Accelerate or Incubate? Making the Right Choice - Startup Day Boston 2018

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NICK DOUGHERTY
PROGRAM DIRECTOR

NICK DOUGHERTY
CO-FOUNDER & CEO

SUCCESS

FOUNDER

CEO

AWARDS

FUNDING

SALES

ACQUIRED

GREAT?

SUED

UNPAID

DIDN’T
WIN

LIMITED
SCOPE

TEAM
ANNIHILATED

ENTREPRENEURSHIP
ISN’T SEXY

IT’S
BRUTAL

IMPACTFUL

MEANINGFUL

BRUTAL

ACCELERATORS

NETWORKING & ACCESS
MENTORSHIP
OFFICE SPACE
IN-KIND OFFERINGS
STANDARD

EQUITY VS. EQUITY FREE
INDUSTRY AGNOSTIC VS. VERTICALLY
FOCUSED
CASH VS. IN-KIND ONLY
CUSTOMER VS. INVESTOR ACCESS
CHOICE

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2017/06/07/best-accelerators-of-2017/#35e975d610cb

NO EQUITY TAKEN
$1.5M IN CASH
MENTORS & ACCESS
NO EQUITY TAKEN
$250K IN CASH
PARTNER OR CUSTOMER

BIAS TOWARDS
ACTION

LEARN
OBSESSIVELY

ASK FOR HELP

BE FOCUSED
GET TO KNOW ENTREPRENEURS
BE PROACTIVE
HOW TO WIN

NICK DOUGHERTY
NICK@MASSCHALLENGE.ORG
JOIN OUR COMMUNITY
masschallenge.org/apply

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Accelerate or Incubate? Making the Right Choice - Startup Day Boston 2018

1. NICK DOUGHERTY PROGRAM DIRECTOR

2. NICK DOUGHERTY CO-FOUNDER & CEO

11.

13.

15.

16. DIDN’T WIN

17.

18. LIMITED SCOPE

19.

20. TEAM ANNIHILATED

21. ENTREPRENEURSHIP ISN’T SEXY

22. IT’S BRUTAL

26. ACCELERATORS

27. NETWORKING & ACCESS MENTORSHIP OFFICE SPACE IN-KIND OFFERINGS STANDARD

28. EQUITY VS. EQUITY FREE INDUSTRY AGNOSTIC VS. VERTICALLY FOCUSED CASH VS. IN-KIND ONLY CUSTOMER VS. INVESTOR ACCESS CHOICE

29. https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2017/06/07/best-accelerators-of-2017/#35e975d610cb

30.

31. NO EQUITY TAKEN $1.5M IN CASH MENTORS & ACCESS NO EQUITY TAKEN $250K IN CASH PARTNER OR CUSTOMER

32. BIAS TOWARDS ACTION

33. LEARN OBSESSIVELY

34. ASK FOR HELP

35. BE FOCUSED GET TO KNOW ENTREPRENEURS BE PROACTIVE HOW TO WIN

36.

37. NICK DOUGHERTY NICK@MASSCHALLENGE.ORG JOIN OUR COMMUNITY masschallenge.org/apply