Are Tech Accelerators Useful?
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In the last 10 years, following the launch of Y-Combinator, accelerators have popped up around the planet to help entrepreneurs grow their startups and seemed to have become a right of passage for a tech founder. What value do they actually bring? How can you differentiate between charlatans and the real deal? What should you pay attention to before applying to an accelerator? Can they really help you make it or break it? In this talk, we will look inside the business of accelerators.
Cedric Maloux, CEO at StartupYard
Cedric Maloux is an award-winning Internet entrepreneur with 20 years of experience currently managing StartupYard a tech accelerator based in Prague. Prior to StartupYard, Cedric was the CEO of various Internet companies including Geewa, a social gaming company and AllPeers, a private P2P network. He received master’s degrees in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence from Stevens Institute of Technology (USA) and EPITA (France) in 1992 as well as a Business degree from the University of Paris 2.