of Chicago. The pace of change and new idea creation is pushing Chicago toward becoming a new innovation hub for the U.S. Follow me over at Technori, to find out how you can get plugged in.
LIfe Story So FarThe Startup Community
- Organizations:
- Bootstrappers Breakfast
- BuiltinChicago
- CEC
- Chamber of Commerce
- Code Academy
- Coleman Center
- EO Chicago
- Farley Center
- Firebelly U
- Founder Institute
- Future Founders
- i.c. stars
- ISTC
- ITA
- IL DCEO
- Illinois Innovation Network
- Illinois VC Association
- Kellogg Innovation Network
- Knapp Center
- MCIC
- Panzanzee
- Polsky Center
- Technori
- Tech.li
- TiE Midwest
- The COOP
- The Junto
- SLP Chicago
- World Business Chicago
- Grab a Desk:
- 1871
- Catapult
- GreenExchange
- ICNC
- Pumping Station: One
- TechNexus
- The Incubator
- VC & Angel Investors:
- Adams Street Partners
- Advantage Illinois
- Apex Ventures
- ARCH Venture Partners
- Baird Venture Partners
- CHS Capital
- Duchossois Partners
- Excelerate
- Firestarter Fund
- Healthbox
- Hopewell Ventures
- Hyde Park Angels
- I2A Fund
- Illinois Ventures
- Impact Engine
- JK&B Capital
- Lightbank
- MK Capital
- New World Ventures
- OCA Ventures
- Origin Ventures
- RockHealth
- Sandbox Industries
- Wildcat Angels
- The Best Events:
- BarCamp Chicago
- Chi Startup Weekend
- Chicago Ideas Week
- Entrepreners Unpluggd
- Innovation Awards
- Lean Startup Circle
- Lean Startup Challenge
- New Venture Challenge
- ORD Camp
- SocialDevCamp
- TechCocktail
- Technori Pitch
- Techweek
- TEDxMidwest
Past Recognitions
Crain's Tech 50 [^]Very honored to be included a second year.
Chicago Magazine feature [^]A giant melon head finally is a positive :)
TheAtlantic.com blog mention [^]Picked up from the Chicago Mag featureā¦
Emerging Leaders Program [^]Proud to join such an amazing group!
My Mixergy Interview [^]Awkward start, but fun after that :)
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Technori in the Wall St. Journal [^]Finally Chicago is getting some respect!
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Technori Unwind in Crain's [^]Our secret weekly gathering is uncovered :)
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Judge at Lean Startup Machine [^]Lean startup focused competition
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Reuters: Technori Pitch Featured [^]Pitch-a-thons give startups "investor love"
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Judge at SeedCon [^]Univ of Chicago's annual startup conference
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Judge at Apps for Metro Chicago [^] "Data app" contest run by the City of Chicago
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2011 Chicago Innovation Awards [^]Up and Comer Award for Technori
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2011 Crain's Tech 25 [^]Top technology influencers in Chicago
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DePaul Entrepreneur Conference [^]Spoke about bootstrapping
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CEC: Community Advisor Board [^]Love helping the CEC with their outreach
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Entrepreneurs Unpluggd 5/2011 [^]Spoke about bootstrapping
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37Signals: Signal to Noise Blog [^]Bootstrapped, Profitable, & Proud Series
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#68 on the 2010 Inc 5000 [^]For InsuranceAgents.com
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Inc Magazine Feature: Case Study [^]How my partner Lev and I survived 2009
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#24 on the 2009 Inc 5000 [^]For InsuranceAgents.com

















