Howdy all,



A cool special event this time. We're hosting a panel with 3 awesome local serial entrepreneurs.



They've started, built, and sold multiple companies -- some bootstrapped, some with VC dollars.



Like past panels, it will be a casual forum where each of our guest panelists will first spend a few minutes chatting about their recent experience, then we'll open up the majority of the time to Q&A on the topic.



Anyone interested in building a company or selling a company -- this is a great opportunity to chat 1-on-1 with seasoned entrepreneurs who have a lot of experience to share.



Our Panel:



Chris Renter is a serial entrepreneur who most recently sold WedSocial to WeddingWire.com. He is also an active angel investor who has invested in several Chicago area tech companies. His current project is AkoubaCredit (https://akoubacredit.com/), a SAAS platform which provides community banks with the tools to compete against the emerging online alternative lending industry.



Lane Campbell is an accomplished technology entrepreneur who has bootstrapped his way through three exits in the last six years. Mr. Campbell maintains relationships with technology industry leaders from the Intel Corporation, Google, Inc., prominent YCombinator funded startups, to the founders of many prominent open source projects. These days Lane is working to change the way technology people get hired at VisuHire (http://visuhire.com/).



Andy Angelos is an entrepreneur, musician and full-time human. Andy most recently led the growth and acquisition of SocialKaty to Manifest Digital and is interested in helping companies in the marketing tech space. Get to know Andy further by listening to his band, When Clouds Attack (https://play.spotify.com/artist/6i5dBcWDzXj2U39VrNYh01?play=true&utm_source=open.spotify.com&utm_medium=open), on Spotify.



Location:



We'll be hosting at WeWork's swanky new offices in River North this month! Anyone who is interested in insanely awesome co-working and community -- Please come chat with me or send me an email!



“WeWork (https://www.wework.com/locations/chicago/river-north?utm_source=HACKERNEWS&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2015_03_Chicago_HACKERNEWS&utm_content=banner) provides small businesses, startups, and freelancers with the workspace, community, and services they need. From weekly events, personalized support, flexibility, and access to over 20,000 like-minded entrepreneurs around the world – WeWork is the perfect place to grow your business in 2015. Book your tour here (https://www.wework.com/locations/chicago/river-north?utm_source=HACKERNEWS&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2015_03_Chicago_HACKERNEWS&utm_content=banner)!”