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I was on a panel today discussing innovation in Chicago. Toward the end someone in the audience asked what I thought was the biggest impediment to technology growth in the region – a lack of [...]

Dilution is a tricky subject. First, it’s uncomfortable being diluted – giving up a significant part of what you’ve worked hard to create to someone else. It’s uncomfortable to have to “admit” [...]

The short answer is probably not. First, it’s a distraction – plain and simple. Second, you end up focusing your time and attention on the wrong things. Too many people twist and turn management [...]

I just realized right now, right at this moment, that reading business books is a total, complete, and utter waste of time. And what’s wild is that I wrote one. If you think about it, the very [...]

So why Lightbank? Why now? Why Chicago? We now have over 3,000 people working for our companies (InnerWorkings, Echo, MediaBank, and Groupon), and given their current growth, we’re adding nearly [...]