What have you learned through the years of being an Accelerator?

15 Best Investor Pitch Deck Examples from Successful Startups

What have you learned through the years of being an Accelerator?
January 4, 2018


Caya: After 10 years of DreamIt Ventures Accelerator, what have you learned and what are you doing differently now?

Andrew: On day one God created Y Combinator, on day 2 TechStars, day 3 DreamIt. So number 1 it's a lot easier and a lot more efficient if you're vertically oriented.

So one of the things that really makes a difference is your ability to bring customers to the table; customers who are ready to partner, and want to do it quickly, that's basically air to a startup.

So, if you're vertically aligned you have more startups that are a good fit for any particular customer, you're bringing to them more frequently, and it's just easier for you to do. I used to make eleven, twelve, fifteen different biz-dev arrangements, different industry for each company. So, by necessity, the amount of successful introductions I could make no matter how hard I worked, we're limited. Now if it's it's urban tech, I got construction firms, I got architects, developers, prop manager... it just works much much faster.

READ MORE
What have you learned through the years of being an Accelerator?
Caya
CEO at Slidebean/FounderHub. TEDx Speaker. 500 Startups Alum. 40-under-40.
Slidebean Logo
© Copyright 2022 Slidebean Incorporated. All rights reserved
Made with 💙️ in New York City + San José, CR
Join our newsletter today for free.
Thank you! Your submission has been received!
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.
Download our Template

This is a functional model you can use to create your own formulas and project your potential business growth. Instructions on how to use it are on the front page.

Financial Model Example
We've got it! Look for an email from downloads@slidebean.com
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.

How can we help?

Choose the service that best matches your needs