Jelly is a casual place for freelancers, entrepreneurs, etc. to meet and work together. We meet at Digital Intent on Wednesdays from 12pm-4pm.
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.
Designers, developers, writers, artists, entrepreneurs, marketing folks... Jelly professionals are a varied bunch. Some people come once a month, some people are regulars.
Posted in Events | April 5th, 2010
Jelly’s last pot luck event was a great success – we had 15 people from Jelly and the COOP attend, and had a ton of great food and drink. The Jelly happy hours are always a blast, but there’s something about sitting down together and enjoying food that you actually made yourself. We’re planning on doing another one soon.
Jelly member Allie Osmar was kind enough to snap some photos from the event:
Posted in Projects | April 5th, 2010
WinkVid, an online video dating project from Jelly member Jake Lumetta, just went live last night. WinkVid is like speed dating, where you meet up to 10 other people for 4 minutes each via video chat. They’ve been working on it since SocialDevCamp last November, and it looks like the finished product is pretty polished. They’ve received some really good feedback during their beta sessions and are confident they’re onto something pretty awesome. If you’re single, do yourself a favor and check it out!
Posted in Events | March 15th, 2010
It’s that time of year again, when productivity plummets and everyone’s attention turns to college basketball. And I can think of no better way to celebrate the tournament than with your Jelly buddies.
Jelly’s annual March Madness bracket is open to everyone – all it takes is $5 (sent to sean DOT johnson AT gmail DOT com via Paypal) and you’re in. The person with the lowest score gets their money back, the winner takes the rest. Should be an awesome time.
Posted in Projects | February 27th, 2010
Jelly member Jason Goodrich, in partnership with Noble Tree owner Phil Tadros and his design agency Doejo, have just launched A Space Apart, a software platform for cafes and other establishments to build their community of customers.
Initially launching at Noble Tree and Dollop, the service provides a place to learn about fellow patrons, vote on music, post advertisements or announcements, and more. Congrats to Jason, Phil, Darren and the rest of the Doejo team!
Posted in Events | February 22nd, 2010
SocialDevCamp and OfficePort are hosting a special Tech Thursday on March 4th to provide SocialDevCamp attendees with an opportunity to catch up. They’ll be showing highlights from the last event, and there will be an update from some of the Hackathon participants on the status of their applications. Food and drinks will be provided.
The $5 cover charge will benefit the YWCA Metropolitan Chicago’s TechGYRLS and TechGYRLS Advanced clubs. These innovative, after-school programs are designed to broaden girls’ knowledge and interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields.
Event details
OfficePort CHI
9 W. Washington St, Chicago
Thursday March 4, 6:00-9:00
(Presentation starts at 7:00)
Cost: $5.00