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Why the Accelerator Model is Broken—and how 500 Startups is Fixing it

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When I moved to San Francisco in 2012, I was working on my fourth startup and looking to join an accelerator. The post Why the Accelerator Model is Broken—and how 500 Startups is Fixing it appeared first on 500 Startups.

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Startup Accelerators are Entrepreneur Boot Camps

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A few are still trying to make money doing it, but it is hard to make money off startups. Business accelerators” is another term often used interchangeably with incubators. The key difference between them, according to purists, is that accelerators compress the timescale for startups by operating as a type of boot camp.

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BE 2.0: When Your BHAG Forces Innovation

Paul G. Silva

Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0). ” At the time, we were running a startup accelerator for 6 companies. We challenged many “well-known truths” about accelerator programs and embraced new research on the Wisdom of Crowds : “Expert” Evaluation? The safe play would have been scaling to 9 or 12.

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The Veteran Fund Announces Oversubscribed Fund and $100K Competition Winner

American Entrepreneurship

In support of military Veteran-founded startups, the Fund focuses on space, AI, and cybersecurity leveraging a veteran’s leadership. Miliary veterans possess attributes, experience, and skills that can be well-applied to entrepreneurship through leadership and knowledge of technology.

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BE 2.0: Why Culture Matters More Than Strategy

Paul G. Silva

Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0). Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0). Culture in Action: A Story from Valley Venture Mentors Let me share how this played out at Valley Venture Mentors (VVM), a nonprofit startup accelerator I helped lead. This post is part of my ongoing series exploring lessons from Jim Collinss book, BE 2.0

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Terra Security Wins 2025 CrowdStrike and AWS Cybersecurity Accelerator for AI-Powered Pentesting

American Entrepreneurship

In a landmark event at RSA 2025, CrowdStrike and Amazon Web Services (AWS) revealed Terra Security as the winner of the highly competitive 2025 Cybersecurity Startup Accelerator. CrowdStrike and AWS Expand AI Innovation Through Cybersecurity Accelerator The 2025 program attracted hundreds of applicants from the U.S.,

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BE 2.0: Vision Drives Endurance

Paul G. Silva

Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0). ” Six years later, we were named us one of America’s top 100 startup accelerators. The entrepreneurs we helped were making 100 times more money and impact than local startups did before VVM existed. Check out the previous posts on leadership values and getting the right people.