Richard Komaiko

Excelerate Labs is entering its third year, so I've decided to look back on the companies its supported from the first two years to see how they've fared. Two recent events motivated this investigation.

First, my company announced a major partnership this week with FindTheBest, the...

President Obama threw his political weight behind the movement for gay marriage on Wednesday, telling ABC's Robin Roberts, "I've always been adamant that gay and lesbian Americans should be treated fairly and equally." Obama's support brings gay rights proponents one step closer to the dream of equality in...

There has been a lot of chatter lately about Chicago's nascent startup ecosystem. Class action lawyers are beginning to swarm around Groupon as its share price has plummeted by double digits, causing some to question whether sustainable tech giants can really be born here.

On the other hand,...

Just yesterday, a Pennsylvania class action lawyer, Howard G. Smith, filed a class action lawsuit against Groupon on behalf of all shareholders who bought in during the infamous IPO. The complaint alleges that Groupon misrepresented or failed to disclose information that they had an obligation, under Securities Laws, to share...

We've all heard horror stories about how divorce destroys wealth. Marital assets get divided, you start paying to support two homes, and the legal bills seem to stretch on for miles. Needless to say, legal fees are a very large component of divorce expenses -- but just how large?

The New York Times recently published an expose on Target's initiative to identify the life cycle events of their customers by mining data from their purchasing patterns. The thinking is that if you can correctly identify when a customer is pregnant, for example, you can more...

The month of February is often associated with romance and valentines, but ironically, it is also the most active month for divorce. Perhaps this is because seeing other couples express their Valentines' affection serves as a wake up call that our hearts are no longer in it. Or...

In "Sex and the City", Charlotte starts a romance with her attorney, Harry, while getting divorced from her husband, Tray. She finds true love in the arms of her attorney, and ultimately gets a fairy tale ending. In real life, however, fairy tale endings are few and far...