Accelerators - how to get in & make most out of the experience

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Accelerators - how to get in & make most out of the experience

While building a startup has never been easy, there are more resources than ever for founders to help them succeed. Accelerators, a common stepping stone for many in the journey to developing a meaningful technology company, but what does it take to enter and succeed in one? How far along do you need to be to enter? What does a founder need to look for? What does being in acceleration look like in 2020?

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What You'll Learn

Key takeaways:

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How to identify and evaluate accelerators

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Whether accelerators have changed their funding/equity terms since COVID

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How to make the most use of a virtual program

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When is the best time in a company's lifecycle to apply to an accelerator

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How to prepare before joining an accelerator?

Our Speakers - Stay tuned!

Speakers

MICAH KOTCH

Managing Director @ Urban X

URBAN-X is a venture start-up accelerator built by MINI in cooperation with Urban Us. Their purpose is to educate, invest in and advocate for startups shaping the future of cities through technology and design.

CEO

Earthworks Garden

GRETA MCANANY

Cofounder @ Blue Fever

Blue Fever provides AI emotional guidance and community for Gen Z women. Bluefever is a twice Techstars Accelerator Alumni (Alexa Next Stage & Techstars Los Angeles 2020 in 2017.

Vice President

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KRISTEN MASHIKIAN

Head of Sponsorships @ Envision Accelerator

A student-built, student-led virtual accelerator for women and POC in college.

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TRUST THE PROCESS, INC.

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Resource List

01

A Guide to Agile Event Programs that Can Survive Anything

Explore why the most dynamic leaders are building strategies for agile event marketing with a focus on scaling in-person and virtual events that are fast, flexible, and hyper-effective at driving meaningful connections.

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Crisis Mode: Ideas for Managing Events in Challenging Situations

Learn strategies, experiences and lessons learned from top event marketing leaders who have walked through the fire more than once and lived to talk about it.

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How to Build a Rock Solid Agile Events Program

The old way of doing event marketing—a large, inflexible investment in a small number of tentpole events—doesn't fit into a business world that demands adaptability and speed.

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04

IRL + URL: How to Blend In-Person and Virtual Events

Blending in-person and virtual experiences to create a hybrid event is one way event marketers can lean into this ever-changing operation, reach new audiences, and discover new growth.

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