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anyone know the relationship between this and springboard? Seems to contain a lot of the same people, even some of the pages looks similar to the sb site?
by fernandose 15y ago
anyone know the relationship between this and springboard? Seems to contain a lot of the same people, even some of the pages looks similar to the sb site?
- tropikai 15y agoYes, executive director is the same. It is really high-end programme as well as springboard.
- amirmc 15y agoSame guy running it (jdbradford). It'll be the 4th accelerator cycle he's run (3rd in the north-east).
- dmitri1981 15y agoMakes me wonder why there are so many iterations. Also, have there been any interesting success stories to come out of his accelerators?
- tjmoon 15y agoThree I know of: http://eu.techcrunch.com/2011/01/27/screenreach-raises-500000-for-its-screach-app-and-platform-for-smartphones/ http://eu.techcrunch.com/2011/01/27/screenreach-raises-50000... http://eu.techcrunch.com/2011/05/23/loveyourlarder-wants-to-be-an-etsy-for-foodies/ http://eu.techcrunch.com/2011/05/23/loveyourlarder-wants-to-... http://techcrunch.com/2010/11/23/curated-by/ http://techcrunch.com/2010/11/23/curated-by/ Not sure about Springboard, the programme is still going on.
- jessinblue 15y agoYep, first cycle of Springboard will finish end of July, so let's see what happens from there!
- amirmc 15y agoMakes me wonder why there are so many iterations Why? Isn't iteration a good sign? The accelerators have only been going for the last couple of years so it's too soon to cite 'success' (unless you count fundraising as newsworthy)
- dmitri1981 15y agoDon't get me wrong, I am all in favour of the work they are doing. I was just wondering about what was and what was not working for them. I guess it's easy to get used to YC companies bursting out of the gates and making an impact from the get go that I thought it strange I did not know any companies from those accelerators.