Estonian startup accelerator Startup Wise Guys wants more applications (goaleurope.com) 34 points by nstarkell 14y ago ↗ HN
[–] pagekalisedown 14y ago ↗ Am I the only one who thinks "Wise Guys" is a poor choice of name? I can't help but think they're somehow connected to organized crime. [–] nstarkell 14y ago ↗ I suppose it is to do with the previously coined #estonianmafia hashtag by Dave McClure as per my TechCrunch post in 2011 http://techcrunch.com/2011/10/11/startup-sauna-puts-estonian... [–] akberzins 14y ago ↗ The Wise Guys name is a light-hearted attempt to communicate the fact that the Estonian and Baltic startup communities are infiltrating the world and yes, this comes from Dave McLure's coining of the #estonianmafia hashtag on Twitter.
[–] nstarkell 14y ago ↗ I suppose it is to do with the previously coined #estonianmafia hashtag by Dave McClure as per my TechCrunch post in 2011 http://techcrunch.com/2011/10/11/startup-sauna-puts-estonian...
[–] akberzins 14y ago ↗ The Wise Guys name is a light-hearted attempt to communicate the fact that the Estonian and Baltic startup communities are infiltrating the world and yes, this comes from Dave McLure's coining of the #estonianmafia hashtag on Twitter.
[–] maayank 14y ago ↗ How is €5000 per founder (max €15000/team) for 8% equity, compared to other accelerators? [–] nstarkell 14y ago ↗ You can see comparison for other European accelerators here http://startupfactories.eu/And for Eastern European accelerators here http://goaleurope.com/2011/11/23/eastern-europe-innovation-e...
[–] nstarkell 14y ago ↗ You can see comparison for other European accelerators here http://startupfactories.eu/And for Eastern European accelerators here http://goaleurope.com/2011/11/23/eastern-europe-innovation-e...
[–] plaes 14y ago ↗ Startup scene in Estonia:http://siimteller.com/2012/02/more-accelerators-than-startup... [–] andreslind 14y ago ↗ Siim Teller is one of the mentors at Wise Guys http://www.startupwiseguys.com/mentors
[–] andreslind 14y ago ↗ Siim Teller is one of the mentors at Wise Guys http://www.startupwiseguys.com/mentors
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[ 2.9 ms ] story [ 30.4 ms ] threadAnd for Eastern European accelerators here http://goaleurope.com/2011/11/23/eastern-europe-innovation-e...
http://siimteller.com/2012/02/more-accelerators-than-startup...