Redbox founder Gregg Kaplan resurrected this email he wrote to his team in 2006 about expenses to share with the world. It’s excellent! It reminds me of Memos from the Chairman (affiliate link) and the famed Paperclip Memo. | learn more
For the founders among us, check out this article by Dave Bailey that does a wonderful job of explaining how to write your investor updates for maximum results. If you’re a founder who isn’t writing investor updates, maybe start now […]
I don’t suggest any of us rush to conclusions here about what happened. I do suggest we smile at the entertainment factor of a passerby calling the cops on the city’s top cop for sleeping in his car. | learn more
“First off: Chicago.” | learn more
Two things to note here. First, industrial designer Maxime Louis-Courcier created a no-power A/C that naturally absorbs heat to reduce the temperature of a room during the summer using Phase Change Materials (PCM). Second, he documented the process of creating […]
The Chicago Tribune was asked this question in 1997. They received answers from “Goodyear’s high-paid engineers who design and develop tires and high-paid marketing professionals who devise ways to sell those tires.” | learn more
“That opening to biotech startups in 2014 was controversial at the time.” Looks good in hindsight! | learn more
Coliving spaces tend to be small private bedrooms in student-style spaces with shared bathrooms and kitchens. “A Chicago developer plans to bring 505 co-living residents to a 41-story Loop office tower, the largest communal living property ever proposed in the […]
Thanks to the Chicago Genius Herald for this gem. “Well, we don’t know why, but we figured out what all of Chicago’s Aldermen would look like if they were Goth.” | learn more
There’s a mechanical keyboard kit (not even a usable keyboard) that’s selling for $1,668. How did it get there? The Vickrey auction described here is quite interesting. | learn more