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What went wrong at Techstars

Founders Coop

. + This post unpacks offers an insiders’ view of some of the key strategic decisions that led to Techstars’ decline. ————– Techstars is – or was – one of the world’s best startup accelerator programs.

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The startup landscape has shifted dramatically: Accelerators must adapt or fade away

TechCrunch

Concurrently, the number of funds raised in the eight-year period up to 2022 was 2,700 , up from 883 in 2010. Moreover, rumors of deeply unethical behavior at accelerators are starting to surface frequently. The most notable example was allegations of fraud at Newchip , a popular virtual startup accelerator.

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One Decade In, Saying Hello to the Next One: Announcing Founders’ Co-op IV

Founders Coop

Some friends in Boulder were experimenting with an idea for a “startup accelerator” they called Techstars. We asked if they’d be willing to let us try a version of it here in Seattle and they agreed, so we launched the first Techstars Seattle class in the summer of 2010.

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