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What Future for Accelerators?

Both Sides of the Table

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. We decided on the latter.

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How to Win Consulting, Board, and Deal Roles with Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds

David Teten VC

You can work as a consultant, an interim executive, a board member, a deal executive partnering to buy a company, an executive in residence, or as an entrepreneur in residence. . Thank you to my co-author for this essay, Paulina Symala, a Consultant at Oliver Wyman and a past intern of Versatile VC. Expert Networks.

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10 Signs Your Company Needs a Business Accelerator Program

Entrepreneurs' Organization

By Lauren King, Director of the EO Accelerator Program. As someone who’s dedicated her career to helping small-scale entrepreneurs grow their businesses, I’ve heard many skeptics say a business accelerator program is just a cover for startups looking to increase capital. A business accelerator program can provide this and more.

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Kenya’s Uncover raises $1M to expand skincare product enterprise across Africa

TechCrunch

Africa’s beauty and personal care market is growing accelerated by its growing young and fashion conscious population, increasing spending power, and urbanization. Uncover was launched after incubation at Antler. Niche local brands are also emerging to offer tailored beauty and skin care products. Lee is an economist turned filmmaker.

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Free Money for Student Tech Founders

David Teten VC

We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. The Microsoft Student Accelerator , though it has the word “accelerator” in its name, is a free, 4-month boot camp teaching students advanced analytics and AI, Azure and cloud fundamentals, and web apps and APIs.

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Gyeonggi Center for Creative Economy and Innovation Lays a Foundation for the Next-generation Unicorn Startups in Pangyo

AsiaTechDaily

In Pangyo Techno Valley, which has become Korea’s leading industrial cluster, support such as accelerator programs and business support programs have played an important role in addition to infrastructure support such as major corporate headquarters, R&D centers, and space for startup companies. for companies.

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Want to Know the Difference Between a CTO and a VP Engineering?

Both Sides of the Table

Whenever I meet a team that had a consulting firm (even a great one) build their product it’s an immediate “pass&# from me. Program Manager – This title almost sounds like a consultant’s job. Tags: Start-up Advice. Every great tech startup needs one. I don’t believe it. or add your 2 cents).