(Los Angeles, California – December, 2018) The International Business Accelerator (IBA) has kicked off Los Angeles’ first blockchain business accelerator with six companies ready to catapult scalable solutions using blockchain technology for global growth. The six groundbreaking companies accepted into the 12-week program, hosted by USC’s Marshall School of Business, are as follows:
- Stephen Karlsgodt of 34Bytes.com deploying cryptocurrency point of sale terminals for retail.
Foreign markets: Colombia, Malaysia & Australia
Dr. John Hsu of iPillDispenser.com to prevent sharing and overdoses of opioids.
Foreign markets: Canada & EU
True Tamplin of TrueTamplin.com will tokenize himself, then public figures.
Foreign markets: Athletes with global recognition
- Farah Allen of TheLABZ.com has a SaaS platform for asset management of music creations.
Foreign markets: UK & Africa
- Veronica Berry of TruDiary.com managing all aspects of women’s clinical health via blockchain
Foreign markest: Japan & Eastern Europe
- Robert Palma of ZPDistribution.com Logistics Infrastructure as a Service for Industrial Hemp.
Foreign market: Thailand, South Africa & Singapore
Of the six companies, four have female-founders and half have cultural minority founders. After three years the IBA boasts 29 portfolio companies with close to 60% women-led and over 40% cultural minorities. A special thanks to long-time partner KPMG for making this exciting and progressive balance possible through scholarships.
In Q1-19, the IBA brings its sophomore Blockchain Accelerator for Global Growth to Silicon Valley. The Menlo Park cohort will again be facilitated by CTO and blockchain expert Barbara Bickham, who mentors at Los Angeles business accelerators Bixel Exchange, Stubbs Alderton’s Precellerator©, Make in LA and others.
The IBA accepts early-stage startups with globally competitive products, technologies and services looking to develop and implement their cross-border expansion strategy. Participants receive a 12-week intern, weekly business coaching, and access to mentors, market research, consulting services, education, funders and more.
The current IBA Blockchain for Global Growth program catapults companies into global markets using blockchain technology and proven business acceleration techniques. “This access to blockchain know-how and extensive one-on-one global business strategy is simply not available in any other program," says IBA founder Christopher Lynch, an international business expert and international business professor.
Participating blockchain companies receive and have access to:
- Business coaching and consulting to build, deploy and implement the blockchain,
- Market research and development of a company-tailored cross-border growth strategy,
- A 12-week intern to help with administrative duties surrounding the cohort curriculum,
- Proven business acceleration techniques for entering the global market using blockchain technology,
- Training and readiness in funding, financing tools and resources and ICO/STOs,
- Continued support through the completion of their first international sale.
(Los Angeles, California – December, 2018) The International Business Accelerator (IBA) has kicked off Los Angeles’ first blockchain business accelerator with six companies ready to catapult scalable solutions using blockchain technology for global growth. The six groundbreaking companies accepted into the 12-week program, hosted by USC’s Marshall School of Business, are as follows:
1. Stephen Karlsgodt of 34Bytes.com deploying cryptocurrency point of sale terminals for retail. Foreign markets: Colombia, Malaysia & Australia
2. Dr. John Hsu of iPillDispenser.com to prevent sharing and overdoses of opioids.
Foreign markets: Canada & EU
3. True Tamplin of TrueTamplin.com will tokenize himself, then public figures. Foreign markets: Athletes with global recognition
4. Farah Allen of TheLABZ.com has a SaaS platform for asset management of music creations. Foreign markets: UK & Africa
5. Veronica Berry of TruDiary.com managing all aspects of women’s clinical health via blockchain. Foreign markets: Japan & Eastern Europe
6. Robert Palma of ZPDistribution.com Logistics Infrastructure as a Service for Industrial Hemp. Foreign market: Thailand, South Africa & Singapore
Of the six companies, four have female-founders and half have cultural minority founders. After three years the IBA boasts 29 portfolio companies with close to 60% women-led and over 40% cultural minorities. A special thanks to long-time partner KPMG for making this exciting and progressive balance possible through scholarships.
(Los Angeles, California – December, 2018) The International Business Accelerator (IBA) has kicked off Los Angeles’ first blockchain business accelerator with six companies ready to catapult scalable solutions using blockchain technology for global growth. The six groundbreaking companies accepted into the 12-week program, hosted by USC’s Marshall School of Business, are as follows:
In Q1-19, the IBA brings its sophomore Blockchain Accelerator for Global Growth to Silicon Valley. The Menlo Park cohort will again be facilitated by CTO and blockchain expert Barbara Bickham, who mentors at Los Angeles business accelerators Bixel Exchange, Stubbs Alderton’s Precellerator©, Make in LA and others.
The IBA accepts early-stage startups with globally competitive products, technologies and services looking to develop and implement their cross-border expansion strategy. Participants receive a 12-week intern, weekly business coaching, and access to mentors, market research, consulting services, education, funders and more.
The current IBA Blockchain for Global Growth program catapults companies into global markets using blockchain technology and proven business acceleration techniques. “This access to blockchain know-how and extensive one-on-one global business strategy is simply not available in any other program," says IBA founder Christopher Lynch, an international business expert and international business professor.
Participating blockchain companies receive and have access to:
- Business coaching and consulting to build, deploy and implement the blockchain,
- Market research and development of a company-tailored cross-border growth strategy,
- A 12-week intern to help with administrative duties surrounding the cohort curriculum,
- Proven business acceleration techniques for entering the global market using blockchain technology,
- Training and readiness in funding, financing tools and resources and ICO/STOs,
- Continued support through the completion of their first international sale.
The remaining workshops include:
12/19 - Legal, regulatory, tax and accounting essentials for blockchain companies.
1/9: Smart contracts// Finance (Crowdfunding, VC, Angel and Debt Financing)
1/23: Web 3.0 stack, cyber security // Customer care, operations management, banking and foreign exchange
2/9: Incubate USC’s 2018 Demo Day at Marshall School of Business
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To learn more about the International Business Accelerator cohorts and services, business owners are media invited to visit IBA’s website at www.IBA.io/iba-blockchain or contact Michael McClune at (310) 319.1199 and IBA.at.LAX@gmail.com. The Blockchain for Global Growth cohort has a $5,000 program fee, comes with an intern and a limited number of scholarships may be available. Applications for 2019 cohorts at USC and Silicon Valley’s Menlo Park are here: https://bit.ly/2Oymqtu here.