Because Working Together is More Fun for Everyone.

Jelly is a casual place for freelancers, entrepreneurs, etc. to meet and work together. We meet at Digital Intent on Wednesdays from 12pm-4pm.

What is Jelly Chicago?

Working at home has a lot of benefits, but social interaction is not one of them. Jelly is a biweekly gathering of freelancers, entrepreneurs, telecommuters and other professionals with flexible working arrangements. Anyone who wants to meet cool people, get some work done and have some fun is welcome.

Jake Lumetta

Sean Johnson

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Jason Goodrich

Designers, developers, writers, artists, entrepreneurs, marketing folks... Jelly professionals are a varied bunch. Some people come once a month, some people are regulars.

Recent news from the Jelly Community

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Entrepreneurship@NU next week, 5/24

Posted in Events | May 16th, 2011

Just wanted to let you know about an exciting event next week taking place up in Evanston. The Entrepreneur@NU Conference highlights the best of the Chicagoland entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Learn about growing and investing in successful startups from Sutter Hill Ventures, Hyde Park Angels, Nanosphere, Agentis, Clean Urban Energy, GrubHub and many others. Tickets are super cheap – only $45 for over 20 speakers. It should be a great time. Here are the details =>

  • When: Tuesday, May 24th 2011
  • Where: Norris University Center, 1999 Campus Drive, Evanston IL
  • Time: 8 a.m. – 6:45 p.m.

Register here.

Jelly Chicago at Bourgeois Pig this week

Posted in News | April 12th, 2011

Quick note – Jelly will be at the Bourgeois Pig at 738 West Fullerton Avenue while Noble Tree undergoes renovations. Same time – 12pm-4pm on Wednesday. See you then!

Jelly expands to Evanston

Posted in Events | March 30th, 2011

Important and exciting news – Jelly is expanding north! Some Jelly friends up in Evanston have been wanting to start a Jelly up there, and we’ve gotten together to make it happen.

Starting next week (Monday, April 4th), our Monday Jelly session is moving to Coworking Evanston. Wednesdays stay where they are. The schedule now looks like this:

MONDAYS – 2pm – 6pm:
Coworking Evanston
600 Davis Street, 2nd Floor
(three blocks east of the Purple Line and the Metra)
Evanston, IL
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WEDNESDAYS – 12pm – 4pm:
Noble Tree Coffee
2444 N. Clark (near Fullerton)
Chicago, IL
Follow Noble Tree Coffee on Twitter

If you’ve never made it to Jelly because you were too far north, here’s your chance! We’re looking forward to meeting you!

The Third Annual Tech The Halls Party is Coming December 11th!

Posted in Events | December 1st, 2010

It’s that time of year again! Join Jelly and the local startup community for the third annual Tech The Halls holiday party at Noble Tree on Saturday, December 11th. The last two years had over 200 people, and we’re expecting big things once again. With over a dozen sponsors and over 80 RSVPs already, it should be a fantastic time.

You can learn more and RSVP at http://techthehalls.jellychicago.com. You can also help us spread the word on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=106762222729668

Hope to see you there!

Seedcon10 – Jelly members get $80 off admission

Posted in Events | November 4th, 2010

The Chicago Booth’s Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital conference is coming up on November 19th, and they’ve extended a special discount to Jelly members interested in attending. If you use the code JELLY during checkout you can save $80 off the $200 ticket price. They have a great lineup of speakers, so it should be a great time.