Posting ShopRunner's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our employees are in Chicago, Philly, NYC, Krakow and in some other remote locales. Sam Yagan writes: "We do this not only out of an abundance of caution, but also out of an act of good citizenship & love for one another."

Encouraging employees to work from home isn't enough, says this Chicago CEO. "We have an obligation to our communities to take every action that we can." chicagobusiness.com/news/why-he-cl…

Upon further review: Why Sam Yagan made ShopRunner's work-from-home policy mandatory and says other CEOs should, too. chicagobusiness.com/news/why-he-cl…

Remarks I made while co-hosting a session of @TEDtalks this week. About this week.

1/ Can big public investments in caregiving raise U.S. employment? Big uncertainty but available evidence is consistent with seven-digit employment effects:

Why its imperative that you disrupt yourself. If you don't, then someone else will come along with a better product, better UI/UX, better something. Sam Yagan Kellogg School Carter Cast class hammered this ideation: launched Tinder despite owning the market w match & okcupid.

Daniel Bergstresser How about one for Yagan choosing co-authors Zidar and Zwick so he can still be lead author? Owen Zidar Danny Yagan

FedEx defined disruption when Amazon was a river. Largely on the sidelines as they have run rough-shod over retail, stores will be rooting on this comeback like it's Rocky 3. FedEx! FedEx! soamp.li/eDDq #fedex #logistics #ecommerce #amazoneffect @shoprunner @fedex

News: I’ve joined the Biden-Harris administration as Chief Economist (Associate Director for Economic Policy) of the phenomenal Office of Management and Budget. A favorite saying: "Don’t tell me what you value. Show me your budget, and I’ll tell you what you value." Amen.

I’m joining Head of @uberfreight, Lior Ron, for a virtual fireside chat on Feb 18th from 3-4 PM CT, in partnership with @1871Chicago. #UberFreight #ShopRunner #FiresideChat. RSVP here: …erx1871virtualtechtalk.splashthat.com.

Join Uber Freight + @1871Chicago for a virtual #tech talk on digitizing #logistics in #Chicago. Looking forward to a great convo between Lior Ron & Sam Yagan. Learn more & register here: …erx1871virtualtechtalk.splashthat.com

We are excited to announce Leadout II, a $57.7M fund to invest in early stage founders whose world-class customer expertise informs a core insight about how to address a customer need with a differentiated software solution in a large end market! leadoutcapital.medium.com/leadout-ii-392…

Never mind my double chin. When you have a chance to grab a pic w titans of chicago tech, you take it.

The current market dynamic has dramatically shifted the tone on many startup Boards. Founders should focus more than ever on their relationships with directors and the single most important thing: BOD confidence in the CEO's leadership.

Amazing email from a founder not in our portfolio (right after asking for an introduction to a potential customer): "I also don’t really appreciate your comment on what the best entrepreneurs do. I’m already the best."

If founders describe their company as "the New MySpace," how should I interpret that statement?

📣Our CEO and co-founder, Rob Seigel, recently sat down with Rebecca Torrence from Business Insider to discuss the origin story of Kinspire and our $3.6M seed round co-led by Corazon Capital and Looking Glass Capital. businessinsider.com/14-slide-pitch…

Our family has been supporting Syrian refugees in Southern Turkey through Karam Foundation for several years. If you are looking for a way to help both Turks and Syrians through this terrible tragedy, consider supporting Karam's work on the ground. Sam Yagan

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