Eric Mathews

Introduction While we focus a lot of Start Co. energy on ensuring that the founders refine their ideas into real businesses, once these businesses gain traction and/or funding post Demo Day, we continue to support the founders from product launch to product success to business success.  The period of time just after an accelerator program […]

Last week, I had the opportunity to participate in the Global Accelerator Network’s Managing Directors Meeting in New York City, where startup accelerator operators from all over the world met to discuss best practices, latest trends, and new opportunities.  Time spent with peers facing similar challenges, albeit in different geographies, offered a unique blend of

Today I remember the life and contributions of one of our founding board members, Dave Barger Jr. A close mentor and friend to all of us at Start Co., Dave was instrumental in getting our organization off the ground in 2008, and his contributions to the technology community will always be remembered. Dave did so much to heighten

In my previous post I discussed the macro-level application tips on how teams are selected.  You can read more about that here. With this post, I’ll be more tactical and talk about how to hack the accelerator application to your advantage.  Demonstrating intelligence by moving beyond the flat form of the application to provide a

If you have done much research on investors, you realize that they don’t bet on ideas; they bet on teams. What’s true for venture capitalists is doubly true for accelerators, where the likelihood for significant changes, including a wholesale reboot to another idea, is highly likely for all entering teams. With this in mind, the