http://founderfire.com Campfire like discussions for Chicago Startup Founders Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:23:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en @jkarp shares the story of The Printed Blog FounderFire #1 was a huge success! It was great to listen to and interact with a Chicago based VC and seasoned startup founders. Here are the key take-aways from the conversations I was involved in (by John Fairley, co-founder): The Chicago startup community is fragmented. ... http://founderfire.com/2009/10/october-founderfire-recap/ This Thursday October 22nd, for the first FounderFire dinner, we'll be meeting at Twisted Spoke on the corner of Grand & Ogden (map) in Chicago's West Loop at 6:30pm. We're looking forward to a  discussion on the future growth of FounderFire  events and also emphasizing the importance of sharing your ... http://founderfire.com/2009/10/october-22nd-joshua-karp-of-the-printed-blog-on-sharing-startup-experiences/ Hello Chicago, this is Ryan Graves, and I'm pleased to announce the beginnings of FounderFire. Our goal is to foster the Chicago & Midwest startup communities! FounderFire is a group of Chicago startup entrepreneurs & investors dedicated to educating and helping each other and working to inspire the next generation ... http://founderfire.com/2009/09/welcome-to-the-founderfire/