The document discusses the importance of incubators and accelerators from a startup founder's perspective, emphasizing the need for a compelling story and a strong team. It cautions against common pitfalls, such as over-reliance on mentoring and hype around demo days, while suggesting that confidence and strong recommendations can aid in finding the right support. Additionally, it touches on a sales and marketing tool called Vibe that addresses issues with traditional CRM systems by providing enriched and regularly updated customer information.

1. Incubators,
Accelerators and
Startups
Founder’s Perspective

2. No definition
is perfect
Stop me & ask
your questions

3. IncubatorAccelerator

6. What are they
looking for?

7. a great
STORY

8. Rock-star
TEAM

9. Product
• Problem
• Solution

10. Traction is
King

11. Online
Form
2 Min Video
Interview

12. Share experience
& avoid common
pit-falls

13. Press hears
about it

14. Access to
Capital

15. Gyan

16. Confusion &
Distraction

17. Co-working space is
not always fun

18. • Equity
Vs.
Fund
+
Other
Value
• Carefully
see
‘50K
services’.
• ‘Investor
partnership’
• ‘Demo
day’
-­‐
mostly
hype
only.
• Don’t
count
too
much
on
‘Mentoring’
• accel/Incub
focusing
on
your
industry.
• Ask
how
will
they
get
you
customers?

19. How to find Accels/Incubators

20. Be Bloody
Confident

21. No is as good as Yes

22. Find people who
can vouch for you

23. vibeapp.co
relevant information, sell smarter, grow revenue

24. The Sales & Marketing Problem
• Push Broadcasting
doesn’t work anymore
• Prospect Research
killing 20% time
• CRM doesn’t have
enough information
• Pain to regularly
update the CRM

25. 3 fold Solution from Vibe
• View holistic,
accurate, and
relevant
prospect &
customer info
• Appends each
CRM record
with personal,
professional,
social, contact
& insights.
• Checks for
Updates
regularly and
updates
automatically

26. If you are a first-time
Entrepreneur, I recommend an
Incub/Accel

27. https://vibeapp.co/
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