The Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR) Program at Elevate Blue will consist of a team of serial entrepreneurs with experience in the commercialization process of startup web and mobile B2b and B2C technology companies. These outstanding individuals will work side by side with the Elevate Blue founders to identify, evaluate and support the development of new technologies and spin-off companies in a budding entrepreneurial Northern Nevada ecosystem. The EIR’s work closely with our founders, startup teams, and our ecosystem partners to drive opportunity and strategies forward including; identifying exciting new ideas to stimulate the creation of startups, support the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Northern Nevada, provide an enhanced ‘deal flow pipeline’, provide a mechanism which allows better technology transfer from institutions and supports technology based economic development, promotes Elevate Blue Innovation and Northern Nevada job creation
Elevate Blue Labs will be a program for early stage companies. It will be a 180 day program in Lake Tahoe created to provide new founders with the right funding, the right company structure, and the right foundation to build and launch a company. With years of experience building products and operating companies, the Elevate Blue partners and team will share their knowledge on how to design, build, launch, and scale great companies