Accelerators as an API (GrowLabs Accelerator Symposium 2013)

@paulsingh @growlabsACCELERATORS AS AN API PAUL SINGH 500 Startups @paulsingh・paul@500startups.com・resultsjunkies.com

@paulsingh @growlabs GETTING TO KNOW 500 STARTUPS BECAUSE WE’RE KIND OF A BIG DEAL PAUL SINGH @paulsingh・paul@500startups.com・resultsjunkies.com

@paulsingh @growlabs

@paulsingh @growlabs “ VENTURE CAPITAL IS OPEN TO ATTACK BY DISRUPTIVE NEW BUSINESS MODELS AND TECHNOLOGY. -- NAVAL RAVIKANT (@naval)

@paulsingh @growlabs (R)EVOLUTION IN THINKING

@paulsingh @growlabs EARLY STAGE STARTUPS HAVE CHANGED

@paulsingh @growlabs CLOUD, OPEN SOURCE AND ONLINE DISTRIBUTION DRIVING STARTUP COSTS LOWER THAN EVERBUT SCALING STILL COSTS MONEY

@paulsingh @growlabs WEB GETS BIGGER. WORLD GETS SMALLER.

@paulsingh @growlabs TRACTION IS THE NEW INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PLATFORMS (SEARCH, SOCIAL & MOBILE) PRIMARILY DRIVING THE CHANGE. NO LONGER “GOOD ENOUGH” TO DEPEND ON TECH DIFFERENTIATION.

@paulsingh @growlabs CAPITAL INCREASINGLY COMMODITIZED RISE OF THE ANGELS, YO!

@paulsingh @growlabs NEW REALITY: MONEY FOLLOWS FOUNDERS

@paulsingh @growlabs EARLY STAGE VC IS CHANGING HAS CHANGED

@paulsingh @growlabs STATE OF THE ART IN EARLY STAGE INVESTING IS NOT VERY SOPHISTICATED

@paulsingh @growlabs UNBUNDLING OF ADVICE, CONTROL AND MONEY

@paulsingh @growlabs USED TO BE ABOUT CAPITAL, DEALFLOW AND JUDGEMENT TODAY, IT’S ABOUT ACCESS.

@paulsingh @growlabs DIFFERENTIATE VIA ACCESS TO FUNCTIONAL EXPERTISE 500 METHOD: FOCUS ON DESIGN, DATA, DISTRIBUTION. INVEST IN DEVELOPMENT OF TOOLS TO CONNECT FOUNDERS AND MENTORS.

@paulsingh @growlabs “THE MANAGEMENT TEAM ISN’T THE DECISION MAKING TEAM. IT’S A SUPPORT FUNCTION. -- JOEL SPOLSKY (@spolsky)

@paulsingh @growlabs THE BIG OPPORTUNITY IN EARLY STAGE TECH INVESTING: API TO VENTURE CAPITAL & FUNCTIONAL EXPERTISE (FOR FOUNDERS. FOR INVESTORS. FOR GOVERNMENT.)

@paulsingh @growlabsACCELERATORS AS AN API PAUL SINGH 500 Startups @paulsingh・paul@500startups.com・resultsjunkies.com

Accelerators as an API (GrowLabs Accelerator Symposium 2013)

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