Kevin Monserrat - The Innovation Ecosystem Lab

How incubators and accelerators can grow sustainably with CX

Accelerators face a crisis: 90% equity-for-advice models fail while founders need execution, not mentorship. Execution Capital (XC) offers a third way—prepaid expert services with milestone-based repayments, creating sustainable revenue without fundraising complexity.

Kevin Monserrat

20 Aug 2025

Insights

The Accelerator Economy: A Comprehensive Analysis of Sustainability and Viability

Global accelerator market hits $5.3B but 90% of programs fail within 18 months due to cash flow issues. Elite accelerators like Y Combinator achieve 93% startup survival rates while most struggle. Winner-take-all ecosystem where only top-tier programs generate sustainable returns.

Kevin Monserrat

19 Aug 2025

Business Models

Execution Capital (XC): A Comprehensive Guide to Building Sovereign Innovation Ecosystems

Execution Capital (XC) is a prepaid service credit—not a cryptocurrency—that aligns all ecosystem stakeholders through skin-in-the-game principles. Access assets expertise without cash drain while experts share in future success through capped, revenue-linked repayments.

Kevin Monserrat

19 Aug 2025

Business Models

Do This If You Want to 10x Your Event Business Revenue

Event managers already connect founders, experts, and investors—but only capture revenue during events. With CX Protocol, transform your network into a year-round accelerator earning membership fees, transaction percentages, and equity stakes. Launch your own VC without the hurdles.

Kevin Monserrat

14 Aug 2025

Insights

University Venture Capital in the UK and EU: Models, Impact, and Limitations

UK leads with Oxford’s £850M fund; EU hubs like TUM (UVC) & KU Leuven (Gemma) scale spinouts. Impact: faster spinouts, deep-tech wins. Limits: IP red tape, equity fights, capital gaps.

Kevin Monserrat

13 Aug 2025

From Research to Returns: The New University Innovation Model

From lab to launch—skip the 18-month VC slog. The CX Protocol turns university IP into cash-flowing ventures in weeks, then parlays the track record into a fund that raises itself.

Kevin Monserrat

13 Aug 2025

CX-Case-Study

How VCs Can Use CX to Add Value Without Burning LP Capital

Kevin Monserrat

12 Aug 2025

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CX Sprint Financing Operator Playbook

Kevin Monserrat

12 Aug 2025

CX-Case-Study

Sprint Financing: Grow Now, Pay Later

Deploy elite experts immediately using cash + Execution Capital (XC). Repayments start only when revenue begins and are capped. Get Series A execution without Series A dilution. Perfect for startups, SMEs, and ecosystem builders.RetryClaude can make mistakes. Please double-check responses.

Kevin Monserrat

12 Aug 2025

Foundations

From Labor Notes to Silicon Valley: The 200-Year Evolution of Sweat Equity

Sweat equity isn't a modern startup invention—it's a 200-year-old mechanism for converting labour into ownership. From Benjamin Franklin's print shop partnerships to today's tech unicorns, the core principle remains unchanged: effort, when structured correctly, builds value and belonging.

Kevin Monserrat

11 Aug 2025