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Startup Accelerators for Creators: An Unmet Need

We Need More Startup Resources for Creators Are you a creative entrepreneur, or “creator,” and wondering where all the love is? Where are the startup accelerators, investors, and boot camps for creative startups?  Despite contributing over $700billion to the US economy, creative entrepreneurs struggle to find support that meets their unique needs as founders of high growth ventures.  As professional designers, musicians, filmmakers, many creatives …

Why Accelerators “Fail”

If you read this blog you know that I helped found Creative Startups, a startup accelerator designed for creatives.  I don’t have loads of experience launching accelerators, heck I don’t even know very much about them compared to, say, David Cohen, or Dave McClure.  So, the reflections I’m sharing here are based on relatively little experience.  But, to be fair to myself, I do make …