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Every construction project in America – from a bathroom renovation to a new skyscraper – requires permits. And when you ask anyone involved in the process, they’ll reply similarly: permitting is cumbersome, inefficient, and broken.  Traditional construction permitting processes require…

We are in the early innings of the largest wealth transfer in American history. More than half of all wealth in America will change hands over the next two decades, with an expected total of $84 trillion through 2045. Every…

By: Kelly Goldstein  As summer draws to a close, we are celebrating the successful completion of our first full-time Summer MBA Fellowship program. Although our two exceptional fellows, Alyssa Tsenter from Harvard Business School and Austin Cai from Yale School…

Benjamin Sack is an investor and a poker player, two passions that often work together in harmony. “Annie Duke’s Thinking in Bets has been instrumental to how I navigate uncertainty,” said Ben. “Investing and poker are both about making decisions…

Before Melissa Kandinata was an investor, she was a tennis player. (Still is, in fact.) And while playing Division 1 tennis at the University of Richmond, Melissa honed skills that she applies everyday in her work with founders: “resilience, teamwork,…

Today, we’re proud to announce the launch of 53 Stations, a venture capital firm focused on investing in early-stage, tech-focused businesses across a range of industries in the US. 53 Stations is supported solely by The Pritzker Organization (TPO), and we’re bringing…