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Minimum Viable Accelerator: Planning, Starting and Improving Startup Accelerator Programs under a Lean Approach
This paper introduces the concept of a Minimum Viable Accelerator (MVA) as a lean accelerator program to enhance the performance of accelerator programs. The MVA framework includes six stages: preparation, awareness, application, program, demo day, and post demo day. It emphasizes validated learning, resource efficiency, involving stakeholders, guerrilla marketing, selecting high-potential...

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STARTUP ACCELERATOR PROGRAMMES: A Practice Guide
Accelerator programmes provide funding and support to startups in exchange for equity, with the goal of growing the startups and generating a return on investment. There are variations in funding structures, such as convertible debt notes or staged funding. It is crucial to consider the best funding structure for the accelerator’s goals and the needs of the supported startups....

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The Lean Startup - Eric Ries (Summary)
Most startups fail. But many of those failures are preventable. The Lean Startup is a new approach being adopted across the globe, changing the way companies are built and new products are launched.Eric Ries defines a startup as an organization dedicated to creating something new under conditions of extreme uncertainty. This is just as true for one person in a garage or a group...

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The State of Turkish Startup Ecosystem
Turkey’s startup ecosystem has experienced substantial growth, with increased investments and success stories. Following a learning period from 2012 to 2017, a new era of growth emerged after 2017, with unicorns and decacorns appearing. The pandemic accelerated digital transformation, especially in gaming and fintech, leading to higher investments. Despite economic challenges, Turkey has...

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University of Illinois Startup Handbook
The start-up handbook provides valuable information on resources and funding opportunities available for entrepreneurs at the University of Illinois campuses in Chicago and Urbana-Champaign. It covers proof of concept funding programs, start-up incubators, venture capital firms, and competitions. The handbook also outlines important human resource considerations such as labor laws, tax...

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2025-02-10 11:43:39 -

From MVP to a Final Product
The content provided is an eBook for startup founders, CTOs, and product owners, focusing on the importance of starting from Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) and how to choose the right MVP partner. It covers topics such as software development pricing models, factors determining MVP costs, native vs. hybrid apps, software development stages, and common startup mistakes to avoid. Key Insights...

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2025-02-10 11:33:35 -

Technology Business Management
Authored by TBM Council’s former VP of Standards and Education, Todd Tucker, this first-ever book on Technology Business Management shares stories and lessons from hundreds of interviews with CIOs, CTOs, CFOs, and other business-savvy technology leaders; case studies in TBM with leading enterprises like Cisco, First American Financial, eBay, Nationwide Building Society, and Cox...

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