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You Need to Win the Battle for Share of Mind

Both Sides of the Table

Will you get the TechCrunch bump, the tier-1 VC anointment, followed by great PR firm support and then the NY Times or WSJ story that follows? So as I get around the country speaking at college campus in 2010 & 2011 I have been preaching the same theme.

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The startup landscape has shifted dramatically: Accelerators must adapt or fade away

TechCrunch

Amid these turbulent times, the VC accelerator industry has emerged as a stalwart player. Concurrently, the number of funds raised in the eight-year period up to 2022 was 2,700 , up from 883 in 2010. Importantly, the traditional accelerator model has enjoyed the fruits of these potential paradigm shifts.

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What went wrong at Techstars

Founders Coop

tl;dr + Techstars was once one of the world’s leading accelerator programs, but has steadily been eclipsed by Y combinator. Just two years later, in 2009, we worked out a deal to create the Techstars Seattle program, with our first program running in 2010.

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In My Words: Aaron Lee on How EO Accelerator Altered His Journey

Entrepreneurs' Organization

I joined EO Accelerator in 2009, when I owned a business and my business owned me. In the summer of 2010, just after graduating into EO, I was standing on a cliff enjoying the amazing view in Positano, Italy, when it hit me. One of the most meaningful discoveries I made in EO Accelerator was that I was not alone as an entrepreneur.

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What Happened In The 2010s

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

This was a very positive development as subscriptions better align the interests of the users and the developers of mobile and web applications and avoid many of the negative aspects of the free/ad supported business model. in 2010 to 7.7% These are the big mega-trends I think about when I think about the 2010s.

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WP Engine passes $100M in revenue and secures $250M investment from Silver Lake

A Smart Bear

Of course a nice chunk is primary capital, i.e. for the company balance sheet, to invest in growth initiatives, security and quality, and advancing our existing strategic priorities through acceleration and de-risking. We have never been in a stronger position. We remain steadfast in our commitment to continuing to increase all of the above.

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500 Global Secures $143M for Southeast Asia Startups in Record-Breaking Fund

AsiaTechDaily

Established in 2010 and headquartered in San Francisco, 500 Global has a portfolio with $2.4 The firm has played a pivotal role in nurturing startups, supporting over 2,800 companies spanning more than 80 countries. Read more from AsiaTechDaily: Indonesian Government-backed Accelerator Achieves $65.8

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