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Musings on Technology, Capital, Innovation,
Politics, GenX and Random Excerpts from Life
May 22, 2013
Grubhub/Seamless Merger: A Good Thing for Chicago
I am sure that many of you saw the news that GrubHub is to merge with Seamless. Anytime there is a merger of such size, there are lots of...
May 16, 2013
Chicago Tech Jobs Growth: It’s Even Better Than That
It’s great to see the recent CyberStates Report that Illinois’ technology industry is increasing jobs at a rate higher than the national...
Mar 15, 2013
The App Economy: Driving Illinois Technology Economy in New Ways
Over the past few years, much has been made of the evolving “App Economy” but what does it mean it for Illinois? Frankly, a lot and a lot...
Jul 13, 2012
Are We Failing to Fail?
The greatest attribute of the technology industry is that failure is appreciated. There are very few places in the world where it’s a...
Jan 21, 2012
2012: A Year About Growth Business
Happy New Year! The New Year reminds us to both reflect on what was accomplished in the last year and what lies ahead. In both cases...
Aug 18, 2011
Addressing the Talent Gap in Chicago: Use, Manage, BUILD
As the technology industry gains prominence in Chicago, I seem to be getting asked more and more about what we need to do to address the...
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