Jelly Chicago

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.

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

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SocialDevCamp Party at OfficePort on March 4th

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.

RSVP here.

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

ScaleWell in Crain’s!

Posted in News | February 16th, 2010

Hot off the heels of the first successful funding cycle, ScaleWell founders Sean Corbett and Andy Angelos got some nice press in Crain’s. You can read the article here.

First ScaleWell winner announced

Posted in News | February 11th, 2010

ScaleWell, a project organized by Jelly members Sean Corbett, Andy Angelos and Ziad Hussain, had their launch party last night and announced the first winner of the project. Scalewell provides grants of up to $1000 to ventures looking for early seed capital.

The first round had 42 submissions from entrepreneurs, which were narrowed down to five finalists, including Jelly member Jake Lumetta’s WinkVid. The winner ended up being Unatronics, a manufacturer of minimalist, retro electronic musical instruments, founded by Michael Una. Congrats to Michael, and to the ScaleWell team on a successful launch!

WinkVid Beta Event February 21st

Posted in Projects | February 10th, 2010

Jelly member Jake Lumetta’s new startup WinkVid is hosting a beta event on February 21st. WinkVid is a live-video speed dating site where you meet up to 20 other singles in one night. Their first “WinkUp” starts on Feb 21st at 8PM CST. It’s completely free to participate, and should be a lot of fun.

You can register for the event at http://winkvid.com/beta. Remember that you’ll need to have a webcam in order to participate. If you have any questions, feel free to email Jake.

Jelly Happy Hour this Friday at Clark Street Ale House!

Posted in Events | February 9th, 2010

The Jelly Happy Hour is getting started once again. This Friday, February 12th, join the Jelly clan at Clark Street Ale House for great beer and some great conversation. The fun starts at 6:00pm. Hope to see you there!

Because Working Together is More Fun for Everyone.