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Good times with Troy Henikoff - It might be time for another visit to Chicago.

Love this article from Kellogg School about Small Wonder co-founders Stephanie Farsht Paul Earle & Katja Lerner path to entrepreneurship I first met Stephanie by the teaBOT at 1871’s 5 year anniversary, then I was a mentor for her Entrepreneurship at Kellogg class, and a few years

1/ 🚀 Founders, this thread is a PSA if you're looking to raise a pre-seed or seed stage venture round. Hopefully, some of these tips will be helpful for you.

Reason #158 that I think Eric Paley is such an amazing investor. This is a MUST read for anyone thinking about raising capital!!

It’s wild to think that, on average, we have less than 80 years of life on this Earth, and some people choose to spend that time fighting and hating others for the dumbest reasons

If you missed Eric Paley ’s 56 tweet book on “Startup Physics” - here it is in an easier-to-digest form. MUST read for entrepreneurs!!

Hosted a lunch yesterday for 8 founders in Chicago. In that group - - 2 ipos = $15B+ ev - $600m+ capital raised (excluding IPOs) - 1 bootstrapped co shipping 8figs+ cash flow - 4 fintech, 2 healthcare, 1 marketplace, 1 hr saas Not bad?

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Going old school for TechWeek Chicago tonight. Who recognizes the logo…?

BREAKING: Donald Trump gets devastating news as billionaire Mark Cuban and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman join forces and unite over 100 venture capitalists to back Kamala Harris for president. And it gets even better... "We spend our days looking for, investing in and

Hey ❤️ Lofty Fam 👋 …and non-Lofty founders 👩‍💻🧑‍💻 ...and everyone else on planet earth 😬 Startups are a marathon, so you need to be prepared to invest 7-10+ years of your life into yours ATTN Founders: you won't have the endurance to achieve a positive financial outcome a

And it's BACK! The 8th Annual #2024BestofMidwest Startup Cities rankings have been released. There is a lot to check out on the rankings page (🤓dive into the data) + some dramatic movement in the top 10! Check out my full recap here: blog.midweststartups.com/2024-best-of-t… #InvestintheMidwest

I watched this 100 times 😂😂😂🔥🔥 x.com/MadisonKittay/…

Meanwhile in Chicago.

Our city has been in a leadership vacuum for too long That. Stops. Now. Please join me & my co-founders of Rise Chicago as we embark on our mission to grow our city through cultivating new leadership & building civic engagement amongst our fellow concerned Chicagoans 🙏❤️👊

Another GREAT post from Nicole Glaros - she uses the board member example, but it applies to every relationship in your life... nearlynicole.com/2024/10/16/sta…

Had so much fun doing this podcast with Jeff James Martin - We talked about: - Evaluating Founders and Teams for Success - Leadership Evolution in High-Growth Companies - Lifelong Learning as an Entrepreneur and Investor - Board Dynamics And a LOT more! mathventurepartners.com/blog/2024/12/4…

How learning products give feedback: “Incorrect. You pressed the jump button too early.” Super Mario: Fall into the pit and die. 1/ Since Brilliant’s early days, we’ve been chasing that same visceral learning experience – the kind where understanding clicks through doing, not

This is an actual graph of the actual revenue that TrueCoach generated, not just a projection! I know because they were in my Techstars Chicago class of 2016! Robbie Jack is amazing at growth…