Disruption Interruption podcast host and veteran communications disruptor, Karla Jo Helms, recently sat down with William McGuire, Founder and CEO of Incolo, to find out how he is disrupting the way entrepreneurs shape their ideas into investable businesses.
TAMPA BAY, Fla., Sept. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- A year after many venture capitalists promised that they would set aside funds dedicated to founders from historically marginalized communities, in the first half of 2021, the funding that went to black-owned startups represented only 1.2% of the total venture capital (VC) funding. (1) Among the challenges facing startups in need of funding, diversity and inclusion and the importance of crowdfunding are more important than ever in the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Enter disruptor William McGuire, investment visionary, who explains to Karla Jo Helms, the host of the Disruption/Interruption podcast, that crowdfunding is no longer just the alternative to venture capital or angel investors – it's one of the best ways for founders to fund and grow a business. His program revolutionizes how entrepreneurs shape their ideas into investable businesses. Through education, expert guidance, and the power of community, he's paving the way for a future where funding and building businesses becomes an inclusive, community-driven endeavor.
McGuire points out that "There is so much that founders are missing out on right now because they have never been fundamentally asked the question or even legally been allowed to take capital from somebody unless they're a wealthy individual, an accredited investor, or a banker." He and Karla Jo discuss his goal of fixing capitalism for communities.
Key takeaways:
- The importance of diversity and inclusivity in the entrepreneurial ecosystem
- How understanding capital stacking methods can improve entrepreneurial success
- How a community-owned city can make an impact
- Common challenges faced by early-stage tech companies in securing funding
Links:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamhillmcguire/
Company website: https://incolo.io/
Disruption Interruption is the podcast where you'll hear from today's biggest Industry Disruptors. Learn what motivated them to bring about innovation and how they overcame opposition to adoption.
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About Disruption Interruption:
Disruption is happening on an unprecedented scale, impacting all manner of industries — MedTech, Finance, IT, eCommerce, shipping, and logistics, and more — and COVID has moved their timelines up a full decade or more. But WHO are these disruptors, and when did they say, "THAT'S IT! I'VE HAD IT!"? Time to Disrupt and Interrupt with host Karla Jo "KJ" Helms, veteran communications disruptor. KJ interviews bad a**es who are disrupting their industries and altering economic networks that have become antiquated with an establishment resistant to progress. She delves into uncovering secrets from industry rebels and quiet revolutionaries that uncover common traits — and not-so-common — that are changing our economic markets … and lives. Visit the world's key pioneers that persist to success, despite arrows in their backs at http://www.disruptioninterruption.com
About Karla Jo Helms:
Karla Jo Helms is the Chief Evangelist and Anti-PR® Strategist for JOTO PR Disruptors™.
Karla Jo learned firsthand how unforgiving business can be when millions of dollars are on the line — and how the control of public opinion often determines whether one company is happily chosen, or another is brutally rejected. Being an alumnus of crisis management, Karla Jo has worked with litigation attorneys, private investigators, and the media to help restore companies of goodwill into the good graces of public opinion — Karla Jo operates on the ethic of getting it right the first time, not relying on second chances and doing what it takes to excel. Helms speaks globally on public relations, how the PR industry itself has lost its way and how, in the right hands, corporations can harness the power of Anti-PR to drive markets and impact market perception.
About Will McGuire:
Since 2016, Will has gone from being an investor in one startup to being an investor-advisor in 90+ private companies from CRE, to main street, to high growth tech. He started Incolo to create a world where his children and others could fund and build companies together with anyone. His vision is a community owned city – dirt to tower, coffee shop to aerospace – all businesses in part owned by those who call it home.
References:
1. Poirier, Gerry. "How Can Founders From Marginalized Communities Run Successful Crowdfunding Campaigns?", Forbes, 22May2023, forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2023/05/22/how-can-founders-from-marginalized-communities-run-successful-crowdfunding-campaigns/?sh=c648eed320a1.
Media Contact
Karla Jo Helms, JOTO PR, 727-777-4619, [email protected], jotopr.com
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