Let’s get the facts straight, Bangladesh is a hot topic right now, primarily because of these core figures: A population of 170M crammed within a geographical area of 147,570 km², 274B USD generated from GDP and an economy that is growing at 8% per year.
Read MoreWe have an incredibly diverse group of startups joining the first cohort of our flagship accelerator program, and we can’t wait for you to meet them!
Read MoreAs we go through the regional Roadshow for Accelerating Asia, promoting the program, I thought it would be useful to provide a few tips on pitching.
At each of our Roadshow events we have a pitch competition, with the winner gaining automatic entry to the second round of the application process. Since our program typically receives well over 200 applications this can mean the startup gets a pass to leap past at least 150 other applications!
The pitch format is really basic: A 1-minute pitch with no slides. Here’s some tips on how to ace your pitch.
Read MoreAccelerating Asia is unique in the region. As the only independent accelerator program we have the freedom to design a program tailored to maximizing the chances that our startups will succeed. How? This is how we do it.
Read MoreAs we gear up for cohort 1 of Accelerating Asia, I am getting asked “What profile of startups are you looking for?”. It’s a good question since we don’t have a vertical focus and our investment terms are very flexible in term of valuation (we use a SAFE). At a top level we are open to any awesome founders solving big problems, but here are the 7 main things that we look for.
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