Fulcrum Venture Accelerator was founded in 2019 by serial social entrepreneur Will Sacks with the mission to empower socially-minded entrepreneurs and help them succeed at raising capital.
Will once created a solar powered race car that he raced from Chicago to Los Angeles and most recently founded Kindara with the mission to empower women everywhere through body literacy. Kindara raised around $9M in angel and venture funding and was acquired in 2018. He and the Fulcrum Venture Accelerator team are based in Boulder CO, and Nashville TN, USA.
Key Moments:
[00:03:32] Solar car project led to entrepreneurship inspiration. Introduced to Robert Kawasaki’s books by friend Gabriel Miranov. Obsessed with creating and getting paid for it. Solar car venture required fundraising and product performance.
[00:07:53] Some businesses struggle with raising money, while others are prepared but need guidance due to changing trends, such as the recent struggles of SVB.
[00:10:41] Tech accelerators focus on business, not fundraising. Founder’s struggle to raise money.
[00:13:51] Record positive vision with hype music. Listen daily.
Find Will Sacks
https://fulcrumventureaccelerator.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamsacks/
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