I'm Not in to the Persistent, Meno, We Ever Go on Playingit Again?

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i don't see like some major change, except for those which seem very small. Just like september eleventh, people didn't think they'd fly again. If you just want to spend fifteen minutes and a hundred bucgs a year, you don't have to go through this nonsense. i've been on a plane in six weeks. It's very weird. What happenesd to all the planes? What dod we do with them? I landed like two days before this social distancing started. We're basely saying like it's kind of not necessary for most people. So let's give you a hack. And then i look at the doc com crash, and...

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?