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What Future for Accelerators?

Both Sides of the Table

There were a lot of requests for us to turn our mentorship program into a physical accelerator with a fund, office space and full-time staff. Adam had a full time startup and then was doing consulting (he later raised a VC fund). Adam & I decided we wanted to return to our roots and focus on mentorship, which is our passion.

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How Boards Need to Evolve Over Time

Both Sides of the Table

Mentorship. By now everybody has a big stake in your success and would like to feel consulted on the major decisions you’re making with their money. See as a board we can already see very clearly how our 2014 & 2015 years pencil out with a fair degree of predictability. As You Start to Mature.

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Flexible VCs With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing

David Teten VC

In addition to a fund, the overall Capacity organization provides direct mentorship, consulting and connects founders to a broad network of talent, diverse forms of capital, and existing resources focused on the post-startup stage of growth. In 2015, they invested $1m (out of OATV Fund III) in 8 companie s as a pilot.

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Flexible VCs With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing

David Teten VC

In addition to a fund, the overall Capacity organization provides direct mentorship, consulting and connects founders to a broad network of talent, diverse forms of capital, and existing resources focused on the post-startup stage of growth. In 2015, they invested $1m (out of OATV Fund III) in 8 companie s as a pilot.

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Why there are so few women in tech (and what you can do about it!)

Entrepreneurs' Organization

While it is not uncommon to see CS graduates wind up in management or consulting, that’s probably not the full story. It provides opportunities for mentorship. Although women make up 47% of the US workforce, in 2015, they held only 25% of computing jobs — in a time when tech is booming and has been for decades.

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