Idea Village CEO Jon Atkinson has been at the helm of the organization since 2018. Jon Atkinson had big shoes to fill when he took over at the Idea Village in 2018. His predecessor, Tim Williamson, had been the high-profile and very public face of the nonprofit business accelerator since founding it in 2003. But nearly five years later, Atkinson, who came to the position from Loyola University’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Community Development, has quietly made his mark. He’s focused on scaling more companies like Lucid Technology and Levelset — Idea Village startups that both sold in 2021 for a combined $1.5 billion. Atkinson also is focused on building an ecosystem that will continue to attract more outside venture capital to New Orleans and is experimenting with new ways of generating revenue to keep the organization sustainable. That includes adding a three-day paid music festival called NOEW Fest to the otherwise free New Orleans Entrepreneur Week, which will be held March 27-April 1. In this week’s Talking Business, Atkinson discusses the health of the city’s entrepreneurial ecosystem and what’s behind the planned expansion of NOEW. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. You’ve been at the […]
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Invest The Invisible Impact
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Invest The Invisible Impact
