Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

But I hate worse when I let down the people for whom I’ve totally committed my time to: the boards I set on, my limited partners, my colleagues at Upfront, companies that are pitching me and looking for feedback and my family. I try to speak at universities, high schools, startup accelerators?—?as Scheduling a group call?—?as

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2021

This morning Techstars , a network of startup accelerators and a venture capital fund, announced that Maëlle Gavet is its new CEO. Former CEO and co-founder David Brown will stay on Techstars’ board, while the group’s other co-founder, David Cohen , will become the chairman of its board.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 22, 2011

I didn’t sit through any panels (other than the day where I was the emcee and judge for the BizSpark Accelerator program). Nobody has family duties, board meetings, full schedules. I had to be on stage at 7.30am for the Startup Accelerator event. If you didn’t read it, it’s here. I stayed out late.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Each time, I’ve been telling founders why they should join an accelerator. Now, I am changing things up and going to lay out six reasons you shouldn’t join an accelerator. Accelerators usually take more (equity), because they provide more than just money. If you don’t need any of that, then you don’t need an accelerator.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2021

The Nigerian startups included social commerce startup, Sendbox ; events startup, Festival Coins ; communications-as-a-service platform, Termii. Half of its portfolio companies are backed by YC and other global accelerators. Last year (the one this latest review covers), Microtraction announced seven startups.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Show, don’t tell: Tips for robotics startups raising a Series B during a downturn. 500 Global’s take on the rising competition among startup accelerators. 500 Global’s take on the rising competition among startup accelerators. Image Credits: masterzphotois (opens in a new window) / Getty Images.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 17, 2024

The two entities will oversee NJ FAST’s accelerator program with an opportunity to make equity investments into select participating companies. Pending approval by its Board, the NJEDA intends to invest up to $17.5 million in the fintech accelerator. Prudential is thrilled to become an anchor partner on the NJ Fast accelerator.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Vale do Dendê coordinates with local startups, investors and government agencies to support entrepreneurship and innovation and runs startup acceleration programs specifically focusing on supporting Afro-Brazilian founders.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 10, 2021

Y Combinator, which helped incubate Pave and is now leading its most recent round through its later-stage capital vehicle, is one of the largest startup accelerators in the world. The reliance on YC could engender platform risk, considering how often the accelerator invests in competitors — often within the same batch.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2022

Startup accelerators are increasingly putting the brakes on demo days. The often flashy events reserved for founders to connect with investors have long been part of the likes of Y Combinator’s program, seen as the “graduation” of startups’ journey. Olympic team. More posts by this contributor.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2022

Benioff challenged SOA founder Daniela Fernandez to find and accelerate 100 ocean-focused startups and projects back in 2019, and the organization more than doubled that goal. “We see startups leapfrogging across multiple accelerator programs to try and access new networks and funding.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2022

Startup accelerators’ definition of ‘value add’ is due for a refresh. As founders find themselves fielding ample investor interest, accelerators are changing how they invest, what they offer to their cohorts, and how they maximize value and attract top talent, reports Natasha Mascarenhas.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

How to win consulting, board, operating, and investment roles with private equity and venture capital funds (video). For emerging VC and private equity investors: accelerators, platforms, communities, and incubators. You’re involved in other aspects of the firm’s activities: due diligence, portfolio acceleration, board service, etc.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2021

Each story is based on an interview with a founder or investor who addressed some of the most common startup dilemmas. Predictably, they’re mostly focused on the how and why: How do I get into an accelerator? How to get into a startup accelerator. Should you try to get your company into an accelerator?

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TechCrunch

MAY 28, 2021

The options for financing are seemingly endless: syndicates, public crowdfunding, VC firms, accelerators, debt financing, rolling funds, and, for the profitable few, bootstrapping. It’s nice to see some other cities put points on the board. 7 questions to ask before relocating your startup to Florida.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 22, 2022

milk industry is a $15 billion category with 90% penetration, according to John Talbot, the CEO of the California Milk Advisory Board. Seeing a need for innovation, the California Milk Advisory Board turned to those who do it best: startups. Even with the shelves of alt milks crowding grocery store coolers these days, the U.S.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2023

Scheduled to run from mid-June until mid-September, Betaworks’ program — the ninth of its kind — will provide startups access to benefits including a business-building curriculum and accelerated compute from companies including Hugging Face and Stability AI.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Wong previously worked at GGV and Qiming Ventures and has served on the boards of startups like Tudou and Mobike. It also helps companies with compliance and governance, like making sure they have functional boards and a good set of advisors. Half of ACV’s leadership team are women and across its portfolio that figure is 40%.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 8, 2022

Companies across the board are fighting to recruit and retain employees as the war for talent rages on. The startup participated in AngelPad’s three-month startup accelerator program in 2018, shortly before TechCrunch reported that the company had $265,000 in annual recurring revenue (ARR).

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Demo days at startup accelerators are a pretty big deal around here. Customer advisory boards are a gold mine for startup brand champions. Startups that don’t directly engage their earliest customers with purpose and intention are leaving money on the table. Red and white stop sign on the wall.

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Feedough

MARCH 22, 2021

Bringing key stakeholders on board like the chief technical officer, chief financial offer, etc. Institutional investors like accelerators, angel capitalists, venture capitalists may invest during seed round. Accelerators. To get this program, startups need to have an MVP at least. They usually do not take much equity.

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Startup Catalyst

AUGUST 15, 2018

You would call a business a startup when they’re getting to be cash flow positive or at least getting some decent monthly recurring revenue. When we think of startups, we used to think of those very early stage businesses, possibly pre-seed and really not even at a minimum viable product level. Get on a board.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 31, 2022

Register Today, May 31, 2022, Tuesday, is the last day for startups to apply for the biggest accelerator program, sponsored by the Korean government – K-Startup Grand Challenge (KSGC) 2022. Shin is now part of our Advisory Board,” said Aykan Ekici, co-founder of Khenda, the top winner of KSGC 2021.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MAY 16, 2023

Fractal measures from these EF patterns can be collected from an inference task, using a customised and digital version of the board-game ‘Battleships’. There are also various startup accelerators and programmes available particularly for young entrepreneurs which we will be looking to leverage in the future.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 25, 2022

Register K-Startup Grand Challenge(KSGC) 2022 edition has opened its doors for global startups to do business in South Korea. The biggest accelerator program, sponsored by the Korean government, supported by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS), and organized by the National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA), will be held for 3.5

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 24, 2021

A quick glance into founder dating sites or startup accelerator applicant pools you will see that in most cases the tech founders are outweighed by at least 10 to 1. Therefore, if you’re seeking a technical co-founder, there needs to be a compelling reason for why they would choose to work with you.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

As director of Techstars’ startup pipeline, Saba Karim spends much of his time touting the ways entrepreneurs can benefit by joining an accelerator. You’ll still need to figure out how to acquire customers, find the best talent, build an incredible product, assemble a great advisory board and get to product-market fit.”.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

A mentor for a startup accelerator uses Loopin to document coaching sessions, which are mostly ad hoc, so Loopin helps by linking back to previous calls and surfacing past conversations and action items. Build a solid deck for your quarterly board meetings.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 22, 2022

As we spoke about on the latest Equity , Plaid has matured to host a growing startup accelerator, acquire companies and clearly expand its strategic ambitions. Tesla shareholders urge judge to find Musk coerced board to buy SolarCity. Cuffing season: Microsoft to buy Activision Blizzard for $68.7

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

With Colorado as an ideal pilot community, the GCVF team has helped grow multiple staple initiatives in the rural Colorado startup ecosystem, including West Slope Startup Week , Telluride Venture Accelerator , Startup Colorado , Energize Colorado Gap Fund , and the Greater Colorado Pitch Series. Details here.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

With Colorado as an ideal pilot community, the GCVF team has helped grow multiple staple initiatives in the rural Colorado startup ecosystem, including West Slope Startup Week , Telluride Venture Accelerator , Startup Colorado , Energize Colorado Gap Fund , and the Greater Colorado Pitch Series. of the Chisos equity.

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Paul G. Silva

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Culture in Action: A Story from Valley Venture Mentors Let me share how this played out at Valley Venture Mentors (VVM), a nonprofit startup accelerator I helped lead. But our board chairman asked a simple question: “Is filling out forms fun?” It seemed logicalbetter matching would help entrepreneurs succeed, right?

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