"Accelerating The Accelerator: New Strategies & Approaches To Rapid Growth"

1. The Role of Accelerators in
Building Lasting Companies
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2. Thomas Korte
@thomask
Founder, AngelPad

3. 7 years of @Google, now what?
Thomas Korte
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4. Brief History of Accelerators 2.0
Thomas Korte
@thomask

5. 2006: Novelty
Thomas Korte
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6. 2011: Exuberance
Thomas Korte
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o VC get into seed “options”
o Higher Valuations & $ raised
o Hundreds of new incubators

7. 2014: Reality
Thomas Korte
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o Ecosystem matures, Programs fail
o First quantitative study is released
o Significant exits (Heroku, MoPub)
o Multiple B$ companies (AirBB, DB, Stripe)

8. Role of Accelerator
Thomas Korte
@thomask
Help startup founders in the earliest stages
to get to the next level and set companies on
a path of long term success

9. Help to Build Successful Companies!
Thomas Korte
@thomask

10. 12-Week High-Impact Mentorship
Thomas Korte
@thomask

11. Find Founders Anywhere
Thomas Korte
@thomask

12. Role of Accelerators in the
Lifecycle of a Startup
Thomas Korte
@thomask
o Find & Filter Raw Talent (no intro needed)
o R(D)efine Business to fit SV Ambition
o Prepare for Fundraising
o Long-term support system (alumni)

13. Lessons learned from
7 cohorts, 85 companies & 15 exits
Thomas Korte
@thomask
o Huge Applicant Pool
o Intense Mentorship
o Collaborative Founders & Alumni
o Investor Relationships

14. Thomas Korte
thomas@angelpad.org