The Death of Ideation Tech Startups in the AI Era
In the golden age of tech entrepreneurship, all it took was a compelling idea, a strong team, a minimum viable product , and a well-designed pitch deck to get a foot in the door with investors. Ideation-stage startups, companies built around nascent concepts with minimal traction, were once the darlings of seed-stage venture capital. A […]
Venture Capital Series: What does a venture analyst do?
Jackie DiMonte serves as a venture analyst at Hyde Park Venture Partners where she spends her time evaluating companies, performing deal work and coordinating the firm’s data and reporting processes. With headquarters in Chicago and Indianapolis, the firm has a number of Indiana tech companies in their portfolio including Bolstra, DemandJump, Vibenomics and Sigstr. We asked Jackie, a Sr. Associate based in the Chicago office, a few questions about what it means to be a venture analyst.