19 - Start-Up Funding, Accelerators, and Clean Tech
Start Canada Podcast
English - June 22, 2020 09:30 - 50 minutes - 73.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsBusiness Technology business businesstips canada canadian entrepreneur growth incubator innovation innovationalley manitoba Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
This week on Start Podcast, host Margaux Miller speaks with Scott Russell, Co-Founder and CEO of SolarSkyrise, a data analytics company that provides architects, engineers, and real estate owners with data to generate new revenue streams from unused vertical real estate on buildings.
SolarSkyrise's founder explains how to access funding, deal with start-up stress, and exist in the prop tech and clean tech space. Scott believes in doing strong research, knowing your strengths, and concentrating on what’s meaningful.
If you want a crash course on start-up grants and accelerator programs, and you love talking new tech applications, then this episode is for you!
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Find SolarSkyrise Online Here:
https://www.solarskyrise.com/Social Media:
Facebook @SolarSkyrise Twitter @SolarSkyrise Instagram @SolarSkyrise LinkedIn @SolarSkyrise
Scott’s Recommended Resources:
Book: Edward Snowden’s Permanent Record Fun TV Shows: Rick and Morty; Too Hot to Handle Clean Tech Resource: NREL - National Renewable Energy LabShout Out to Organizations Mentioned by Scott in this Episode:
Y Combinator IRAP Funding Innovation Growth Program North Forge Technology Exchange---------
SHOW NOTES
3:13 to 4:55 Clean Tech vs. Prop Tech
5:26 to 8:14 Accelerators, Competitions, and Mentorship Programs
8:15 to 11:00 Picking a Good Team and Getting Started
11:05 to 14:52 Grant Funding; what funders are looking for and what you should look for too
15:00 to 19:32 Preparing for a Round of Seed Funding and Pitching to VCs
19:35 to 21:53 The Effects of Covid-19 on Start-Up Funding
23:14 to 24:49 SPEED ROUND
24:50 to 28:50 What It’s Like When Things Get Tough; Knowing Your Strengths
28:52 to 30:55 Running Different Businesses at the Same Time; Concentrating on What’s Meaningful
30:56 to 38:26 Dealing with Difficult Conversations and Situations as a Start-Up Founder
38:27 to 42:55 Canadian Prairies Start-Up Ecosystem
42:57 to 46:52 Myths to Being an Entrepreneur