weeSpring’s co-founder explains what it took to get into über-competitive TechStars. By Allyson Downey (CEO & Co-founder, weeSpring) A year ago, when weeSpring was just an idea sketched out on a couple PowerPoint slides, a friend suggested we apply to this...
Are you an urban innovator (think Uber and Airbnb) trying to get your idea off the ground? A new nonprofit accelerator wants to help. By Clara Brenner and Julie Lein (Co-Founders, Tumml) Our company was born out of a women’s conference (no joke!). We founded Tumml in...
Applications for the largest-ever startup accelerator and the first to support early-stage entrepreneurs with no strings attached are due by April 3rd. By Joanne Wilson (Blogger & Angel Investor, Gotham Gal) I know about the MassChallenge because one of the...
Learnings from the “Exploring the Top Startup Accelerator Programs” panel at SXSW. By Dana Rosenberg (Startup Enthusiast, Self) It’s no secret that technology startups is a male-dominated field. As a woman in tech, and with the recent rise of accelerator...
By Melissa Withers (Communications & Outreach, Betaspring) Betaspring is a Providence, RI-based startup accelerator. We are now accepting applications for our spring 2012 program. Deadline to apply is November 22, 2011 with the 12-week program kicking off in...