ABOUT THIS EVENT

Event Category

Business & Technology

Event Overview

Bring us your disruptive, your revolutionary, your awesome ideas ... and we’ll lift our lamp on how to push your innovative enterprise through the golden doors of angel investment!

This open forum, led by Hyde Park Angels founder and prominent Chicago investor Jeff Carter, is an introduction to the angel investment community. Get an honest and thorough run-down on what to look for and expect from prospective investors, including:

-Determining if your start-up is at the right stage to be courting investors
-Deciding on "your ask"
-The differences between VC and angel investment, and how to find the best fit for your business
-Building a relationship -- from networking, to the pitch, to securing the investment and beyond
-How to tell the right story about your start-up to turn heads
-Key metrics to include in your pitch
-And pitch etiquette - the must-haves and the please-don'ts.

Questions encouraged, so bring your best. All entrepreneurs will walk away with a clear idea about how to source the green to bring your vision to life!

Minimum age

All ages welcome

Prerequisites

Working on a business that is operating but hasn't raised series A capital. Desire to change the world with your disruptive idea.

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