If there’s one science where Long Island is lacking, it’s geography.
The region has everything it needs to be a hub of 21st Century venture investment – world-class research, next-generation talent, cutting-edge technology and a thriving innovation-economy ecosystem – but it’s spread out over two counties, dozens of municipalities and more than 1,000 square miles.
Enter ambitious nonprofit business booster Accelerate Long Island – determined to unify these disparate resources into a well-oiled nexus for both entrepreneurs and investors – and Dan Lloyd, Accelerate’s accomplished program director and the founder of successful community-minded nonprofit Minority Millennials.
In today’s episode, the son of a preacher man-turned-“civic entrepreneur” discusses his unique approach to social equality and the immense challenge of melding Long Island’s far-flung commercialization corners into a single socioeconomic entity – plus the ups and downs of the music industry, the joys of family and the legend of (arguably) New Jersey’s greatest sandwich.
