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10 Signs Your Company Needs a Business Accelerator Program

Entrepreneurs' Organization

As someone who’s dedicated her career to helping small-scale entrepreneurs grow their businesses, I’ve heard many skeptics say a business accelerator program is just a cover for startups looking to increase capital. You wear all of the hats in your business. You need investment to grow but don’t want to give up ownership.

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Free Money for Student Tech Founders

David Teten VC

At Versatile VC, we particularly like investing in “dual-PhD” problems, at the intersection of multiple domains. We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. 1) Your school. 1) Your school. school of engineering). Many universities (e.g.,

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The latest list of YC-backed companies worth over $150M is the most geographically diverse yet

TechCrunch

It’s all about investing in the best founders that have a unique insight and are willing to crack on those problems,” Anu Hariharan , partner at YC Continuity Fund, the accelerator’s growth stage fund, told TechCrunch. Over the past four years, it’s updated the list to reflect the current status of its most valued companies.