by Mike Shannon | May 21, 2014 | Uncategorized
“Startup life”, while often over-hyped, is truly never dull. Throughout the journey, no matter what stage you are in, the adventures and stories continuously compile. With Packback, starting straight out of college, we’ve stacked up stories abound. I went on a...
by Mike Shannon | May 21, 2014 | Uncategorized
I just had the good fortune of witnessing a Chicago Startup Grind event at 1871 featuring Howard Tullman. For those unfamiliar with Howard, he might very well be Chicago’s all-around top entrepreneur. While currently serving as CEO to Tribeca Flashpoint Academy,...
by Mike Shannon | May 21, 2014 | Uncategorized
My good friend Kasey Gandham and I showed up on TV screens nationwide this past Friday. By the time the clock struck 9:00CT, over 8 million people had watched us shake hands on a quarter million dollar investment with Mark Cuban. 250+ of those were watching (and...
by Mike Shannon | May 21, 2014 | Uncategorized
On January 13th, Packback was selected to give a presentation at the Making Information Pay for Higher Education segment of Digital Book World in New York City. Our presentation was unique in taking a qualitative look at current student attitudes toward higher...
by Mike Shannon | Feb 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
“…a legend at the peak of his game.” The man said. At any point in Chicago, post 1984, a resident hears those words and unquestionably knows who the speaker is referring to: Sir Michael Jordan. I personally accumulated enough MJ posters in my youth to supply the paper...
by Mike Shannon | Feb 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
The date is February 14th 2012, and something extraordinary has just occurred in Toronto. Jeremy Lin, newly promoted point guard for the New York Knicks, hit a buzzer-beating three point shot to win a basketball game. Never before has this been done, except for every...
