Accelerator vs. Investor
The best accelerator programs invest in their invitees, but the way accelerators invest and the mindset behind their investments is vastly different than venture capital funds and Angels, and a vastly...
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There is always more to know
The best part about accelerators is how many people you get connected to while in the program. Those entrepreneurs who suck the most value from accelerators take advantage of that new network. And not...
View ArticleFertilizing, weeding, and watering (investors)
Too many first-time entrepreneurs ignore the needs, desires, and goals of investors, focusing solely on their own needs, desires, and goals. Try thinking of investors as a field of crops. Planting...
View ArticleVisiting Paniel Meat Processing and Livestock Bank
Paniel Meat Processing and Livestock Bank, two companies created by the same founder merged back together in early 2022. Business is good, growing from $35,000 in annual revenues back in 2017 to over...
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The Best Inventions of 2022: Evnru’s NuCycl
Every year, we collectively throw away 50 million tons of clothes and other textiles worldwide. With its 100% waste-based, fully recyclable NuCycl fiber, launched in April, Evrnu aspires to create a...
View ArticleFilling in the Missing Middle
“The Missing Middle” is what we call the gap in finance the majority of entrepreneurs face in getting from a viable prototype or early customers to a full-scale proven business. In Part 1, Luni...
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Progress Recycling Glass at Bricolage Dynamics
After a successful crowdfunding in 2022, Bricolage Dynamics now has a commercial-scale processing center that is busy recycling post-consumer glass into sand, for use in construction and landscaping....
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The Land Accelerator and TerraFund
The Land Accelerator celebrates half a decade of programming in 2023, all focused on for-profit companies working on land restoration. Over 1,000 applications arrived yet-again for the original Africa...
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EGA Farms
From the creators of Fledge Peru comes EGA Farms… For the socially responsible produce consumer, EGA Farms promotes growth, sustainability and competitive development while undertaking a commitment to...
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Startups with Profits?
Venture capital and angel investing are realms filled with unspoken assumptions. One such assumption is that companies should burn through substantial capital before even considering profitability....
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