A Moment With Morningstar’s Guiding Star, Joe Mansueto

July 11, 2016 by J Blaszczykiewicz

We had the rare opportunity last week to sit down at 1871 with Joe Mansueto, the founder, and CEO of Morningstar, for a fireside chat. Having known Joe for more than 30 years now, and given the astonishing growth and success of his various business ventures, I’m always amazed at how modest and accessible he remains and what a great booster of Chicago and its entrepreneurs he has always been.

July 11, 2016 by J Blaszczykiewicz

July 8, 2016 by J Blaszczykiewicz

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.

July 7, 2016 by J Blaszczykiewicz

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July 6, 2016 by J Blaszczykiewicz

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.)

June 29, 2016 by J Blaszczykiewicz

Reva Minkoff, Founder of DigitalGroundUp, shares her experience being a member of 1871 and WiSTEM.

June 28, 2016 by J Blaszczykiewicz

June 27, 2016 by J Blaszczykiewicz

June 25, 2016 by J Blaszczykiewicz

June 22, 2016 by J Blaszczykiewicz

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.

June 21, 2016 by J Blaszczykiewicz

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June 20, 2016 by J Blaszczykiewicz

June 16, 2016 by J Blaszczykiewicz

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.

June 16, 2016 by J Blaszczykiewicz

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.

June 15, 2016 by J Blaszczykiewicz

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.

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