{"id":3838,"date":"2013-11-01T07:00:51","date_gmt":"2013-11-01T13:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tested-neuron.flywheelsites.com\/?p=3838"},"modified":"2015-03-01T18:50:12","modified_gmt":"2015-03-02T01:50:12","slug":"interview-with-impact-investor-social-venture-capital-101","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unreasonablegroup.com\/articles\/interview-with-impact-investor-social-venture-capital-101\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Impact Investor: Social Venture Capital 101"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Bio:<\/strong> Wes Selke is Founding Director of Hub Ventures, a startup accelerator for entrepreneurs building a better world.\u00a0Hub Ventures, which is part of the Global Accelerator Network championed by TechStars, helps world-changing entrepreneurs build their startups better and faster with funding, mentorship, peer collaboration, workshops, and investor connections.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"center\"><p>You have to welcome an investor into your story and make them believe. <span id=\"tweetquote\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=http:\/\/ow.ly\/JNyEx&amp;via=unreasonable&amp;text=&quot;You have to welcome an investor into your story and make them believe. &quot;\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i> Tweet This Quote<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Wes is also the Investment Manager for Good Capital\u2019s Social Enterprise Expansion Fund, where he leads deal sourcing, due diligence, transaction execution, and portfolio management.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wes Selke, founding director of HUB Ventures, really digs bringing innovation to life. 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