Chicago startup companies to watch in 2022

Re:Chicago startup companies to watch in 2022 by tptacek on Monday June 27, 2022 @01:23PM (#31897732)

I think this is mostly fair, though I'd strongly dispute point #6; Chicago is a city of neighborhoods with block parties and tool shares and local meet-ups, and far, far more community spirit than San Francisco has. Wanting to live in a place where you know your neighbors is a reason to move here, not to move away from here.

I also think most of the architecture on the north side is really charming --- every block is a shaded corridor of dense tree cover with a mix of old and new 2-3 storey walk-up buildings and mixed-use on the corners. The north/northeast side is my happy place, and a starter home in Jeff Park or Portage Park will set you back ~275-300k, for neighborhoods where all the lots have back yards and everything's walking distance from the Blue Line.

But it's true, that's as compared to New York or San Francisco. There are certainly better deals elsewhere in the country!

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Re:Chicago startup companies to watch in 2022 by throwaway894345 on Monday June 27, 2022 @01:34PM (#31897869)

Yeah, I haven't lived in NYC or SF, and I'm certainly not intending to imply that they outperform Chicago in these regards, but I think there are a lot of second and third tier cities in the country that compare more favorably. I agree that there are a few streets in every neighborhood that have charm, but they tend to be the tucked away residential streets rather than the commercial streets. I want more of Chicago to resemble Andersonville, Lincoln Square, etc, I guess.

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