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What Future for Accelerators?

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Not to mention the granddaddy of them all and arguably the first firm to properly do an accelerator – Idealab. Sam is an uber-networker, savvy, helpful, product-oriented leader who had a great eye for young entrepreneurs and a passion about helping them. Idealab is still going strong. Almost none remain from that era.

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What Should We Make of Peter Thiel’s “20 Under 20? Education Program?

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Thiel and friends will also agree to mentor these young entrepreneurs. Actually, they’ll get even more attention because this selection will put them in an even more exclusive peer group and will introduce them to even more connected mentors. You don’t need a network. Here is their inaugural class. My 2 cents: 1.

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