Tech In Chicago

A podcast showcasing Chicago startups and the entrepreneurs building them by @ColinKeeley

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@Principles00 Send

[Tim Grace @tmgrace]

Pretty historic week in Chicago startups w/ @garrycooperjr & @BoldYou announcing a combined $25m in funding. Plus @kristensonday's $8m raise last month.

Can't wait to see what the rest of this summer has in store!

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Spot on

[Logan LaHive @loganlahive]

Keep thinking about this. I’ve shouted from rooftops for yrs… but chicago will not change rep with data, published reports, or PR. A 14sec vid just got more 👀 than yrs of “branding” work. As long as founders believe it’s much easier to raise elsewhere, they’ll go elsewhere.

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Summertime Chi

[Lucy Guo @lucy_guo]

Chicago is literally a cleaner New York and I’m in love. It’s 8 AM and there’s so many people wandering the streets, this city feels alive 😍

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Now this is a real plan for Chicago tech.

Let's put Steve in charge of everything.

[Steve Sprieser @SteveSprieser]

I'm glad my "manifesto" of sorts has continued the discussion on Chicago tech community. I have exactly zero desire to run for any public office ever. However, if @EzraMoGee appointed me to run the show with Day 0 being this Monday, here's what my full-court press would be: 1/n

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Amazing thread on the state of Chicago tech

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[Steve Sprieser @SteveSprieser]

I was not on the CH call the other day & have exactly zero desire to ever be on that dumb app. However, as someone involved in the Chicago tech community for the last decade as a founder, early-stage employee, and author of 2 reports pre-P33, I have some thoughts on things... 1/n

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But the consultants will save us!

[Ezra Galston @EzraMoGee]

Chicago’s best tech CEO: now montana/michigan

It’s 30yo young gun ceos: practically all in Miami

It’s most prolific capital raiser: relocated to LA

But local ecosystem “leaders” all like

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New podcast 👇

[Colin Keeley @ColinKeeley]

I have always admired founders that build in public.

So @iambrentsanders and I are opening up @AvocadoAudio with a weekly podcast.

We'll take you through the highs & lows of starting a company in the creator economy.

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Be so good they can’t ignore you

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Join the Chicago Tech community on Wednesday, June 3rd (@runningday) on a run to raise money for organizations battling racism, injustice and hate.

Sign up here👇

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@GaleBowman @chicago_blend @KelloggEntrep @polskycenter @1871Chicago Cool idea. shared.

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The @Chicago_Blend team is opening up office hours for underrepresented founders.

Get feedback on:
-Pitching
-Fundraising
-Hiring
-Life

Grab your time with Chicago VCs 👇

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Help Chicago startups get Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in the hands of Chicago healthcare workers fast

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Great list of Chicago startups actively hiring right now.

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Great thread on @udemy’s Series A

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[Paul Lee @iPaulLee]

1/ Great thread that covers, at a high level, the story of @Udemy. The $3mm Series A was done at 6mm pre. I guess you could say it was rough terms but to the earlier point, no one else was willing to invest. We did the round because we believed in @erenbali’s vision but...

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[Ezra Galston @EzraMoGee]

There are two Chicago tech communities

The one with the talking heads saying the same things for a decade. And the one with the kids building weird stuff and working their hearts out.

Press cares about the former because it’s easy. Invest into the latter because it’s harder.

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Broke:
-Awards shows
-Management consultants

Woke:
-Risk capital
-Convicted investors
-Heads down building

[Tim Grace @tmgrace]

Chicago, let's stop 1) looking to management consultants for answers 2) celebrating false milestones 3) trying to build "Chicago" companies. More risk capital & convicted investors. Founders who win, stay & invest here. Wins where many common shareholders get $$. That's it.

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[Allison Barr Allen @abarrallen]

A trend I'd love to see is more SF-based tech companies opening up Product & Eng offices in non-coastal cities, such as Columbus, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Boise, Milwaukee, Omaha, Nashville, Louisville etc.