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EPISODE · Mar 20, 2026 · 9 MIN

The Money Isn’t the Problem

from The Disruption Lab · host Kevin McGinnis

Everyone assumes that underinvested communities, early-stage ecosystems, and emerging innovation hubs need more money. More grants. More venture. More philanthropic dollars. But the evidence from 50+ conversations on this show tells a different story. The communities and companies that are actually building durable growth aren’t the ones that raised the most capital. They’re the ones where the capital was designed — with the right governance, the right accountability, and the right timeline.

Everyone assumes that underinvested communities, early-stage ecosystems, and emerging innovation hubs need more money. More grants. More venture. More philanthropic dollars. But the evidence from 50+ conversations on this show tells a different story. The communities and companies that are actually building durable growth aren’t the ones that raised the most capital. They’re the ones where the capital was designed — with the right governance, the right accountability, and the right timeline.

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