by Cyprian Francis | Jul 10, 2017 | Blog, Business
The idea was crazy: Pour millions of dollars into rehabbing an enormous abandoned railway station, fill it with desks, and christen it into the world’s largest startup hub. But if you’re French billionaire Xavier Niel, crazy ideas actually work. Now, after years of...
by Cyprian Francis | May 28, 2017 | Blog, Business
A startup that sells Mattresses on the internet. That’s a new one. But one company has found an incredible way to do it. Primarily due to their ability to ship it. Casper – the leading direct-to-consumer mattress firm – has just picked up $75 million care of...
by Cyprian Francis | Dec 17, 2016 | Blog, Chicago
Chicago business mogul and reality TV star Marcus Lemonis has bought a majority stake in fast growing local coffee shop Bow Truss. If you haven’t seen a location in one of your neighborhoods recently, then you don’t see the best of Chicago. The deal over...