phil tadros

About me:

Philip Tadros (Born June 24, 1979) is a Chicago based social entrepreneur and community builder online and off. He is the founder of Metroproper, a city-based profile-driven citizen media social network where members share hyper-local and web content. In tandem, he owns and operates Doejo Interactive Media, a consulting agency which specializes in marketing, branding, and web design & development for entrepreneurs, small business owners and fortune 500 companies. Tadros also owns and operates two coffee houses in Chicago, Noble Tree Coffee & Tea and Dollop Coffee & Tea. As well as Haystack Vintage, an East Lake View shop which sells vintage clothing, furniture, rare finds & antiques, as well as modern goods from local vendors and artists. [edit]Business Timeline 2009 : TextHog, http://www.texthog.com 2008 : Haystack Vintage, located at 2934 N Broadway Chicago, IL 60657 http://www.haystackvintage.com 2008 : Noble Tree Coffee & Tea, located at 2444 N Clark Chicago, IL 60614 http://www.nobletreecoffee.com 2007 : Doejo Interactive Media. http://www.doejo.com 2006 : Metroproper, an online community for sharing news & social bookmarks. http://www.metroproper.com 2005 : Dollop Coffee Co, located at 4181 N Clarendon Chicago, IL 60613 http://www.dollopcoffee.com 2003 : 1409 Wireless, located at 1409 Lunt Avenue Chicago, IL 60626 2002 : Evanston Wireless, located at 518 Main Street Evanston, IL 60202 2001 : Chase Productions - changed the zoning on a 105 unit building to open up a 4,500 square foot multimedia performing arts cafe set in a 1920's hotel lobby and ballroom, located at 7301 N Sheridan, Chicago 2000 : Dropped out of Columbia after finishing an internship with Ala Carte http://www.aceplaces.com to buy a coffee shop called "Don's Coffee Club" located on the least traveled L train stop in Chicago, "Jarvis Red Line". [edit]External links Doejo Interactive Media Philcoextra.com Phil Tadros' mobile photo blog Metroproper Dollop Coffee & Tea Noble Tree Coffee & Tea Haystack Vintage [edit]In the media Chicago Sun-Times - Serial Problem Solver Columbia College - Demo Magazine Texthog - Mashable Crain's Chicago Business - Small Talk - Of myths and money Thrillist - TextHog Gapers Block - Peeling Back the Window Paper Local First Chicago - Using the Web to Help Your Small Business Chicago Reader Restaurants: 02/01/2002 - Chase Cafe Daily Northwestern - Filling Chicago's communal cup Centerstage Chicago - Dollop Coffee Co. Myspace is about to get a Proper Butt whoppin' Midwest Business - MetroProper Launches in Chicago Techcrunch - Midwest Startups Silicon Valley Watcher - Metroproper: On the Radar Chicago Tribune - social networks lure wave of entrepreneurs The Where Blog - Community 2.0 and the Built Environment: The Phil Tadros Interview Crain's Chicago Business - One Thing after Another Chicago Home Magazine - Design Dose - Like a needle in a... Haystack : Time Out Chicago / Issue 179, Time Out. Jul 31–Aug 6, 2008. Phil Tadros runs for Congress New York Times : Small Business "Serial Entrepreneur", New York Times. December 5, 2007. Crain's Chicago Business : "THE IDEA MAN", Crains Chicago Business. March 13, 2007. SomewhatFrank : "individual & small business tools". Somewhatfrank August 2008.