"Businesses are best when there is some personal motivation, when you are trying to solve a problem that is personal to you."

- Eric Lefkofsky

Eric Lefkofsky

Eric Lefkofsky is the founder and CEO of Tempus, a technology company advancing precision medicine through the practical application of artificial intelligence in healthcare. He is a founding partner of Lightbank, a venture fund investing in disruptive technologies. He is also the co-founder and Chairman of Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN), a global e-commerce marketplace, and co-founder of Mediaocean, a leading provider of integrated media procurement technology; Echo Global Logistics (NASDAQ: ECHO), a technology-enabled transportation and logistics outsourcing firm and InnerWorkings (NASDAQ: INWK), a global provider of managed print and promotional solutions.

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July 19, 2024

I've dreaded writing this post for a while, so please bear with me. As a CEO, I firmly believe business leaders should try to avoid taking a stand on political issues. Companies are a collective of different ideas and ideologies, and the last thing I want to do is espouse...

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Thoughts on Generative AI

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June 1, 2023

I've been building tech companies for the past 25 years and I have yet to see anything like what has occurred over the past few months with generative AI, and that means a lot given that I’ve seen the birth of the Internet and the smartphone. Arguably, there has...

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Putting Waste to Work

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October 11, 2017

About a dozen years ago, my wife and I set up a family foundation. Generally, we were focused on supporting four causes that we felt needed more attention: education, human rights, civic causes and medical discoveries. These days, I have become 100% focused on the last and I can’t seem...

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