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Archive for January, 2011

The May Report: 1/10/2011: Yikes, as Darcy would say: Illinois state Senate has approved and now the Illinois state House in Illinois House Bill 3659 has voted 88-29-0 to approve a 6.25% tax on internet purchases and it now goes to Governor Quinn for signature — tax would take effect July 1; Major internet retailers such as Amazon are prepared to challenge it; This could cause local firms to leave the state; LG Chem, Argonne National Laboratory sign licensing deal to make, commercialize advanced battery material; Uki Lucas on Sears / Kenmore shows off smartphone / tablet-connected appliances at CES

The May Report January 10th, 2011

The May Report: 1/7/2011: Melanie may not realize what a gold mine she’s found — it’s called AngelList, the deals they’ve done plus the people they co-invest with and the referring entrepreneurs. Chicago area investors include — and Kevin Willer’s name keeps coming up — Ryan Jeffery who invested in Groupon; Jeff Carter, Brian Ficho, Troy Henikoff, Tim Krauskopf, Matt Spiegel, Dan Ratner, Kapil Chaudhary, George Deeb, Brendan Condon, Jeff Hyman, Hunter Bradford, Tony Bombacino, Stuart Larkins, Lon Chow, Thania Panopoulos, Harper Reed, Thomas Ryan, Alan Warms, Drew Turitz, Lauren Flanagan’s partial list includes 30 companies and Bob Shapiro’s isn’t far behind

The May Report January 7th, 2011

The May Report: 1/6/2011: Hyde Park Angels funds TapMe Games; Centro gets $22.5MM for automated media buying software from FTV Capital; Revco Ventures has raised $925K for a pay day loan business; Document Technologies is laying off staff; Brad Flora’s Nowspots’ first client is Chicago Magazine; Local mobile app start-up wanted 10% equity for doing PR work!; Malachi Leopold is back with a documentary — this time on sex abuse in Orthodox Jewish communities

The May Report January 6th, 2011

The May Report: 1/4/2011: Ifbyphone raises an additional $8MM; various events including The Big Ooga tonight; and a critique of Social Katy; previews of what storms are coming

The May Report January 4th, 2011

The May Report: 1/4/2011: Ifbyphone raises an additional $8MM; various events including The Big Ooga tonight; and a critique of Social Katy; previews of what storms are coming Editor and publisher: ron@themayreport.com, ronaldmay@aol.com, www.themayreport.com , 773-525-3944. Assistant editor: Melanie Adcock, iPHONE: 312-259-0610, melanie_adcock@msn.com If you missed an article, go here: www.tmronline.com/A55951/tmrarticles.nsf/vwFullNewsletter ___________________________ ********************************************** GP Ventures…

The May Report: 1/3/2011: Our “man” on the inside at Duo Consulting has made it through the first day of employment; Holiday games including cherries with strings, whipped cream mountains, and sorting M&Ms by color; Adcock on Local Sellers’ Perspectives on eBay’s User Interface and Etsy’s Search Functions; Tim Smith on Pricing Strategy: Pricking the Veil of Value Exchange; mailbox potpourri and more….

The May Report January 3rd, 2011