Accelerator – Advice from Experts

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Ottawa, Canada

$120.0/min 5.0 4 $2/min

I have been involved in the seed funding world in Italy and Canada since 2010. Over the years I have analyzed more than 8000 startups and I invested in more than 50 companies; Open innovation - Accelerator - Entrepreneur - Investor - Mentor - Launched 3 Accelerator Expert in accelerators and open innovation, having launched two private accelerators. Extensive experience in structuring and managing venture capital funds, both private and corporate; as well as helping startups to fundraise and close deals. I love helping to integrate startups into an open innovation program, and I know how corporations can interact with startups to improve their offerings and culture. An expert in setting up processes to smoothly integrate startups into corporations. I work closely with startups, having personally invested in several as well as managing the investment in more than 60, and I speak their language. When it comes to startups and open innovation, few people that have my level of experience. Specialties: Pitch - Fundraising - Open Innovation, Startups, Accelerators, Venture Capital, Seed Capital

Michael Goldstein

Washington D.C. Metro Area

$250.0/min N/A 2 $4.17/min

Michael is a serial entrepreneur with a passion for launching unique ideas. Michael’s experience has centered around consumer, online, transactional businesses, but is as broad as selling cinder blocks to university students for extra storage space. Michael is also the founder of SwitchPitch.

Alfredo Osorio

Chile

$200.0/min N/A 0 $3.33/min

Founder & Mentor at BOMBAcamp.com, Campus of Entrepreneurs for Latam. BOMBAcamp is a mentorship driven accelerator. I use Lean Startup as main methodology to accelerate startups. also: geek, entrepreneur, mentor and angel investor. Co-Founder at Patagon.com (acquired). Angel Investor at Tiaxa.net Angel Investor at Sinbad.travel Co-Founder at FastGOOd by Ferran Adria (aqcuired).

Pietro Ferraris

Bologna, Italy

$200.0/min N/A 0 $3.33/min

I founded 2 companies (both in digital travel) between Italy and US, grew them to be profitable and sold the latter to lastminute.com Group, where I spent 2 more years developing the business strategy for the Group's mobile products. I currently work as a freelancer for a few projects that I love, all involving startups, innovative business models and great people.

Preston Long-Lamoureux

Greater Chicago Area

$150.0/min N/A 0 $2.5/min

Co-founder & Head of Business Strategy @ JetStrm.com | Organizer of South Bend Start Up Week (Techstars) | IBM Softlayer Catalyst Member (2015)

Chris Carder

Toronto, Canada Area

$150.0/min N/A 0 $2.5/min

Co-Founder of Innovation Agency and Startup Program Kinetic Café & past Co-Founder of Canada's largest email marketing firm (ThinData). Coach and Investor to Digital Entrepreneurs and Start-ups with ChrisCarder.com; working with companies such as Epilogger, Massive Damage, SkyMotion, Viafoura and Halogen Mobile. ThinData Inc. was originally the largest Email Service Provider (ESP) in Canada -- having grown the firm from a two-person operation to 110 + staff in Toronto and Montreal with $13 million in revenues and recognized as Canadian New Media Awards Employer and Volunteer of the Year. Member of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO Ontario Chapter), serving on Membership Committee. Extremely open and honest about sharing mistakes as well as victories, I love helping new entrepreneurs tackle the tough questions about new business that go beyond simply raising money...sales, HR, managing accounts, inspiring your team, dealing with the bank...if you have a question, there are plenty of experiences over the past 17-years to draw upon.

Manuel Funk

Berlin

$250.0/min N/A 0 $4.17/min

Futurist, Entrepreneur, Consultant & Innovator. Founder of Honeypump Future & Innovation Think Tank. Researcher on Innovation Labs and Corporate Accelerators.

Randy J. Mitchell

Atlanta & Silicon Valley

$120.0/min N/A 0 $2/min

Entrepreneur with experience in Product + Design. NewME Accelerator and General Assembly Alum. Founder at Plisten. Not all who wander are lost...

Sam Teller

$240.0/min N/A 0 $4/min

Managing Director of Launchpad LA, the leading Southern California startup accelerator, founded by Mark Suster. Co-founder of Charlie, a media company in LA. Partner at Charlie Ventures, a seed stage investment fund in LA.