“Included this year are life-sciences startups, companies spun out from Chicago stalwarts and businesses using artificial intelligence to disrupt their industries.” Shout out to BiomeSense and Quicklly! ~ learn more
An interview with Jason Lemkin on building a world-class sales org. “Hire your first salesperson when you have closed the first 10 customers and are spending more than 20% of your time on sales. Don’t be swayed solely by impressive […]
Nothing particularly jaw-dropping in this set of demo videos, and lots of “just give it a moment” during the live demos. However, taken as a whole, very promising! ~ learn more
“The story of Techstars Chicago starts with an organization called Excelerate Labs. Created in 2009, the program was led by a group of local founders and investors, and was designed to connect existing successful founders and operators with new companies […]
This is pretty opulent. “The company’s website hammers home the point that the ice destined to chill drinks in glitzy watering holes halfway around the world is taken from icebergs already naturally detached from the glacier and floating in Greenland’s […]
Watch this video. It’ll be 3 minutes you won’t regret. Write back to me and let me know how long it took before the feeling of awe set in. ~ see video
This is from an animal study published in 2020 by UC Riverside researchers. “Used for fast food frying, added to packaged foods, and fed to livestock, soybean oil is by far the most widely produced and consumed edible oil in […]
“A breakdown of 100-calorie foods, from one spoonful of peanut butter to 100 radishes.” ~ learn more
Ah, the great pandemic ecommerce boom. It was a wild time. Companies raised big money at VC valuations to buy profitable small retail businesses at main street multiples. But the hot money ecommerce spending reverted back to normal, and it […]
“Almost as a rule, he tried to avoid talking to big, well-known names. Instead preferring the people who were deep in the trenches, had lots of experience, and almost zero attention. He wrote what no one else could because he […]