We’re thrilled to announce the launch of Venture Asheville Elevate, our entrepreneurship program designed to help founders of high-growth startups simultaneously navigate the practical day-to-day challenges of building great companies and develop their personal skills as leaders and CEOs.
- Mentorship modeled on MIT’s Venture Mentoring Service
- Peer-to-Peer Advising delivered through Vistage International
Entrepreneurs accepted into Elevate learn how to perfect their products and services; identify, enter and grow new markets; build business organizations; seek funding; and become effective leaders and CEOs.
Want to know more? RSVP here to attend an info session on Elevate held Tuesday, 12/1 at noon-1pm at the Chamber of Commerce (36 Montford Ave).
Meet a few of our mentors:
- Missy Sherburne, Chief Partnerships Officer (and 3rd hire) at DonorsChoose.org
- Jacob Haug, Director of Software Development At Kimmel & Associates, former Apple software engineer and team lead
- Jeremiah Smith, VP of Sales at Modus Create with startup experience at VC backed ventures such as Opower, Recyclebank, Olo and PlanGrid
- Trevor Lohrbeer, Chief Date Scientist at Teikametrics, which acquired the previous venture he founded, LabEscape
- Jonathan James, Chief Marketing Officer at CompuCom, a $2 Billion infrastructure technology provider
Congratulations to the first four ventures accepted into Elevate:
Applications are open for 6 remaining slots in the first class of 10 entrepreneurs in Elevate and will continue to be reviewed on a rolling basis. Hurry, the deadline to apply is Friday, 12/4/15. The program is free to entrepreneurs for their entire first year of participation.
Get more details and APPLY here by 12/4.
