PLEASE don’t “network” but rather build relationships & communities Networking is transactional…strike it from your vocab unless you’re talking about IT Life’s a million times richer when you give without the expectation of receiving, which is how you build deep relationships

Really big kudos to Christopher Deutsch and the Lofty team for organizing such a vibrant and energizing community event this evening! 👏 🙏 Follow this ♾️ and learn of the work they do to aid the Chicago startup ecosystem: loftyventures.com/about/

Thanks to Christopher Deutsch and Lofty Ventures for bringing the community outside. 💭✨🏕️

The team at Lofty Ventures is hard at work trying to change this 👇

Wow Jeff Eschbach you represent 4% of my intros on Bridge your network…hope most of those are now angels with Chicago Early Growth Ventures 🙏❤️👊 Wonder who is going to be my 1000th intro via Bridge 🤷‍♂️

Will you be at TechChicago Week? Come visit our booth or our Angel Investors' meetup on TechChicago Day (7/25) at 2pm CT. For more info, visit: gotechchicago.com/week #TCW24 #TechChicagoWeek #TechChicago #TechChicagoWeek2024

Excited to share that Spencer Ventures has joined the Pudgy Penguins cap table alongside Founders Fund, 1kx and others :) excited for the future of Penguins and of Abstract

It’s poker time at the Lofty Ventures table… Thanks P33 Chicago & TechChicago 🙏❤️👊

Had a blast yesterday at mHUB with the Dell For Startups team to wrap up P33 Chicago’s AWESOMe 2nd annual TechChicago Week…thx for having me 🙏❤️👊 Heard some fantastic founders pitch, & hung out with some great friends & awesome partners, including Chicago Innovation

Please join us in wishing 4 ❤️#LoftyFamily members luck in 1871’s upcoming Momentum Awards: Arvist Mycocycle ReloShare Route You can vote for the finalists here: 1871.com/1871-news-and-…

Bringing the ❤️ Lofty Family to see Tycho in Chicago on 11/15 at The Salt Shed will be magic

Just signed vcsforkamala pledge & I encourage all my fellow angels & VC colleagues to sign too ✍️ This isn’t just a presidential election, it’s a fight for democracy vs authoritarianism & Trumpism Thx Tessa Flippin & friends for your leadership 🙏❤️👊 vcsforkamala.org

Get some, brother! Thankful to have Sergio Perkovic as a Lofty Ventures XiR as our Athlete in Residence The entire ❤️ Lofty Fam will be pulling for you today 🙏👊

A couple weeks ago we hosted 🔥Lofty Camp in Michigan with 39 members of the ❤️ Lofty Family One of those amazing people is our first ever Lofty Ventures fellow Aaryan Harshith, a rising sophomore at Stanford University Here’s an account of his experience… open.substack.com/pub/aaryanh/p/…

We recently kicked off our 2nd annual Lofty Week with the EPIC 😎 Lofty Rooftop Summer Party in Chicago’s Fulton Market with over 150 members of the ❤️ Lofty Family HUGE thx to our friend Com Truise for flying in for a private DJ set & his amazing song Propagation in this video!

For those that missed it, here’s a taste of Lofty Ventures’ recent Rooftop Summer Party with a guest DJ appearance from recording artist Com Truise was truly epic 🙏❤️👊

We recently hosted our 2nd annual 3-day 🔥 Lofty Camp w/39 members of the ❤️ Lofty Family at OffMap in MI Campers were treated to campfires, s’mores, hikes, roundtables & challenges run by Survivor Africa winner, 2x cancer crusher & our Survivor in Residence Ethan Zohn

Lofty Camp was the most fun I’ve had as a founder. Got to make some great friends with founders focused on making a difference in the world!

From a Chicago angel to the six Blue Angels flying over the city I love, thank you for your service…and a helluva show 💙👼✈️🫡

Hey ❤️ Lofty Fam 👋 …and non-Lofty founders 👩‍💻🧑‍💻 ...and everyone else on planet earth 😬 Startups are a marathon, so you need to be prepared to invest 7-10+ years of your life into yours ATTN Founders: you won't have the endurance to achieve a positive financial outcome a