by Allen | Jan 22, 2019 | NEWSROOM, Tech Council News
Twelve Wisconsin companies are ranked on the 2019 Forbes magazine list of the 500 ‘Best Employers for Diversity’ in America. Northwestern Mutual Tower & Commons. Credit: Jon Elliott of MKE Drones LLC. The Wisconsin companies that made the list include: 33....
by Allen | Sep 4, 2018 | NEWSROOM, Tech Council News
Three years ago Kevin Conroy was standing on Ireland’s Cliffs of Moher, gazing at the Atlantic Ocean 500 feet below, when he was blindsided by a phone call about his company’s colon cancer test. Since 2009 Conroy has been running Exact Sciences, a firm...
by Allen | Oct 3, 2017 | NEWSROOM, Tech Council News
In the last few days, Chicago has popped up in the news around venture capital, startups, and technology. Not only has it been garnering attention for the $70M raise by Tempus and as a likely site for the new Amazon headquarters, but earlier this month hundreds of...
by Allen | Aug 1, 2017 | NEWSROOM, Tech Council News
Madison-based EatStreet looks quite a bit different than it did seven years ago when it launched from a University of Wisconsin dorm room, with more employees, a state-of-the-art office and an ever-expanding customer base across hundreds of U.S. markets. But one...
by Allen | Jul 11, 2017 | NEWSROOM, Tech Council News
As were most people, I was horrified to read of the sexual harassment of women in tech startups in The New York Times. Two dozen women entrepreneurs spoke out in this article, and the stories keep coming. But I was also proud of and grateful to these brave women for...