The ice in chicago is beginning to thaw- and all us programmers, entrepreneurs, businessfolk, lawyers, accountants, and city-dwellers walk into the sunlight and ask ourselves- what happens next? We usually choose our next steps either based on what has or has not worked in the past; or on what we hope for in the future. So many of us cling to our revenue streams and business models for dear life- and others stay up late at night brainstorming the next innovation or application.



What happens next at midVentures? We are building a board of advisers as we combine client-based work with in-house application development; and what will some day be venture seed investment fund. Honestly - chicago needs some semblance of a seed-stage tech incubator community.



What happens next with new venture ideas? Web-based software such as t1track or remixgalaxy fill my days with project management while high velocity iPhone app ideas bounce off the walls. We are working on a web app that combines the models from salesforce, plaxo, and elance into a pretty interesting business collaboration tool. But I its not ready for the public eye.



Some of my friends are applying to business schools - such as Leon and Anna, best of luck to them. Others are exploring law school or graduate school. Such choices definitely assist with the glaring ‘what happens next’ question.



But as midVentures - we want your ideas about ‘what happens next’. We have some interesting client work and in-house venture ideas in the pipeline - but I would like you to tell me how midVentures can be more of a community and incubator.

While it was an invite only event, the University of Chicago managed to sneak in a reporter for their student paper to mingle with the many UC affiliated people at the event. We were very happy to have Ms. Hannah Fine attend and observe. Below is a small excerpt of her story, all of which can be read here.

“MidVentures aims to help others bridge the gap between brainstorming and execution by helping Internet companies implement new ideas for their sites. “When people have a venture idea, I want to be the first person they call,” Domoracki said.