Like a needle in a… You never know when a couple of strangers will change your life. Take 29-year-old Phil Tadros, for instance. A few years back, he was working in a mobile-phone storefront, helping Geri and Rosalie, a set of 70ish-year-old twins, pick out new cell phones. It took them three days to choose, so Tadros developed a friendship with them, during which he learned about their massive collection of vintage clothes and antiques. When the twins decided it was time to part with their goods, they turned to Tadros. Voila, Haystack was born. In addition to old-school clothes, the Lakeview shop also features new graphic T-shirts by Isotope (two for $30) and a growing collection of Schwinn bikes with banana seats. “It’s like Anthropologie meets the Brown Elephant,” Tadros says. 2934 N Broadway at Oakdale Ave (773-549-1225).
— Kevin Aeh
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Today we’re going to leave the crowded airspace of our EWR/JFK/LGA home and take a trip to the Second City. Chicago resident and community builder Philip Tadros was at the NYT Small Business Summit in October. We exchanged thoughts on startups not long ago. Entrepreneurs wondering how the internet can fit into their business should pay special attention to the second Q&A.
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Metroproper, a Chicago-based startup founded by Phil Tadros, will soon be launching into the public beta, after a period of private beta testing. Phil is a guy who I knew in a previous life, and who has become a successful entrepreneur in the time since I last saw him.
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How did Philip Tadros, at age 27, become a serial entrepreneur? Hint: It has something to do with “funking out” a coffee shop and exploiting the marketing potential of Craig’s List and MySpace.
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MetroProper, a Chicago-based startup founded by Philip Tadros, will soon be launching into the public beta, after an extended private beta period which started in July 2006. MetroProper is a social network for business or personal profiles with citizen journalism in cities around the world
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