The Hyde Park Angels “New Investment Series” profiles our most recent investments by examining the portfolio company and its future trajectory from two perspectives: the portfolio company’s CEO and the HPA leader who made the deal happen. This edition focuses on Popular Pays. Popular Pays is the largest and most active marketplace for brands to […]
Having a clearly defined market is one of the most important components to any startup’s success. Without a clear market in mind, product development, marketing tactics, and sales strategy become disjointed and unfocused. In fact, many successful founders have gone as far as to say that focus on a single, specific market is the key […]
People First is the Hyde Park Angels podcast dedicated to deconstructing entrepreneurial success into actionable takeaways you can use today. Hyde Park Angels is the most active early-stage investor in Chicago with a commitment to taking a “people-first approach” to investing. By matching our members’ expertise with entrepreneurs’ needs, we help develop top-performing companies that […]
This post was contributed by HPA Member Eddie Leshin, who has spent over 25 years in the logistics industry, including serving as COO at Coyote Logistics. Eddie has served in a variety of leadership roles, including at C.H. Robinson and American Backhaulers. Here he explains the logistics technology ecosystem and highlights key emerging trends. Logistics […]
A business is nothing without its people. Success in business can always be tied back to the people who are building it ‘hands-on’. No matter the size of the company, each person has a significant impact. Whether it is your fifth hire or your 500th, every employee contributes to the team dynamic, productivity, office environment […]
The Hyde Park Angels “New Investment Series” profiles our most recent investments by examining the investment process and the individual company’s future trajectory from two perspectives: the portfolio company’s CEO and the HPA leader who made the deal happen. This edition focuses on PartySlate. Hyde Park Angels invested in PartySlate, a two-sided platform that […]
Entrepreneurs hear that they need to grow their teams and plan for bigger and better things every day. They develop plans centered on bringing in talent, creating new organizational structures, and putting that talent to work in core growth areas for the business. However, another key part of growing a team is planning for the […]
Whether to hire a service provider is a tricky question for many entrepreneurs. Startups are expected to run lean and be scrappy, mostly due to limited resources. Consequently, there’s a distinctive DIY mentality to startup culture, and in a lot of cases, it breeds extraordinary results. But not all the time. Frankly, sometimes you don’t […]
Content. It’s an ominous word for companies of all sizes, but especially so for startups. You know you need strong content to help establish your brand, attract new users and showcase your products or services, but exactly how do you go about doing so? As with most well-executed parts of your business, effective content starts […]
The Hyde Park Angels “New Investment Series” profiles our most recent investments by examining the investment process and the individual company’s future trajectory from two perspectives: the portfolio company’s CEO and the HPA leader who made the deal happen. This edition focuses on Tiz. We recently invested in Tiz, which makes online ordering for bars, […]
