ANGEL Excelerator 2011
August 30, 2011, 11:30am - 3:00pm.
After the Angel Excelerator, please stick around for the Venture Showcase.
Gleacher Center
450 N. Cityfront Plaza
Chicago, IL 60654
Request an invitation. For questions, email Mike from Hyde Park Angels
After the Angel Excelerator, please stick around for the Venture Showcase.
Gleacher Center
450 N. Cityfront Plaza
Chicago, IL 60654
Request an invitation. For questions, email Mike from Hyde Park Angels
Join us for a total immersion into the exciting world of angel investing!
Investing in start-ups can be inspiring and exhilarating, but also a little scary. Have you ever considered angel investing, but did not feel fully equipped? You are not alone. Where do I find great start-ups? How do I evaluate their investment potential? What’s the right amount to invest? How do I set the terms and structure the investment?
Angel Excelerator has invited top local and national investors to provide some answers, including:
David Hornik
Partner
August Capital
Partner
August Capital
Howard Tullman
President & CEO
Flashpoint Academy
President & CEO
Flashpoint Academy
Brad Feld (via Skype)
Managing Director
Foundry Group
Managing Director
Foundry Group
Matt McCall
Partner
New World Ventures
Partner
New World Ventures
Jim Dugan
CEO/Co-Founder/Managing Partner
OCA Ventures
CEO/Co-Founder/Managing Partner
OCA Ventures
Steve Miller
Principal & Co-Founder
Origin Ventures
Principal & Co-Founder
Origin Ventures
Matt Downs
Managing Partner
Sandbox Industries, BCBS Fund
Managing Partner
Sandbox Industries, BCBS Fund
John Sabl
Partner
Sidley Austin LLP
Partner
Sidley Austin LLP
Troy Henikoff
Co-Founder & CEO
Excelerate Labs
Co-Founder & CEO
Excelerate Labs
Brian Hand
CEO
Timelines
CEO
Timelines
Bob Geras
President
LaSalle Investments
President
LaSalle Investments
Ira Weiss
Managing Director
Hyde Park Angels
Managing Director
Hyde Park Angels
Armando Pauker
General Partner
Apex Venture Partners
General Partner
Apex Venture Partners
Karin O'Connor
President
Perimeter Advisors
Sam Guren
Managing Director
Hyde Park Angels
Managing Director
Hyde Park Angels
Agenda
- 11:30 - 12:00: Hors d'oeuvres & Networking
- 12:00 - 12:05: Kick-off & Welcome
- 12:05 - 12:30: Howard Tullman
- 12:30 - 12:45: Brad Feld (via Skype)
- 12:45 - 1:30: 7-minute presentations from local expert angels
- 1:30 - 1:45: Break
- 1:45 - 2:35: Panel of VC's: Positioning an angel investment for later VC funding.
- 2:35 - 3:00: David Hornik
Venture Showcase
After the Angel Excelerator, the Venture Showcase will highlight some of the city's most successful tech companies and discuss some of the benefits and challenges of building great technology companies in Chicago.August 30, 2011, 3:00pm - 7:30pm
Agenda
- 3:00 - 3:15: Introduction / keynote
- 3:15 - 4:30: Ten minute company overviews from a sample of Chicago's best technology companies
- 4:30 - 4:45: Break
- 4:45 - 6:00: Roundtable discussion of the present and future of the Chicago tech scene
- 6:00 - 7:30: Networking with cocktails and buffet style dinner foods Speakers
Kevin Willer (Moderator) President & CEO Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center
Paul Lee Partner Lightbank
Lon Chow General Partner Apex Venture Partners
Matt Moog Founder & CEO Viewpoints Network
Bret Maxwell Managing General Partner MK Capital