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What went wrong at Techstars

Founders Coop

. + This post unpacks offers an insiders’ view of some of the key strategic decisions that led to Techstars’ decline. ————– Techstars is – or was – one of the world’s best startup accelerator programs.

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PetHub’s Clemens is Leading Innovation in the Pet Tech Industry

Jason Malki

He started working on it in 2007 and developed the business plan in 2009. Earlier this year, we were one of six pet care companies selected to participate in the fifth cohort of the Leap Venture Studio , the first pet care-specific startup accelerator.

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Ycombinator - Where unicorns are born

Don Dodge

Despite deep local roots in Boston and strong ties to Harvard and MIT, they decided to shut down Ycombinator Cambridge and moved everything to Silicon Valley in January of 2009. There are lots of startup accelerators to help get the company off the ground. But, there is also a lot more competition for attention.