The Startup Studio Newsletter | ED35
This week's newsletter features stories from FCTRY LAb, Nowture, and Trend.vc + news from Anthill Spirits, Gharage, Dream VC, Żabka Future Lab, Connectd, & L4 Venture Builder + several new jobs!
Welcome to the Startup Studio newsletter - let’s dive in!
Last week I gave a talk about Studios to a group that is in the startup space but not very familiar with Studios. Naturally, they wanted to understand the differences between Studios, Incubators, and Accelerators. I was easily able to answer these inquiries (if you’re curious, here’s a good read) - but then a question came up about the difference between Startup Studios and Venture Studios.
As we in the Studio sphere know, this is a tricky one.
First and foremost, there’s the school of thought that we shouldn’t confuse people by muddying the waters with too many terms - which I agree with fundamentally.
But the real reason this is a tricky question is that there are a variety of competing opinions across the ecosystem - making it impossible to give a definitive answer.
While I have a specific opinion on this, I wanted to know how others feel - so I ran a poll on LinkedIn which sparked thought-provoking discussions and yielded some interesting results.
Looking at the final poll numbers below, it’s clear that there are conflicting opinions on this topic - it’s almost a 50/50 split between those who think they are the same thing and those who think they are different models.
I’m writing an article with my opinion on this, but I would love to know - what do you think? Join the discussion on LinkedIn and share your view!
Studio Stories
📝 Interview with FCTRY LAb Founder Omar Bailey -ONE37PM
📝 Nowture, from venture capital to venture builder - borntoinvest.com
Studio News
Anthill Spirits Launches Venture Builder Accelerator For Alco-bev Startups
Singapore Venture Studio, Gharage, Launches to Travel And Retail Startups
Dream VC opens application for its 2023 venture capital fellowship
Ministry officially opens sixth batch of Startup Studio Indonesia
Investor and Startup Connection Builder, Connectd, Closes $2.6M in Funding
L4 Venture Builder Takes Minority Stake in Vermiculus Financial Technology
Studio Jobs
Venture Lead - Struck Studio (Remote)
Founder - Antler (Boston, MA, On-site)
Founder in Residence, Hobbyist Matching - Platform Venture Studio (Remote)
Entrepreneur in Residence - FutureSight (Raleigh, NC, On-site)
Web3 Growth Lead - Atomic (Remote)
That’s all for this issue, if you enjoyed it consider sharing with friends and fellow Studio folk. To connect with me, I’m always available on LinkedIn or Twitter!