You have the power to be a positive force in an LGBTQ person’s life. Being that one good neighbor is about choosing kindness.

So what is everyone’s new parent apps/tech that they can’t live without?

Incredible piece of multi media + reporting on how PFE makes the COVID vaccine. Well done NYT. nytimes.com/interactive/20…

In other Chicago tech news, local startups raised nearly $1 billion in April for a total of $2.9B raised so far in 2021. In the first four months of the year, VC funding has already surpassed the $2.8B raised over the entirety of 2020. Crazy times. bizjournals.com/chicago/inno/s…

Amazing

Huge congrats to Sean Harper and the team at Kin on the massive #seriesC! Pumped for everyone involved and excited for what’s ahead. #ChicagoTech news.crunchbase.com/news/exclusive…

Pretty absurd how much of our financial system is run off of sleep-deprived 20-somethings and old white dudes who golf together

Do not fill plastic bags with gasoline.

Starbucks customers have something like $1.4 billion in balances in the Starbucks app at any given time. We give them a billion and a half dollar loan, no interest, and only ask for it back when we want to buy some 90% margin coffee from em. Absolutely incredible

Chicago saw four new unicorns in June amid a funding frenzy. Local startups raised more than $706M last month. bizjournals.com/chicago/inno/s…

Congrats to Brian Barnes and the @M1_Finance team on their $150M Series E led by SoftBank. Chicago’s 🦄 herd has now swelled to 11 in 2021 alone 🚀 bizjournals.com/chicago/inno/s…

I'm not a professional data analyst, but... oh wait I *am* a professional data analyst. Nebraska is lying about how many covid cases it has.

man it would be so sick to live in precedented times

9 of 21 unicorns in 2021 come from chicago, and last year Chicago start ups raised $3.6BN. 33% of chicago based companies are female led! (Thanks for the cheat sheet, Maëlle Gavet of Techstars!) #ChiVentureSummit @StartupChiWBC

📣 Announcement 📣  I’m excited to launch Fireside Nights‼️ An in person fireside chat series, where I’ll be sitting down 1-1 with the most powerful figures shaping the future of Chicago tech, business and beyond. Big thanks to my good friends here for accepting my invite! 👇🏾

Jake from State Farm Center.

Current dad status: paying the ice cream truck man handsomely to not go down my street mon-thurs to avoid meltdowns

Shorts and hoodie weather this week. If you see a Midwesterner smiling and enjoying themselves, leave them be. This is a spiritual time for us.

This is the type of seasonal content I respect 🤣👇🏻

My most recent Fintech Takes essay explores this topic in a lot more detail. workweek.com/2022/11/19/ste…