Hey Friends! 🚙 👋🏽

Welcome to the 38th edition of the Driver’s Seat! And the FINAL one of 2023.

Highlights from Last Week:

We hosted our third AI Tinkerers gathering at the office, where a group of highly technical AI builders come together to show off projects they’ve been tinkering with.👇🏽

I attended the 2023 TechRise Competition hosted by P33 Chicago 👇🏽

📍 Today’s Lineup:

🚀 Chicago’s startup ecosystem: 5 reasons to be bullish in 2024

🗺 Events Around the City

🔙 Previous Issues of the Driver’s Seat

Let’s dive in! 🚙 💨

🚀 Chicago’s startup ecosystem: 5 reasons to be bullish in 2024

Last year, I shared my thoughts in an op-ed (here) on why I was bullish on Chicago heading into 2023.

I've written a sequel to that piece detailing the 5 reasons to be bullish on Chicago in 2024👇🏽

The goal is not to become Silicon Valley, but instead, Chicago should strive to become the best version of itself.

🗺️ Events Around The City

Chi Hack Night

• Hosted by Hack Events

• Tuesday Dec 12

• RSVP

Web3 Community Kickoff Event

• Hosted by 1871

• Wednesday Dec 13

• RSVP

Blend Talks

• Hosted by Chicago Blend

• Wednesday Dec 13

• RSVP

Founder House Holiday Party

• Hosted by Founder House

• Thursday Dec 14

• RSVP

👋 See you in 2024!

Follow me on Twitter and Instagram for even more Chicago startup news and photos of my favorite restaurants in the city.

🗞 Previous Issues of the Driver’s Seat

#37 - C

#36 - Chicago Communities on the Rise

#35 - Mapping Drive’s Mission

#34 - Chicago’s Semiconductor Strategy

#33 - Chicago’s New Tech Hubs