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Merchandise Mart’s 30-year-shift from trade showroom to tech
HMG Strategy, LLC hosted The 2016 Chicago CIO Executive Leadership Summit in Chicago on Thursday, May 12, 2016. CEO, Hunter Muller interviewed Howard Tullman on his leadership at 1871 during a time of enormous change. Tullman discussed how 1871 is working to attract big companies to connect with startups and plans for tech incubators in new fields, including retail.
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I’ve written recently about how unfortunate it is when businesses don’t know what they don’t know. Whatever their particular organizational biases (age or gender) or structural barriers (hierarchy or bureaucracy) may be that interfere with open and effective company-wide communication, the bottom line is that they’re flying at least partly blind and it’s actually an easy fix. (See This Common Communication Mistake is Destroying Your Productivity.)
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Reva Minkoff, Founder of DigitalGroundUp, shares her experience being a member of 1871 and WiSTEM.
On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of his firm, Pritzker Group Venture Capital, I hosted a fireside chat with J.B. Pritzker at 1871. It was J.B. who led the group that founded 1871 in 2012. The event drew an enthusiastic crowd of entrepreneurs, investors, and several hundred others interested in hearing the gospel straight from one of venture capital’s leading apostles.
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One of the ways we have recently committed to growing entrepreneurship throughout the city while fostering diversity is through our purchasing power — specifically through the money we spend on food at 1871.
[Read more…] about Local Food Vendors We Work With: Babycakes Gourmet
Our “Mentoring @1871” interview series will feature 1871 community members who have made a valuable contribution to our network. The new interview initiative is a collection of stories, stories that highlight what Chicago leaders have gained by participating in the 1871 mentorship program.
[Read more…] about Insider Insights: 1871 Mentor Amanda Brady
As regular INC.com readers know, I’m a diehard blogger. INC. is one of the great business communication platforms and an important channel for us to regularly get the word out about our member companies, track the expanding tech scene in Chicago, and channel information about startups and disruptive innovators nationally.
1871 Members Now Able To Access New and High-Demand Mentors At Mutually Convenient Times Via Get20 App; Partnership Expands Already Extensive Educational Opportunities Available To 1871 Members; Mentor-of-the-Week Program Being Launched