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The Business of Accelerators

April 6, 2013

5 Min read

Accelerators are in the business of creating Startups – or atleast taking the first bet. Its a startup of startups; Which means, everything they talk about as risk, in venture capital nicely gets bundled up and will get put on the head of what is the accelerator. Going back to the basics, Now depending on which accelerator you are involved with, there might be two or three key milestones...

Demo Days: Obsolete. Over-Hyped. Disaster

By jigar

In #MadeInIndia, Eco-system, Startups

October 2, 2012

5 Min read

If we were going to let the cat out of the bag, so to speak, comparing accelerators, here is my biggest gripe about “Accelerator Models” – Demo Day. For the fortunate, who aren’t aware of the Process, this is how it goes. Applications open, Teams submit their applications, Interview processes later, teams are picked, brought onboard and after a 12 – 16 week Programme (depending on which...