What Is A Venture Studio?
A venture studio is a next-level startup accelerator centered on building companies in-house versus investing in external founders.
What Does a Startup Accelerator Do?
Startup accelerators are fixed-term, cohort-based programs meant to produce viable, investment-ready ventures through intensive mentorship, strategic planning, and training.
What Is An Incubator?
Incubators provide infant startups with time, space, and support at foundational stages.
Accelerator vs Incubator
Startup accelerators and incubators both aim to help early-stage startups succeed, but they approach it in different ways. While the programs overlap, we’ll look at a few key distinctions between these launchpads for entrepreneurs.
What Is A Startup Accelerator?
A startup accelerator is a program designed to help early-stage startups grow quickly by providing education, mentoring, and financing.
The “Finish Line” is Only the Beginning: How to Make Sure Your Exit or Acquisition is as Successful as Possible
It’s easy to get caught up in the excitement of a big moment.
If you’re a startup founder, early employee, or even an investor, your “exit” is the major milestone moment you’re pushing for, likely from day one.
If you’re a company that’s acquiring talent and product, getting a deal across the goal line is a major accomplishment.
The Perfect Time to Build a New Financial Model
What is a financial model? It’s a tool you can use to understand and plan for your startup’s financial future. It gives you insight into how much capital you need to raise, and how long it will take you to become profitable. This gives you the power to make informed decisions when you’re raising capital […]
5 Ways To Make Wise Decisions In Your Enterprise
Guest Writer: Steve Soars, VP of Programs at Ardent Mentoring. Ardent Mentoring’s experience shows that enterprises can succeed or fail in critical moments in the early stages of growth. We believe that mentoring can play a vital role during these moments to help an entrepreneur navigate through difficult decisions. In this video, Sean Lambert, President of […]
Job Loss Happens – Shame is Always Optional
Finding yourself out of work is scary and painful. It’s like a double punch in the gut. First, you question everything you thought you knew about your plans, your purpose, and your future, and then you wonder how you’re going to pay the bills. I’ve found myself on the wrong side of the unemployment statistics […]
The Mindset of an Entrepreneur in Failure
A Mindset Like Learning Golf What mindset should an entrepreneur have in failure? In failure, an entrepreneur has to have the same mindset I’ve developed while learning how to play golf. Failure is not just something that we have to get through when it happens. Failure is a necessary part of the process. Just ask […]
