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Chicago Inno Show Episode 1: Tech Talent, Stacy Ratner, And A Real VC Judges Fake Startups


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For a year and a half you've been able to get Chicago Inno online, on social media, and straight to your inbox via The Beat (Don't get it? Subscribe here).

Now you have another way to get your Chicago tech news and commentary: the Chicago Inno Show podcast.

Every other week we're going to bring you an hour of audio covering big recent news ("The Big One"), thoughtful conversations with movers and shakers in the tech community ("The One-On-One"), and a fun segment with a ridiculous game or story from the tech world ("The Fun One").

We'll be posting our audio on SoundCloud, and thanks to a partnership with Lumpen Radio we'll also be heard live on 105.5 FM Chicago on the weekend.

We constantly cover startups, innovators, and entrepreneurs being creative and trying new things, so we figured it was time we do the same.

So follow us on SoundCloud, download our podcast, and, as always, let us know what you think.

This week on the Chicago Inno Show, we break down tech talent and wearables for good, Karis talks with Stacy Ratner of Literacenter, and Will pitches fake startups to Ezra Galston of Chicago Ventures.

The Big One (1:45): Jim, Karis, and Will talk the Trib's tech talent article, Motorola's new shatterproof phone, and NIU's work with wearables and students with autism.

The One-On-One (19:00): Karis talks tech, nonprofits, and the shifting definition of the entrepreneur with Stacy Ratner of Open Books, Hooray Learning, and Literacenter.

The Funny One (40:30): Will pitches his fake startup ideas to Ezra Galston of Chicago Ventures, which he takes seriously. Preview: Parm To Table (on-demand Chicken Parm)

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