This post was written by Heather Hingston, a Compass Fellowship alumna, a Compass Mentor at American University, and Founder of the [blank] canvas. 

When I was an eensy-weensy high school student, I organized benefit shows in church basements for a charity about which I was very passionate. It had numerous challenges: finding an adult to sign the church’s contract, scrounging up $350 (only $150 of which would be returned as it was a deposit), getting six bands who were civil and peaceful and shared our values without being too expensive, marketing, and finding someone—ANYONE—to run sound.

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Just today, our friends at the Unreasonable Institute have launched an interactive and interesting showcase of 45 entrepreneurial ventures called the Unreasonable Marketplace. These finalists were selected from over 300 applicants in 60 countries. Each presented a financially self-sustaining venture that could possibly serve the needs of at least 1 million people as well as demonstrating customer validation through sales or pilots. According to the Unreasonable Institute, the ability to garner public support and fans is a direct measure of a venture’s success.

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The Unreasonable Institute is searching for the world’s most brilliant, ambitious, and innovative early-stage entrepreneurs who will be remembered by history as having changed the world!  Apply today!

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