I have only posted comments under one account - using my full name and prefaced with a clear indication of my role as the founder of MassChallenge. I have not influenced or attempted to influence any other comments on…
Paul, you are right. I should not have used such a strong analogy. My intention was to draw a clear distinction. I wanted to be playfully controversial to highlight the point, but the implication was inappropriate and…
This isn't about me. I don't do this. MassChallenge is a community supported by literally thousands of volunteers foregoing value capture to support value creation. After year 1, we asked our finalists this survey…
FTR, you can continue to collect diamond endorsements until May 20. All discounts (except the early bird discount) are applied via reimbursements. So, no need to rush it. Lock in the early bird by paying today before…
The people on our endorsement lis are all collaborative and are interested in meeting and helping startups -- so it's definitely OK to cold email. (be polite, obviously, and provide them with context). We try to get…
But if we offer a free alternative with equivalent benefits, then 6% is way overpriced. And that's what we do. Paul omits a discussion of opportunity cost. Sure, buying a coke for 50 cents is great ... but getting it…
It should be easier. Agreed. We have not yet mastered the operations side of MassChallenge (and I lose significant sleep over it). But it really isn't that hard, and there is explicit logic in every step. If you are…
No worries. I was intentionally a bit snarky and deserved the downvote. I have essentially poured my entire heart and soul into launching and running MassChallenge and I believe deeply in our mission and philosophy, so…
The accelerator is ~3 months. It runs from June 27 through Oct 1. Final judging takes place in the first two weeks of October, and the final ceremony is on Oct 20. Founders do not need to be present for that whole…
Is it as creepy as taking 6% equity from a company that is still young and strategically weak? To me that is molestation.
Mentors and speakers last year included the founders of billion dollar companies (Desh Deshpande - Sycamore/Cascade/A123, Josh Boger - Vertex Pharmaceuticals), billion pageview websites (Alexis Ohanian - Reddit), and…
I have only posted comments under one account - using my full name and prefaced with a clear indication of my role as the founder of MassChallenge. I have not influenced or attempted to influence any other comments on…
Paul, you are right. I should not have used such a strong analogy. My intention was to draw a clear distinction. I wanted to be playfully controversial to highlight the point, but the implication was inappropriate and…
This isn't about me. I don't do this. MassChallenge is a community supported by literally thousands of volunteers foregoing value capture to support value creation. After year 1, we asked our finalists this survey…
FTR, you can continue to collect diamond endorsements until May 20. All discounts (except the early bird discount) are applied via reimbursements. So, no need to rush it. Lock in the early bird by paying today before…
The people on our endorsement lis are all collaborative and are interested in meeting and helping startups -- so it's definitely OK to cold email. (be polite, obviously, and provide them with context). We try to get…
But if we offer a free alternative with equivalent benefits, then 6% is way overpriced. And that's what we do. Paul omits a discussion of opportunity cost. Sure, buying a coke for 50 cents is great ... but getting it…
It should be easier. Agreed. We have not yet mastered the operations side of MassChallenge (and I lose significant sleep over it). But it really isn't that hard, and there is explicit logic in every step. If you are…
No worries. I was intentionally a bit snarky and deserved the downvote. I have essentially poured my entire heart and soul into launching and running MassChallenge and I believe deeply in our mission and philosophy, so…
The accelerator is ~3 months. It runs from June 27 through Oct 1. Final judging takes place in the first two weeks of October, and the final ceremony is on Oct 20. Founders do not need to be present for that whole…
Is it as creepy as taking 6% equity from a company that is still young and strategically weak? To me that is molestation.
Mentors and speakers last year included the founders of billion dollar companies (Desh Deshpande - Sycamore/Cascade/A123, Josh Boger - Vertex Pharmaceuticals), billion pageview websites (Alexis Ohanian - Reddit), and…