In July 2015, Musical.ly (the predecessor app to Tik Tok) was rising through the app store rankings. “They were beating all of the heavyweights: FB Messenger, Instagram, Pinterest, Netflix, Snapchat, Spotify. When something like this happens, this is our Super […]
This is great! From Josh Inglis, founder of marketing agency Propllr: “I’ve been reaching out to Chicago startups to see who is hiring – not just to see who has a careers page up, but to learn who is actively […]
“At Across, we wanted to see how many other technology companies and service providers we use on a regular basis. The answer was way more than we thought.” | learn more
Not in Chicago, at least, according to Pitchbook data. Someday I’d like to reconcile a few narratives and personal experiences: 1) Most startups fail, 2) VC-backed startups make bold bets, and 3) I’ve only seen a handful of local funded […]
Alex Iskold explains why startups should think about customers as a network rather than as rows in their CRM. | learn more
I love so much about this article by Roy Bahat (same guy as above, whose LinkedIn profile is stellar). Much of this mirrors the mindset we convey to Kellogg MBA students developing new ventures. “Startups, by definition, traffic in the […]
ChicagoInno curated this list. The list includes Draftbit and Humanpredictions, two companies I’m a small investor in. | learn more
I tracked my glucose levels for twenty-eight days using a continuous glucose monitor (CGM). Instead of traditional twice-a-day finger pricks, CGMs check glucose at regular intervals via a small probe embedded under the skin. I wore mine on the arm […]
Patrick McKenzie, the author of How Discount Brokerages Make Money, has 100 insightful thoughts on financial services. “Geeks underestimate technical sophistication of the financial industry by a scandalous amount, largely because most of it happens below the waterline and not in […]
My personal mission is to spend my time working on interesting projects alongside people who I like and respect. How did I get there? Luck found me I’ve been successful and I’ve been lucky. The two are inseparable. Out of […]