Dave Parker is a VP at UP Global which runs programs like Startup Weekend and Startup America. He discusses global growth in entrepreneur education programs including 172 accelerators worldwide and expansion of Startup Weekend events to over 800 in 110 countries. Parker explains that entrepreneur education programs help teams through different stages from ideation to product market fit and obtaining results requires passing "startup gates".

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Global Changes for Entrepreneur
Education
@DaveParkerSEA
VP @UP Global
www.dkparker.com
Dave@dkparker.com

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Agenda
 About Dave
 Global Entrepreneur Education
 Ask
 Q&A

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About Dave
 VP Programs & Products at UP Global (Startup
Weekend + Startup America)
 Serial Entrepreneur
 Former EIR at Mitsui Venture Capital
 Board member for three mid-market, handful of
startups and advisory board for over 50 startup
companies + NWEN

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Global Entrepreneur Education

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University +

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Global Growth
 172 Global Accelerators – GAN
 Specialization in B2B, mobile, corporate, etc
 Corporate Incubator Growth – still in discovery

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Programs

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Time & Investment

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Results May Vary
 A “Grad” isn’t a “Grad”
 Startup Gates
 Ideation
 Validation – Customer Development
 Minimum Viable Product
 Product Market Fit

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Community Engagement
 Startup Weekend – 800 Events in 110 Countries
and 280 cities – including Tehran and Baghdad
 100+ Cities for NEXT Customer Development in
2014
 Community Champions – Big Ideas across
multiple markets
 1,000 Cities over next three years

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Ask
 1:Many Engagement
 Mentor
 Judge

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@DaveParkerSEA
dave@dkparker.com
www.dkparker.com/blog