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Should Startups Incubate, Accelerate, Cohabitate or Stay In Mom’s Basement?

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Significant confusion exists when distinguishing between Accelerators and Incubators. According to Brad, "There is a fundamental difference between an incubator and an accelerator… an incubator has an economic model that is based around having people be tenants. Having people being captive within some investor’s…sphere.

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How To Identify New Venture Assistance Organizations

Startup Professionals Musings

One of the reasons that now is the time to be an entrepreneur is the explosion of startup assistance organizations, usually called incubators or accelerators. Common resources provided by most of the incubators and accelerators today include the following: Access to shared office facilities for multiple startup teams at a very low cost.

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Accelerators Have Resources To KickStart Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

One of the reasons that now is the time to be an entrepreneur is the explosion of startup assistance organizations, usually called incubators or accelerators. Common resources provided by most of the incubators and accelerators today include the following: Access to shared office facilities for multiple startup teams at a very low cost.

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MuckerLab Unveiling New Startup Class Today

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MuckerLab , the Los Angeles startup accelerator headed by Erik Rannala, is presenting its newest startup class today in a Demo Day. MuckerLab's model is based on the TechStars incubation model, and the group is an affiliate of that startup accelerator. READ MORE>>.

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What Future for Accelerators?

Both Sides of the Table

By 2011 the market had started to change dramatically. Sam is an uber-networker, savvy, helpful, product-oriented leader who had a great eye for young entrepreneurs and a passion about helping them. It was clear to us that LA was now a powerhouse market and we loved working with all of the other accelerators in town.

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LA Dodgers Accelerator Names New Class

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The LA Dodgers Sports Accelerator offers up connections with the leadership of the Dodgers', its leadership, business units, and industry network, in addition to RG/A's strategic marketing, branding, design, and technology services. The demo day for the group is in November. READ MORE>>.

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Interview with Erik Rannala, MuckerLab

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Accelerator programs--like YCombinator in Silicon Valley, and TechStars in Colorado--have come to the forefront of the minds of entrepreneurs as a way to boost their ideas quickly into the market, find funding, and into existence. Erik, thanks for the time. For those not familiar with accelerators and MuckerLab, explain what it's all about?