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Forge the Future: Immersive Roleplaying for Aspiring Entrepreneurs

Paul G. Silva

Built on the award-winning Forged in the Dark framework, this experiential learning tool places participants in the roles of startup founders racing to bring their vision to life before time and resources run out. Forge the Future allows you to experience these challenges firsthand.

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YC’s Michael Seibel clarifies some misconceptions about the accelerator

TechCrunch

He has opinions on bigger batch sizes , a growing standard deal , competition, the power of venture capital and why startup founders should be prioritizing more than just a check after Demo Day. Michael Seibel is synonymous with Y Combinator’s growth over the past decade.

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Draper Startup House launches first accelerator program, choosing Austin as its home

TechCrunch

Austin, Texas, is becoming the new home for large companies (Tesla), investors and startups alike. . It is now also the new home for Tim Draper’s newest initiative to help support early-stage founders: Draper Startup House Accelerator Program. It will be a mix of Draper University and a typical accelerator, he added.

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Inside 500: How Their Accelerator Helped Me Grow My Accounting-as-a-Service Company and Raise $2 Million

500

The idea for Back Office came from a pain point I encountered with each startup: the one thing I hated with each company — and put off doing. The post Inside 500: How Their Accelerator Helped Me Grow My Accounting-as-a-Service Company and Raise $2 Million appeared first on 500 Startups.

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Inside Batch 25 at 500 Startups

500

The outcome was that it was both – and when you’re at Demo Day, you’re going to be grateful to the part that’s ‘too challenging’. The post Inside Batch 25 at 500 Startups appeared first on 500 Startups. What Alluva is.

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Extra Crunch roundup: Clubhouse UX teardown, YC Demo Day favorites, proptech VC survey, more

TechCrunch

Our favorite companies from Y Combinator’s W21 Demo Day. But TechCrunch reporters spend a lot of time talking with startups, hearing pitches and telling their stories; if you’re curious about which companies stood out from Y Combinator’s W21 Demo Day, read on. A look at 4 IPO updates and 2 late-stage funding rounds.

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Interview: James Burnes, Ministry of Awesome

NZ Entrepreneur

Watch/listen to the Interview: In this interview Richard Liew talks with James Burnes , Chief Executive at Ministry of Awesome , a Christchurch New Zealand based startup hub helping high growth startups throughout New Zealand to start, grow and scale up. I’m keen for you to let us know a bit more about what that looks like.