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Page 1: The Ins and Outs of Accelerators - Naturally Boulder · 2015-10-09 · Of these other types, accelerators offering funding that is exclusive to their companies Percent of accelerated

The Ins and Outs of Accelerators

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What is an accelerator?

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Accelerator vs.

Incubator

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Time?

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Focus?

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Investment?

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Network?

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Residence Requirement?

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Accelerators: By the Numbers

Average # of Applicants Per Cohort: 283 (321 US)

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Accelerators: By the Numbers

USA Average: Seed Capital: $21.7 k

Equity Stake: 5.8% (DFJ Study = 10%) Avg. Addtnl. Conv. Debt: $85k (only 7)

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Food Accelerators

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Questions?

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Common Hesitations

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Too Early

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Too Late

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Too Much Equity

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Too Much Time

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Too Many Opinions

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Questions to Ask

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Avg. Capital Raised

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Mentor Time Commitment

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Mentor/Investor Ratio

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Staff Background

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Company Shifts

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References: -Participants

-Mentors -Staff

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Demo Day 4.24.15

Hikes

2nd Fridays @3pm

Mergelane.com/events

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Elizabeth Kraus [email protected]

@angel4impact