The Chicago web start-up scene is alive and kicking! At least 50% of the people who attended this month’s Chicago Beta were new faces. I can’t keep my “list of start-ups spotted” updated fast enough to keep up with all the new companies I’m learning about.
Thanks to midPhase for helping make the evening possible:

And thanks to Business POV for covering the event and creating the video you see below. If you haven’t checked out their site, it’s worth a browse.
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For all of you that attended, I’d love to hear any feedback you have to offer!
The 60 second pitches:
- Justin Chen - Menuism
- John Hagstrand - MapTeam
- Paul Caswell - Weave The People
- Truls Henriksen - Ecto Prep
- Elliot Hirsch - SwapSimple

