Fieldbook Studio

?? Exciting Entreprenurial Opportunity! ?? Fieldbook Studio is on the hunt for an experienced entrepreneur to steer a new incubated #retailtech startup through its pivotal early stages! This is your chance to make a profound impact from day one. Are you ready to lead, innovate, and drive success in Arkansas? We want to hear from you! ???Apply now: Job Posting in Comments #Entrepreneurship #StartupLife

Evolving Venture Studios Beyond the Fireworks Stage ?? Venture Studios have scaled quickly over the last 10 years, riding the hype cycle of B2B software-as-a-service opportunities -- delivering asymmetric new venture success along the way. However, with the venture capital-backed launch of countless B2B SaaS products now resulting in higher churn, building a SaaS company resembles lighting a firework: it dazzles momentarily, then leaves nothing but smoke. ?????? The B2B SaaS market is also oversaturated, and many eager founders face diminishing chances of success. Venture Studios focusing solely on building B2B SaaS companies, rather than creating unique market advantages, risk falling into this trap. More than ever, a Venture Studio’s success comes from establishing unique advantages that go beyond just launching another software product. To build sustainable companies, venture studios need to: 1?? Solve for Early Customers - Secure unfair access to early, loyal customers to survive. The best advantage is solving for distribution from day one. 2?? Offer Robust Infrastructure - Ensure the Venture Studio’s network is easily accessible to founders to support their sales pipeline, fundraising, and talent acquisition. 3?? Find a Specialty - Align the Venture Studio around a specialty to develop a growing knowledge base that makes new solutions more likely to be indispensable. By focusing on these critical, evolved elements that go beyond table stakes, Venture Studios can continue to create enduring businesses in an increasingly competitive market. #VentureStudios #StartupStudios #SaaS

Fieldbook is made possible in part through SSBCI funding, and we're excited to pioneer how this impacts economic growth in Arkansas through our venture studio. If you work in state economic development agencies or philanthropic organizations, join us on August 8 for a webinar to learn from industry leaders about leveraging this fantastic program. Save your spot here, and High Alpha Innovation will send you a calendar invite! https://lnkd.in/gU38eN5b #VentureBuilding #SSBCI #ArkansasEntreprenuership

Fieldbook is made possible in part through SSBCI funding, and we're excited to pioneer how this impacts economic growth in Arkansas through our venture studio. If you work in state economic development agencies or philanthropic organizations, join us on August 8 for a webinar to learn from industry leaders about leveraging this fantastic program. Save your spot here, and High Alpha Innovation will send you a calendar invite! https://lnkd.in/gU38eN5b #VentureBuilding #SSBCI #ArkansasEntreprenuership

We’ve been hard at work the last 16 weeks preparing two concepts that have spun out of the studio in preparation for today: Pitch Day. This week was a culmination of dozens of interviews with experts in the retail value chain (specifically in the retail brokerage and CPG space), hundreds of hours of research and prototyping, and support from our friends and colleagues near and far as we look to launch our first company out of the studio this fall. A huge thank you to all who came out today to provide feedback and support! ?? #venturebuilding #retailvaluechain Josh Stanley Matt Casanova Nick Wichert Lars Hamilton Lesa Mitchell Ryan Larcom Courtney Ulrich Smith Mason McClelland Rachel Levitt Maxwell von Doepp Casey Kelly Pérez Aaron Wilson Bri Suitt High Alpha Innovation

We'll share more about this soon, but we can't help but thank our amazing partners, community, and vendors for helping us celebrate the launch of Fieldbook last night! ?? VentureWell Walton Family Foundation Arkansas Development Finance Authority High Alpha Innovation

For many who have reached out in light of the tornadoes that struck home for us, firstly, we're all safe and more grateful than ever for this incredible community. ?? Secondly, we're still celebrating Fieldbook's launch tomorrow. We need something to celebrate in the midst of this. Doors will open at 5:00 at The Record, and programming will begin at 5:30. We can't wait to celebrate together! ?? If you haven't already, please tell us you're coming by RSVPing here: https://lnkd.in/gwAMV6bC

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Managing Partner Josh Stanley introduced Fieldbook at the Midcon VC Summit last week alongside Yee-Lin Lai of Walton Family Foundation and Lane Patterson of HIGHWAY Ventures. Midcon VC was a great experience with an estimated $1.5 trillion of investable capital in attendance! ?? #ArkansasVentureStudio #VentureBuilding

?? Join us to celebrate our launch of Fieldbook Studio with our amazing partners at High Alpha Innovation, VentureWell, Walton Family Foundation, Arkansas Development Finance Authority, and Cartwheel Startup Studio. You'll hear about our shared vision for the studio, and what you can expect from us, interactively learn more about our process, and of course, eat some good food. ?? Space is limited but you can reserve your spot here: https://lnkd.in/gwAMV6bC Elliott Parker Josh Stanley Ryan Larcom Lesa Mitchell Kathryn Carlisle Matt Casanova