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What are the best accelerators for an early stage company (pre product launch)?

Lexi Sprague Driven to improve parking.

February 12th, 2016

Focused on b2b sales. Looking for something we can do in the USA that will bridge over the summer to a point where we can raise seed funding. 

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Y Combinator vs. Techstars?

Mike Duchen Head of Business Development at Product School

August 21st, 2014

I was wondering what people thought about top tier accelerators, specifically Y Combinator versus TechStars.  Most list them as two of the top accelerators... More

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Are there real benefits to accelerators?

Yugene Lee Production Coordinator at TouchOfModern

August 11th, 2014

As I start my entrepreneurial journey, I’m exploring options and wondering about the real benefits of accelerators. None of them give... More

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What is the best accelerator program for entrepreneurs and why?

Jennifer Byrne Co-Founder & Partner at Quesnay Inc.

December 28th, 2015

What format, length, curriculum, network, business model, benefits, perks, etc. Thank you

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Best healthcare accelerator?

Chloe Hartford Cofounder/CMO at USalesy

September 30th, 2015

A friend of mine is in need of a healthcare accelerator. I have been doing some research for her [I do not have much experience in the healthcare... More

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Have you participated in an accelerator?

Vlad Khomutov Founder @ Fast Venture, Founder @ Propel Digital, Co-Founder @Webreel, Co-founder @Fitland

Last updated on April 26th, 2017

What was your experience? Which one did you participate in? What was good/bad/ugly Amount of equity you gave up and funding you received? and,... More

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Thoughts on the Founder Institute?

Matty Sallin System Financial, Inc.

October 29th, 2013

I'm a non-technical founder at the idea stage (I have a deck, landing page, clickable prototype, but no working code). I'm considering applying to... More

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Tech co-founders - should I be concerned with geography?

Kate Hiscox

January 23rd, 2014

Briefly, I moved to Mexico from Vancouver last May for personal reasons. However, the rapidly developing tech landscape here in Mexico is very exciting... More

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Accelerator Program/VC Funding Related Questions

Asad Shaikh AWS/NoSQL/Big Data Architect at Capital One

January 13th, 2014

Recently, I contacted a VC firm which specializes in the industry in which my startup is based on for funding my startup.  I sent them an investor... More

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Is there an "Accelerator" designed for the unique challenges of bootstrappers?

Douglas Tarr Entrepreneur and Software Architect

August 25th, 2013

I've got a bootstrapped B2B SaaS startup and like many bootstrappers, my time is constrained and I have several challenges that are not the same as... More

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