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Build the Right Media Relations Strategy for Your Startup

PR – nearly every startup wants it. But getting good PR in a competitive market where the gatekeepers are understaffed and pressed for resources is a tough proposition. In today’s climate, the winners focus time and attention on developing real strategies and architecting robust PR programs. At HPA Corporate Sponsor 3Points Communications, Principal Drew Mauck […]

October 20, 2017 By Marketing Hyde Park Angels
Venture Capital Market Analysis

Midwest Startup and Venture Capital Market Analysis (2017)

The Hyde Park Angels team conducted a deep dive market analysis into the Midwest Venture Capital ecosystem by aggregating and analyzing data from Pitchbook, the U.S. Census, the Bureau of Economic Analysis, and the Illinois Venture Capital Association. We defined the Midwest, also classified as the Great Lakes Region, as Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, […]

October 11, 2017 By Lisa Hazen
Build, Scale, and Exit a Cloud Startup

How to Build, Scale and Exit a Cloud Company in Today’s Market

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 are delivering […]

October 10, 2017 By Alida Miranda-Wolff
Truss

Disrupt an Established Market with the Right Blend of People, Process, and Tech

 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 founders and the HPA leaders who made the deal happen. This edition focuses on Truss.  Truss is a commercial real estate technology platform that allows tenants looking for […]

How Branch Messenger Raised $10M to Offer Employee Self-Service for Shift Workers Everywhere

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 Branch Messenger.  Branch Messenger is an employee self-service platform that allows hourly shifts workers […]

August 25, 2017 By Alida Miranda-Wolff
Michael Small, Gogo, podcast

How to Build a Team that Copes with Extraordinary Change from a Telecom Leader

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 […]

August 8, 2017 By Alida Miranda-Wolff
repiq

How RepIQ Uses AI and Data Analytics to Make Sales Easy, Seamless, and Effective

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 RepIQ.  RepIQ is an AI-powered sales intelligence platform that recently raised a Seed Round […]

August 1, 2017 By Alida Miranda-Wolff
volume and velocity of data

The Heart of Every Business: Data Analytics – Past, Present, and Future

John Lewis is an information services and data analytics leader who has served as Global President of Nielsen and CEO of Knowledge Networks. Now, as an Executive Partner at Madison Dearborn Partners, John works on finding the best investments and opportunities in the space, leveraging his experience to understand the current landscape. At Hyde Park […]

July 21, 2017 By Alida Miranda-Wolff
The Time for IOT Is Now

How IOT is Growing and Why We Need to Adapt to Its Changes

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 […]

July 5, 2017 By Alida Miranda-Wolff
Venture Capital Market Analysis

The HPA 2017 Midwest Startup and Venture Capital Market Analysis

The Hyde Park Angels team conducted a deep dive analysis into the Midwest Venture Capital ecosystem by aggregating and analyzing data from Pitchbook, the U.S. Census, the Bureau of Economic Analysis, and the Illinois Venture Capital Association. We defined the Midwest, also classified as the Great Lakes Region, as Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, and […]

June 22, 2017 By Alida Miranda-Wolff