Published inJoseph Steig·Sep 16, 2017Is there really a regional capital shortage?I recently was referred to a blog post posing the question about whether there is a regional capital shortage. The post is about Portland, Maine but it could be about Burlington, Vermont (where I’m facilitating an accelerator program starting in December) or Louisville, Kentucky (I’ve facilitated programs there too, for…Startup4 min readStartup4 min read
Published inJoseph Steig·Sep 11, 2017Three challenges common to manyI have been having a conversation over the past few several months with a company producing a commodity with special characteristics using proprietary technology. These are experienced “get it done” entrepreneurs. They’ve built this business from the ground up and now have a few dozen customers for their product. They…Startup3 min readStartup3 min read
Published inJoseph Steig·Sep 6, 2017Accelerators…why participate?I’ve facilitated ten accelerator programs since November 2012 and taught dozens of additional programs for would-be entrepreneurs. Most of these have been with Village Capital. They’ve been in healthtech, fintech, agtech and cleantech. From time to time people ask me why they should participate in an accelerator program. Most are…Startup2 min readStartup2 min read
Published inJoseph Steig·Mar 12, 2016Thoughts for young business people looking to join a startupI get emails every week or so from people with variants on the same question: “how do I break into the entrepreneurial ecosystem?” A question like that is on par with “where do I go out to eat in {name your favorite food city}?” …Startup5 min readStartup5 min read
Published inJoseph Steig·Dec 15, 2015Layman’s perspective on crowd-fundingI’m not a lawyer and so with respect to this post I’m a layman. But I have done a lot of work with startups for many years as a CFO and I work at a venture fund. Here’s what I’ve gathered about crowd-funding rules. …Crowdfunding7 min readCrowdfunding7 min read
