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Spend 2012 on the Right Side of the Haimish Line

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The first day of 2012 seems the perfect day to do so. As I alluded to in my post on our recent program in which we now invest $50,000 per company and have shared office space , Bill Gross (the founder of Idealab) was instrumental in convincing me to keep Launchpad LA running despite an over-abundance of local LA accelerators.

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Why the Accelerator Model is Broken—and how 500 Startups is Fixing it

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When I moved to San Francisco in 2012, I was working on my fourth startup and looking to join an accelerator. When I moved to San Francisco in 2012, I was working on my fourth startup and looking to join an accelerator. It’s what led me to San Francisco, and, ultimately, what drew me to 500 Startups.

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What Future for Accelerators?

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Accelerators have had quite a good run the past 5+ years. Not just Y Combinator and TechStars but a host of other accelerators across the country. There were a lot of requests for us to turn our mentorship program into a physical accelerator with a fund, office space and full-time staff. But by 2014 much had started to change.

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Startup Business Funding: 5 Business-Breaking Misconceptions

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The first time, back in 2012, I joined as part of a mobile gaming company. NOT spending time on the accelerator building the product. The most valuable resource the accelerator provides is the network, so use all my time to navigate that network. Here are some truths about what accelerators can be for startups: A small filter.

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

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This has led to the creation of incubators, accelerators and seed funds. But in 2012 a visit to any major college in America will show you the massive increase in aspirations of our young talent to become the next Mark Zuckerberg and build a future Facebook. Fast forward to 2012 and none of these conditions hold.

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Meet Seoul-based accelerator SparkLabs’ 19th batch of startups 

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SparkLabs Korea , a Seoul-based seed to early-stage accelerator, held a demo Day on Thursday for its 19th cohort of companies. The latest demo day marks its tenth year after SparkLabs launched its accelerator program in December 2012. and Asia. . Not all teams end up pitching at demo day.

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How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene

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Cincinnati, like many startup communities in the US over the past 5 years, has revitalized important regions in its urban core, created accelerators, built co-working facilities, pooled together angel capital, attracted VCs, involved educational institutions and solicited the help of important corporations in a more cohesive ecosystem.

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