by Beth McKeon | Dec 3, 2020 | Accelerators, Entrepreneurial Support Organizations
How do you know what the founders in your network or community need? Ask any founder what they need most and they will say “capital.” When startup founders are new at this innovation process, they tend to be fairly unsophisticated in their understanding and ability to...
by Beth McKeon | Dec 3, 2020 | Founders
A few years ago, one of my founders in an accelerator I was running joked that we needed t-shirts for our cohort that say “Build the Machine.” I said it so often, in my workshops and coaching sessions, it had become the mantra of their cohort. I said it so often,...
by Beth McKeon | Dec 3, 2020 | Accelerators, Entrepreneurial Support Organizations
Every city with economic development policy focusing on entrepreneurship needs a way to measure and demonstrate return on investment. Every dollar spent on supporting startups needs to be justified to the civic organizations, grant-makers, private economic development...
by Beth McKeon | Dec 3, 2020 | Accelerators, Entrepreneurial Support Organizations
Today, I indulged in one of my guilty pleasures, the TV show “Gold Rush: Alaska”. Despite my aversion to the devastation to the land their mining creates, I just can’t help falling a little bit in love with these scrappy amateur miners. They signed up for insanely...
by Beth McKeon | Dec 3, 2020 | Founders
Humans are irrational, but predictable. This is infuriating, confusing, and super good news! Humans regularly don’t make rational choices. We’re emotional creatures who rationalize our choices after the fact. This is why it is a good idea to ask customer...
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