{"id":323,"date":"2020-03-03T23:55:31","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T04:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/cedarville-stories\/?p=323"},"modified":"2020-03-03T16:31:17","modified_gmt":"2020-03-03T21:31:17","slug":"323","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/cedarville-stories\/2020\/323\/","title":{"rendered":"S2:E8 | Dick Blanc"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dick Blanc \u201982 is Executive Director of the newly formed Beyond Startup Accelerator, the business incubator at Cedarville University. Blanc has always liked venturing into the unknown, whether it\u2019s sailing across the Atlantic Ocean at age 19 with a bunch of buddies or bootstrapping an entrepreneurial venture. He thrives when he\u2019s given a clean sheet of paper and time to dream. But even a courageous captain needs dependable ways to navigate strange and exciting waters. That\u2019s where Blanc\u2019s yearly practice of reading through the Bible and tapping into the wisdom and counsel of a trustworthy and godly crew of friends comes in.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 180px;\" src=\"https:\/\/share.transistor.fm\/e\/ea79bc85\/dark\" width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blanc is the Executive Director for the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cedarville.edu\/Academic-Schools-and-Departments\/Business-Administration\/Entrepreneurial-Accelerator.aspx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beyond Startup Accelerator<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which connects student and alumni entrepreneurs with expert counsel and potential sources of investment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the last 25-30 years, Blanc has made a habit of reading the entire Bible through in a year. 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