I suppose it wouldn’t be smart to plagiarize the president of the American Bar Association, but wouldn’t this make a great innovation motto for any of us?
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“Sometimes it actually has to affect your own pocketbook before you actually see that there are people out there doing what you used to do, in a way that clients and others prefer. That’s what you try to avoid: people waking up one day and discovering that their model is no longer relevant to the consuming public.”
That’s pretty much the crux of it at Blue Sky. If we help you with that, we’re doing our job.
The comment was part of what William Hubbard, leader of the Chicago-based organization, told Meg Graham about his plans for his tenure, which will include a National Summit on Innovation in Legal Services in Silicon Valley this spring.
Whether or not developer-to-gig matchmaker Matchist is on your radar, don’t miss Amina Elahi’s interview with Stella Garber ? about what can happen on “the other side” of a really promising beginning. Garber is hoping to turn the Matchist effort over to a CEO who’s interested in figuring out what can make the company work. In the process, she talks about what stalled progress and what she’s learned from the experience.
“There’s always this thing like, ‘Well, next month we could make a lot of money,'” Garber said. “I had to take a good hard look in the mirror and look at the data and see that the business wasn’t growing exponentially the way it needed to be.”
Earlier in the week, John Carpenter wrapped up at SXSW Interactive, where Al Gore called out climate-change deniers, Steve Case talked about a new Internet wave, Jimmy Kimmel reviewed mean Tweets and Princess Reema described the entrepreneurial spirit from the perspective of a Saudi woman.
‘Lean Startup’ author Eric Ries was also in Austin with plans for a new book that will be sold only on Kickstarter. Also: Flying cars, anyone?
In rankings released at SX, Booth’s New Venture Challenge was placed at No. 4 among U.S. accelerators. That’s great. And since when has Booth stopped, satisfied, at being No. 4 at anything?
PeerRealty opened its equity crowdfunding campaign for a Belvidere shopping center, allowing accredited investors to buy in for a minimum stake of $5,000. There will be much to watch as equity crowdfunding develops, and this is a start.
Redwood Logistics has a railroad-themed office in an unusual space for us: the Elston industrial corridor. Office Tour departing now.
Kate MacArthur looked into how ComEd plans to use drones in an effort to keep your lights on and the new literacy effort
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from the founder of Open Books. And Cheryl Jackson covered the Good Food Festival, where, among other things, new food companies look to get their wings.In the Think Piece section of the Blue Sky Vault, 800-CEO-READ declared “Change the game or go home ?.”
But one more thing: We’re gearing up for Tuesday’s Blue Sky event at 1871 on how to find an angel investor, with Shradha Agarwal ?, Peter Wilkins ? and Mark Achler. That’s a lot of firepower, and we hope to see you there!
In the meantime, hope NOT to see you at #BracketBusted. Enjoy your weekend.