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

American Entrepreneurship

Recognizing this, The Veteran Fund announced the winner of its $100,000 Veteran Pitch Competition and the recent closing of its inaugural oversubscribed investment Fund I. Head of Global Operations of The Founder Institute, the world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator, and the Co-Founder & COO of the Vet-Tech Startup Accelerator.

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BE 2.0: When Your BHAG Forces Innovation

Paul G. Silva

Breaking the “Impossible” at VVM When I was at Valley Venture Mentors, we set this BHAG: “In ten years, catalyze entrepreneurs to change the economy of Western Massachusetts by generating $1 billion in cumulative revenue and investment.” ” At the time, we were running a startup accelerator for 6 companies.

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BE 2.0: Vision Drives Endurance

Paul G. Silva

” 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. Our vision worked because it wasn’t just words on paper it pushed us to keep improving.

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Arizona Biosciences Break New Ground: A Snapshot of a Thriving Innovation Ecosystem

American Entrepreneurship

This new strategic framework will build on Arizonas existing strengths while addressing areas for improvementparticularly in commercialization and startup acceleration. To chart the next chapter, the Foundation has commissioned SRI International to draft a new plan set to launch in the fall of 2025.

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How do startup Accelerators work?

Gust

Most, but not all, will offer networking opportunities (with the exception of programs that focus heavily on one-on-one mentorship) and most, but not all, will offer some form of funding opportunities, either through direct investment or by leveraging their network of investors for targeted introductions or a demo day-style event.

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How to run a startup accelerator

Founders Coop

One of the questions I heard most often from commenters was: “if Techstars is an example of a failed accelerator, what does a good one look like?” This post is an effort to unpack what’s required of a startup accelerator to truly serve the needs of high-performing founders. This has not been our experience.

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Startup Accelerators are Entrepreneur Boot Camps

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Another sure-fire approach to finding what’s available is to check local university resources, or even websites, like TechCocktail, which recently ranked the “ Top 15 USA Startup Accelerators.”.