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Published in Crain’s Chicago Business, September 29, 2016 – On a shelf behind Eric Lefkofsky’s desk are bound copies of the closing documents of the three companies he’s taken public, Groupon, [...]

Years ago when I was speaking at an engagement, someone asked me how to create good culture, and I responded without hesitation: “you can’t create good culture, but you can create the right [...]

The other day, I read an article by Michael Malone in The Wall Street Journal. Two of his quotes stood out: “One of the most extraordinary features of big data is that it signals the end of [...]

I was about to write a blog on the value of insight we can derive from Big Data when I found myself voraciously consuming old Muhammad Ali interviews on YouTube. So I decided to do what I do [...]

There is a company called United Nuclear that sells uranium over the internet. For under $100, you can be the proud owner of the same radioactive isotope that’s used to make nuclear bombs. [...]

At Lightbank, I get to work closely with lots of young entrepreneurs. The question I often get asked is “What can I do to insure my business succeeds?” That’s a big question. The reality is that [...]

When I stepped down as Groupon’s CEO, I felt like I needed a bit of a break. I had been running pretty hard for three years, and I was craving some balance; so I decided to adjust my work [...]

A few weeks ago I was having lunch with a friend of mine, and at some point the conversation turned and we began discussing potential global threats to our way of life (not exactly a light topic [...]

I was at TED the other day, listening to a woman named Haley Van Dyck who heads up a new digital agency inside the White House speak about her experience in Government. She provided a few stats [...]

Our galaxy, The Milky Way, measures about 100,000 light years across and contains about 200 billion stars. In case you skimmed over that, read it again. Think of how big the Earth is; it’s [...]