Jeff Carter

Jeff Carter

Co-Founder
West Loop Ventures, Hyde Park Angels

Introduction

co-founded Hyde Park Angels. Was a trader, and traded my own money-contrary to a lot of guys out there-I wasn't a broker. My word is my bond. Try to help you out even if I am not invested, and seek to make Chicago the best place around for supporting startups. We have a good base, but can do more.

Interests

Interests: 
Founding startups
Lean startups
Marketing
Sales/Biz Dev
Social media/PR
Wordpress
Women in tech
Industries: 
eCommerce
Education
Fashion/Apparel
Financial
News/Media
Payments
Social
Transportation
Travel

Availability

Type: Co-founder, Work for equity, Freelance or contract, Consulting, Full-time

Activity

“ Just watched a piece on 60 Minutes.  Vets are coming back from the Middle East wars and are wondering how they can become entrepreneurs.God bless 'em.  Can't we figure out a way to help these guys out in Chicago?  They understand... ”
“ onedesigncompany.com does an excellent job with websites, and web redesign. ”
“ Terrible news from Boston today.  It was amazing how first responders were acting within seconds of the bombs exploding.Ironically, last year one of Hyde Park Angels members Richard Box began a startup company that was designed for just such an... ”
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Jeff Carter

I am running into startups that haven't hired very good attorneys. If you are a startup, be certain your attorney knows what the heck they are doing. I can recommend some-but there are others. An attorney that screws up even a little can doom your fundraising going forward. Make sure they have been in the startup rodeo before.

Moss Schermerhorn

Great legal work can be prohibitively expensive. Do you have any advice for startups trying to find the best value?

Brian Shields

Great advice, thanks Jeff. I think a problem arises when startups hire the best attorney they can find but then as they get deeper into their development they come across an attorney who they realize would have been better to work with from the beginning, especially when the conversations turn to tax law, private placements, etc. Depending on how far along the team is with the company's growth, would it better for them to start fresh with the right attorney?

Jeff Carter

http://www.xconomy.com/san-francisco/2013/01/15/california-to-hit-startu... California hits startups with retroactive tax bills. Illinois take note. Don't dip into this well.

Jeff Carter

Instant Office hours at 1871, I am in the HPA office. Come on in and chat.

Jeff Carter

Speaking at the http://www.nacce2012.com/ conference tomorrow. If you have a free day, maybe attend?

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Jeff Carter
I went through the XP program at Booth.  It was actually the GSB then!  One of the reasons I chose Booth was I used to have lunch with Nobel Prize winner Merton Miller.   I was 36 at the time I was on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Board and was one of the guys that was pushing for a lot of change...
02/17/2012
VIEWS: 409
Jeff Carter
Yesterday I had a great lunch with Calvin Flowers and Dennis Daniels. They run the Chicago Black Inventors program on the south side of Chicago.  I met them through an attorney friend of mine, Marc Kadish.  We had a great lunch at Manny's and we had some great conversation.
02/11/2012
VIEWS: 120
Jeff Carter
A lot of times when you listen to entrepreneurs speak, they talk about disruption. When VC’s make speeches, they talk about investing in disruption. Disruption is an overused and misunderstood word in the start up world. The reason the word is so misunderstood is that it depends on a lot of...
02/10/2012
VIEWS: 107
Jeff Carter
I am looking for a python programmer.  A college start up, campussherpas.com needs a little help.  Anyone know anyone? 
02/09/2012
VIEWS: 182
Jeff Carter
Love my iPhone.  It's great.  All that computing power in the palm of my hand.  There is a problem though that has nothing to do with the phone.  It's ATT.  It's Verizon.  My cell reception when I get on Michigan Ave, River North, and the Loop is terrible when I try and use data.   Anyone else have...
02/07/2012
VIEWS: 141

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