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Startup accelerators’ definition of ‘value add’ is due for a refresh

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Even to outsiders, the inner workings of startup accelerators has become familiar: pumped up on camaraderie and energy drinks, scrappy founders do product demos onstage before a room full of buzzy journalists and investors.

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The real guide to building a business from someone who has built Europe's first on-demand fuel business

Founder Bounty

Make sure you test your market out before you invest time and energy into the actual product. Vlad Kozul Is Techstars accelerator worth doing? By a former Techstars COO Techstars and Y-combinator are by far some of the world’s best startup accelerators, should you get accepted to any of these you should not take it lightly.

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mHub opens much bigger facility to kick Chicago startups into high gear

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From mHub’s perspective, it had very much outgrown its current space, and its new center offers the startups and innovators and developers what they need, in the perfect geographical location. “We We really lean in on climate, energy, med devices and sustainable manufacturing, knowing that we obviously have climate issues.

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Daily Crunch: US law enforcement charges SBF with fraud as he awaits extradition after Bahamas arrest

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This drink makes you feel things : Poppi raises a can to fresh capital to support its functional beverage growth , Christine reports. 3 methods for valuing pre-revenue novel AI startups. Meet ouroboros : Becca writes that we’re going to see more startups acquire other startups.

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2022’s Startup Layoffs Will Result In 2023 Startup Wind Downs

Hunter Walk

This might not deter all venture investors, but it will deter crossover funds. There are many startups accelerating their growth right now, and founding teams working on ideas that will become the next generation’s defining platforms. I say this all very much being a technology optimist. 2022 is done.

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Extra Crunch roundup: first-check myths, Miami relocation checklist, standout SaaSy startups

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“Just like with a new fitness program, participants feel good after completing the workout, but it takes a lot of activation energy to start and hard work to get there,” Chen notes. By now this is old news, but we haven’t had a clear picture of the economics of consumer fintech startups accelerated by the pandemic.

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Highlights from Berkeley SkyDeck’s virtual demo day

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“While flight restrictions did cause some international founders to pull crazy hours from our home countries to participate in the sessions, virtual sessions allowed additional members of our teams to participate that would otherwise not have been able to do so,” the accelerator’s organizers said in a TechCrunch post last year. “We