Top 11 Quotes & Sayings by Eric Lefkofsky

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American businessman Eric Lefkofsky.
Last updated on April 15, 2025.
Eric Lefkofsky

Eric Paul Lefkofsky is an American billionaire businessman. He is the founder of Tempus, and the co-founder of Groupon, Echo Global Logistics (ECHO), InnerWorkings (INWK), and Mediaocean. He is an early investor in Uptake, and the managing director of Chicago-based venture capital firm, Lightbank. As of October 2021, his net worth was estimated at US$4.1 billion.

The West coast money and the East coast money, in an ever-increasing manner, is finding its way to Chicago.
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.
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.
I'm going to start a lot of companies. These are not sham companies. These are great businesses. — © Eric Lefkofsky
I'm going to start a lot of companies. These are not sham companies. These are great businesses.
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.
To me, no one has fully cracked the code on social recruiting yet.
My weeks tend to differ pretty dramatically.
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.
Any business that is looking for new customers needs to understand the Internet and how to market their goods or services through it.
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.
I'm going to be in technology for a long time.
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