As a program manager overseeing an accelerator or cohort, selecting the right startups is one of the most critical decisions you’ll make. Your choices don’t just shape the cohort—they directly impact the long-term success of your accelerator program and its reputation. To simplify this process and ensure you’re making informed decisions, we’ve developed this Startup Evaluation […]
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Brian Turyabagye from Uganda has designed a biomedical smart jacket which identifies pneumonia’s symptoms – temperature, breathing rate and sound of the lungs – diagnosing pneumonia at a rate three to four times faster than a doctor. The jacket is named ‘Mamaope’or ‘Mother’s Hope – in reference to the 27,000 children who die of pneumonia in
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Louis Vuitton. Huggies. Samsung. Warby Parker. Apple These are all different companies with different products, but what do they all have in common? They leave an impact. Or in other words, they have a brand specific image (carefully crafted with a complex matrix of pieces), one that is so deeply embedded into people’s mind that
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Many successful founders have failed ideas, but they’ve learned from the common mistakes in the past that turned their technology dreams into startup nightmares. But… you’re not really reading this article because you want to know about failures, are you? You’re looking to grow your idea to fruition! We’ve created this simple cheat-sheet of typical mistakes new entrepreneurs and inventors
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Looking for your customers can be tricky but we are here to help! Here are the three critical things to understand when finding new customers: 1) Not everyone that needs your product is your customer: This is a researched fact that not everyone who wants or even needs your product, will place the same value on
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“Fools stand on their island of opportunities and look toward another land. There is no other land; there is no other life but this.” ― Henry David Thoreau Are you waiting for the perfect opportunity, the perfect person, or the perfect place to start? Innovation will always demand Innovators, Entrepreneurs, and Inventors to take that unreasonable
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After graduating from Rhode Island School of Design, Joe Gebbia and Brian Chesky were living in California when they came up with the idea of AirBnB. It was time for the design conference, and all hotels were fully booked. Joe and Brian had some extra spaces, and they decided to throw a couple of air
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