1871 Chicago

David Schwimmer: Theater and Tech

Actor, writer, and producer, David Schwimmer, co-founder of The Lookingglass Theatre, came to 1871 on March 9th. With him was Alex Zeldin, the writer/director of the new Lookingglass play, Beyond Caring. This play is a re-imagined piece about temporary workers’ lives. They started off the chat with intros, but their main intent was to get to know the audience and their expressions towards the theater. Zeldin and Schwimmer asked a series of questions, including “How many people here go to…

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Funding, FUND Conference and Midwestern Math

Did you go to the recent FUND conference? They did a great job of opening up the conference to 1871 entrepreneurs with comped tickets. Our product lead, Jimmie Bjorling, took advantage of the offer. The least we could do to thank them was to report back. Did you go? Comment below. If not, here’s the scoop. The FUND Conference is a leadership conference meant to bring early stage investors together with growing companies. Three days, 40 speakers, and 100+ pitch-crazy companies…

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