Ep. 56 Raleigh NC: Will McGuire - The forming of INCOLO, a startup traction studio for North Carolina founders

<p>1:34 - Why Will started INCOLO (formerly Crowdfund NC)</p><p>2:27 - How the INCLO program works</p><p>“It’s not just about investment… It’s about what the business is doing to grow it’s revenue, grow a really good team and grow partner channels"</p><p>3:09 - Investment crowdfunding a sales arm, marketing arm, or supply chain channel</p><p>Case study: BatteryXchange </p><p>5:06 - How Will knows a company is ready to accelerate growth</p><p>6:37 - Finding a community that resonates with your product is a must - do that before raising money<br />7:20 -  How founders get started with the programs:</p><p>Runway, Launch, & Growth </p><p>8:54 - How local entrepreneurs helped build the INCOLO programs</p><p>10:40 - An alternative to the “Fundraise or bust” mentality </p><p>11:06 -The mistakes Will sees founders make going into the program</p><p>11:45 - Taking the vision of a founder and narrowing that down to what they need to do today.</p><p>12:04 - "Focus on your invest-ability… with an eye on exit-ablility "</p><p>14:33 - Is the lack of Investment crowdfunding raises in the SE an investor problem or a founder problem?</p><p>15:37 - Why Will started investing through Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF)</p><p>16:53 - The original idea of Vicinity</p><p>17:40 - Where the majority of investment comes from in crowdfunding campaigns</p>