This Week on Instagram: Visitors from Tel Aviv, Young Coders and More

1871 had an exciting start to the week by welcoming six companies from Tel Aviv University to our space for a two-week program. Also on Insta: Some awesome views of The Mart, a look at some of the students who spent the summer coding at 1871 and some shots from the lens of our photographer, Greg Rothstein. 

 

 

 

#DailyGreg . Earlier this week we welcomed Doris Kearns Goodwin to 1871. . At the end of her tour she went and met with staff from @thebunkerlabs. This frame is of Devin Sizer meeting Doris. Devin mentioned how in high school she designed an independent study that revolved around one of Doris' books, "Team of Rivals" which focused on Lincoln and his cabinet. Devin went on to tell her how she played a big part of her own historian origin story. Such an inspiring afternoon. - @m0t1ey

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#1871FromHere. #TGIF. Enjoy your Labor Day weekend-- you deserve it 🙌🏽 . Have a great picture of the #MerchandiseMart you want to share? Use #1871FromHere when posting and we'll regram you.

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#1871iswherever1871is: look what a friend spotted in Toronto--a @hebrubrantley piece! A Flyboy statue soars above the stairs leading up to 13. Where else have you spotted his work?

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#ICYMI: On the blog we profiled @reveacademy and @coderspace, two organizations helping youth learn digital skills. Who says summer school can't be fun? Link to this article and more in our bio.

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#ICYMI: On the blog we detail our relationship with UI/UX Design Bootcamp @designationio. Awesome to see their students remain members of our community even after they graduate. Link to our blog is in our bio. #teamwork 🙌🏽.

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#ICYMI: On the blog 1871 Mentor @christinamholloway offers advice as to when an #entrepreneur should consider a business coach. Link in bio.

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New 1871 mentor @belabellstar digs her 1871 gear. Isn't it time for you to come up on some of your own? #Contest time soon?

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#1871FromHere, #TGIM. Enjoy your Labor Day. . Regram from @crgshprg. Have a great view of the #MerchandiseMart? Use #1871FromHere when posting and we'll regram.

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#DailyGreg . I call this frame the day I fell in love with #LED lighting... . I mainly use flash when generating artificial lighting but during this behind the scenes video shoot with Jai Shekhawat, @PaulMatian helped show me how a simple lighting setup can look killer. . Since then with Paul's help, I've messed around here and there using LED's rather than my typical umbrella lighting setup. Works like a charm and looks damn good. - @m0t1ey

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@howardtullman is this morning's Bootstrapping In America (@tastytrade) guest. Are you tuning in? Fun game--spot the TastyTrade pin.

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#MerchandiseMart was home to the 11th Annual Canstruction Can Art Exhibition from 8/10-9/5. #ChicagoCan in partnership with #AIAChicago uses the benefit to support the @fooddepository. All of the cans you see are donated to the depository after the event--that's over 100,000 pounds of food. Of the 24 structures to choose from we decided to shoot a few of our favorites. Swipe through and tap the photos for more info. Further reading and details for the gramless available on #ChiCan's website.

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I first met @craigkielburger years ago in Silicon Valley through my work with @leaninorg. I'd never met someone with as much infectious fire and determination to change the world. When I took over event production at 1871, Craig was one of the top entrepreneurs I wanted to feature on our stage. . He and his brother @marckielburger started @WEMovement when they were 12 years old and the organization has gone on to build 650 schools for more than 55,000 young people all over the world. More than one million people have received access to clean water, healthcare, sanitation facilities and alternative income projects with help from the organization. . Craig delivered an inspiring talk to an auditorium full of Chicago students as part of the inaugural #WEDay Illinois. Thank you to my dear friend @franciefsr for doing such important work and for making this happen! -- @jeannereidy, #talktojeanne

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#DailyGreg . This was from a day when we had a couple CPS students shadowing members of our community and members of the 1871 team. . Oscar Cisneros from @codelatino was one of the entrepreneurs who spoke with these students and hopefully helped inspire one or two of them to enter the tech/startup world. - @m0t1ey

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Another successful @1millioncupschi morning down. Savvy Spending was today's theme and companies @citispoon and @beyondtag help you get the most bang for your 💵. Asks from both to the audience and you, "Check us out!"

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#WednesdayWisdom from @howardtullman. See your ideas through, don't waffle.

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This evening we were excited (and honored!) to welcome @telavivuni's #IDEASimmersion cohort to 1871. This is their first trip to the Midwest and we hope that they can have a little bit of fun outside of their intensive two-week intro to the U.S. market. You can read about the six cohort members, their companies and the program on our blog. Link in bio. (Thank you to AFTAU's Gail Reiss and #Israel in Chicago's Itay Milner for providing remarks!)

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Following up on yesterday's #DailyGreg the answer was yes, a few months later in mid-December of 2016 I spotted one of the students from the @chipubschools job shadow day, front row for a @evolvesec meet up. - @m0t1ey

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I've looked up to @lindsayavner for years. When we sat down before a @bebrightpink Board Meeting at 1871, she couldn't have been more generous with her time, her expertise and her words of encouragement for young women to be educated about their breast and ovarian health. She is an inspiration to me, to entrepreneurs and to women everywhere. . She started Bright Pink more than 10 years ago after testing positive for the BRCA1 gene mutation at 22 years old, indicating she had an 87% chance of developing breast cancer and up to a 54% chance for ovarian cancer. She went on to be the youngest person in the country to have a risk reducing double mastectomy, dropping her risk for those diseases to 2-3%. . She recently transitioned from the organization's CEO to Board Chair where she'll continue this important work. Learn more about @bebrightpink .org or at their 9/27 event celebrating Innovation in Women's Health featuring fellow rockstar entrepreneur, @shr4dha of @outcomehealth. - @jeannereidy, #TalkToJeanne

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Tonight #HydeParkAngels hosted "How to Raise Venture Capital", the third part in their "#Entrepreneurial Education Series". Guests heard from Telular's Joe Beatty, @wearecatalytic's @sychou1, Regroup Therapy's David Cohn, Jump Capital's Mike McMahon and Bailey Moore of Wintrust Ventures. A full recap will be up on our blog soon 🙌🏽.

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#DailyGreg . The #MerchandiseMart never gets old, and I'm always trying to find new and exciting ways to capture it. . The framing and the way the light was coming through the revolving doors coupled with the motion of the subjects entering really brings the hustle and bustle to life. - @m0t1ey

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