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How 43North Built a $5M-Per-Year Startup Accelerator in Buffalo (Just Go Grind, Episode #366)

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Episode 366: Justin Gordon interviews Colleen Heidinger, President of 43North, a pioneering startup competition and venture program focused on building Buffalo into a thriving center for innovation and entrepreneurship.

43North invests $5 million annually in companies that relocate to Buffalo through its immersive accelerator program.

Applications now open: https://43north.org/founders/program/

Watch this episode and others on YouTube.

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Show Notes:

00:00 What’s coming in the episode…

00:23 Introduction

01:01 What is 43North?

03:27 The early days of 43North

07:08 Covid days at 43North

09:14 Admission process

16:02 Getting the right partners

19:58 The first IPO from a 43N’s company

21:02 The long-year program

26:53 Why five “$1M” on investment money?

31:02 The impact of 43North

34:50 What’s next?

40:13 Why has 43N succeeded?

41:15 Take a look at the application!

42:22 Reach out to Colleen

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Content provided by Justin Gordon. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Justin Gordon or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

Episode 366: Justin Gordon interviews Colleen Heidinger, President of 43North, a pioneering startup competition and venture program focused on building Buffalo into a thriving center for innovation and entrepreneurship.

43North invests $5 million annually in companies that relocate to Buffalo through its immersive accelerator program.

Applications now open: https://43north.org/founders/program/

Watch this episode and others on YouTube.

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Show Notes:

00:00 What’s coming in the episode…

00:23 Introduction

01:01 What is 43North?

03:27 The early days of 43North

07:08 Covid days at 43North

09:14 Admission process

16:02 Getting the right partners

19:58 The first IPO from a 43N’s company

21:02 The long-year program

26:53 Why five “$1M” on investment money?

31:02 The impact of 43North

34:50 What’s next?

40:13 Why has 43N succeeded?

41:15 Take a look at the application!

42:22 Reach out to Colleen

---

Connect with Justin:

---

What Justin is working on:

  continue reading

371 episodes

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