Thoughts on the Founder Institute?

Matty Sallin System Financial, Inc.

October 29th, 2013

I'm a non-technical founder at the idea stage (I have a deck, landing page, clickable prototype, but no working code). I'm considering applying to... More

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Accelerator Program/VC Funding Related Questions

Asad Shaikh AWS/NoSQL/Big Data Architect at Capital One

January 13th, 2014

Recently, I contacted a VC firm which specializes in the industry in which my startup is based on for funding my startup. I sent them an investor... More

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Incubator, join or not?

Varga Moshtagh CEO & Founder

May 14th, 2017

Hi! Has anyone any experience from a incubator? If so, I would love to here what you have to say about it. Thinking about to apply for some, but... More

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Incubator as opposed to Accelerator?

Matty Sallin System Financial, Inc.

November 5th, 2013

I'm very early stage: No technical co-founder, nothing built, no customers, just a clickable prototype, a deck, and a landing page.My understanding... More

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Reverse Incubator/accelerator

Daniel Eberhard CEO, Koho

April 30th, 2014

Hi FD'ers, I've been approached by some people looking to grow a reverse incubator. The structure is essentially as follows;I would further vet lightly... More

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How important is it to have a co-founder when applying to an incubator?

Benji Hill Investigative Analyst at Amazon

February 20th, 2013

I’ve recently been looking into applying to some incubators and accelerators as a solo founder and it seems that these programs prefer 2 if not 3... More

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What are critical elements for a new incubator's success?

Jennifer Wagner Advisor - AgTech Incubator at Royse Law Firm

April 2nd, 2015

I have read that incubators face a 90% failure rate which may be on the low end. We are a new incubator and want to learn from your experience with... More

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Is anyone familiar with Plug and Play Tech Center in Silicon Valley (or elsewhere)?

Jordan Gilman Chief Software Architect and Founder at PeopleVine (A Spider Web Design, Inc. Company)

December 4th, 2014

I was recently given the opportunity to join the Plug and Play accelerator out in Silicon Valley for a 10 week training session. I wanted to see if... More

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Entrepreneur Communities or Accelerators- Anyone tried Astia, Women Innovate Mobile, etc?

Candice Hughes, PhD, MBA

June 26th, 2013

One of my advisors/mentors at my local startup incubator suggested working with Astia, Women Innovate Mobile, Springboard or a similar group.Has anyone... More

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Do any NYC co-work/incubator spaces offer back-office support?

Matt Schaar

August 5th, 2013

Hi All,My founders and I are on the lookout for a place in NYC to call home, and one of the criteria we're seeking out is a space that has some sort... More

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