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A horrifying startup accelerator story

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Re: A horrifying startup accelerator story

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With that many red flags, why would anyone accept an investment and enter a relationship with such an organization? The things people will do for funding... I'd rather have a day job or a consulting gig in a heartbeat compared to a situation like that.

If you have a crazy family, then crazy often seems tolerable, until it really isn't.

Re: A horrifying startup accelerator story

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Have fun figuring out which one it is: http://www.seed-db.com/accelerators

I think the bit from the letter about "billed as campus, community, accelerator, and more" will probably narrow it down. That seems like a pretty distinctive way to brand your accelerator.

Re: A horrifying startup accelerator story

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I've walked away, shaking my head, from several YCombinator-alikes. They're too often about trying to put together deal-flow without understanding what's helpful. Now I'm all for new things if there were solid principals, strats and connections, but that's rarely the case.... anyone with half an aptitude is likely already in play. Basically, their "help" is a waste of my time and something I can do on my own, better, without giving up an iota of equity. My conclusion is you don't need most of them, most of the time, even the ones that try not to be instant wantrepreneur bootcamps. If you're focused, hungry and persistent... you already have what it takes. So where's the value?

Re: A horrifying startup accelerator story

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Came here hoping for a particle accelerator horror story. Bo-ring. For anyone else who thought the same, here's an article about a russian who got his face caught in a proton beam: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatoli_Bugorski#Particle_acce...

Wasn't hoping for one, but I did expect an accelerator accident.

Re: A horrifying startup accelerator story

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Came here hoping for a particle accelerator horror story. Bo-ring. For anyone else who thought the same, here's an article about a russian who got his face caught in a proton beam: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatoli_Bugorski#Particle_acce...

This was what I thought - some poor guy was doing maintenance at the wrong time.

Re: A horrifying startup accelerator story

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Came here hoping for a particle accelerator horror story. Bo-ring. For anyone else who thought the same, here's an article about a russian who got his face caught in a proton beam: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatoli_Bugorski#Particle_acce...

Your link made up for the lack of clarification. Cheers!
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