Lumiate vs Startup Science

Reduce stress and anxiety while using your laptop productively

Whether it be deadlines, commitments, or just the belief that you are behind, feelings of busyness and stress go hand in hand. It's the worst time find stress relief, but it's when you need it most. Lumiate works while you work, reducing stress and anxiety while you stay focused. Lumiate continuously pulses the hue of the screen like the breath cycle, fading into the background like music during work, but available for light-guided meditation and deep breathing when needed. And when it is time to take a break and renew your energy, guided meditation is just a click away.

Location: Denver, United States

Giving founders an unfair advantage

To help startups design their success, 1 founder at a time.

Why? Because wealth inequality is directly tied to entrepreneurship. 95% of people who get out of check-to-check living do so by selling a business.

It started with researching why, how, and when startups fail. We did 1,200 interviews and spent months reading the research to understand the 90% failure rate. We learned that founders keep making the same mistakes and these mistakes can be avoided. And the problems that lead to these mistakes center around people, knowledge, and financial resources.

Accelerators are designed to help startups solve these problems. But only 2% of startups who apply, are accepted into accelerators. 60% of rejected founders “failed to complete the application due to lack of knowledge.” And 70% of those startups who are accepted, came through a referral. So if you don’t know the language or are not connected into the ecosystem already your chances are slim.

Location: Santa Cruz, United States