Tony Wilkins

Tony Wilkins

Executive in Residence and Membership Chair
Excelerate Labs and Hyde Park Angels

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Tony commented on Tony Wilkins's Profile Tony Wilkins
“ Guy, Excellent points. Good reading. I will pass this on. ”
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Tony commented on Seyi Fabode's Blog entry Are you still a startup or are you running a business?
“ Seyi, True enough. The surprises keep coming right up to the day you close on the final liquidity event. ”
11/15/2012 view reply
Tony commented on Sharon Schneider's Blog entry What does it mean to be a "coachable" entrepreneur?
“ One of my favorite adjectives for an entrepreneur and you personify it! Great post and amplification on the topic! ”
10/14/2012 view reply
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Tony Wilkins on 02/21/2013 08:29 pm

Guy, Excellent points. Good reading. I will pass this on.

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Tony commented on Tony Wilkins's Profile Tony Wilkins
“ Guy, Excellent points. Good reading. I will pass this on. ”
02/21/2013 view reply
Tony commented on Seyi Fabode's Blog entry Are you still a startup or are you running a business?
“ Seyi, True enough. The surprises keep coming right up to the day you close on the final liquidity event. ”
11/15/2012 view reply
Tony commented on Sharon Schneider's Blog entry What does it mean to be a "coachable" entrepreneur?
“ One of my favorite adjectives for an entrepreneur and you personify it! Great post and amplification on the topic! ”
10/14/2012 view reply
Tony commented on Josh Saunders's Blog entry Lessons Learned After One Year as a Founder
“ Nice, Josh! ”
07/09/2012 view reply
Tony commented on Jeffery Smith's Blog entry The 2nd Shift Entrepreneur
“ Jeff, Right on point. May I add a friendly ammendment: Be specific with you partner that your outside interest(s) are tools and not toys. When I started my entrepreneurial moonlighting ways 20 years ago, I made sure to let my wife know that this was... ”
07/09/2012 view reply

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Tony Wilkins
Tony Wilkins Office Hours - Nov. 1 10am - 1pm. HPA Office in 1871 - Sign Up Link Included
Open to discuss issues relating to your startup.  Sign up here: http://slottd.com/events/xw8t6f38h8/slots
10/27/2012
TAGS: Angel Investors, Benchmarks, early...
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Tony Wilkins Office Hours - Nov. 1 10am - 1:00pm. HPA Offices in 1871
Perspectives on starting up, operations, HR, cofounders, valuation and what Angels vs VCs are thinking when they hear your pitch offered by Tony Wilkins,CFA member of Hyde Park Angels, Executive in Residence for Excelerate Labs and serial angel investor.
10/17/2012
TAGS: Angels, evaluation, Excelerate Labs,...
VIEWS: 191
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Angel Investment Policy - Inside the Mind of One Early Stage Investor
"What are angel investors looking for?" I get that question from time to time. Here's my best set of answers... Quick, accurate answer: Depends. This blog describes what I look for. Broader more general answer: We look for investors and investments where we can help move the needle, make a...
10/14/2012
TAGS: angel, early stage, Entrepreneurs,...
VIEWS: 378
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Four Slots Left - Office Hours. Next Wednesday Cafe 57
Get some old school perspective on your new school idea. HPA member office hours in Hyde Park at Cafe 57 next to the 55-56-57th St. Metra Station. 1520 E. 57th St. Sept. 19.
09/13/2012
TAGS: investor perspective
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Office Hours at Cafe 57 - Wednesday, Sept. 19 10:30 - 1:30
Office hours for perspective on general startup and early stage issues; funding (Angels vs VCs), financial controls, marketing, choosing co-founders, investors, reality checks, marketing, experiments, etc. 15 minute slots in Hyde Park. Sign up here:  http://www.slottd.com/events/i9eq8q3sc6/...
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