Accelerator programmes are where teams are put out on the fast track to improve their performances. The idea at the end of such grueling sessions is for the team to outperform its previous records. However not all teams survive such corporate training, so some factors have been chronicled provided which teams end up accelerators in their best form. First of all, the team must be prepared to handle failure. Newer techniques and methods are grasped by the team together. There is healthy competition within the group members as well. Also, the team members must not be rigid and understand that their assumptions will be challenged for the better. At the end of it all, a customer- centric perspective is developed as all business decisions are taken to maximize benefits for them.

source:http://www.strategy-business.com/blog/The-Acceleration-Factor?rssid=all_updates&gko=20724&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+StrategyBusiness-AllUpdatesFullPics+%28strategy%2Bbusiness+-+All+Updates+%28Image%2FSyndication%29%29

A mistake commonly cited among startups in their initial years is their equity splits. It has been noticed that this split causes major angst or differences amongst the founders. Many have taken the route to go for equal splits believing that such behavior will keep all happy. In fact, many have gone a further step ahead by even confirming that each of the founders must get the same salary so that all are on equal footing. Yet, some exceptions have gone organic by not agreeing on the split ratio during the initial period but doing so later on post assessment of individual contributions of the founding members. The corporate strategy is similarly amended at that stage to incorporate the split ratio. However, this approach too has its pitfalls as it keeps uncertainly hanging around. Also it becomes extremely complicated to measure each individual’s contribution per se.

source:https://hbr.org/2016/02/the-very-first-mistake-most-startup-founders-make?referral=00563&cm_mmc=email-_-newsletter-_-daily_alert-_-alert_date&utm_source=newsletter_daily_alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=alert_date

Accelerator programmes are where teams are put out on the fast track to improve their performances. The idea at the end of such grueling sessions is for the team to outperform its previous records. However not all teams survive such corporate training, so some factors have been chronicled provided which teams end up accelerators in their best form. First of all, the team must be prepared to handle failure. Newer techniques and methods are grasped by the team together. There is healthy competition within the group members as well. Also, the team members must not be rigid and understand that their assumptions will be challenged for the better. At the end of it all, a customer- centric perspective is developed as all business decisions are taken to maximize benefits for them.

source:http://www.strategy-business.com/blog/The-Acceleration-Factor?rssid=all_updates&gko=20724&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+StrategyBusiness-AllUpdatesFullPics+%28strategy%2Bbusiness+-+All+Updates+%28Image%2FSyndication%29%29

Venture Capital (VC) investments were booming in the first and third quarters of 2015 but slowed down later on. This is partly due to the fact that a lot of companies received funding on the back of the startup ecosystem momentum which naturally got clamped down. There still exist a few pointers which must be considered by fund seekers before approaching venture capitalists. Business consulting publication Forbes discussed with Lowercase Capital such key pointers. Lowercase was among the early identifiers and investors at Uber, Stripe Twitter and Instagram. Lowercase’s heads Matt Mazzeo and Chris Sacca believe that since so much of work will henceforth be carried on together it is essential the two parties get to like each other. Also, the client must have worked abroad, spent some time in a frustrating job and taken part in team sports, as these fuel character among people. Even VCs need to develop a certain form of reputation and brand value to attract the best of potential clients.

Source: http://www.forbes.com/sites/truebridge/2016/10/07/what-vcs-look-for-in-startups-today/#5d9697736d61