Not 1, but 2 EIRs for BNE3!

RCL Accelerator
Jul 28, 2017 · 3 min read

We are super pumped to announce that both industry veterans Mike Knapp and Llew Jury will assume the mantle of Entrepreneur-in-Residence for our third Accelerator Program, BNE3, powered by muru-D.

Mike Knapp, co-founder and ex-chief technology officer of startup success story, Shoes of Prey, and founder of Mottle, will become the Program’s technical EIR. A former Google employee with a strong technical capability for building products, Knapp will assist the startup companies with technical programming, user interface and experience, system architecture and product vision.

“Being part of the River City Labs Accelerator Program is an amazing opportunity to give back to the ecosystem and help Queensland develop the next wave of startups. There’s really nothing we can’t achieve with the right resources.” — Mike Knapp

Mike Knapp

Llew Jury is the founder and Chair of Reload Business Group, one of Australia’s leading digital marketing groups that includes Reload Media, Reload Consulting, Reload Digital (UK) and Reload Media (NZ). Based in 4 countries with 75 staff, Reload partners with clients offering digital marketing strategy, SEO, PPC, digital media buying, content marketing and social media marketing.

As a business development EIR, Llew will play a pivotal role in helping the startup teams develop the required business acumen to help them grow by advising them on commercial agreements, market research, go-to-market strategies, business models and capital raising.

Llew Jury

“I’m excited by the opportunity to give back and play my part in growing the next crop of startups coming out of RCL as part of BNE3.

“There’s some really great entrepreneurial spirit and talent here in Brisbane and it’s an opportune time for disruptive ideas to develop into fully fledged businesses.” — Llew Jury

Both Llew and Mike will be available throughout the program part-time, along with 2 killer full-time resources. Changing up our model this year (from the previous 1 full time EIR) will have greater impact on the startups lucky enough to be picked for BNE3.

Our EIRs & their combined ‘superpowers’, experience and expertise in the global entrepreneurial ecosystem will propel BNE3 startups to optimal growth!

Want to work alongside Mike & Llew?

Applications for BNE3 will open next week on 3rd August so keep your eyes peeled for details and links to the formal application on our website: http://accelerator.rivercitylabs.net

RCL Accelerator Blog

River City Labs Accelerator, powered by muru-D

RCL Accelerator

Written by

Brisbane based tech startup accelerator, powered by muru-D

RCL Accelerator Blog

River City Labs Accelerator, powered by muru-D

Welcome to a place where words matter. On Medium, smart voices and original ideas take center stage - with no ads in sight. Watch
Follow all the topics you care about, and we’ll deliver the best stories for you to your homepage and inbox. Explore
Get unlimited access to the best stories on Medium — and support writers while you’re at it. Just $5/month. Upgrade