Growing the Future

Business Teacher to Tech Startups

Episode Summary

In this episode of the Growing the Future Podcast, class is in session.  Dan learns from former business teacher turned tech startup Jordan McFarlen. Jordan is the Tech Incubator at Cultivator powered by Conexus and Co founder of Big Idea Camp.

Episode Notes

In this episode of the Growing the Future Podcast, class is in session.  Dan learns from former business teacher turned tech startup Jordan McFarlen.

Jordan is the Tech Incubator at Cultivator powered by Conexus and Co founder of Big Idea Camp. He has a passion for helping entrepreneurs of all ages and stages and believes creating community is the most rewarding thing you can do.

Right now you can find him accelerating Canadas top early stage ag-tech companies some of which have previously been on the show!

Since launching in 2019, Cultivator has supported over 50 companies that has raised over $30 million in private capital and public funding. Learn how Jordan and the team at cultivator bridge the gap on launching and scaling startups

Jordans story of teaching to ag-tech is truly inspiring and  you won’t want to miss it

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How Jordan went from business teacher to Tech Incubator
• Who is Cultivator
• The difference Jordan sees between young and older entrepreneurs
• The scope of ag innovations
• How the name Cultivator came to be
• Who are the stakeholders and what are their positions
• Where are they finding hotspots in development
• Where is the accelerator fund focused on now
• The process of working with a startup
• Entrepreneurial life cycles Jordan has seen in his career so far
• What the before and after transformation looks like when taking this program
• Who have they brought in to make a difference
• Where is all the money coming from
• What works for founders and what doesn’t
• Where they see a gap on some of the biggest problems that could be solved
• How safe are startups after they go through the course, failure rates
• How you can get involved
• What is the Million Acres Project
• Jordans messages to new founders
• What Jordan would be a founder of if he had a startup

Connect with Jordan:

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/mcfarljo

Linkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-mcfarlen/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mcfarljo/
 

Find Cultivator at:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cultivatorsk/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/cultivatorsk

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cultivatorsk

Website: https://www.cultivator.ca
 

Aberhart Family of Companies:

https://aberhartagsolutions.ca

https://aberhartfarms.com

https://suregrowth.ca

https://www.convergencegrowth.com

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