Principled Business

Accelerator 2024

Liberty Ventures is excited to launch a new accelerator helping values-aligned entrepreneurs develop their leadership skills, their networks, and their businesses.

There is no financial cost to founders participating. The cost is your time and high expectations for participation and engagement to get the most out of the accelerator and contribute to the movement.

Who This Is For?

Any entrepreneur who values a free and prosperous future and has started a business that has under $500,000 in ARR.

Benefits of the Principled Business Accelerator for Entrepreneurs

  • Top Accelerator Companies will receive scholarships to attend the the New York Principled Business Summit and pitch investors  on September 18-19 in NYC

  • Mentorship from Successful Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders

  • Peer Group of Values-Aligned Entrepreneurs

  • Access to seasoned leaders in the Principled Business Network

  • Direct support with go to market strategy, lead generation, scalability, and more

What makes Principled Business different is our emphasis on growing the network of values-aligned business leaders. Through the Principled Business Accelerator, you'll get opportunities to meet and develop collaborative relationships with mentors, fellow entrepreneurs, and potential partners, who are all committed to your success as someone who shares the same values. This includes:

Speakers & Mentors (with more to come)

  • Victor Cho

    Former CEO, Evite

    Current Founder of Emovid

  • Michael Gibson

    1517 Fund

Accelerator Schedule

Applications close on April 30, 2024

Feb - May

Pre-Accelerator:

All accelerator participants are expected to complete preliminary readings/trainings before beginning the Principled Business Accelerator: 

  • Y Combinator's Startup School

  • Conscious Capitalism by John Mackey and Raj Sisodia

  • Good Profit by Charles Koch

  • Good to Great by James Collins

  • Nail It, Then Scale It by Nathan Furr, Paul Ahlstrom

  • Fanatical Prospecting by Jeb Blount

February - May

JUN

Month 1

Entrepreneurs will have a weekly Zoom call (the entire program is virtual) and homework assignment to develop their business. Completion of all assignments on time is required to be invited to the following week's call.

June

JUL

Month 2

The top companies that complete all of the homework assignments will be paired with a Mentor from the Liberty Ventures Advisors Network. During this month, the entrepreneurs will meet exclusively with the Advisor on a weekly basis to get tailored mentorship.

July

AUG

Months 3-4

Every other week, companies will meet with either their Advisor or with the rest of their Cohort to share their progress and challenges.

August and September

SEP

Principled Business Conference

At the end of the Accelerator, the top companies that have completed the  program successfully will receive scholarships to pitch investors at the Principled Business Conference in New York City on September 19th.

September 19th

 FAQs

  • Principled Business Accelerator is entirely free.

  • Any entrepreneur who values a free and prosperous future and has started a business that has under $500,000 in ARR.

  • We recommend inviting your co-founders to participate with you.

  • The program includes pre-accelerator readings and trainings, followed by a 3-month accelerator. In the first month, entrepreneurs have weekly calls and assignments. In the second month, the top 5 companies get tailored mentorship. In the last two months, companies share progress with their cohort and advisors. The program culminates in a pitch competition at the Principled Business Conference in NYC.

  • Registrations open on February 1st and close on May 1st. The accelerator begins on June 1st, with the top participants being chosen to continue on in the program after the first mont and then the top participants from that group being invited to the pitch competition, which takes place on September 25th at the Principled Business Conference.

  • Entrepreneurs interested in applying can register starting February 1st until May 1st. You can apply by clicking on the “Participate” button on our website.

  • The Principled Business Mentors and Accelerator organizers will choose the finalists who will be invited to pitch at the Principled Business Conference in September.