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03895aam a2200349 i 4500 001 51126F888E9811EAB83BD64B97128E48 003 SILO 005 20200505011818 008 191025s2020 njua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2019047697 020 $a 1119638593 020 $a 9781119638599 035 $a (OCoLC)1104307434 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d UKMGB $d JRZ $d CLE $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a HD62.5 B878 2020 100 1 $a Busulwa, Richard, $d 1980- $e author. 245 10 $a Startup accelerators : $b a field guide / $c Richard Busulwa, Naomi Birdthistle, Steve Dunn. 264 1 $a Hoboken, New Jersey : $b John Wiley & Sons, Inc., $c [2020] 300 $a xvii, 348 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a The emergence of startup accelerators -- What happens in an accelerator -- Is your startup ready for an accelerator? -- How to prepare the accelerator application -- How to handle the accelerator interview -- Should you give up equity to get into an accelerator? -- Choosing an accelerator program -- How to get the most out of an accelerator -- What to expect after the accelerator ends. 520 $a "Accelerator programs have emerged as one of the most powerful vehicles for helping entrepreneurs to learn rapidly, create powerful networks, raise money, build their startups, and do this at speed and at scale. Since Y Combinator brought Accelerators into the public consciousness in 2005, the number of Accelerator programs have exploded around the world; spawning successes such as AirBnB, DropBox, Reddit, Stripe, Zenefits, Pillpack and Uber--many with billion dollar valuations. The number of accelerators, the global catchment area of the accelerators and the differences in the benefits and costs of different startup ecosystems around the world makes choosing an accelerator a challenge. Additionally, many of the best accelerators have very low acceptance rates or make equity a prerequisite for entry. Choosing the wrong accelerator can be costly, as can failing to get into the right one. With the stakes so high, entrepreneurs need to consider their options carefully. Once in an accelerator, they need to take care to make the most of what the accelerator offers; but also to ensure they don't neglect their business operations while in the accelerator. Written by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs, this book provides entrepreneurs with an inside look into the inner workings of different accelerator programs around the world. It outlines what the different startup accelerators around the world offer, what it takes to get into them, how to prepare accelerator applications, what to do during accelerator programs, how to raise money during accelerators and what to do after an accelerator program ends. The book is a one stop resource packed with insightful data from entrepreneurship researchers and real life case studies from accelerator and non accelerator entrepreneurs, investors investing in accelerator and non accelerator companies, as well as accelerator program managers. The book is also an insightful read for entrepreneurship educators and policy makers seeking to understand the inner workings of accelerators or to use the book as a reference resource to complement their entrepreneurship education curriculums"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a New business enterprises. 650 0 $a Entrepreneurship. 700 1 $a Birdthistle, Naomi, $e author. 700 1 $a Dunn, Steve $c (Business consultant) $e author. 776 08 $i Online version: $a Busulwa, Richard, 1980- $t Startup accelerators $d Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2020] $z 9781119638650 $w (DLC) 2019047698 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20200603012123.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=51126F888E9811EAB83BD64B97128E48 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search