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7 Common Mistakes Startups Make on Accelerator Program Applications

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Winging the 60-Second Pitch We’ve all heard of the elevator pitch , but last year, when asked to produce it, only two succeeded in delivering one in under a minute, and that’s among the select three dozen startups invited to do in-person interviews.

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Preparing Websites For The Unexpected | Smashing Mobile

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Find elevator pitches. AJAX-savvy media queries? . “About Acme Co’s commitment to quality anvils” is more than a title: it could also double as a link with enough information to decide if the page is worth a visit. In each page, seek one sentence that sums up the rest of the page. But that’s me.

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Finding Your Co-Founders

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link] Stan Oleynik Are you a rock-star programmer (PHP, AJAX, HMTL, etc)?! I could also argue that staying away from silicon valley could be a good thing to get away from group think that so often happens. Do you want to be a co-founder of a potentially world-changing start-up?! If so, drop me an email at s10.oleynik