The third annual What’s Next Longevity Business Academy began this month, running from April 5th through May 10th, with discussions and presentations by experts that offer comprehensive learning for those involved in the $9 trillion longevity economy.
The academy consists of six weeks of business classes on:
All culminating in the What’s Next Longevity Venture Summit from June 6th-8th.
This week’s session hosted by Mary Furlong and Fred Fiskin included insights from key players in the longevity economy speaking on pilot projects and the methods used to find product/market fit with the right partner.
While all the speakers spoke about the importance of finding the right product and market fit, each of them had key takeaways to help other organizations in this space look for suitable product/market fits.
Paul Stich the CEO of Countable, a platform that helps build communities for a variety of organizations kicked off the session. He spoke about his experience in this area and as a professor teaching entrepreneurship.
Some of his key points were:
He highlighted three key takeaways from it.
Jeff Clark the Community Living Section Manager from the Wyoming Department of Health in the Aging Division was looking to bridge the digital divide, help decrease social isolation, and create more equity for people in rural areas. He worked with Lawrence Kosick the Co-founder of GetSetUp, an interactive social learning platform for older adults, to make his virtual learning platform available to Wyoming’s older adults in order to empower them to learn, share, and thrive.
Some of their key points were:
Lisa Taylor the CEO of iN2L works with resident engagement and started to work as a preferred provider with Courtney Baldridge the Corporate Strategist of USAging, the umbrella agency linking 620 area agencies on aging across the US, created to meet the needs of the Older Americans Act. Together they are working to solve some of the issues around social isolation for participating area agencies on aging.
Some of their key points were:
These keys to the success of product and market fit are what define successful partnerships. Be sure to implement these tips and tools into your next joint venture!
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