Mass Challenge Is a Non Profit Accelerator

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Massachusetts challenge is one of the largest accelerators in the world. We accept fewer than ten per cent of the people that apply for our programme. Mass Challenge doesn't decide who gets into our programme, our community of experts do. For example, boston this year will get around atho applications and we'll have a hundred start ups. It's our biggest cohort. Hundred start ups in our cohort this year. Some place like israel, we except fifty four. Fifty to sixty aand was mass challenge? Massachusetts challenge was at the original concept here....

0:42 Jason intros MassChallenge CEO Siobhan Dullea
3:09 What is MassChallenge & how is it different from a typical accelerator?
5:48 How many startups do they accept across their different programs?
11:33 How does their prize money situation work? How are the winners selected?
19:05 How is MassChallenge sustainable as a non-profit
22:55 How is MassChallenge funded & how do they track portfolio success, what government & corporate sponsors looking for out of MC?
29:22 MC's top accelerator companies
32:24 What makes for a great application?
39:00 Why are East Coast investors obsessed with intellectual property? Why are they more conservative?
44:10 Thoughts on virtual accelerators?
47:20 Red flags when accepting companies?
50:08 What will change post-COVID-19?