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Michael Hines

Updated on April 08, 2025

After reviewing over 1,000 applications and conducting some 350 in-person interviews, the accelerator has chosen 10 companies to join its 2017 cohort.

Cathleen Draper

Updated on April 08, 2025

A great product is easy to pitch — but to sell it is a skill. We talked to three Chicago-based companies about the skills pro sellers need to close a deal.

Kelly O'Halloran

Updated on April 08, 2025

Today, Solstice officially falls under Kin + Carta’s Create pillar after shedding its name and joins Kin + Carta Connect, formerly AmazeRealize, and Kin + Carta Advise to offer a full-service digital consultancy with more than 1,600 employees worldwide.

Brian Nordli

Updated on April 08, 2025

At SPINS, the engineering team is responsible for processing trillions of cells of data, but that's not their most important task — it's to listen. To better process and solve their clients' challenges, the team recently adopted extreme programming methods. We spoke with three engineers about how they're working together to solve more problems, faster.

OCTOBER 2016: We've collected some of Chicago's top employers, from payment industry disruptors to new media powerhouses. Below, find out a little more about their mission, their top perks and even a word from the company leaders on what they look for in new hires.

Built In Staff

Updated on April 08, 2025

How the fintech company levels up both its customers and employees.

Abel Rodriguez

Updated on April 08, 2025

Paladin’s platform helps lawyers and law firms find pro bono work. It also launched a dashboard to provide legal aid to Ukrainians.