Tue, 21 June 2022
How to Measure Impact Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Impact startups provide not only a product or service but also a social or environmental impact. Impact startups need to know how to measure their impact in addition to their financial return. Here are some ways to measure it: The startup could measure the impact for each unit sold. This works well when the impact is the same for each customer. An example would be a bottle-less solution for water distribution. The startup could measure the impact based on a sample and then extrapolate across the entire business. This works well when the impact is not exactly the same for each customer. An example would be the graduation rate of a student through an education program. The startup could look at comparable solutions with a stated impact and adopt those metrics. An example would be the reduction in carbon emissions based on reduced fuel usage. The startup could apply that metric to their own user base. Impact investors will look for impact metrics from the startup, so it’s important to measure and track it. For more episodes from Investor Connect, please visit the site at: http://investorconnect.org Check out our other podcasts here: https://investorconnect.org/ For Feedback please contact info@tencapital.group Please follow, share, and leave a review. Music courtesy of Bensound. |
Tue, 21 June 2022
On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Gary Acosta, Managing Partner and President at L’ATTITUDE Ventures (LAT VC), and Co-founder and CEO at the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP). Headquartered in San Diego, California, LAT VC is a purpose-led venture fund that invests in early-stage US Latino-led and owned businesses. NAHREP - also headquartered in San Diego, California - is a purpose-driven organization that is propelled by a passionate combination of entrepreneurial spirit, cultural heritage, and the advocacy of its members. Its mission is to advance sustainable Hispanic homeownership. NAHREP is one of the nation’s largest real estate trade associations with over 30,000 members and 80 local chapters. Gary has founded several successful mortgage, real estate, and technology companies, including Prado Mortgage, New Vista Asset Management, CounselorMax, and RealEstateEspanol.com. Gary advises startups and investors and discusses the status of the real estate industry and how he sees it evolving. He also shares his investment thesis and speaks about some of the challenges Hispanic startups face. Visit L’ATTITUDE Ventures at https://lat.vc/, on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/latvc/, and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/LAttitudeVC. Visit NAHREP at https://nahrep.org/, on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/nahrep/, and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/nahrep. Reach out to Gary at gacosta@nahrep.org, on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/gary-acosta, and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/garynahrep. ____________________________________________________________________ For more episodes from Investor Connect, please visit the site at: http://investorconnect.org Check out our other podcasts here: https://investorconnect.org/ For Feedback please contact info@tencapital.group Please follow, share, and leave a review. Music courtesy of Bensound. |