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1871 is very proud to announce that just three months after opening, Food Genius has graduated from 1871. 

 

We are very excited for them and encourage you to check out "Graduation" by Justin Massa, Founder & CEO of Food Genius, below is an excerpt

 

Food Genius is moving out of 1871 today and into our own office, just three months after we moved in.

 

The history of Food Genius can largely be told in three-month chunks. We became a company (as opposed to a hobby) when we started our three month tenure at Excelerate Labs last summer. The business pivoted into a B2B restaurant consumer data company and we received a crash-course in human-centered product development during our three month residency at IDEO. And, most recently, we've matured into a post-revenue company (or, as we joke, "put on our big boy company pants") during our three month stay here at 1871.

 

Continue reading on 1871.com.

What does CheekyChicago do?
At the core, CheekyChicago is the premier online magazine for the metropolitan woman of Chicago. Cheeky covers the day-to-day, the consistent and the ever-changing lifestyle of the Chicago woman. They provide content to answer readers' questions, events for nights on the town and the Cheeky Card for VIP treatment at the hottest of hotspots. Cheeky aspires to be both physically and virtually present in the city of Chicago as much as possible. They also promote partners and sponsors via CheekyChicago.com and through their bi-weekly newsletters, and their partners work with them on monthly events.
Why do you care?
CheekyChicago is Chicago's freshest online magazine catering to the fabulous, sophisticated, in-the-know, cosmopolitan women of Chicago (and the men who love them). It's your ultimate go-to guide on all things dining, nightlife, events, arts and culture, fashion and beauty, health and fitness, sex and relationships, literature, politics, pop culture and more. 
More Information

For more information, check out CheekyChicago.com or contact Erica Bethe Levin, Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief, at (847) 770-0411 or erica@cheekychicago.com.
Best, 

The CEC Team