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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. This has not been our experience.

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Join the most prominent global startup acceleration program in South Korea: Apply now for K-Startup Grand Challenge 2023 before the May 18th deadline

AsiaTechDaily

Register The K-Startup Grand Challenge (KSGC) , the most prominent global startup acceleration program of South Korea, is garnering a positive response from global startups as the deadline for the application stage approaches on May 18, 2023,16:00 (GMT+9).

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Dreamit Invests in TrekIT Health

Dream It

TrekIT Health’s origins stem from Dr. Airan-Javia’s research while working as an Associate Chief Medical Information Officer at Penn Medicine, part of the University of Pennsylvania Health System. For more information, visit trekithealth.com.

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How to Manage a Startup Through Troubling Times

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Rizwan Virk is the author of Startup Myths and Models: What You Won’t Learn in Business School. He is a successful entrepreneur, video game pioneer and venture capitalist and founder of the startup accelerator Play Labs @ MIT. For more information, please visit [link] and follow the author on Twitter.

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Google’s Africa Investment Fund makes first investment in Uganda’s SafeBoda

TechCrunch

The undisclosed investment comes two months after Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai announced the tech giant’s intentions to commit $1 billion over the next five years in “tech-led initiatives”, which includes a $50 million Africa Investment Fund targeted at early- and growth-stage startups on the continent.

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What are some ways you can keep track of startups you are evaluating/diligencing/investing in?

Gust

The powerful thing about Gust is that—because the whole thing is an integrated platform with all of the other participants in the industry—all the links in blue connect to detailed information provided by the company, organization or other entity involved…meaning that all of the data is always correct and up to date.

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A Canvas That Tells a Story: KISS Canvas (v5.0)

Paul G. Silva

Each stakeholder gets their own column to keep their information clear. I found that trying to filter out the information visually was very difficult, as you can see from this actual canvas I developed for a startup accelerator I was running in 2015… Get Your Own (free!). The value each provides Magic Mops.