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Forge the Future: Immersive Roleplaying for Aspiring Entrepreneurs

Paul G. Silva

Have you ever tried explaining to friends or family what it’s really like to build a startup? 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.

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The Achilles Heel of Startup Ecosystems

This is going to be BIG.

Across the world, various economic development organizations, government agencies, and non-profits are putting in admirable and well-intentioned efforts to develop startup ecosystems. Take the example of goTenna , a thriving communications hardware startup located in Downtown Brooklyn that employees almost 50 people.

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How to run a startup accelerator

Founders Coop

One of the questions I heard most often from commenters was: “if Techstars is an example of a failed accelerator, what does a good one look like?” This post is an effort to unpack what’s required of a startup accelerator to truly serve the needs of high-performing founders.

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Startup Business Funding: 5 Business-Breaking Misconceptions

Dream It

We spent most of that summer developing the product while carving out time to meet investors and try to raise funding. 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. The plan-sort of worked.

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Announcing the 17 New Startups in Dreamit Ventures’ SecureTech, HealthTech, and UrbanTech Programs

Dream It

Press Release The venture fund and growth-focused accelerator accepted the cohort from a field of nearly 2,000 pre-Series A companies NEW YORK CITY, NY — April 2, 2019 — Dreamit Ventures, an early stage venture fund and growth-focused accelerator, announced its latest batch of startups this week.

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Google Cloud and EnterpriseSG Announce Accelerator to Fuel AI Startup Development in Singapore

AsiaTechDaily

Google Cloud and Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG) have announced a collaboration to assist 100 Singapore-based generative artificial intelligence (AI) startups in developing and commercializing their products within the next three years.

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United Nations Development Program and 500 Startups Join Forces to Bridge the World of Impact Financing and Tech Startups

500

Startup founders often have ambitions not just to make money, but to change the world. Enter ImpactAIM Indonesia, a program forged from a partnership between 500 Startups and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). So, how do we help these founders accomplish these goals?

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