Eric Lefkofsky
Eric Lefkofsky
Eric Paul Lefkofsky is an entrepreneur. He is co-founder and former CEO of Groupon, co-founder of Echo Global Logistics, InnerWorkings, Mediaocean, and Uptake. He is also a co-founder of Chicago-based venture capital firm, Lightbank...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
CountryUnited States of America
social code cracked
To me, no one has fully cracked the code on social recruiting yet.
ideas missing want
The big success stories - Facebook, Zynga and Twitter - are leading to investing in ideas on a napkin, because no one wants to miss out on the next big thing.
technology long long-time
I'm going to be in technology for a long time.
great-business company
I'm going to start a lot of companies. These are not sham companies. These are great businesses.
numbers gone three
I've been part of founding three companies that have gone public. It doesn't seem like a big number, but it's actually a lot.
week
My weeks tend to differ pretty dramatically.
west-coast way chicago
The West coast money and the East coast money, in an ever-increasing manner, is finding its way to Chicago.
jobs thinking way
Think about the way most companies currently hire. You post a job and then get blind resumes in response. This should be a social experience.
new-york technology thinking
I think there are four or five interesting pockets where a lot of cool technology companies are getting started. Chicago is one of them. New York is certainly another. Silicon Valley really dominates. And you're seeing some stuff out of Boston and Seattle and down South.
tough-questions family-and-friends answers
Studying doesn't have to happen in a silo. It can be a social experience. You can engage with your friends and family to find out the answer to a tough question or have someone explain it to you. You can also study anywhere you happen to be and on any device.
needs internet goods
Any business that is looking for new customers needs to understand the Internet and how to market their goods or services through it.