Invent the Future

This is the story of how Neal decided to run for mayor of Chicago, with cameos from a famous computer scientist, Neal’s parents, and others who encouraged him to seek the city’s highest public office. Show Notes CrossRoads conference (1:17) Alan Kay's biography (1:24) Basecamp , formerly 37signals (2:00) Jason Fried , co-founder and CEO of Basecamp (2:08) Basecamp invested in Starter League in 2012 (3:05) Neal and his Starter League co-founder Mike McGee sold Starter League to Fullstack Academy in 2016 (3:09) Michael Slaby's website (4:20) JB Pritzker's website (4:52) Nick Kokonas , CEO of Tock (7:53) Morgan Malone , program manager, Englewood Quality of Life Plan (9:53) Local activist Ja'Mal Green said he decided to run for mayor after failing to persuade Ken Bennett to do so (12:04) A wonderful This American Life episode about late Chicago Mayor Harold Washington (15:25)

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Invent the Future is an episode from Neal Runs For Mayor by Wailin Wong.

This episode is 20:24 long.

This episode was published on Oct 11, 2018.

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