Tech In Motion III

For "Tech In Motion III" we will be spotlighting Spontaneus (http://www.spontaneus.com/), a recently-launched social couponing company. During the meeting, our panel will lead a discussion on Spontaneus’ prospects for success. As always, we’ll organize the discussion around Tech in Motion’s Create, Build, Go philosophy.

We’re excited to have four experienced tech entrepreneurs for our panel and one seasoned adviser for technology startups:

-Troy Henikoff (http://www.linkedin.com/in/troyhenikoff) is the co-founder and CEO of Excelerate Labs (http://www.exceleratelabs.com/). He was recently named to Crain’s Tech 25 (http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20111001/PAGES/110929913/crains-tech-25) as one of the most influential people in the Chicago technology scene.

-Rick Desai (http://www.linkedin.com/in/rickpdesai) is the co-founder of Dashfire (http://www.dashfire.com/). He’s also an active angel investor and advisor to Chicago’s tech startup community.

-Jerome Bryant (http://www.linkedin.com/in/jeromebryant) was last the CIO for Aurora Financial and previously the Managing Partner for MIT Consultants.

-Bob Sell (http://www.seyfarth.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/attorney.attorney_detail/object_id/bb943038-3b90-4254-bb75-accae8a03e82/RobertSell.cfm) is an Advisory Board Member for The Entrepreneurship Institute (http://www.tei.net/) and Partner for Seyfarth Shaw, advising startups for 20+ years.

-Matt Cobb (http://www.linkedin.com/in/mcobb) is the VP of Product Management and one of the founders of the Chicago startup Valkre (http://valkre.com/) in River North.

In addition to our panel discussion, the event will also feature a healthy dose of socializing with Chicago's most engaged start-up community.

Help spread the word about this event by using the Twitter hashtag: #techinmotion (http://twitter.com/search?q=%23techinmotion).

As always, we would like to thank our sponsors Jobspring Partners (http://www.jobspringpartners.com/Results.aspx?LOC=Boston&CAT=&KEY=&utm_source=meetup&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=techinmotion) and Workbridge Associates (http://www.workbridgeassociates.com/Results.aspx?LOC=Boston&CAT=&KEY=&utm_source=meetup&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=techinmotion), who make it financially possible to throw these events! And a special shout out to Patrick Muffo (http://www.linkedin.com/pub/patrick-muffo/9/783/56a) at Seyfarth Shaw (http://www.seyfarth.com) for reserving the space needed for this event.

Stuck in the suburbs? Then drive to the event! Well here's a link to our Spot Hero parking page (http://spothero.com/200-w-jackson/tech-in-motion-ii-09-14-2011) complete with valet parking.