A great day for small businesses, the City of Chicago and ACCION Chicago!! lnkd.in/kVEt6y

How to be a successful mentor: bit.ly/u3B6UC

RT@ technoventurist Recruiting programmers to your startup lnkd.in/8739Dm

NYTimes: In Silicon Valley, Chieftains Rule With Few Checks and Balances nyti.ms/M6QzY0

A new digital start up created every 72 hours Chicago - bit.ly/ONpyLV - Chicago VC Funding Up Sharply in Q2 2012

Jones Day Bolsters DC Renewable Energy Deals Team http://bit.ly/m09h4Z

Y Combinator Record! http://tcrn.ch/jUYD88

Facebook to be a $1 trillion dollar co? http://read.bi/lV5QeY

Ceramic artist turned Tandoor-wala RT sachinbansal: NYTimes: A Tandoor Oven Brings India’s Heat to the Backyard http://nyti.ms/kOcnXh

"The score is 23-14 in favour of the defendant” that's 1 way to look at it, but not sure Raja feels like a winner. http://on.ft.com/jWFUhW

Congratulations to Prof John Daly (and all of the Texas 10) for the deserved recognition http://bit.ly/lxNZio

A “second bite at the apple” for acquisition financings, how long will it last? http://on.ft.com/maAVC9

If leverage levels return to the avg level of the past decade, corps will have an extra $2,700bn to spend based on current balance sheets.

Startup Fairy Tales: http://j.mp/iG7z50

Great blow-by-blow of Netflix v. Amazon http://bit.ly/m7iwgW

Congratulations to the soon to be independent Republic of South Sudan. Here's to new beginnings. http://nyti.ms/r987Jv

Our thoughts are with Mumbai: mumbai help spreadsheet - offers of help across the city being compiled spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/lv… #mumbaiblasts

A major change and significant opportunity for municipalities seeking to raise capital: http://on.wsj.com/o0qD9Y

Robert Bridges: A Home Is a Lousy Investment http://on.wsj.com/q5rHHb