Thoughts on an ITA Transition ...
Every successful ecosystem has at its core a central defining factor, usually a neutral platform where connections are easy, great ideas...
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FREd's Head
Musings on Technology, Capital, Innovation,
Politics, GenX and Random Excerpts from Life
- Sep 10, 2019
CityLIGHTS @ 20 years and the Future of Chicago Tech
This week Chicago’s tech community celebrates its 20th anniversary of the CityLIGHTS Awards. I use the term community because while...
- Jul 28, 2017
A Call For Disruption
Disruption. It seems to permeate life right now: in business, in politics, it’s all around. An age of change encompasses us. An era...
- Jan 27, 2017
Five 2017 Predictions for Chicago Tech
Now that things have settled down across our nation…let’s get down to business in Chicago. The coming year will be a transformative one...
- Dec 9, 2016
Let’s Go Horizontal
Chicago is a unique technology town, driven by the distinct vertical markets that have developed here over the past nearly two centuries....
- Oct 21, 2016
Chicago - The City of Things
As I have detailed before, here, Chicago isn’t looking to become “the next Silicon Valley.” It’s a fundamental fallacy to attempt to...
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