This is the story of how Neal decided to run for mayor of Chicago, with cameos from a famous computer scientist, Neal’s parents, and others who encouraged him to seek the city’s highest public office.

Show Notes

• CrossRoads conference (1:17)
• Alan Kay's biography (1:24)
• Basecamp, formerly 37signals (2:00)
• Jason Fried, co-founder and CEO of Basecamp (2:08)
• Basecamp invested in Starter League in 2012 (3:05)
• Neal and his Starter League co-founder Mike McGee sold Starter League to Fullstack Academy in 2016 (3:09)
• Michael Slaby's website (4:20)
• JB Pritzker's website (4:52)
• Nick Kokonas, CEO of Tock (7:53)
• Morgan Malone, program manager, Englewood Quality of Life Plan (9:53)
• Local activist Ja'Mal Green said he decided to run for mayor after failing to persuade Ken Bennett to do so (12:04)
• A wonderful This American Life episode about late Chicago Mayor Harold Washington (15:25)