[Note: This article was originally posted on Pat Ryan's blog, Cooler by the Lake.]
We had a great time chatting with Eric as our “Opening Acts” guest to introduce his new company, Elicit Search.
On select evenings, we interview exciting new startups during Opening Acts while people are grabbing beer and pizza before Chicago Founders’ Stories @1871. In full disclosure, I’m an investor in Elicit Search through Chicago Ventures.
Elicit helps marketers increase conversion rates through the search boxes on their websites. It’s an interesting solution and an interesting company that’s worth checking out. Check out the video below:
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8I05chqYwNU&list=UUHPfrPF3Wh0CJ6fyxjL3ZvA]
We hope you enjoyed this interview with Eric, and look forward to the taping of our next Chicago Founders’ Stories @1871 with Redbox founder Greg Kaplan! Click here to sign up for the event.
Pat Ryan is a business and social entrepreneur who has created several high growth software companies as well as several innovative urban education initiatives as a social entrepreneur. Pat’s first company, FirstLook, was recognized by Inc Magazine in 2008 as the #4 fastest growing software company in the U.S. in its Inc 500 rankings – the highest ranking ever for a Chicago based software company. Pat is also the Founder of MAX Digital as well as the Founder and CEO of INCISENT Labs, a platform and incubator for innovative, industry-changing technologies that spin out into high growth companies. MAX Digital was created in INCISENT Labs where Pat and a team are currently incubating their latest start-up. Pat blogs at Coolerbythelake.com and can be reached on Twitter @PatRyanChicago.
